History VideoGame / Maplestory2

* BoobsOfSteel: Ophelia and Peachy, both rough-and-tumble blacksmiths who happen to have relatively enormous breasts. A loading screen message seems to imply that this is part of Ophelia's "charm" in-universe.
-->''Ophelia is popular for multiple reasons.''

* AbsenteeActor:
** The Black Mage's commanders from the first game so far haven't made any appearances and have been replaced with newer characters. Magnus comes back [[SuddenNameChange with a new name]], but that's just about it.
** Most of the other races from the original game such as the Halflings or Nova (with the exception of Varrekant) are also gone. Justified regarding the Grandis races, seeing as how the Dimensional Portals would not have opened at this point of the time.

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''[=MapleStory=] 2'' is a [[AllegedlyFreeGame free-to-play]] [[ActionRPG Action]] {{MMORPG}} created by Nexon. As the title suggests, it is the successor to the hit Korean {{MMORPG}} ''VideoGame/{{MapleStory}}''. It was released in Korea in 2015 and ran globally for over a year and a half on October 10th, 2018 to May 27th, 2020 due to a lack of interest and support. The original Korean version of the game remains in service, however.

''[=MapleStory=] 2'' is a [[AllegedlyFreeGame free-to-play]] [[ActionRPG Action]] {{MMORPG}} created by Nexon. As the title suggests, it is the successor to the hit Korean {{MMORPG}} ''VideoGame/{{MapleStory}}''. It was released in Korea in 2015 and released Globally on October 10th, 2018.

Unlike its predecessor, whose defining trait was being a 2D platformer in addition to being an ActionRPG, ''[=MapleStory=] 2'' adopts an [[IsometricProjection isometric]] 3D style utilizing a cuboid design not unlike that of games such as ''{{VideoGame/Minecraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestBuilders''. Like the previous game, players take up the role of one of many classes and fulfill requests for people while progressing an overarching plot, but the overbearing complications and archaic mechanics surrounding the overall gameplay have been adapted and streamlined to fit a modern formula. Along the way, players can also take the time to settle down with their own custom house, take up gardening and mining for resources to craft items and gear, design clothes for you and your friends, or just play some music on the side. Whereas the original game was largely gameplay-focused, ''[=MapleStory 2=]'' is more about the player experience, evident in its bursting character and depth of customization. Of course, that doesn't mean you aren't going to be heading down to the deepest pits of Hell and slaying a Balrog or two.

Sadly, due to a lack of interest and support, the Global version of the game announced that it would close its doors on May 27th, 2020, over a year and a half after launch. The original Korean version of the game remains in service, however.

** The elder warrior wolf in Perion is named [[Disney/TheLionKing Muphaza]].

* BadassGrandpa: All of the remaining heroes of the Maple World are at this point aged considerably, but all of them are still considered extremely powerful in spite of their age. [[spoiler:The fact that many of them end up dying or ending up out of commission is largely the result of either a HeroicSacrifice or factors out of their control.]]

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%%* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:When the Black Mage meets with his commanders, he berates them for repeatedly screwing up their plans. This is also around the time when they start to recognize the player as a threat, since the player's direct interference is what caused their plans to go awry.]] (Administrivia/NotThisTrope unless the Black Mage kills them in the process.)

%%* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:When the Black Mage meets with his commanders, he berates them for repeatedly screwing up their plans. This is also around the time when they start to recognize the player as a threat, since the player's direct interference is what caused their plans to go awry.]] (NotThisTrope unless the Black Mage kills them in the process.)

%%* RefugeInAudacity: There is a ground "mount" that is basically a body pillow with a popular idol star's image on it. Holding the body pillow somehow makes you run faster, and its dash ability is cuddling it to run even faster. (NotThisTrope unless there's an in-universe character who has no reaction to something that bizarre.)

* PettingZooPeople: The island the Soul Binder was in training their powers is populated with animal humanoids.

* BittersweetEnding: One sidequest has you tracking down a little girl's runaway cat. When you find the cat, he [[TalkingAnimal tells you]] he has no intention of coming back. The quest ends with your character telling the girl you couldn't find the cat.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:It's revealed later on that Katvan has mostly good intentions in trying to protect Eve, he just turned to the wrong people to try to do it and is terribly misguided.]]

** Subclassing and Class Advancements have been removed entirely. All of the Skills you can learn for your class can be seen at the start of the game, and Skill progression follows a more standardized formula of requiring specific levels in previous Skills to unlock more Skills, in addition to level requirements.
** Professions have been relabelled "Life Skills". Certain herbs and ore veins are limited behind a certain level, unlike the first game allowing them to be mined at any point at the expense of a lower chance of success. They are also limited to certain areas and have a daily collection limit.