[Updated] v.190 – Nova: Liberation of Cadena Update Preview

http://maplestory.nexon.net/news//26463/

Meet new playable character Cadena! Wield a chain as you swing around, ravaging your enemies. New 5th job skills will also be available for all characters. We’re adding some Better Maple improvements and new Maple Achievements to give you the best possible experience! Return to Arcana to save Rock Spirits, and check out lots of great Nova events. All this and more is coming your way in MapleStory Nova: Liberation of Cadena!

[B]NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER: CADENA[/B]

Meet brand-new character Cadena, the only survivor of Magnus’s attack on the Heliseum royal family. Raised by the Shadowdealers in the sketchy backwater town of Savage Terminal, Cadena has a streetwise edge and excels at close combat. She utilizes Thief equipment, and her main stat is Luck. Cadena is honing her skills as she prepares for revenge against Magnus. Armed with her trusty Chain, Cadena can swing to different platforms or pull an enemy in close to her. She also has the ability to master various weapon types, and can smash enemies with skills highlighting a shuriken, shotgun, and spiked bat!

[B]5TH JOB SKILLS[/B]

The 5th job keeps getting better with the addition of new 5th job skills for all character job categories (Warrior, Magician, Bowman, Thief, and Pirate). There will be something for everyone, including Cadena! Become more powerful than ever with skills including Ethereal Form, which allows Magician jobs to temporarily move to another dimension to escape taking too much damage. Pirate jobs can push their weapons to the max with Overdrive to gain more attack for a limited amount of time. Cadena uses Chain Arts: Fury to hurl a gigantic chain striking multiple enemies!

[B]A BETTER MAPLE[/B]

We’re always trying to make a Better Maple, and we’re focusing on several areas in this update! Here are just a few of the upcoming improvements:

• Character slots will be increased, allowing a max of 42 characters to be created per world.
  
• The number of characters and the number of character slots that you have will be displayed on the character selection screen for a few seconds when you first log in.
  
• Maple News, an in-game news browser, will be added so that you can learn about the latest news and updates right when you log in to the game.
  
• If you want to throw away a chair, an extra confirmation screen will appear for you to double-check before actually removing the item.
  
• Your Soul Weapon UI settings (on/off) will be saved when you close the client.
  
• Throwing Stars and Bullets can now be recharged at the Mu Lung Point Shop.
  
  

[B]MAPLE ACHIEVEMENTS[/B]

Track your in-game progress with new Maple Achievements! There are several categories including leveling up, skill-related, exploration and questing, hunting monsters and beating bosses, event-specific, and more! Achievements will be shared across all characters on the account, regardless of world. A helpful notifier will show you which achievements you still need to complete. When you complete an achievement, you’ll earn Achievement Points which determine your Achievement Rank. Different ranks give you different insignia skills with unique visual effects. You can also receive rewards when you complete certain achievements!

[B]SPIRIT SAVIOR[/B]

Return to Arcana and defeat monsters in the new Spirit Savior daily dungeon! Many of the Rock Spirits have become trapped, and need someone like you to rescue them. Look out for enemies trying to hinder your progress, including Poison Spirits and Spirit Remains. Once you save a Rock Spirit, it will follow you around the map so that you can escort it to safety. Save as many as you can to earn Spirit Coins which are exchangeable for the Arcane Symbol: Arcana!

[B]NOVA EVENTS[/B]

The Character Name Change event is returning, allowing you to reinvent yourself with a brand-new name! Nova Boxes containing Nova Coins will drop from monsters. Take the coins to the Nova Coin Shop to exchange for great rewards such as chairs, damage skins, scrolls, and more. Create a new character during the Breakthrough Override Event, and receive a special gift box as you level up between Lv. 140 - Lv. 200 and complete missions. Each Breakthrough Box contains useful items including Breakthrough Potions which give you an entire level if you use them soon!

[B]MORE EVENTS[/B]

Make it snow mesos in the new Cryojet Mount event. Pay a meso fee to board the special flying mount and it will fly over Henesys or Leafre scattering millions of mesos! Players have 30 seconds to collect as many mesos as possible. Join the Dragon Pop event to acquire Dragon Energy and earn Dragon Pops! Dragon Pops give you Nova Coins, equip rewards, and more. Zero is also returning, giving you another chance to create a character with this job.

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Well cool soul weapon will finally not appear. An ingame browser sounds cool, I mean it's pointless if you launch MS through steam, or play windowed.

Achievement system is going to make kill and loot lag exponentially worse.

Hopefully the "better maple" regarding soul weapon window is going to work this time. I'm still waiting for the Maple Reward Points UI and Maple Guide to remember I clicked them off, and the Quest Helpler to remember it was on and maximized. Tune Up promised windows would remember their state, but that didn't seem to work.

I don't know what the news window is supposed to be but I hope it won't bloat and lag the client for nothing.

Putting the Breakthrough event before the Burning event is just plain mean. Not that it matters too much to me: the only character I need to make is Cadena, we won't be allowed to Burn it (not sure we'll be allowed to Breakthough with it), and I've no plans to level it to 200 anyway.

Achievement system is going to make kill and loot lag exponentially worse.

Hopefully the "better maple" regarding soul weapon window is going to work this time. I'm still waiting for the Maple Reward Points UI and Maple Guide to remember I clicked them off, and the Quest Helpler to remember it was on and maximized. Tune Up promised windows would remember their state, but that didn't seem to work.

I don't know what the news window is supposed to be but I hope it won't bloat and lag the client for nothing.

Putting the Breakthrough event before the Burning event is just plain mean. Not that it matters too much to me: the only character I need to make is Cadena, we won't be allowed to Burn it (not sure we'll be allowed to Breakthough with it), and I've no plans to level it to 200 anyway.

And the Step Up event starts 2 weeks after Cadena, yayyyyyy ffs Nexon

I don't know what the news window is supposed to be but I hope it won't bloat and lag the client for nothing.

Just another useless window that you’ll need to close whenever you logon a character. You cannot turn it off, unfortunately...
Cadena not being eligible for Burning makes sense since it is a new character. It has always been like this.

Cadena not being eligible for Burning makes sense since it is a new character. It has always been like this.

I know about Burning.
Can Cadena be used for Breakthrough, though?

If not, then I see no reason to put the Breakthrough event before the Burning one. I think they were in opposite order in KMS? In the past we in GMS always had burning first, and then it was assumed that you'd use the same character you Burned to Breakthrough.

I know about Burning.
Can Cadena be used for Breakthrough, though?

If not, then I see no reason to put the Breakthrough event before the Burning one. I think they were in opposite order in KMS? In the past we in GMS always had burning first, and then it was assumed that you'd use the same character you Burned to Breakthrough.

The Breakthrough event was held before Cadena was released in Korea in the first update of Nova.

The Breakthrough event was held before Cadena was released in Korea in the first update of Nova.

I see.
Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens in GMS.

In the SEA event note it didn't mention that you couldn't use cadena for breakthrough while it menitoned you couldn't for burning, so i think we will be able to use cadena for breakthrough.

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Meet new playable character Cadena! Wield a chain as you swing around, ravaging your enemies. New 5th job skills will also be available for all characters. We’re adding some Better Maple improvements and new Maple Achievements to give you the best possible experience! Return to Arcana to save Rock Spirits, and check out lots of great Nova events. All this and more is coming your way in MapleStory Nova: Liberation of Cadena!

[B]NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER: CADENA[/B]

Meet brand-new character Cadena, the only survivor of Magnus’s attack on the Heliseum royal family. Raised by the Shadowdealers in the sketchy backwater town of Savage Terminal, Cadena has a streetwise edge and excels at close combat. She utilizes Thief equipment, and her main stat is Luck. Cadena is honing her skills as she prepares for revenge against Magnus. Armed with her trusty Chain, Cadena can swing to different platforms or pull an enemy in close to her. She also has the ability to master various weapon types, and can smash enemies with skills highlighting a shuriken, shotgun, and spiked bat!

[B]5TH JOB SKILLS[/B]

The 5th job keeps getting better with the addition of new 5th job skills for all character job categories (Warrior, Magician, Bowman, Thief, and Pirate). There will be something for everyone, including Cadena! Become more powerful than ever with skills including Ethereal Form, which allows Magician jobs to temporarily move to another dimension to escape taking too much damage. Pirate jobs can push their weapons to the max with Overdrive to gain more attack for a limited amount of time. Cadena uses Chain Arts: Fury to hurl a gigantic chain striking multiple enemies!

[B]A BETTER MAPLE[/B]

We’re always trying to make a Better Maple, and we’re focusing on several areas in this update! Here are just a few of the upcoming improvements:

• Character slots will be increased, allowing a max of 42 characters to be created per world.
  
• The number of characters and the number of character slots that you have will be displayed on the character selection screen for a few seconds when you first log in.
  
• Maple News, an in-game news browser, will be added so that you can learn about the latest news and updates right when you log in to the game.
  
• If you want to throw away a chair, an extra confirmation screen will appear for you to double-check before actually removing the item.
  
• Your Soul Weapon UI settings (on/off) will be saved when you close the client.
  
• Throwing Stars and Bullets can now be recharged at the Mu Lung Point Shop.
  
  

[B]MAPLE ACHIEVEMENTS[/B]

Track your in-game progress with new Maple Achievements! There are several categories including leveling up, skill-related, exploration and questing, hunting monsters and beating bosses, event-specific, and more! Achievements will be shared across all characters on the account, regardless of world. A helpful notifier will show you which achievements you still need to complete. When you complete an achievement, you’ll earn Achievement Points which determine your Achievement Rank. Different ranks give you different insignia skills with unique visual effects. You can also receive rewards when you complete certain achievements!

[B]SPIRIT SAVIOR[/B]

Return to Arcana and defeat monsters in the new Spirit Savior daily dungeon! Many of the Rock Spirits have become trapped, and need someone like you to rescue them. Look out for enemies trying to hinder your progress, including Poison Spirits and Spirit Remains. Once you save a Rock Spirit, it will follow you around the map so that you can escort it to safety. Save as many as you can to earn Spirit Coins which are exchangeable for the Arcane Symbol: Arcana!

[B]NOVA EVENTS[/B]

The Character Name Change event is returning, allowing you to reinvent yourself with a brand-new name! Nova Boxes containing Nova Coins will drop from monsters. Take the coins to the Nova Coin Shop to exchange for great rewards such as chairs, damage skins, scrolls, and more. Create a new character during the Breakthrough Override Event, and receive a special gift box as you level up between Lv. 140 - Lv. 200 and complete missions. Each Breakthrough Box contains useful items including Breakthrough Potions which give you an entire level if you use them soon!

[B]MORE EVENTS[/B]

Make it snow mesos in the new Cryojet Mount event. Pay a meso fee to board the special flying mount and it will fly over Henesys or Leafre scattering millions of mesos! Players have 30 seconds to collect as many mesos as possible. Join the Dragon Pop event to acquire Dragon Energy and earn Dragon Pops! Dragon Pops give you Nova Coins, equip rewards, and more. Zero is also returning, giving you another chance to create a character with this job.

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From what I can see, the changed boss reward system is present in v190.



Some bosses were changed to “Once a day (any difficulty)/Once a day (easy,

Kishin Shoukan remains unchanged.

Can you explain how these work?

If I've just done may daily Normal Root Abyss run, do I have
- four crystals in my ETC inventory, each in its own slot,
- one stack of four crystals,
or
- one crystal that accumulates the meso value of all my boss kills until I sell it?

How long is a crystal's lifetime?
Can I see which crystal came from which boss and how much I will get when I sell them?
Can I see how many crystals I've sold already this week?
When I go talk to the Collector NPC, what choices do I get as to what to do with my crystal(s)?

Kishin Shoukan remains unchanged.

How unsurprising.
I always wonder whether the CMs lie to the players, or are lied to by the actual decision makers and developers.

How unsurprising.
I always wonder whether the CMs lie to the players, or are lied to by the actual decision makers and developers.

Problably both , or just doesn't undurstand the message .

rip bossing for cubes. That was a good way to make money just throwing boss cubes at random accessories selling whatever double unique lines I got.

Can you explain how these work?

If I've just done may daily Normal Root Abyss run, do I have
- four crystals in my ETC inventory, each in its own slot,
- one stack of four crystals,
or
- one crystal that accumulates the meso value of all my boss kills until I sell it?

You will have four crystals in your inventory. They do not stack. If you defeat a Vellum today, you will get a crystal. If you keep the crystal and defeat another Vellum tomorrow, you will get another crystal placed in the next available slot that is empty.

How long is a crystal's lifetime?

One week.

Can I see which crystal came from which boss and how much I will get when I sell them?

Yes, you can see from which boss monster it came from by checking the tooltip of the crystal. Talk to the Collector to see in the window how much the crystal is worth. Keep in mind that the value of a crystal depends on which boss monster you've defeated and how many party members have participated.



OrangeMushroom's Blog has a list of the meso values depending which boss monster you've defeated. Seems it is still accurate if I check my image of the Normal Root Abyss crystals.

Can I see how many crystals I've sold already this week?

The Collector has a weekly quota of 60 in Korea. You can keep track of what you've sold but once you logout the shop will be empty again.

When I go talk to the Collector NPC, what choices do I get as to what to do with my crystal(s)?

You can either keep your crystals and let it expire or sell it to the Collector for meso.

They should consider increasing boss cubes a bit, or at the very least add occult cubes as boss rewards, like in kms.