<s>
MapleStory	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
developed	O
by	O
NSquare	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Nexon	O
and	O
NCSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapleStory	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
July	O
2015	O
in	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
applies	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
3D	O
voxel-based	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
features	O
third-person	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
blocky	O
look	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
"	O
according	O
to	O
Polygon	O
's	O
Jullia	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
features	O
commonly	O
seen	O
in	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
leveling	O
system	O
and	O
customizable	O
weapons	O
and	O
armour	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
PVP	O
arena	O
and	O
interior	O
decoration	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
premium	B-Application
in-game	I-Application
currencies	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Blue	O
Meret	O
and	O
Meso	O
Token	O
respectively	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
unique	O
equipment	O
for	O
their	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premium	B-Application
currency	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Korean	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
called	O
the	O
Meret	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
global	O
version	O
of	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
days	O
of	O
closed	O
beta	O
scheduled	O
from	O
May	O
9	O
to	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Nexon	O
announced	O
the	O
global	O
release	O
of	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
Tencent	O
announced	O
that	O
Maplestory	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
would	O
close	O
its	O
servers	O
in	O
China	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
