Event Introduction
The purpose of this event is to allow players of the community to pitch in their ideas and skills to improve AriesMS's banner on the GTOP website. This will ultimately serve to capture the attention of new players and better represent the server as a whole. The event will be separated into TWO portions, Part A and Part B where each portion will be evaluated separately and has its own set of rewards.
Submission Period
June 8, 2021 (0000HRS) -- July 5, 2021 (2359HRS)
Event Results
July 12, 2021
General Submission Rules
- Users must participate with a game account that was created on June 1, 2021, or earlier.
- There should only be ONE submission per player; group submissions will not be entertained.
- If there are submissions from multiple people under the same household, they must contact the Staff for verification.
- Multiple submissions from different forum account(s) for the same player account will result in immediate disqualification.
- All submissions should be posted as a reply to this specific thread only and with the respective Submission Format given for the submission type.
- Players are allowed to edit their submission post an unlimited amount of times until the end of the Submission Period.
- Submissions should not contain any content that breaches the Disrespect and Harassment rules (inclusive of towards other servers).
- Submissions should not contain any Not Safe For Work (NSFW) or Not Safe For Life (NSFL) content.
- Rules mentioned in the Terms of Service apply for any media/content submitted.
- Plagiarism is not allowed and all submitted works must be original.
- Pestering a Staff with the intention to achieve an advantage over other submissions will result in immediate disqualification.
- Any low effort submissions will not be entertained.
- Any troll submissions, regardless indirectly or directly, will be dealt with in accordance with the Terms of Service.
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Part A: Server Banner
Submission Rules
- Image submissions must be a minimum and maximum of 468x60 pixels.
- Submissions can either be a still or animated image (GIF) and must be uploaded to imgur.com, direct file uploads will not be entertained.
- All content on the banner must be obtained from MapleStory.
- If you choose to use MapleStory artwork(s), such as a drawn character or monster, proof of permission from the original artist must be provided.
- All text in the image must be in English; vocabulary and grammar will be considered during submission evaluation.
- The image must include ALL of the following:
- Name of Private Server: AriesMS
- Server Rates: 8x EXP, 4x Drop, 6x Mesos
- Stating that the server is up-to-date
- Watermarks should not be included in any part of the submission.
- Bonus points if you are able to create a series of images that fit the seasonal theme.
Submission Format
Part A Submission
Player IGN:
Banner Link:
Proof of Permission (if necessary):
Additional Remarks:
Event Rewards
Tier 1
- Summer Event Currency [x500]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x20]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x10]
- Summer Event Box 3 (Pets) [x3]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x50]
- Oda Coin [x3,000]
- GM Event Reward (NX Equipment) [x1]
- GM Event Reward (Mount) [x1]
- Legends Awards Coin [x100]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x50]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Pitched Boss Set Equipment [x1]
- Arachno Coin [x24]
- Tyrant Glove of Choice (Clean) [x1]
- Star Force Super Scroll (16-20) [x5]
- 9th Anniversary Prime Scroll of Choice [x5]
Tier 2
- Summer Event Currency [x300]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x10]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x5]
- Summer Event Box 3 (Pets) [x1]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x30]
- Oda Coin [x1,000]
- GM Event Reward (NX Equipment / Mount) [x1]
- Legends Awards Coin [x50]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x30]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Arachno Coin [x16]
- Tyrant Glove of Choice (Clean) [x1]
- Star Force Super Scroll (16-20) [x3]
- 9th Anniversary Prime Scroll of Choice [x3]
Tier 3
- Summer Event Currency [x100]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x5]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x3]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x10]
- Oda Coin [x500]
- GM Event Reward (NX Equipment) [x1]
- Legends Awards Coin [x20]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x10]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Arachno Coin [x8]
- Tyrant Glove of Choice (Clean) [x1]
- Star Force Super Scroll (16-20) [x1]
- 9th Anniversary Prime Scroll of Choice [x1]
Consolation Tier (up to 2)
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x3]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x5]
- Oda Coin [x300]
- Legends Awards Coin [x10]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x5]
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Part B: Server Description
Submission Rules
- All text must be in English; vocabulary and grammar will be considered during submission evaluation.
- The text description must include ALL of the following (can be rephrased whilst retaining original message):
- AriesMS is up-to-date with Global Maplestory
- Stating that the server has been running for over 5 years now
- Stating the most current working end-game bosses (Verus Hilla and Darknell)
- Stating the improved farming methods in AriesMS (no longer relying on MP Farming)
- Each submission should consist of [A] a short description, and [A + B] a long description.
- Short descriptions must be a minimum of x words and a maximum of 300 characters or 40 words.
- Long descriptions must be a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 200 words and must be a continuation from the short description.
Submission Format
Part B Submission
Player IGN:
Short Description:
Long Description:
Additional Remarks:
Event Rewards
Tier 1
- Summer Event Currency [x300]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x10]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x5]
- Summer Event Box 3 (Pets) [x1]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x30]
- Oda Coin [x1,000]
- GM Event Reward (NX Equipment) [x1]
- Legends Awards Coin [x50]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x30]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Arachno Coin [x8]
- Tyrant Glove of Choice (Clean) [x1]
- Star Force Super Scroll (16-20) [x1]
- 9th Anniversary Prime Scroll of Choice [x1]
Tier 2
- Summer Event Currency [x200]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x8]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x4]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x20]
- Oda Coin [x500]
- Legends Awards Coin [x40]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x20]
Tier 3
- Summer Event Currency [x100]
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x6]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x3]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x10]
- Oda Coin [x300]
- Legends Awards Coin [x30]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x10]
Consolation Tier (up to 2 players)
- Choice of any ONE of the following:
- Summer Event Box 1 (NX Equipment, Chairs, Damage Skins) [x3]
- Summer Event Box 2 (Mounts) [x1]
- Bubbling Sea Megaphone (Permanent) [x5]
- Oda Coin [x100]
- Legends Awards Coin [x10]
- Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon [x5]
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Terms and Conditions
- Any revisions made to any aspect of the event will be announced on Discord under official authorization.
- Upon submission, users agree that all property rights towards submissions, if eventually selected as one of the winners, shall belong to the AriesMS Staff.
- Upon submission, users agree towards the modifications of the original submission, if eventually selected as one of the winners, as we deem fit.
- AriesMS Staff reserves the right to reject any submission and/or suspend player(s) in the event of non-compliance with the rules.
- Once rewards have been credited, any request for the exchange of items will not be entertained.
- NX Equipment acquired under the GM Event Rewards list will strictly be tradeable within the account only.
- Mount(s) acquired under the GM Event Rewards list are permanent and are bound to the character that it is claimed on.
- 9th Anniversary Prime Scroll(s) acquired are tradeable within the account only.
- Equipment from the Pitched Boss Set will be fixed at the average stat and only existing equipment can be selected.
- All Summer Event items listed under the rewards will only be claimable from July 9, 2021, onwards.
- In the event that none of the submissions meet a certain standard, the AriesMS Staff reserves the right to deny participants their right to receive any rewards.
- All reward tiers are limited to ONE player each, excluding the Consolation tier. Reward tiers are awarded to the player that the Staff deems fit best for the submission.