Lets Party till We Drop!!!

Well, anyone wanna party the whole day? I sure do cuz with the new changes implemented after JUMP patch, you will just be asking for more... Party Quests ( PQs ) are now one of the fastest way to lvl up ( not sure if characters above lvl 120 will be as fast as low lvl characters ). PQs used to be boring with nothing attractive enough; lousy rewards and less exp, but now the rewards are just too cool plus it gives a % of exp that will make you wants more. Imagine lvl up once every 3/4 Romeo and Juliet pq at lvl 100++ ( though is a bit long ). The monsters lvl inside each PQs will be adjusted to your party average lvl. For instance, if u got a party of 4 people with lvls 51, 63, 55, and 60, then the monsters lvl will be 57. So make sure you party low lvl players or you add more people into your party or you will be facing a hard time killing those monsters and I seriously mean it. Make sure to call me along when you are having parties...Cuz I will be joining!!!

Heres the link to the new revamp PQs!

Jump/Ascension Patch!!!

Are you ready to JUMP? (quoted from MapleSEA). As expected the patch has finally arrived. Again, BIG changes has been imposed; revamp in character skills (Warrior, Archer & Mage only), new events and most importantly....maps like Castle Walls (Von Leon Castle) no longer has Party Play Bonus EXP system. Which mean you won't recieve additional EXP even if you have a party of 6 people. Yup it will just be a normal map. That's pathetic. I mean, well, that's one of the places where high level characters would have went to train and now they make it a normal map. So I guess now training for high level characters will be hard once again but there is always hidden cards inside Nexon...we might lose this Party Play Bonus EXP system now but maybe in the future they might come up with something similar or better ^^ who knows. Anyway here are some changes in this patch:

1. [Game Content] Class Balance Adjustment

Soul Master Skill Revamp
-Power Strike: Damage % has been increased.
-Slash Blast: Damage % has been increased.
-Soul Blade: Maximum number of enemies it can hit has been reduced to 5. Attack range has also been increased.
-Self-Recovery: “MP Recovery Rate Enhancement” skill has been changed to “Self-Recovery”.
•The effects of Self-Recovery are applied even during battle.
-Panic: Cooldown applied, but maximum enemy targets and damage have been increased.
•Only 2 Combo Counts are used upon usage.
•Panic’s Darkness effect now also applies to boss monsters.
•Attack range has been increased.
-Coma: Damage has been increased and only 1 Combo Count is used upon usage.
•Coma’s Knock Down effect does not wear off during its duration.
•Attack range has been increased.
-Brandish: Starting Skill Lv. 1, it can hit up to 3 enemies.
Flame Wizard Skill Revamp
-Magic Claw(1st Job Advancement) : Max targeted number has been increased.
-Fire Pillar(2nd Job Advancement) : damage and range has been increased.
-Element Amplification : MP consumption increase has been reduced
-Fire Strike (3rd Job Advancement) : Changed to 3 consecutive hit skill, damage and max effective range has been increased
-Elemental Resistance(3rd Job Advancement) : Has been removed.
-Magic Critical (3rd) : New Skill that permanently increases the Critical rate and Critical minimum damage.
Wind Breaker Skill Revamp
-Archer Mastery (1st Job Advancement): New skill that increases attack range, movement speed, Accuracy, Avoidability, and increases the maximum movement speed limit.
-Double Jump (2nd Job Advancement): New skill that allows the character to jump forward twice consecutively.
-Storm Spike (2nd Job Advancement): New skill that fires a piercing arrow to the front.
-Concentrate (3rd Job Advancement): New skill that increases Attack Power and decreases MP consumption amount for a set time.
-Dodge (3rd Job Advancement): New skill that permanently increases Avoidability and turns all attacks used within 1 second after dodging into critical attacks.
-Double Shot (1st Job Advancement): Damage has been increased.
-Strafe (2nd Job Advancement): Has been changed into a 2nd Job Advancement skill. Master level has been lowered from 25 to 20.
-Wind Walk (2nd Job Advancement): Master level has been lowered from 20 to 10.
-Puppet (3rd Job Advancement): Master level has been lowered from 20 to 15. When the Puppet is summoned, monsters now always attack the puppet first.
-Arrow Rain (3rd Job Advancement): Attack speed and hit range have been increased. Has been changed into a 3-hit attack skill.
-Focus (1st Job Advancement): Has been removed.
-Storm Break (2nd Job Advancement): Has been removed.
-Thrust (2nd Job Advancement): Has been removed.

2. [Game Content] Mount Skill Revamp

Starting from 8th February 2012 after the JUMP patch, existing and newly learned mount skills will be moved to the new Mount Tab. By launching the skill tab you will see a new option called “Mount”.

3. [Game Content] Party Quest Revamp

New Party Quests
1. The Ice Knight’s Curse: ( Recommended Level : Level 30-69 )
2. Kenta in Danger: ( Recommended Level : Level 120 onward )
3. Escape: Lv. ( Recommended Level : Level 120 onward )
Recommended Level System
Recommended level system has been added to Party Quests. With this addition feature, the level requirement for the existing 9 Party Quests have been modified.
•Moon Bunny’s Rice Cake: (Recommended Level : Level 20-69 )
•First Time Together: (Recommended Level : Level 20-69 )
•Dimensional Crack: (Recommended Level : Level 20-69 )
•Forest of Poison Haze: ( Recommended Level : Level 70-119 )
•Remnant of the Goddess: ( Recommended Level : Level 70-119 )
•Romeo and Juliet: ( Recommended Level : Level 70-119 )
•Lord Pirate: ( Recommended Level : Level 70-119 )
•Resurrection of the Hoblin King: ( Recommended Level : Level 120 onward )
•Dragon Rider: ( Recommended Level : Level 120 onward )
Daily 20% Exp Bonus

A party quest will be randomly chosen and recommended daily, Maplers will be awarded with additional of 20% EXP when they have completed the recommended party quest. New Exchange Reward for Dragon Rider Party Quest

From now on boss mob “Dragon Rider” will now drop a new token call “Sky Scale”. Upon receiving the “Sky Scale”, head to NPC Matada at Crimson Sky Dock to exchange for a tablet.

For more details on this patch, kindly refer back to MapleSEA official website. The link is here.