This post is part of the Nexon PEAK Challenge.

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All of the information below is accurate as of today.

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Hello. Today, I’d like to recommend one game that’s perfect to return to with a friend.

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In my opinion, "MapleStory" is probably the best game to come back to right now.

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I’ll go over the reasons below.

1. Challengers World / Summer Event Now Live

As of June 18, the date this post was written, MapleStory’s summer update has gone live.

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The summer event includes an event server called Challengers World.

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This is a growth-focused server that first began with the 2024 winter update, "NEXT," and this version of Challengers World comes with several major changes.

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1. A full revamp of Challengers server missions (daily missions changed to weekly / season missions added)

2. After level 260, level 30 support is provided for the Sol Janus skill used after 6th job advancement (a skill that lets you farm just by placing it)(up to 3 can be placed)

3. Upon reaching the Challenger rank, you receive a Sol Janus skill level 20 enhancement ticket (from level 0 -> 20, Sol Erda 116 / Sol Erda Fragments 2916)

4. For Challengers servers 1, 2, and 3, Meso Market & Maple Auction are integrated across all servers except Eos and Helios (server 4 combines 2 servers)

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More specifically for item 1, hunting missions on the server have been removed, weekly growth missions have been added, and season missions have been added as well.

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Also, following "Kai," the season boss first introduced on the 2025 winter Challengers server, this summer update adds a new season boss called "Maylin."

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Maylin is solo-only content that can be challenged at level 270+ (Normal) / 280+ (Hard).

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2. Hyper Blink / Hyper Burning MAX + Burning BEYOND

Second, what used to be called Terra Blink has now been upgraded into a system called "Hyper Blink."

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To explain Terra Blink first, on the Challengers server you apply Hyper Burning MAX (level 10 -> level 260, +4 extra levels per level-up, for a total of 5 levels at once),

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and if you skip to level 30, Spiegelmann will speak to you afterward. Once you do that, you enter Spiegelmann’s hat and Terra Blink begins. Using this, you can quickly reach level 200, then immediately push on to level 260 through Hyper Blink.

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The main point of Hyper Blink is "50x EXP up to level 260". This makes leveling to 260 much faster, and

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Burning BEYOND has also been expanded from the previous level 270 to level 280, so you can earn even more rewards.

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On top of that, there are many other improvements, so I think this is a great game to return to this summer. (The auction house revamp was excluded.)

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See you in the next post.