Nexon Wrote:GM Oopia here, reporting to you from Nexon’s secret mountain fortress!

My fellow coworkers are buzzing with excitement. I think something major is coming to MapleStory soon, so I’ve been sneaking around disguised as a paper clip collecting as much intel for you as I can. I was able to get my hands on some scuttlebutt, yet the details are hazy… maybe you can help me make sense of what I’ve found so far?

With my paper clip disguise on, I carefully slinked over to the development department. The first piece of evidence I found was a top-secret document marked “J.A.” sitting on a developer’s desk. J.A.? Hmmm… “Jelly Abdomen?” No. “Jeopardy Answers?” Possible, but unlikely. “Job Advancement!” That makes sense! Job advancement is one of MapleStory’s coolest features. If dev has figured out a way to make it even better, I can’t wait to see what it is!

The next pieces of evidence I uncovered were a leash, a chew toy, and a collar in the break room. At first, I thought our office intern had gotten loose again. But then I noticed that the word “permanent” was inscribed on the collar, which left me even more confused. No one is weird enough to name their pet “Permanent,” even in our office. Then it hit me: this must be a part of whatever it is development is so pumped about… but I don’t understand what it all means. Help me!

On my way back to the GM Headquarters, I crept by a conference room where there was a whiteboard with some words frantically scribbled on it. The handwriting was awful, but I think it said “Wolf in sheep’s clothing party!!!” Whoever wrote it was very excited, which made me very excited. But what could it mean? Was it some weird office party coming up? We’ve had weirder, so that could be it. It might be some kind of new gameplay feature or event, but I can’t be sure. I’m perplexed. What do you think it means?

In any case, my curiosity was running wild! I saw the dev team gathering for a meeting. Since nobody ever suspects the paper clip, I was able to get close enough to hear a few words. I couldn’t make them out very well, but somebody said “points.” New kinds of points? New ways to earn points? What is it? “Dusty artifact,” the same voice said. Okay, now I’m totally confused. I inched closer to hear more clearly, but no luck. The last thing I could make out was “-ologist.” Biologist? Entomologist? Apologist? What does it all mean? I need answers!

My quest to discover what was coming to MapleStory was presenting me with more questions than answers. Discouraged, I trudged back to the GM Headquarters and flopped down at my ultra-cool Superdesk 5000. I was almost ready to give up and make myself feel better by treating myself to some new Gachapon when I spotted an envelope lying on my keyboard. Could this be the answer I was looking for? I ripped it open and read the letter inside.

Oopia,

If you stop snooping around, I will get you tickets to the big game.
I have my eye on you.

- Anonymous

Who is “Anonymous”? I don’t know anyone with that name. Are they friend or foe? Wait… “tickets”… “game” … this must be another clue! What in MapleStory has tickets? How can it get even better? Do you have any idea? Because I sure don’t!

I can’t figure it all out, but I know I’m getting closer. This much is clear: whatever is coming soon is going to be at least ten kinds of awesome. I’ll keep snooping around for more clues. This time, I think I’ll disguise myself as a ceiling tile and see what the design team is doing. As soon as I have more intel, I’ll report back to you. Until then, happy Mapling!

- GM Oopia

Grog Wrote:Only thing I could make out was permanent pets and Aran.

Grog Wrote:Only thing I could make out was permanent pets and Aran.

MasPan Wrote:GM = Microsoft Office Paper Clip? It all makes sense now.

MasPan Wrote:GM = Microsoft Office Paper Clip? It all makes sense now.

HighOnMushrooms Wrote:It's talking about the archaeologist event, where you kill monsters for rocks and gain prizes for it.

Mark Wrote:More crappy events most likely all cash shop related?

DFO is looking even tastier now.

Mark Wrote:More crappy events most likely all cash shop related?

DFO is looking even tastier now.

Grog Wrote:Hey man, don't talk like that... PERMANENT STUFF COMING TO MS JUST LIKE IN DFOOOOOOO