Nexon, the publisher behind MapleStory and Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders, has apologised for what they describe as a “serious breach of trust” and announced that it’s offering MapleStory: Idle RPG players full refunds for all in-game purchases made since the game’s release. MapleStory: Idle RPG, a free-to-play mobile spin-off of Nexon’s chibi-style MMORPG MapleStory, raked in a reported $100 million in in-game purchases within the first 45 days of its release on November 6, 2026. The self-described “whale” revealed that they’d spent roughly $8,500 on MapleStory: Idle RPG, and discovered that “the game lies” to players when upgrading two in-game stats, Attack Speed and Combat Power. Since then, other players have reported finding other deceptive (or otherwise incorrectly coded) gacha mechanics in the game. Worse still, players reported that Nexon had fixed some of the gacha-related inconsistencies without informing players afterwards, or compensating them.