Hi everyone, Nexon Picker 용혁순 here.

Lately, I’ve been enjoying MapleStory Worlds, a sandbox platform where you can explore all sorts of games built around the MapleStory IP, or create games using various Nexon game IPs.

With regular players rather than game directors creating and running the servers, there’s plenty of room for experimentation, and while 메이플랜드 was a hit before, 메이플 플래닛 was the server drawing plenty of attention over the long holiday break.

Since launching its open beta on April 24, it’s maintained the highest concurrent player count, with pre-Big Bang MapleStory content that includes the Pirate class. Unlike the hugely popular 메이플랜드, it runs on boosted rates, which I’d heard meant fewer tedious stretches of grinding, so with the Warrior and Pirate classes catching my eye, I jumped in to try them for myself!

My Warrior Leveling Journey

I hadn’t leveled a Warrior in 메이플랜드 either, so I’d never really understood the struggles behind that “Warrior bros” nickname, but once I saw the early skills and their lackluster effects, I got it pretty quickly...

Thankfully, the job instructor quests in 메이플 플래닛 let you breeze through levels 10~20 in the early first-job stretch, and from there, grinding with a party in Ant Tunnel gets you to your second job advancement without much trouble. The boosted rates also put the third and fourth job advancements within relatively easy reach, which is a big part of the appeal for me—you get to enjoy more of the game without getting bogged down early on.

It got me thinking that 메이플 플래닛 would be a fun place to try the classes I’d shied away from in 메이플랜드—the ones that really shine in their third and fourth jobs but have a disappointing first and second job stretch to get through!

Recommended Grinding Spots

Level	Grinding Spot	Key Tips
1~10 Lv	Maple Road starter quests	Leave once you reach your class’s job advancement level
10~20 Lv	Class training grounds	Complete the quests from your job instructor
20~30 Lv	Ant Tunnel, Sleepywood + signpost quests	Moon Bunny pig parties are another option for this stretch
30~42 Lv	Mushroom Castle quests	Mushroom Castle is back and offers fast leveling
42~50 Lv	Moon Bunny or Path of Time 1	Choose your grinding spot based on your class
50~70 Lv	Kerning Square CDs	The Kerning Square grinding spot is back

​The route varies by class, but these are pretty much the go-to grinding spots.

With relatively few party quests available, I found that teaming up to grind at these spots is the norm in 메이플 플래닛!

That wraps up my look at 메이플 플래닛 for the long holiday break, along with some recommended spots to get your leveling underway!