Server Crash

This is frustrating .. I was having my 49 Gold Leaves in my storage and today I am supposed to get my 50th Gold Leaves ( GL ) in exchange for ultimate spirit pact pendant ( USPP ) Out of sudden, the server crash and when I re-log, the GL was gone. FML 

All thanks to the " sleeping " GM(S) which I don't know what the hell are they paid for. Nothing will be term that I will use in describing them. All this problems can only be done by hackers. Who else can resolves this issues if not them ? I sometimes wondered if the company had paid them enough to do their job .. Anyway .. no point whinning and complaining when things had happened and cant be fixed.

I do some mega(s) .. 2 to be exact in FM to lash out my frustration to GMS which of course I am doing as a personal satisfaction.. What can I say .. All I know Maple World is at the binge of doom if this continues, I am sure to QUIT very soon.

GTH

I know many might wonder why the post title is GTH. GTH is not Go To Hell but Got to Have. In regards of the latest event, Happy Ring is a must have for those who does not have a stats ring. I stil remember the prvious ring event which is Circle of Ancient Strength and Circle of Ancient Thought.

For those missed out the event of doing the rings above, the next GTH ring will be Happy Ring.The quest can be taken from NPC ( rabbit with a telescope ) and players are rewarded upon completion. In order to obtained the reward, player must do a mini alien-like jump quest. I am sure there are good " jumper " out there. The rewards are random though but why not give it a try. Good Luck !!

I am not planning to do the event above because I have a few rings of Circle of Ancient Strength and Circle of Ancient Thought ( Justin, 2011 )

SOK are required in order to transfer the ring ( William, 2011 )

Note: I did not put up Evolving Ring because almost everyone has it and it is a well known event.

Game Client Patch to v1.08

Dear Maplers,

Please be informed that we will be having a Game Client Patch to v1.08 and Server Maintenance on 15th September 2011 from 0900hrs – 1800hrs (+8 GMT).

Game Service will be down during this period of time. Please logout before this period of time to prevent any game disruption.

Functions that will not be available during the maintenance are:

• Maple Website

• Asiasoft Passport Registration

• @Cash Top-up service

• @Cash to Game Cash Conversion service

• Change of email address of AP account

• Change of AP password

• Change of AP security PIN

• Creation of game account

• Change of game account password

• Reset of game account password

• iNETs Top-up service

• @Cafe services

• @Key device services (One time password)

[Update]: Game Client Patch and Server Maintenance will be extended till 2000hrs (GMT +8).
[Update]: Game service for SG Gateway resumed at 1905hrs (+8 GMT)
[Update]: Game Client Patch and Server Maintenance for MY Gateway will be extended till 2200hrs (GMT +8).
[Update]: Game service for MY Gateway resumed at 2027hrs (+8 GMT)
[Update]: MY Gateway MTS will be temporarily unavailable until further notice

The upcoming patch of Version 1.08:

1. Saving Gaga Event ( 15/09/11 - 19/10/11 )

Baby Moon Bunny has spotted UFO sightings all over Victoria Island! What? Gaga has been abducted by the Aliens? The Aliens are invading our Maple World?

It is up to you to save Gaga and the Maple World!

   

Grandpa Moon Bunny will reward any brave Maplers who saved Gaga.

Happy Ring

Note:

• Permanent ring

1) Speak to NPC Baby Moon Bunny located in any town and he will send you to the Moon Corner map.

2) Talk to NPC Grandpa Moon Bunny to start saving Gaga.

3) Save Gaga multiple times to get random rewards from Grandpa Moon Bunny!

Note:

• You are able to save Gaga once every 3mins.

• Minimum character level of 13 to participate in this event.

 

2. Meso Dungeon Event (15/09/11 - 26/10/11 )

Good news to all the treasure lovers out there! Mr. Sandman, a coin collector is offering his items for your Cracked Mesos!

From 15th September 2011 to 26th October 2011, you are able to redeem prizes from Mr. Sandman using Bronze Cracked Mesos, Silver Cracked Mesos, and Gold Cracked Mesos.

Gold Cracked Mesos

Silver Cracked Mesos

Bronze Cracked Mesos

1) Look for NPC Mr. Sandman at Event Map.

2) Cracked Meso can be exchanged for higher tier of Cracked Meso. (e.g. Bronze Cracked Meso can be exchanged for Silver Cracked Meso)

3) Redeem gifts using Cracked Mesos.

Premium Meso Dungeon

Cracked Meso can be obtained in the Premium Meso Dungeon by purchasing a Meso Dungeon ticket from the Cash Shop.

Premium Meso Dungeon Ticket (1 time) – allows you to stay in dungeon for 90 sec

Talk to Maple Administrator to enter the Premium Meso Dungeon. There are 3 different types of Premium Meso Dungeons:

Gold Premium Meso Dungeon – Level 75 – 200

Silver Premium Meso Dungeon – Level 36 – 74

Bronze Premium Meso Dungeon – Level 10 – 35

Note:

• Minimum character level of 10 to enter Premium Meso Dungeon.

3. Triple-Tri-Trio Event ( 16/09/11 - 17/10/11 )

Here is your chance to get bonus EXP points as you hunt on every 3rd monster! Furthermore, the bonus EXP will increase with every hour you stay in the game.

So the longer you stay, the higher bonus EXP you will receive when you hit the 3rd monster. What are you waiting for?? Charge!!!!

• Less than 1 hr after login : no bonus EXP

• 1hr~2hr : 30% bonus

• 2hr~3hr : 100% bonus

• 3hr~4hr : 150% bonus

• 4hr~5hr : 180% bonus

• 5hr~6hr : 200% bonus

Source : MapleSEA

See also : Sept Event

Guide to CWPQ

Zakum Quest ( Activating Zakum Quest + Jump 1 & 2 )

The first video is activating Zak Qst.

The second video is Zak Jump 1. It is a bit fast but I hope it helps. I got stuck at the end there as you can see in the video above. The front part was ok and it is not that hard, just need to be careful at the end part. Try to use [ JUMP + UP ARROW + RIGHT ARROW ] to help you get through ALL the obstacles.

The third and forth video is Zak Jump 2. The is a few sec rest point ( intervals ) where it is a safe place. I purposely stop so that player know where exactly the safe spot is. If there is a "glitch", it means I combined 2 videos together. I also separate out the end of Jump 2 into the forth video clip to show player how to jump near ending. The front obstacles is a bit annoying but it is not as hard as the last one. It took me quite sometime to complete it as the last one always make me fall and  redo :(

Note: I am not sure why the videos are a bit blur, but when I watch it from my laptop it is fine ( maybe because I had the original clips ). If you downloaded the videos above, and watch it without enlarging it, the clarity of the video is there.

Disclaimer: All videos reproduce or post somewhere else should credited back to me. THX

Zakum Pre - Quest ( Key and Doc )

 

Note : I hold no credit for this as I got this picture from somewhere else years ago. The credit goes back to whoever created it.  

Zakum Quest Walkthrough

Zakum Mine Quest : Getting / Activating the quest

1. Player must be at least lvl 50 or above
2. Head over to El Nath to Chief's Residence and talk to respective 3rd job instructor
3. Ask them for permission to participate in Zakum Dungeon quest 

Zakum Mine Quest Inventory Recommendations :

1. 500 White pots or more
2. 500 sundae
3. Return Scroll to Nearest Town 
4. Dead Mine scroll ( optional : can be bought from Free Market )
5. 30 Hector Tails ( brown color )

Head over " The Door to Zakum " : End of Dead mine Map

Form a party ( even the party is only you yourself ) in order to enter

Reminder : Do not click wrong ( accidentally click Level 1 when player are suppose to do Level 3 ) as it will reset the quest log.  Player need to REDO from the beginning which is Level 1 AGAIN .. WTF right =.=!! 

Talk to Adobis to : 

Explore Dead Mine Lvl 1 :

1. Requires to collect 7 keys /  30/32 document or both : Time limit of 30 Mins
2. Equips items with fast attack spd

Keys location :

For those who are doing the documents :

The bracket indicates number of document available in the room. Once done, player will obtain fire ore from the Giant Chest. Exit to main map and talk to Aura ( NPC ) and player now may exit the map ( portal next to NPC )

Note : See also Zakum Pre - Quest ( Key and Doc )

Jump Quest Lvl 2 : Consist of 2 parts

Player will gain Breath of Lava upon completion of Jump Quest

Note : All credits in these videos goes back to the player in the videos 


Refinery Lvl 3 : Adobis will ask you for 30 Hector Tails 


End Results : 5 Eye of Fire

A Warrior-like Mage!!!

This time around I will be posting a guide on the new class; Resistance. I've tried playing all 3 of the jobs in Resistance ( Battlemage, Wildhunter, Mechanic ) and I've only played my Battlemage ( BaM ) till 4th job. Not that the other 2 jobs wasn't nice to play but I've prepared to play BaM even before it was release ^^.

BaM is another mage released by Nexon. Unlike any other mages, BaM can only use Staff as their weapon and BaM is the only mage that doesn't have Magic Guard which also makes them having the most HP among all the other mages.

AP build:

Before Big Bang ( BB ) patch-It is advisable to make your mage Luk-less. A luk-less mage at that time has higher damage than a Normal and Low Luk mages as 1 Int is equivalent to 1 Magic Attack ( MA ).

After BB patch-When BB arrived, it is the other way round. It is definitely not advisable to make a pure mage not unless you are really well funded. Making a Normal or Low Luk mage now is as good as making a pure mage back then before BB.

Own Experience-I've met a few Pure BaM and I've asked one of these BaM her damage range. She told me her highest damage range is 8k++ with Advance Dark Aura ( ADA ) lvl10 and her level was 125. When I reached that level, my range is 7k++. The difference here is because her glove and shield give high MA plus most of her equipment ( eq ) provide Int% potential ( ptt ). This tell us that going Pure is good provided you have the right eq and you're funded.

SP build:
1st job ( lvl10-lvl30 ):

 

End result SP used : 65 (max)

Triple Blow (20)

Dark Aura (20)

The Finisher (10)

Teleport (15)

Explanation:

Blow is basically BaM main attack and as for starter, you will learn Triple Blow ( TB ) in 1st job. As you job advanced, you will learn new blows with increased in number of hits and damage dealt. 4 SP should be put into TB and 1 SP into The Finisher ( TF ) at lvl10. Putting 1 SP into TF will reduce MP usage of recasting TB for last hit as TF works as a combo after casting TB. Continue putting SP into TB for higher damage. Once TB is max, you should max Dark Aura ( DA ). Auras is BaM special skill ( I will include a small section about Auras later in the guide ). TF is max next follow later by Teleport. Eventually, all the skills in 1st job will be maxed.

Place to train:
Basically, doing all the required quests and quests available at Edelstein will be enough to make your character to lvl30. That's what I did on my BaM.

2nd job ( lvl31-lvl70 ):

 

End result SP used: 123 (max)

Blood Drain (9) 

Staff Booster (14)

Quad Blow (20)

Dark Chain (20)

Blue Aura (20)

Yellow Aura (20)

Staff Mastery (20)

Explanation:

At lvl30, putting 1 SP into Quad Blow to replace Triple Blow as it deal more number of hits and damage, 1 SP into Dark Chain to make training faster as it will stun and drag mobs to you and 1 SP to Staff Mastery as it will stabilize your damage and increases critical rate and magic attack. Continue putting SP into Staff Mastery. Since at lvl30~lvl51, Monster Carnival ( MC ) will be your place of leveling, putting 3 SP into Blood Drain after maxing Staff Mastery will keep you from dying frequently while MC-ing. Thats what I did though I still die but I survive longer. The traditional '6 SP into Booster' will apply here too on Staff Booster for added attack speed. Then you can continue putting SP into Quad Blow for higher damage. Once out of MC, you will need to train by yourself. Mobility is important while you are grinding so Yellow Aura ( YA ) should be max next for better movement speed and faster attacking speed. Then, put in 8 SP into Staff Booster to make it to lvl14 for longer buff duration. Next put in SP into Dark Chain for higher damage. Max Blue Aura ( BA ) next and lastly, add in the remaining 6 SP into Blood Drain for higher HP drain and longer buff duration.

Place to train:

Lvl30~lvl51 will be at MC. Lvl51 onwards will be at Ludibrium's Toy Factory. At lvl60~lvl70, going to Ghost Ship pq will be ideal.

Why didn't I max Blood Drain and Staff Booster?

The reason is simple, if I were to max Blood Drain and Staff Booster then I will not be able to max my 2 Auras which is very important because you need to max YA and BA to activate the advance version of it at 3rd job and 4th job. Beside, maxing Booster won't make you attack faster and 3% of HP drained is ideal for me.

3rd job ( lvl70-lvl120 ):

*ADC-Advanced Dark Chain*

End result SP used: 153 (max)

Summon Reaper Buff (13)

Quintuple Blow (20)

Advanced Dark Cahin (20)

Dark Shock (20)

Body Boost (20)

Conversion (10)

Adv. Blue Aura (20)

Teleport Mastery (10)

Battle Mastery (20)

Explanation:

At lvl 70, put 1 SP into Quintuple Blow to replace Quad Blow, 1 SP into ADC to pull more mob and deal higher damage and 1 SP into Teleport Mastery to deal damage while you are teleporting through mobs. Add 1 SP into Dark Shock for fun ^^ and for its high damage. Then max Battle mastery as it increases your damage. Next you max Quintuple Blow follow by Body Boost. Body Boost gives different effect according to which Auras you are currently buffed with ( is possible to have Body Boost on all 3 Auras ). Conversion is max next for a better version of Hyper Body as it double your HP at max lvl. After that, you can max Dark Shock, ADC for higher damage and more mobs pulled and Adv. Blue Aura. Summon Reaper Buff is up last because it is a very useless skill ( but gets better in Chaos patch ) imo.

Place to train:

At lvl70, I train at Edelstein's Underground Mine. Lvl80 will be at Rex pq. If you can solo at Rex pq it will be good to do Rex pq till lvl120. For me, I do Rex pq and grind at MP3 when I reach lvl 90. 

4th job ( lvl120~lvl200 ):

At this stage there isn't any fix guide to follow as everyone has different chances on getting those skillbooks. But for me I will up my skills this way ( assuming I've all the skills at max lvl ):

*ADA-Advanced Dark Aura*

Whatever it is try maxing Finishing Blow and ADA a.s.a.p.

Auras

As we all know, there are 3 types of auras which are Dark Aura, Yellow Aura and Blue Aura. All these 3 auras give good buff and last forever (untill you die, recast or dispelled ) but sadly a BaM cannot cast all 3 auras together. When a new aura is cast the previous aura will be replace by the new aura. So in order to have all 3 auras avtive, you will need 2 other BaMs to activate the other auras. For example, A use Dark Aura, B  use Yellow Aura and C use Blue Aura. All these 3 BaMs will have the 3 auras buff. Aside from that, for the auras to affect other players, those players need to stand near the BaM or they will not get the auras buff. 

Lastly, I will like to thank my friend, Justin for telling me to read a guide 1st before allocating SP which if not I will definitely up wrongly on my BaM skills like how many of my fellow maplers did and of course Aider for his guide on BaM ( the guide that I followed ^^ ). Heres Aider's Guide on BaM. Thanks people for reading. Happy Mappling and Blessed Be.

Argghh .... !!!

Does this looks familiar ? Well, I would like to advise players out there who are tempted to try luck on the SURPRISE BOX. As an @cash player my self, I feel cheated, thus I am writing in this blog to share my dissatisfaction. 

WE all know that moneysoft ... OOPS ... I mean asiasoft is well known for " Money First, Players Second " policy which also means " pisau cukur. " ( " money scam " in English ) Readers cant say I am insufficient funds to fund my virtue character because money is the last thing on my mind in whatever I do. I am not bragging I am rich ( which of course I am ^^> ) but I have a very good financial conditions which of course I wont disclose ( family matters )

I spent hundreds of ringgit in surprise box to try my luck on permanent pet. However, all I get is cheap " Mega(s) ", random hair coupon and random lense coupon. Above all, those cheap " Mega(s) " are those basics one, not the whole world " Mega(s) " but only Channel " Mega(s) " .. How disappointing.

In conclusion : Do not try your luck unless player thinks that they are richer than me or those who are as rich as me willing to fall for this trap because it is just so NOT WORTH IT. Other than that, Good Luck to those who are going to try it out.

P/s : I also " Mega(s)" the Maple world and ask everyone to try their luck on " Nut Machine " instead after I feel " cheated. " I would rather spent my money on NUT MACHINES next time and not on surprise box where player buys a " nut cracker " and crack a nut ( found in-game ) to reveal some special items which I think have much more value as compared to the JUNKS randomly received from cash shop box surprise.