V

V
Parts	3
Initial release	June 2016
Chronology
Previous	Heroes of Maple
Next	Beyond

V is an update following Heroes of Maple which will introduce the 5th Job Advancement.

Pre-Update

• V Pre-Update Events

1st: 5th Job Advancement

• 5th Job released
  • V Matrix system introduced
• New Equipment System: Arcane Symbol
• New Region: Arcane River
  • This region is suitable for level 200+ players who have completed 5th job advancement. Maps in this area have different mechanics than regular maps, where damage received and dealt are dependent on Arcane Force.
  • New Area: Vanishing Journey (Level 200+)
    • New Arcane Symbol: Vanishing Journey
• Growth/Battle System Reorganization
  • EXP required to level up lowered for all characters at certain levels up to Level 200
  • Stats reorganization.
    • Weapon DEF renamed to DEF. Magic DEF has been removed. All stats related to Magic DEF were changed to DEF.
    • Min Crit % and Max Crit % merged into Crit Dmg %
    • Revamp of Status Resist. Changed from % chance of preventing status to duration of status reduced by a certain percentage.
    • Hit Rate, Accuracy and Avoidability have been removed. Hit Rate is now affected by difference between the Character's level and the mob's level.
  • Maximum damage cap increased from 50,000,000 to 10,000,000,000.
  • Bind skills revamp. All monsters, including bosses such as Crimson Queen, can now be affected by Bind. Base Bind duration is reduced for bind skills, but bind duration can increase up to 100% based on damaged dealt to target. For example, Luminous' Armageddon was reduced from 20s to 10s, but bind duration could scale up to 20s with increased damage dealt to target.
• UI reorganization

2nd: Chu Chu Island

• New Arcane River Area: Chu Chu Island (Level 210+)
  • New Arcane Symbol: Chu Chu Island
• V Matrix Crafting Mode introduced

3rd: Lucid

• New Arcane River Area: Lachelein (Level 220+)
  • New Arcane Symbol: Lachelein
• New Boss: Lucid
• New Equipment: Arcane Umbra (Level 200)
• New Arcane River Special Content: Hungry Muto

Gallery

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  MapleSEA V Logo

Videos

메이플스토리 프라이빗 쇼케이스 하이파이브

MapleStory - Animated Sequence of Arcane River's Road of Vanishing

MAPLESTORY V_20160714_TVCF

MAPLESTORY V_20160714_TVCF_15s

MapleStory - Animated Sequence of Arcane River's Chew Chew Island

MapleStory - Animated Sequence of Arcane River's Lächeln, City of Dreams

Lucid : Queen of Nightmare

MapleStorySEA V Content Update

MapleStory V - 5th Job Skills Showcase

MapleStory V: 5th Job Official Trailer

MapleStorySEA V: 5th Job Advancement Skills Compilation

MapleStory V: Warrior Skills Showcase

MapleStorySEA Blaster Class

MapleStory V: Pirate Skills Showcase

MapleStory V: Magician Skills Showcase

【メイプルストーリー】Vアップデート紹介PV

MapleStory V: Bowman Skills Showcase

MapleStory V: Lucid Official Trailer

【メイプルストーリー】「ルシード」CV.愛美さんよりボイスコメント☆

Trivia

• In KMS, the director of that time was Wonki Kang (2015-2023).
• In GlobalMS, the rollout for V was modified as follows:
  • The update was split into 4 parts:
    • Part 1: "V: Limitless" featured UI overhaul, damage cap removal, Auction House and skill rebalancing.
    • Part 2: "V: 5th Job" featured the 5th job advancement, Vanishing Journey and Chu Chu Island.
    • Part 3: "V: Lucid" featured Lachelein, Lucid and Arcane Umbra equipment.
    • Part 4: "V: Champions" celebrated the Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras and Valentines Day.
• In MapleSEA, the rollout for V was modified as follows:
  • The update was split into 5 parts:
    • Part 1: "A New Generation" featured all UI overhaul, damage cap removal, Auction House and skill rebalancing.
    • Part 2: "The V" featured the 5th job advancement and Road to Extinction.
    • Part 3: "Unleash The Blaster" featured the Blaster class, which was available in the Heroes of Maple Update in other servers.
    • Part 4: "Chew Chew Island!" featured Chew Chew Island, Fishing System, and Wedding Revamp.
    • Part 5: "Dreams and Nightmares" featured Lacheln, Lucid and Arcaneshade equipment.

External links

• Orange Mushroom's Blog High Five!
• Orange Mushroom's Blog MapleStory V: 5th Job!
• Orange Mushroom's Blog MapleStory V: Chew Chew Island!
• Orange Mushroom's Blog MapleStory V: Lucid!

Availability

Availability of MapleStory: V
Korea	Japan	China	Global	SEA	Taiwan
Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available

Major Updates
Year
	Title
2010
	Big Bang (July) Chaos (December)
2011
	Jump! (March) Legends (July) Advance of the Union (October) Justice (December)
2012
	Tempest (July) Unlimited (December)
	Exclusive	Mark of Honor (July)
2013
	Cygnus Returns (January) RED (July) FLY (September) You & I (December)
	Exclusive	Season 2 (April) Spark (July) Gentleman (August)
2014
	Coordinator's Touch: Star Force (July) Maple Ice & Burn (December)
2015
	Giseungjeon12 (February) Reboot (June) Heroes of Maple (November)
2016
	V (June) Beyond (December)
2017
	Nova (June) ARK (December)
2018
	Black Mage (June) Adventure (December)
2019
	Glory (June) RISE (December)
2020
	Awake (June) NEO (December)
2021
	Maple Live (June) Destiny (December)
2022
	Ignition (June) Savior (December)
2023
	New Age (June) Dreamer (December)
2024
	Milestone (June) NEXT (December)
2025
	Assemble (June) Crown (December)
2026
	Overdrive (June)
Mainly based on Korean MapleStory timeline and title