MapleStory gamers are invited by Nexon America Inc. to step aboard the Nautilus ship and welcomed to become a member of the game’s newest class, Pirates. MapleStory as one of North American’s most popular online games, remains a great gaming experience for its six million registered users. 

The Pirate expansion’s new gameplay features can be used throughout the entire Maple World. It opens a variety of new maps, many of which are aboard the Pirate ship, Nautilus, the ultimate Pirate haven. Once a pirate, players can develop their characters and maple story mesos one of two paths through four tiers of job progression. Pirates can advance to become Brawlers, the masters of hand-to-hand combat, or Gunslingers, dynamic quick-draws that drown foes in a hail of iron lead, for a 2nd Job, Marauders and Outlaws as a 3rd Job and finally, Buccaneers or Corsairs as a 4th Job.

New skills can be obtained such as the ability to sneak past monsters in an oak barrel, sustain longer jumps and summon multiple sea creatures, including an octopus or seagulls, to boost attacks, as players move through the ranks of the Pirates class. Pirates can also earn a transformative power which gives a boost in maple story mesos, speed and jumping as well as summon dragon-like powers to attack multiple enemies at once.

Nexon America will host several Pirate-themed events throughout the month to celebrate this expansion. Players can compete for prizes by dressing like a pirate, earning the top rating in the Pirate class, creating Pirate-only guilds or developing user-generated content for a Pirates commercial. The event coincides with the launch of a maple story mesos new server, Demethos, which provides a fresh start for new and veteran players