Maple Stories - The Stirge of All Alienkind

that wasnt the vpq map, it was the os4 base

the vpq map was called crashed mothership entrance, and it was like all on fire and had a crashed ship on one side.

Waiting map ~> OS4 base
Pink Zak map ~> a VPQ room

Waiting map ~> OS4 base
Pink Zak map ~> a VPQ room

nah, wasnt like that
none of the VPQ maps had that platform layout
they straight up made a new map for that.

nah, wasnt like that
none of the VPQ maps had that platform layout
they straight up made a new map for that.

Regardless of platform arrangement, it was the same VPQ layout. Your 'new map' argument could go for the OS4 base too, if I'm not mistaken. The OS4 base map was a lot bigger, as it included a few portals to other rooms to the right, the one before Pink Zak was cut off.

Regardless of platform arrangement, it was the same VPQ layout. Your 'new map' argument could go for the OS4 base too, if I'm not mistaken. The OS4 base map was a lot bigger, as it included a few portals to other rooms to the right, the one before Pink Zak was cut off.

either way, laziness abounds.
pretty nice callback though, haha.

On that subject, while I severely doubt that the Visitors will be involved in this plot (and would be ridiculously surprised if they were), I don't imagine it would be a stretch for the OSSS to get involved.

No clue what exactly that organization was all about, but they seem to be one of Nexon's anti-alien defense forces.
The Pink Zakum event (as well as the last Tespia layout) shows that Nexon hasn't forgotten about them.
In fact, I pretty much expect every "exclusive" plot that GMS gets will involve both them and some sort of extraterrestrials.

The whole mining equipment, the search for a specific mineral and the aliens makes me think of the visitors event. I hope I'm wrong though and we have some fresh new non-event content (and a medal equal or better than Time Traveler so I don't feel so bad I didn't get it).

The "aliens come to Earth to steal our Copper/Water/Women" premise is an old cliche of 20's pulp SF. I wouldn't be drawing any conclusions from that, although it does make sense that the OSSS would become involved in any sort of alien invasion.

Oh, and I don't want a medal. I want a nice permanent 10 attack badge. Or maybe 10 attack pocket item.

the PVP is a nice pocket already, gimme a perma medal that makes the one from the event pale!

and yea, i agree that this is 99% probably not going to deal with visitors, but i'm honestly waiting a return from the OSSS, they did do the event with pink zakum (OSSS recruited you for tat test there.)

i miss the drainhole map, you could still access after the event, i used it as GHQ for a while.