Mapler

English

Etymology

From maple +‎ -er.

Noun

Mapler (plural Maplers)

1. A player of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game MapleStory or related games.
   • 2008 July, “The desert is here to stay”, in GameAxis Unwired, Singapore: Hardware Zone, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53:

     Well Maplers, here’s a piece of good news we’d all want to jump for joy. MapleStory has brougt the desert to you, the never ending supply of sunlight and the countless amounts of desert mobs for you to slay your way through Ariant town!

   • 2012, “Asiasoft Jumps to Philippines with MapleSEA!”, in Nikka Mirai Yu, editor, Otakuzine Anime Magazine, number 73, [Quezon City]: PSICOM Publishing, pages 13–14:

     Through the server aptly named Artemis, the Goddess of Wildness, Filipino Maplers can now embark on their Maple journey and experience the world of MapleSEA for themselves. […] And with this launch of MapleSEA in Philippines, Asiasoft hopes that the Filipino gamers can join forces with Maplers in Singapore and Malaysia to reach new heights in MapleSEA.

   • 2018 October 8 (indicated as 2019), Hope Jensen Schau, Albert M. Muñiz Jr., Melissa Archpru Akaka, “The Cocreation of Brands”, in Stephen L. Vargo, Robert F. Lusch, Kaisa Koskela-Huotari, editors, The SAGE Handbook of Service-Dominant Logic, London; […]: SAGE Reference, →ISBN, part II (Value Cocreation), page 108, column 1:

     These players, also known as Maplers, travel around different town and areas in the MapleStory world to destroy monsters, solve in-game problems, and work together to defeat the evil bosses in party quests (PQs). […] The game can also be viewed as an online hang-out spot for Maplers. In a way, the game is very much like the real world in terms of meeting friends and complete strangers from all walks of life in a common place.

   • 2021 April 23, Chloe Prince, “Maplestory^[sic] Is Celebrating 16 Years With Its Own In-Game Hotel”, in TheGamer‎, Montreal, Que.: Valnet, archived from the original on 31 October 2025:

     MapleStory 2's servers were also shut down forever last year, much to the disappointment of many Maplers. […] Nexon is also encouraging Maplers to continue the 16th anniversary celebrations beyond the in-game event. […] All content tagged as such will be compiled on the Maple Memories website, where you can connect with fellow Maplers as you reminisce over the last 16 years of MapleStory.

Related terms

• Maple (“MapleStory”)