✅ Nov. 12, 2026 Maple NOW Summary
▪ Winter Showcase 'SELECTION' to be held on Saturday, Dec. 12, alongside Winter Countdown event
▪ MapleStory x Blue Archive collaboration event begins Thursday, Nov. 19
▪ 'Book of the Apostles' added to the Grand Athenaeum, detailing the backstory of Grandis bosses
▪ System improvements to Boss Party UI, Boss Crystal sales requirements, MapleTalk, and more
▪ New Special Label items, Cosmo Megaphone, and PC Cafe event
#. 2026 Winter Showcase: SELECTION
▪ Showcase event taking place on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 16:00 at KINTEX in Ilsan
▪ Ticket sales open starting Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 20:00, available only to characters Level 270 or above. Top players across various content will also be invited (1,000 players)
▪ Broadcast live on Nexon Live and YouTube
▪ Features interactive choice moments during the showcase (voting via Maple Hands, choosing via Nexon Live)
▪ Final winners of the Golden Hand Awards will also be selected by players during the showcase
▪ Player choices will be reflected in future updates
▪ Winter Countdown event offers various rewards and EXP; Day 15 reward includes Combat Suit (30 Days). Defeating monsters near your level in Special Missions grants 10 Level 200 Growth Potions
#. MapleStory x Blue Archive
▪ Blue Archive collaboration event runs starting Thursday, Nov. 19
▪ Event runs until Wednesday, Dec. 16, while merchandise/items will be sold until Wednesday, Jan. 20
▪ Event items will be released in staggered waves rather than all at once
▪ Earn various growth materials through the attendance event
▪ Obtain 'Arona's Supply Support' through the Special Supply Pass to earn Credits, which can be used to buy Blue Archive cosmetic items; 2 outfit items can also be selected
▪ Credits can also be acquired through hunting
▪ Earn event-exclusive currency via weekly and seasonal missions to recruit and develop Blue Archive characters
▪ Develop characters to unlock illustration collections, which can be used as furniture
▪ Acquired students can be used in hunting and boss (Damien) content. Form teams according to changing attributes
▪ Boss content rewards growth materials up to Very Hard difficulty, and cosmetic items such as medals from Hardcore difficulty onwards
▪ Introduces various new cosmetic elements including 'cut-in effects' triggered during sequence activations and official custom illustrations
▪ Complete web event missions by logging in and hunting monsters near your level; use currency earned to raise character Bond Ranks and unlock emoticons
#. Grand Athenaeum
▪ Added 'Book of the Apostles': Content detailing the backstory of Grandis bosses
#. System Improvements
▪ Boss Party UI improvements: Changed to cross-world integration; added a 'Recruiting' status allowing usage even while hunting or running bosses
▪ Added 'All Survived' clear condition; when checked, the boss clear is only registered if all party members survive
▪ Weekly Boss Crystal sale limit changed to 90 per Maple ID; Challengers World servers are counted separately
▪ Legion Coin accumulation cap increased, and Meso Boxes discontinued
▪ Field Meso penalty adjusted: 50% penalty applied starting at a 6-level difference, increasing by 10% per level starting from a 1-level difference
▪ MapleTalk revamp: Chat history retention period changed to 10 days
▪ Display MVP purchase status
#. Cash Items and PC Cafe Event
▪ Cosmo Megaphone: An item that allows sending chat messages across all worlds
