The Year of the Pig is officially upon us, so welcome the [b]Lunar New Year[/b] with these special MapleStory events! [b][u]Gold Richie’s Lunar New Year Party[/u][/b] [b]PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:00 PM – Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:59 PM EST (UTC -5): Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:00 PM – Tuesday, February 12, 2019 6:59 PM CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:00 AM – Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:59 AM AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:00 AM – Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:59 AM[/b] [b]Gold Richie[/b] is having a party to celebrate the [b]Lunar New Year[/b] with a variety of fun events! Characters Lv. 61 and above can participate by talking to NPC Yoria in Henesys, Leafre, or Nameless Town, or by selecting the 2019 Lunar New Year event notifier on the left side of the screen and accepting the quest ‘[Lunar New Year] Surprises and Celebration!’ Once you've accepted the quest, talk to NPC Gold Richie and accept the '[Lunar New Year] Gold Richie's Soiree!' quest to move to the Lunar New Year Party map! The quest can also be found in the New Year Event icon in the notifier on the left side of the screen. Take part in these events to earn special rewards including Hong Bao currency, which can be traded in at the [b]Hong Bao[/b] shop! Each event will be available during the time frame listed above. You can read more about these individual events [url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/news/42703/lunar-new-year-events]here[/url]. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952675/a84216e542cbf2a2b9eb62c813ea815700eb21bc.png[/img] [b][u]Hong Bao Shop[/u][/b] Here's where you can spend all your Hong Bao earned during the Lunar New Year event! Speak to NPC Yoria in Henesys, Leafre, or Nameless Town to hear about what's new in the Hong Bao Shop, and access the store by speaking to NPC Hong Bao Shop. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952675/43e829724584ab70dcd717ea51f6703105dcf4e1.png[/img] [b]Rewards:[/b] [list] [*][b]New Year Golden Piggy Chat Ring (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 10 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Golden Piggy Label Ring (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 10 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Message Atmospheric Effect Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 10. Costs 30 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Message Megaphone Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 10. Costs 100 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Golden Piggy Damage Skin[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 200 Hong Bao. [*][b]Floating Golden Piggy Cape Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 250 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Party People Effect Ring Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 250 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar New Year For One Chair[/b]: Untradeable. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 200 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year’s Feast Chair[/b]: Untradeable. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 1,000 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Photo Protagonist Wig (F) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 50 Hong Bao. [*][b]New Year Photo Protagonist Wig (M) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 50 Hong Bao. [*][b]Movie Protagonist Wig (F) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 300 Hong Bao. [*][b]Movie Protagonist Wig (M) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 300 Hong Bao. [*][b]Forever Young Dress (F) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 450 Hong Bao. [*][b]Forever Young Outfit (M) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 450 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar Festivities Outfit (F) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 250 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar Festivities Outfit (M) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 250 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar Festivities Headpiece (F) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 100 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar Festivities Hat (M) (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 100 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lion Outfit (30 Day) Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 200 Hong Bao. [*][b]8-Blessing Charm[/b]: Available in non-Reboot worlds only. Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 5. Costs 30 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar New Year Basic Boost Potion[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 3. Costs 50 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar New Year Intermediate Boost Potion[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 3. Costs 70 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar New Year Advanced Boost Potion[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 3. Costs 100 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar New Year High Quality Boost Potion[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 2. Costs 140 Hong Bao. [*][b]Lunar New Year Special Boost Potion[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 200 Hong Bao. [*][b]8-Blessing Ring Coupon[/b]: Available in Reboot world only. Untradeable, 7-day duration. Limited quantity: 1. Costs 1,300 Hong Bao.[/list] [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952675/80d578a3542cdf3279afd4def3736ef121856f1c.png[/img] [b][u]Daily Gifts[/u][/b] [b]PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:00 PM – Tuesday, February 5, 2019 3:59 PM EST (UTC -5): Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:00 PM – Tuesday, February 5, 2019 6:59 PM CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:00 AM – Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:59 AM AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:00 AM – Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:59 AM[/b] Celebrate the Lunar New Year by receiving [b]daily gifts[/b]! Characters Lv. 33 and up can receive gifts by accepting the quest '[New Year's] Happy New Cheers' from the star event notifier on the left side of the screen. This is will unlock a calendar icon on the event notifier titled "The Daily New Year Gift!" Click the calendar icon to bring up a dialogue and accept the quest. Then hunt 200 monsters within your level range (20 levels below and 20 levels above) to receive the following daily reward: [list] [*][b]Daily New Year Gift[/b]: Untradeable, 1-day duration. Open to receive:[list] [*][b]2x EXP Coupon (15 min)[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Use to receive 2x EXP for 15 minutes. [*][b]Power Up Buff (15 min)[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Use to receive Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +30 for 15 minutes.[/list][/list] Each time you complete an additional daily quest, your daily gifts will stack up, so on the second day you'll receive two daily gifts, the third day you'll receive three daily gifts, etc. At the same time, you can also log in each day to receive a [b]Golden Pig New Year Gift[/b]! You can receive these by accepting the quest '[New Year's] Golden Pig Gift' from the star event notifier on the left side of the screen. Then all you have to do is log in to receive a gift! Gift can be claimed once per world. [list] [*][b]Golden Pig New Year Gift[/b]: Transferable within account, 7-day duration. Open to receive:[list] [*][b]Golden Oink-Oink Beanie Coupon[/b]: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Use to get Golden Oink-Oink Beanie hat. [*][b]New Years Chair[/b]: Untradeable. Restores 50 HP/MP every 10 seconds.[/list][/list] [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952675/78025bc7ce219644a419f41819825cdb607a224f.png[/img]