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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Newsbytes Weekender - The Malaysian Fantasy Theme Park Review


It has been a month since the grand opening of the Malaysia Fantasy Theme Park, graced by the honourable Village Chief Malek. After the initial snaking queues to the world-class multi-billion meso theme park during the first week, the hype has more or less died down now.

While many Maplers have commented that the decor of the new extension was excitingly refreshing, other reviews have been less positive. The park seemed to be plagued by a series of calamities, with the most recent being the short circuit of the Booper Aeroplane Ride, resulting in the crashing of two Booper Planes.

Five Maplers riding in the affected Booper Planes were sent on a free trip to the nearest town as a result and were later on sent to Kerning’s Niora Hospital to check for internal trauma. The casualties have since been discharged and declined an interview with Newsbytes.

Other Maplers have been giving immediate feedback about the rides, usually in the form of puddles of puke just outside the ride disembarking area. Additional feedback includes poor customer service by the service staff and insufficient safety measures undertaken in the theme park.

Fantasy Theme Park Sdn Bhd have since tried to remedy the kinks and hiccups and even engaged veteran fengshui master Yai Bua to give some pointers on how to beef up the positive energies flowing through the world-class attraction.

"You see ah. According to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, the mobs of your park are lacking 'earth’ and 'fire’. Currently you've got the metallic Booper Scarlion planes for 'metal', the Jester Scarlions running on those dented barrels as your 'wood', the Vikerola for 'water', but you’re lacking the earth and fire.

This causes an imbalance in the yin and yang of the energies channelled by the northwesterly winds flowing through the park, hence bringing in the unclean ‘qi’ from the Muddy Banks. As a result you should plant more trees to around the park to balance out the ‘earth’ energy and perhaps consider incorporating some element of fire around the park.” The park had since heeded the fengshui master's advice and increased the amount of greenery in its premises and lit some torches outside the Dinorama Nightmares ride.

But have their efforts paid off? How does the Malaysia Fantasy Theme Park measure up now? Our resident Newsbytes reporter agrinomy, armed with anti-nausea pills takes a day trip to find out.


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The final verdict? Our resident reporter feels that the Malaysian Fantasy Theme Park is more suited for 3rd jobbers and above. Maplers who are 2nd job and below should be accompanied by a qualified 3rd or 4th job buddy. It's a good place to visit for its novelty effect but not really for repeat visits. Be armed with potions, anti-nausea pills, burn creams and other forms of medication in case of unforseen injury. Take care, have fun!


*This entry has been entered for the MapleStory Blogging Contest and can also be found on http://agrinbanters.blogspot.com/.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Oracle member featured in 4th Job prepaid card series


ORACLE member EcoAvadion was selected among thousands of hopefuls to be featured on the new 4th Job Advancement prepaid card series. The new series featured characters from all four jobs and were carefully selected from each of the four worlds. EcoAvadion was apparently talent spotted by an Asiasoft headhunter from his Rent-A-Clown advertisement. “We feel that EcoAvadion personifies the upper echelons of the magician society. And that clown suit looks like his second skin. We are unable to find another person that looks so good in the clown suit,” said a spokesperson from Asiasoft. EcoAvadion was elated when interviewed. “I am so happy to represent my job and Cassopeia! I can’t help it that I’m photogenic and handsome! Yay! The magician class rocks!”

There were a few dissidents about this decision to feature EcoAvadion as the poster boy for Arch Mage. “Firstly, he hasn't even gotten 4th job yet. Secondly, he’s not even an arch mage! This is a joke!!!!” wailed fellow Oracle member enchantor. “I should be featured instead! I think he bribed the committee,” he added bitterly. EcoAvadion is currently only at level 113 and is a priest. However, the inconsistency did not bother a troop of sweet young things who formed what they call an ‘AliBaba Fan Club’. “He’s absolutely cute!!!!” screamed a female level 60 assassin, who declined to be photographed or named. “Just look at his eyes! It’s so soulful and full of expression!” giggled a level 50 fire wizard friend. It was reported that the girls from the AliBaba Fan Club raided PC Bunk, wiped out all the
4th Job Arch Mage prepaid cards available and peeled off all the posters from the glass doors.

Thousands of fans also queued up outside FM Channel 20 Room 20 yesterday, where an autograph session cum press conference was held and was attended by all four characters featured in the series. However the girls from the AliBaba Fan Club were visibly disappointed when they saw EcoAvadion in person. “He somehow looks different from the picture in the card,” commented one fan. “Yeah,” agreed another. “He’s not so handsome, it must be all that make-up foundation he piled onto his face.”




Nonetheless EcoAvadion was unfazed. He declined to reveal how much he was paid for the photoshoot, but it was rumoured to be in the range of a sexy 9-figure sum. He is definitely giving Veira4 a run for his money, taking his spot as the next Meso-Laden!

Monday, December 24, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Three Gangster Wannabes Admitted to Niora Hospital with Severe Injuries

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Thank you Yuri for giving me the inspiration for this story...
By they way for those who don't know, O$P$ is Ah Long short form for "Owe Money Pay Money".

Friday, October 26, 2007

Monday, October 15, 2007

The Great Maple Duck Race 2007!

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Oracle guild member MarukoZlnc has been named the grand prize winner for the first ever Maple Duck Race held yesterday at Boat Quay, Singapore. She went home with the grand prize of 50 million mesos and a whole trail of people who were very eager to be her new friends. Agrinomy brings you the detailed report of the festivities at Boat Quay.

It was a sunny afternoon as hundreds of people gathered at Boat Quay, Singapore to participate in the first ever Maple Duck Race. Many Maplers adopted one or more rubber duckies to take part in the race down the Singapore River in the bid of winning the top prize of 50 million mesos. A total of 500,000 duckies were adopted, with all proceeds going to the Save the Octopus Fund.


By noon, the Boat Quay area was packed with Maplers at the carnival area, with a long line queuing up for the free horse rides. The horses from newly set up RentAHorse.com nearly fainted when they saw the long queue waiting for the rides. An unnamed girl was extremely intrigued by one of the horses, that she jumped on his back, started tugging his long black hair and shouted “Giddy-up! Giddy-up! MOVE IT HORSEY!!!!!!!” Eye-witnesses testified that the girl was equivalent to the size of a baby whale. The horse was in total shock that he keeled over and had to be revived with a bucket of cold water to the face. He is currently out-of-action and suffering from an aching back with various Tiger Balm Medicated plasters, Salon Pas and Yoko-yoko stuck to his hairy brown back.



The race started promptly at 2pm, with special guest-of-honour Chief Tatamo of Leafre flagging off the race. A big truckload of yellow rubber duckies was emptied into the Clarke Quay section of the Singapore River, slowly swimming their way to the Boat Quay finishing point. Eager Maplers lined the river banks in the hope of seeing their ducks. Halfway through, race judges spotted random tobi stars whizzing through the air and sinking various race ducks. Upon further investigation, they found that the stars originated from a level 78 hermit, coincidentally the same horsey with the Tiger Balm Medicated plasters, which was later identified as JohnJon. Angry Maplers who found out that John was sinking their duckies that they collectively lifted his hind legs and tipped him into the Singapore River. All ten of John’s adopted duckies were also promptly disqualified from the race.


Results of the race were announced this morning, with Oracle members MarukoZlnc and LovePrz4eveR bagging the first and third prize respectively. “I am so happy!!!!!!!” screamed Maru.”With this money, my dar and I can have our dream overseas Disneyland wedding in Japan! It'll be even better than Amoria!!!” Maru and her dar Kajika are currently awaiting the wedding expenses quotation from JMS.


LovePrz4eveR on the other hand, won the 3rd prize by pure coincidence. Apparently, the second place ducky belonged to JohnJon, but as all his ten duckies had been disqualified, all the winners moved up one place and LovePrz4eveR’s ducky moved from 4th place to 3rd place. “This is too good to be true,” said LovePrz4eveR, with tears glistening in his eyes. “ This ducky was adopted by my dad Thi3f1996 before he deleted himself. It must be by his special blessings that I won the 10 million mesos.”



JohnJon, on the other was kinda fuming mad and refused to be interviewed. He also refused to be photographed with all the medicated plasters stuck to his horsey back. Maplers from other guilds were also less than happy. “This contest is obviously rigged,” said duluken from Wise20s. How can Oracle members win so many of the top prizes? KELONG!!!!” “Ya! KELONG!!!” screamed xBabyRenz from Fantasy. Anyway, the 2007 Maple Duck Race was a success and a total of 5 billion mesos were raised for charity. All prize winners will be notified by a pop up message the next time to log into Maple.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

A peep into Veira's basement

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Newbytes has received secret CCTV footage as to what goes on in Veira's basement. Apparently the rumours circulating around maple with regard to Whister being Veira's slave are all true. The CCTV footage showed Whister stripped down to his underwear and chained to a big cooking pot filled with ingredients for mushroom miso ramen. From what we can see from the footage, the poor dude is made to cook thousands and thousands of mushroom miso ramen non-stop and is gleefully whipped by a sadistic bearded old man whenever he starts to slack. Two XXL sized bains are also kept at close range to poor Whister to make sure that he is either cutting mushrooms into precise 5mm-thick slices, slicing fishcakes, cutting vegetables or stirring the miso broth.

The Mushroom Miso Ramen, or MMR as it is often called, is now big business in Maplesea ever since the price increased from 4.5K per bowl to 12.5K now. With the price change, the distribution rights for this dish was also taken away from the poor elderly man at the wedding palace at Peach Blossum Island and transferred to Sly the Grocer at Leafre. It is believed that the ramen sold by Sly are all made right here in this very basement. Newsbytes is unable to ascertain the hygienic conditions of Veira's basement.

Police are also unable to verify the authenticity of this CCTV footage. A visit to Veira's residence also proved futile as his house is now heavily guarded by a pack of genetically modified bains that are resistant to all skills, including ice-attacks. Anyway, we hope that the video is real as this is the only news we've heard from Whister so far. Let's hope he's alive and well, and hope his body is not disposed of into the Kerning Sewers...

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Angelrainie gets first Zakum helm for Oracle!



Angelrainie, a level 131 Ice/Lightning mage receives the honour of being the first person in Oracle to get helmed, ahead of guild master Whister. After 1 unsuccessful attempt due to disconnection, she survived the ardous Zakum challenge and received a spanking new Zakum helmet from Uncle Zakum himself. "It's kinda ugly", she comments. "The Zakum helm should be redesigned for a more modern, fashionable look."

Oracle's guild master Whister, could not be reached for comment with regard to Rainie getting helmed before him. Before his disappearance, he had declared the following on the Guild BBS:



Months later, he's still no where to be seen. Looks like he's no god, pro or lord anymore. Rumours has it that he is locked in Veira's basement, chained to a big cooking pot, cooking mushroom miso ramen everyday.

Anyway, that's another story. Congratulations to Angelrainie for getting helmed!

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

In Loving Memory




On the stormy night of 29th September, Oracle lost a guild member - Thi3f1996. Thief was at home, trying to delete his slave sweetyjon96 when he accidentally deleted himself instead. Not a trace of him was left, as every pixel was wiped out from Maplesea's memory.

Thief leaves behind a young level 26 magician son - LovePrz4eveR. Unlike in real life where you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, Thi3f1996 had successfully taken all his mesos, equip, pots and his newly cut cash shop hairstyle with him with his deletion, leaving absolutely nothing to his young helpless son.

The newly orphaned LovePrz4eveR is devastated at the loss of his father and all the family wealth that in his frustration and anger, he finished off the family slave the same way Thi3f1996 deleted himself.

LovePrz4eveR has currently replaced Thi3f1996 in Oracle and is learning the hard way of life with not having a main for support. "I took a taxi and now I have no money left!" he sobs.

Kind members of the public who'd like to make any form of donations in mesos, pots or hugs, please pm LovePrz4eveR. Condolences can be written in the comments page and will be conveyed to the young child.

Oracle will be observing one minute of silence on 6th October - the one week anniversary of Thi3f1996's tragedy. The memory of Thi3f1996 will forever remain in our hearts. Rest in peace...

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Newsflash - Unknown Mob Spawns in El Nath



Following the sighting of the new unknown mob in Mushroom Shrine at the beginning of September, a similar species of this mob was sighted at El Nath last night. The creature, looking exactly like the one spotted at Mushroom Shrine, has four legs, a dog nose and half a skull head with two horns and was brandishing a menacing looking sword. It is suspected that the mob has spawned over the course of the month and there are a lot more of them popping up in Maple now.

“He looks exactly like the one I saw in Breaking News,” said xBabyGer. “It suddenly appeared out of the blue when we girls were preparing for the cheerleading event.” Apparently a group of Oracle girls were preparing for a grand comeback for their guild pervert JohnJon. “Umi’s cartons of rotten tomatoes just arrived and we were going fill our pockets with them and toss it at John when this creature appeared,” said kacheka. “However I think that he is much lower level than the one at Mushroom Shrine and we took care of it by giving it a good kick in his fat horsey ass,” added TrueSphere. The creature howled and promptly galloped away.

Members of the public are advised that these new mobs are not really harmful and just look more menacing that what they are really capable of. A good kick in the horse-butt is sufficient for self-defence when cornered by this creature.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

NewsFlash - Rescue the Octopus Fundraising

The Rescue the Octopus Fundraising Drive concluded last weekend. To the surprise of the charity organisers, only 50,000 mesos have been collected. Apparently somebody had vandalised the ad and changed the IGNs in which donors were supposed to PM to, to this IGN called "Aoyuri". A check with "Aoyuri" did not yield fruitful results. "I've been sabotaged," she said. "I didn't change it to my name," she claimed, shaking her head vigourously.

Coincidentally it was during this week that Aoyuri bought herself new bling bling, including a pair of rare red emerald earrings from Tiffany's. She also upgraded her pair 3 for 100 mesos bedroom slippers to an exquisite pair of Manolo Blahniks bunny slippers. Her actions mirrored that of Veira4's, who downgraded from his branded Emenegildo Zegna Oriental Fury Coat to cheap noob clothes when suspected of Oracle GM's Whister's murder. "These suspects", says Popo, Chief Superintendent of ZPG Police Station, "they all act in the same way. Any sudden change in clothing is a sign of guilt."

Police are unable to recover the lost donations at this point of time. Anyone with information, please contact Popo.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Newsbytes - HHG

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Newsbytes - Missing I/L Wizard Found After 5 Days

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