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Warrior, Magician, Bowman, Thief and Pirate jobs are all getting revamped, with new skills, new quests, a new tutorial, and more!

Dual Blades and Cannoneers are now classified as normal Explorers, they share Cash Shop inventories with the rest of the Explorers. But watch out... this means Phantom can copy many of their skills using Skill Swipe too! Jett can also now share the Cash Shop inventory with Explorers.

Explore Dawnveil's bustling trade hub, the republic of Commerci (Lv. 140+)! This brand new region features a dynamic day/night cycle. Commerci also introduces a new trade system. Now you can load up a ship and battle monsters on the raging seas to obtain brand new Lv. 160 equipment! Acquire Commerci Denaro and purchase rare items from the trade coin shop. Any Lv. 140-150 equipment can be upgraded to the new Lv. 160 equipment if it is of a corresponding item type, and carry over the potential rank and enhancements!

With the new Craftsman and Meister ranks you can take your profession to the next level, and you can even craft special kinds of Miracle Cubes! Meister rank can also increase your chances of creating items with high rank stats. Can't decide between Mining and Herbalism? Now you don't have to- you can learn both! And you don't even need a shovel or pickaxe to mine or harvest. You can dig with your hands, right?

Want to trade a little gossip while you work? Now you can chat while you use your profession skills! We've also updated some items' crafting ingredients, added the ability to warp to Ardentmill from the Profession Window, and changed up the items you can buy from Ardentmill's merchants.

Mastery Books now work 100% of the time. They have been simplified to two books, Mastery Books 20 and 30, which can be purchased with mesos from Leafre's new NPC, Illiad, or from the Henesys general store. Skill books are no longer required, as you will now learn all of your skills automatically upon job advancement. This includes the skills Maple Warrior and Hero's Will.

Jett is finally getting their Hyper Skills! Try out new abilities like Airframe Beacon (summon an aircraft to drop bombs on monsters), Epic Adventure (use your bravery to increase damage output and max damage), and Bionic Maximizer (bioscan Jett to identify weaknesses and maximize defense).

Happyville is back! Speak to Rooney in most major towns to join in on the fun! Once you're in Happyville, help Cliff prepare for the holiday party, decorate Christmas trees, and collect Rascal Snowpiece items to get some fun presents! You can also get a free Christmas costume when you log in each day! Defeat the evil Rudolph and hunt monsters to win a box bursting with goodies!

Exchange RED Tickets for RED Coins to use at the RED Coin Shop! You can receive items such as weapons and scrolls. Take home a free 90 day RED pet (randomly receive a RED Penguin, RED Reindeer, or RED Yeti). There are also item giveaways for the holidays, including free Teleport Rocks, weapon rentals, and cosmetic coupons!

Stay tuned for more info.

URL: http://maplestory.nexon.net/news/updates/update-highlights/00HLg/v-143-red-first-impact-update-highlights

The following characters will be temporarily unavailable for creation starting on September 5:

• Xenon
  
• Aran
  
• Evan
  
• Mercedes
  
• Phantom
  
• Luminous
  
• Kaiser
  
• Angelic Buster
  
• Kanna
  
• Hayato
  
• The Demon

Be sure to create these characters before September 5!

Patch notes are here[maplestory.nexon.net].

Alright so, seeing how we haven't created patch announcements in awhile, I decided to take the time to further my copying and pasting skills to make an announcement for the recent. The general idea of this patch I suppose is, free NX. Free NX clothing, and a free and permanent pet. It will be split up into four weeks, and during each week you have different kinds of prizes given to you. The dates for this month are:

• Week 1: 8/7-8/14
  
• Week 2: 8/15-8/21
  
• Week 3: 8/22-8/28
  
• Week 4: 8/29-9/4

Directly from the patch notes:

You have 3 ways to get free items:
1) Log in every day to get an August Makeover Gift Box.
2) Talk to Cassandra every week to receive the Cassandra’s Makeover Mission quest, and complete it for Cassandra’s Makeover Mission box containing free cosmetic items.
3) Everyone will get a gift box with a pet and pet feed once during the event!

So prepare yourself for a month-long makeover! Who knows what you’ll find in your gift boxes?
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Now that I got this ♥♥♥♥ out of the way, I'll be going over the new events taking place during this patch.

• August Makeover Event
  -The requirements are the same as Cassandra's Makeover Mission, but this quest has different "rules". Check the website's patch notes for more information.
  
  -The most important part of this event is...permanent pet! When you see the gift box to the left of your game, you are given the option of one of these:
  
  • Mir & Fireball x11
    
  • Black Pig & Red Meat x11
    
  • White Duck & Bread x11
    
  • White Bunny & Clover x11
    
  • Penguin & Porgy x11
    
  • Baby Tiger & Golden Drumstick x11
    
  • Kino & Sprout x11
    
  • Mini Yeti & Frozen Fruits x11
  
  Then, according to the patch note, but I'm not 100% certain, we get the option of one "Pet Snack" for our permanent pet.
  
  Another important part of this event is every week we are given pet equipment, depending on that week. Check the patch notes[maplestory.nexon.net] for details.
  
  
• Cassandra's Makeover Mission
  -Requirement: Lv.13 or above
  Different clothing NX is given depending on the week. Let it be known, they are untradeable, and permanent. Also, each quest can only be completed once per account. Different characters in an account can complete a different weeks Cassandra’s Makeover Mission. Check the patch notes[maplestory.nexon.net] on what week will give you what items.

• Pink Zakum
  -The information on Pink Zakum is very detailed and long so you can just check the patch notes[maplestory.nexon.net] for it. The rewards for it are:
  
  • Special Teleport Rock (1 time use, expires after 30 minutes)
    
  • Gift box that can contain a Pink Zakum Chair (tradeable), a Pink Zakum Helmet, or a trait EXP item.
    
  • Pink Zakum Helmet: REQ LEV: 30, STR/DEX/INT/LUK + 3, Weapon/Magic DEF +50, ACC/AVOID +20, 10 upgrade slots unhammered, untradeable.
  
  
• Random Beauty Coupon
  - There isn't that much to say about this event except that monsters around your level will randomly drop a "coupon". This coupon doesn't need to be redeemed, and you can collect an infinite amount of them until the event ends. When used, it changes your face, skin, and hair, so results may vary. Be warned, you may end up like this[puu.sh]!

• Login and Win Event
  - This event is fairly simple, just log in on your character, and you can win one of these randomly:
  
• 1.5x EXP Coupon (1 day)
  
• 1 Safety Charm (7 days)
  
• 2 Unleashed Coins
  
• 1 Daily Gift Box

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