
Players can also join a guild to interact more easily with each other. Groups of players can band together in parties to hunt monsters and share the rewards. Players can interact with others in many ways, such as through chatting, trading, and playing minigames. In the game, players travel the "Maple World", defeating monsters and developing their characters' skills and abilities as is typical in role-playing games. MapleStory North America (Global), for players mainly in North America and outside of East Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, has over 10 million players. MapleStory has a combined total of well over 100 million subscriber/user accounts in all of its versions. Although playing the game is free, character appearances and gameplay enhancements can be purchased from the "Cash Shop" using real money. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, and each is published by various companies such as Wizet and Nexon. MapleStory is an F2P, 2D, side-scrolling, MMORPG developed by the South Korean company Wizet. Internet connection (at least 56 kbit/s).


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