History YMMV / MapleStory

* EvilIsSexy:
** Hilla wears bare minimum clothing and Orchid is dressed in an evil black uniform that borders on being a fetish outfit. Carta The Sea Witch also shows this in spades, not being so much evil as apathetic and disinterested in humans to the point she doesn't care if they're in trouble. [[spoiler:Kyrin]] as well, as her motivations lean towards the selfish anti-hero end of things at times. And finally, let's not forget [[spoiler:Empress Cygnus]].
*** True Hilla from the upcoming final dungeon update wears lingerie and nothing else.
** On the male side of things, Magnus's rugged appearance has gotten him his own fair share of fangirls. On a lesser note, there's [[{{Meganekko}} Will]] and [[KingOfBeasts Von Leon.]] The White Mage himself is considered a {{Bishonen}} even in universe.

* LowTierLetdown: Jett has run of the mill stats (alongside a mechanic of ''re-configuring them randomly'' with a randomly dropped item), "okay" skills, absolutely ''piddling'' damage output (making her a worse DeathByAThousandCuts situation than ''Mercedes''), relies [[CriticalHitClass entirely on critical rate]], and is a GlassCannon, giving her the moniker of possibly the worst class in the game even after multiple re-balances. She briefly got a surge of activity after the Override update, though... because there was a [[GoodBadBugs bug]] that gave her a zero cool-down on a map-wide attack. Once it was patched, Jetts faded out of the game once again.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: While there's little to no language or sexual themes, this game is actually kind of sad and scary under those cute, pixelated graphics.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Pretty much the entirety of [=FriendStory=] is so hilariously bizarre that it falls under this.

** When taking the ship between Orbis and Victoria Island in either direction there is a 50% chance two Crimson Balrogs will show up and kill everyone on the ship (unless at least one person onboard is around level 100 or higher, which is around the level the Balrogs are at, and able to defeat them or if you spend the trip safely inside the cabin), making you go back to where you were. However, there’s also a safe zone inside the ship, which is where everyone would hang out anyways.

** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW0ZN2ilLqs Urban Street]]'', the music for the Friendstory world map, sounds a bit like a more upbeat version of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBT1Cspwss Fourside theme]] from VideoGame/EarthBound.

** Most jump quests. You have to jump onto several platforms with pixel-perfect accuracy. Miss, and you fall down, losing half your progress if you're lucky and having to start all over otherwise. Oh, and there are hazards that inflict minimal damage, but the knockback will really hurt. They're so bad that players have practically given up on the game because of it. When it was revealed that the Wondroids were gated behind '''''multiple''''' jump quests, to say community backlash against this revalation was severe would be a massive understatement.
** As bad as jump quests are, shooting galleries seem hated even more. For these (thankfully rare) parts of some quests, you have to use the mouse to position a crosshairs and shoot targets that are often very small and move ''very'' fast. You have a short amount of time and a limited supply of ammunition, and nastier ones have targets you have to avoid, or even penalize you for missing.

* TierInducedScrappy:
** Jett has run of the mill stats (alongside a mechanic of ''re-configuring them randomly'' with a randomly dropped item), "okay" skills, absolutely ''piddling'' damage output (making her a worse DeathByAThousandCuts situation than ''Mercedes''), relies [[CriticalHitClass entirely on critical rate]], and is a GlassCannon, giving her the moniker of possibly the worst class in the game even after multiple re-balances. She briefly got a surge of activity after the Override update, though... because there was a [[GoodBadBugs bug]] that gave her a zero cool-down on a map-wide attack. Once it was patched, Jetts faded out of the game once again.
** Kanna manages to be at both ends of the scale, having one of the most coveted abilities in the game (Kishin Shoukan, a skill that halves the respawn time for mobs in the map) but otherwise middling damage output, leading to everyone wanting a Kanna with them so they can train faster, but nobody wanting to be a Kanna.

** In the past, there used to be a "world record" for a group of players on a server killing Zakum, the first of several bosses that used to require a raid of people to fight, in around two minutes. There is also a [[http://youtu.be/8hQbd2YPmo4 video]] of a newer class, the Angelic Buster, kill Zakum ''on her own'' in ''four seconds''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Reboot provided free-to-players a way to play the game without having to contribute to the pay to win formula as much as other servers.
** After appearing as an AntiClimaxBoss, Will is given a proper fight in the Arcane River. And thankfully, [[ThatOneBoss he's actually hard this time.]]