Scania (GMS)
Note: Korean MapleStory also has a world named Scania. This article is for the Global MapleStory Scania, and should not be confused with the Korean world.
Scania was the first non-beta world made available in the MapleGlobal version of MapleStory. As a result, it has a thriving economy and a very large population. This high population, however, sometimes makes Scania difficult or even impossible to access during peak times, such as after school hours and during the weekends. Even during off peak hours, Scania has many users online, most of which like to hang out on channels 1 and 2. It is advised to those with slow internet connections or low RAM to avoid those channels.
As Scania is considered to be home of the most experienced and seasoned Maple veterans, beginners are advised to start here. Be warned, however, that with such a large population of aged members comes a proportionally large community of scammers and hackers.
Notes
Channel 1 always has the heaviest population; it is mainly used to recruit members for Party Quests. Many do all their trading and chatting here as well.
Channel 8 is often the least populated.
Top 5 Scanians
Each world has a top five ranking. The top five players for Scania are: