1. Meaning and Scale of the Assemble Showcase
The 2025 summer showcase 'Assemble' foreshadows an update scale exceeding the past New Age Showcase.
'Assemble' contains both narrative (start of the Zerren Darmore Saga) and symbolic (update) meanings.
Director Kim Chang-seop mentioned that 'Assemble' is a word that came from the atmosphere that users think of, emphasizing the meaning of the reassembly of heroes.
Hints at the possibility of a hero job remaster.
2. Expected Update #1: Growth Mitigation and Leveling Event
Expected appearance of a new type of Hyper Burning to support growth in the Grandis region.
Motivate growth by supporting Authentic Symbols up to level 275, the Dowonkyung region.
Possibility of new job release: Possibility of adding missing job groups for each race, such as Nova Mage, Lef Archer/Warrior/Pirate.
Possibility of reverse importing mobile Maple original characters to the PC version.
Possibility of adding overseas unique jobs that only exist in overseas clients.
3. Expected Update #2: Hero Remaster and Job Group Remaster
Possibility of proceeding with the hero remaster that was not completed after the Blooming Flower.
Hero remaster possibility raised based on the song title 'Heroes Anthem'.
Possibility of Resistance job group remaster: No remaster since 2010 except for simple structure improvements.
4. Expected Update #3: New 6th Job Hexa Skills
Time to release skill cores and common cores after the release of mastery cores for all jobs is complete.
Possibility of changing origin skills as they are integrated into a 2-minute cycle.
Possibility of compensating for the shortcomings of some jobs through Hexa skill cores.
Possibility of resolving utility and balance differences between jobs through common cores.
5. Expected Update #4: Start of the Grandis Saga and New Boss
Building a new narrative through the Dimensional Library, side stories, etc.
Start of the Zerren Darmore Saga (Season 2) after the Black Mage apology.
Formation of the Maple-Grandis World Allied Forces, a story of confronting Zerren Darmore.
Possibility of horizontal/vertical expansion such as new bosses and new areas.
Possibility of remastering boss Damien: Lack of high-end bosses with converted main stats between 90,000 and 100,000.
6. Virtual Update Roadmap
Expected roadmap considering the update direction of the MapleStory operations team.
1st (6/19): New job, Hyper Burning (securing new/existing users)
2nd (7/17): 6th new skill core/common core, remaster, job structure improvement (resolving balance issues)
3rd (8/21): New area, new boss, new vertical story in the Grandis area (core update)
4th (9/18): Damien Remaster, boss difficulty segmentation (preparing for the off-season)
7. Wrap-up
Increased trust in MapleStory since Director Kim Chang-seop took office.
Positive expectations for the future.