Aristos MapleStory

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T00:03:00.000Z

I just wanted to say happy New Year to everyone. It's the 2nd decade of the 2nd millennium. I hope everyone had a good first 10 years.

The Return of the Adventurers

2009-12-31T15:04:00.000Z

It looks like the KMST updates will be patched into the game on the 7th of January. Though I noticed they haven't mentioned some of the updates, but this is just a patch preview so it is probably all of them. Some classes have also not been touched at all so I hope this isn't the end of these updates.

Christmas

2009-12-25T11:46:00.000Z

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it. But regardless I hope everyone has a nice day.

Here is a nice little message and hit from Nexon America.

Evan Release

2009-12-19T13:58:00.002Z

Well Evan released a couple of days ago. [Thursday the 17th of December]

I didn't get to create one until Friday. Every time I went to make one KMS went through a patch. There has been two patches since the Evan patch on Thursday. KMS are doing this a lot now. It's annoying, especially since now my game doesn't seem to want to patch and would rather just delete the EXE file but oh well.

I decided to make an Evan in the brand new Mir server. Since the release of Aran all the new servers have been themed after these new classes. I just made this Evan to see what's what before I start filming stuff. Being the new server it's quite busy with a lot of Evans.

But the launching of a new class wouldn't be complete without someone using a summoning sack to kill all the new characters. This was no exception. Though someone outdid themselves this time be using a Black Sack. I thought perhaps it was a fake Boss... Turns out it wasn't.

It's impressive that someone got a Black Sack on the new server. So I guess it will be a few days before someone can kill it.

So I’ll have to try and knuckle down this weekend and make my actual Evan. Though I’m not sure what to call it or what server to play on.

Evan Preview

2009-12-14T22:27:00.004Z

Only 2-3 more days until the Evan class is released! I can't wait. But as usual I have no time :(

I haven't even made an Aran on GMS for the rings yet. But anyway, just like with the Aran patch they have added a few bits and pieces into the game already. A few of the maps have already been added/altered and some of the new monsters are already in game:

Looks like Francis is up to his old tricks.

I uploaded the in game trailer yesterday. As I said it seems a lot more peaceful than the Cygnus and Aran trailers which all seem to be about war and fighting.

But they have also opened up most of the Pig Farm and have added the Pre Quests for Evan. Oh and since I got asked this a lot for Cygnus and Aran, you don't need to do these quests to make an Evan they are optional.

Before you can start the quests you must watch the earlier trailer. Then they start. It's just simple fetch quests. You need to collect 7 items for Cassandra. They have a really high drop rate. Most of the time when I accepted the quest the etc was already on the ground when I went back to the map I was hunting on.

On the 7th quest you get a reward. It is either a piece of Level 50 Dragon Armour or a 60% wand/staff scroll. I have only done this on my Aran and my Wind Breaker and both times I got the Tail Armour. Perhaps that is just a coincidence or maybe it has a higher rate?

Then I thought I would finish off with a little tour of the Pig Farm. Only some portals can be accessed so I just skipped the ones that can't. I am guessing they perhaps lead to the Evan tutorial maps.

The farm looks quite nice though not as nice as Rein or anywhere close to Ereb. But I think that is because it has to blend in with Henesys. Though for a Pig Farm there are an awful lot of eggs.

Since this is about the preview of Evan here is an earlier released trailer for the teaser website:

Oh and I apologise for the lag in the video. But I have had a lot of trouble with KMS lately. It took me a while to patch it that’s why I am a bit later with this.

Upload - Lv 51 Aran Faust Boss

2009-12-07T19:13:00.001Z

Well I was doing some quests in Ellinia and it so happened there were some Faust bosses down there. I didn't plan on filming anything but I thought I might as well.

As I dropped down to Faust at the bottom I mobbed up a bunch of Malady's to quickly build up my combo. Faust is an easy boss even for an underpowered Aran like me.

Music - Break It Kara

Upload - Lv 50 Aran Straw Target Dummy

2009-12-06T16:48:00.003Z

Don't worry; you’re not experiencing Déjà Vu. I had a fair bit of left over stuff from my Soul Master Vs Aran thing so I decided to put together a little separate video branched off from that.

Music - Heartbreaker G-Dragon (lol plagiarism)

Live

Soul Master Vs Aran

2009-12-06T02:09:00.004Z

Well there might be an interest in the equips used so to save me typing it all out I will just upload some screenshots. You can see them below.

Equips

If you are unsure of some item then just leave a comment somewhere or PM me on YouTube.

Common

Both have a Lv 5 Blessing for each other.

The gloves have been scrolled with 2 ATT

Soul Master

Aran

I chose the Pharaoh Belt instead of a White Belt for my Aran to make things more even.

As you can see my equips are beyond godly :P

Individual Footage

Soul Master

Aran

More from G-Star 2009

2009-11-29T15:38:00.006Z

Images and info after the break.

< Q&A >
오랜 시간 동안 사랑받는 이유가 무엇이라 생각하는지?
- 메이플스토리를 개발하면서 게임 역사상 오래되더라도 계속 발전하는 게임을 만들기 위해 노력하고 있다. 앞으로도 유저들이 좋아할 만한 더 나은 콘텐츠를 선보이기 위해 최선의 노력을 다 할 것이다.
신규 캐릭터의 등장은 캐릭터 수 증가로 이어지는데, 대비책은 마련되었는지?
- 서버 부하는 안정적인 서비스를 하고 있다. 2~3년전에 비해 높아진 하드웨어의 스펙으로 인해 더욱 안정적인 서비스를 하고 있다.

고레벨을 위한 콘텐츠 업데이트 계획은?
- 콘텐츠 강화는 계속 해오고 있는 상황이다. 15~110레벨까지 콘텐츠를 추가한 상태이고, 그 이상의 레벨을 위한 콘텐츠도 준비하고 있다.

신규 캐릭터의 추가로 스토리 부분이 덜 부각되는 느낌이다
- 시그너스기사단부터 스토리성에 많은 부분을 두고 제작했다. 특히 아란과 에반의 경우는 영웅 클래스로 어느 정도는 분리된 스토리성을 가지고 있다. 그동안 업데이트를 진행해 오면서 신규 직업 등장이 반응이 좋은 편이었다. 하지만 계속 신규 직업만 업데이트하는 것은 지루함을 줄 수 있기 때문에 다른 콘텐츠 역시 준비하고 있다.

에반의 업데이트 이후, 목표하고 있는 동시접속자는?
- 시그너스기사단이 세웠던 25만 돌파를 목표로 잡고 있다.

에반은 전직이 없는 형태이다. 특별한 이유가 있는지?
- 여러개의 직업군을 선탤하기 보다는 하나의 직업군에 개발력을 집중하여 캐릭터성을 키우고 캐릭터 자체에 재미를 더해 주기 위해서다.

기존 콘텐츠의 재활용 및 수정 계획이 있는지?
- 기존 콘텐츠의 재활용이라는 것은 신규 직업의 추가로도 충분히 가능하다고 생각한다. 기존 유저들에게 지지받지 못했던 콘텐츠들은 대규모 업데이트가 아닌 1달에 한번 업데이트하며 수정해 나가고 있다.

에반을 이용한 OSMU를 준비하고 있는 것이 있는지?
- 카툰 메이플스토리에 아란까지 나온 것으로 알고 있다. 아마 에반도 나오지 않을까한다. 넥슨 자체적으로 제작되고 있는 공략집, 빅토리 메이플 등은 2010년 초쯤에 활용될 예정이다.

메이플스토리2를 개발하고 있는가?
- 세부적인 내용까지 말할 수는 없지만, 메이플스토리2팀이 존재하고 개발 중인 것은 사실이다. 공식적으로는 팀이 구성되어 개발에 임한 것은 1년전부터라고 할 수 있다. 하지만 아직 사내에서 조차 공개를 하지 않은 상태이다. 좋은 모습으로 선보일 수 있도록 개발에 힘쓸 것이다.

There are a couple of interesting points in the Q&A. They are planning some major updates to MapleStory in 2010 but weren't too specific on what. They asked if they are planning any high level content. They said they have been focusing on level 15-110 content. Perhaps preparing players for a new high levelled area.

In summer they said they will release another new class or they might go back and revise some older classes. Could it mean skill updates like we have seen before? Or will it be something more drastic like changing the skills or creation processes?

They then went on to discuss MapleStory 2. Apparently they set up a development team last year. But no other information was given so who knows what the future brings. Some interesting stuff in there but it was all a bit vague, then again Q&A sessions usually are.

Links -

Game Watch
Beta News
Game Note

Upload - Lv 47 Aran C-1 (Roids)

2009-11-28T14:52:00.002Z

I had to leave this a couple of levels later because of accuracy issues. As you can see I still can't hit 100% but it's not an issue. By level 48 I could 100% hit them. It's a good map for almost any class really. Especially in KMS which has a real lack of training spots. It's a nice long flat map with a dense spawn. You can build up your combo fast and them combo smash the Roids into oblivion. You can also boost of the ledges with combat step.

Oh and just for the sake of it I used a warrior potion since again it's all I had on me.

This is a follow up to my Lv 45 Wind Breaker video:

Music - Lee Jung Hyun 이정현 - Vogue it Girl

Live

Evan 20 days and counting

2009-11-26T22:45:00.000Z

The Official teaser website for Evan is up and running.

http://evan.maplestory.nexon.com/

With it comes a bunch of teaser videos and a release date!

The website has a little counter just like with Aran and it states there are 20 days left till release. It will almost come out exactly 1 year after Cygnus release in KMS.

The website still has more to come. I think it will update again on Dec 3rd, so be sure to check back.

Nexon have also been previewing the Evan class at G-Star 2009. They have a special level 200 player and some special maps for people attending to test out Evan's. I've found some footage of that which I will upload tomorrow.

Here are the skill videos:

Upload - Lv 42 Aran B-3 (Mithril Mutae)

2009-11-25T22:09:00.001Z

Since I already found a video of an Aran at B-1 I decided to film this in B-3. It's a good map for an Aran. Perhaps if you have out crown B-1 but aren’t quite ready for C-1. You only need to move on floor back and forth since you can hit the Mithril Mutae's on the top platforms without jumping. I only jump because I’m weird and like to do that when I attack.

It's really easy to get a combo going on maps like these. You don’t really need to go out of your way to keep the combo going. At the end I gather all the mobs in the map together and kill them just to show how quickly and easily you can build up your combo if you have the right spawn of mobs.

Oh yeah, people seem to complain when I don't use an attack pot so I used the best I had on me. Personally I don't see what the big deal is but then again I’m more interested in the skills and playing styles of classes than the damage. I'm sure lots of people will find the damage weak and what not just like the Soul Master video so no need to bring it up over and over. I'm unfunded in KMS and I’m not bothered by it so you should be either.

This is a follow up to my Lv 42 Soul Master video

Music - 2NE1 Fire

MV (Space Version)

MV (Street Version)

Live

KMS Aran Mushroom Castle Training

2009-11-23T22:04:00.003Z

There are some nice maps here which makes it all the more sad that its' so short lived. With the heavy level restriction as well as all the various quests and PQ's you will have out levelled the area before you even know it.

The first map is Map 2 in the Mushroom Castle. It has Helmet Pepe's in it.

Level: 32
HP: 850
EXP: 71
Avoid: 12
Magic Defense: 36
Physical Attack: 93 (69 ~ 73)
Physical Defense: 30

It is split into a lower and upper section. It's quite a large map and practically flat. If you are playing an Aran it is best to traverse the map in a clockwise direction as you can take advantage of the ledges to get a boost of Combat Step. If you are quick enough up the later you can maintain your combo. It is a good map for mob orientated classes since it has quite a nice dense spawn. It might also be good for sharing with someone. One person talking the top and the other the bottom. It’s something I have never gotten to try. I also really like the death animation of these mobs. Do a Back Roll!

Music - Girl's Generation (SNSD) Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)

Genie MV

Can you recognise a certain NX outfit in that MV?

Genie Live

Boy's Generation - Genie (Tell me your wish)

O.O

The second map is Map 6 in the Mushroom Castle. It has Royal Guard Pepe's in it.

Level: 33
HP: 900
EXP: 75
Avoid: 13
Magic Defense: 38
Physical Attack: 80 (51 ~ 54)
Physical Defense: 25

It is again split into a lower and upper section. It's quite a bit smaller than the other map. If you are playing an Aran it is best to traverse the map in a clockwise direction again as you can take advantage of the ledges to get a boost of Combat Step. It also has a few sniping spots in it. The first being the portal at the left where no mobs spawn and the second being the two platforms attached to the ladders. So perhaps this map could do ranged classes as well. Overall as an Aran I prefer Map 2 as is has a much denser spawn and is a good layout for an Aran. My ATT face accessory expires about 2/3's of the way through the video? Which keen eyed viewers saw that I wonder? (Without rereading this first :P)

Music - After School Dream Girl

Dream Girl MV

Note - I had filmed this at Lv 32 but decided to film it again once I had obtained Combo Drain. Basically just to combine two things into one video. Keep in mind Combo Drain is only level one but you can see if I don't get hit too often even at Level one it can help maintain a constant level of HP.

There is also a tiny bit of lag in these videos as you can probably see.

KMST Evan Class

2009-11-21T01:33:00.002Z

Well as most will know there is a new class that has hit the Test Server in KMS called Evan. If you want to see more just look at my YouTube Channel for some early vids. If you want some info on the patch then you can check out Southperry.

I don't think it is a coincidence that Evan and Aran share similar names. I have little doubt now that we shall see a similar single Bowman/Thief/Pirate job show up in the future.

The Evan class looks very interesting so far, not like Aran's at all. So time to get your heads around a whole new class just after you made sense of Aran's.

Expect to see more Evan uploads in the near future.

Oh and how do you all like the new Evan themed banner?

KMS Aran - Cheating the Combo System?

2009-11-18T23:14:00.003Z

Combos, that's what Aran's are all about. It is what sets them apart from all other classes. They have two uses. Building up a combo increases your defence attack and criticals. It also unlocks certain skills. When you use one of these skills your combo count reduces back to 0. So in order to use the skill again or another skill you will have to build up your combo again.

However it is possible to have enough time to use two combo kills before the combo disappears. But can this really work? Is it possible to use two attacks of one combo?

All I have access to is Combo Drain (Buff) and Combo Smash (Attack), I am too lazy to level to 3rd job.

If you use Combo Smash and then quickly use Combo Smash again you will see the attack happen twice, one after the other. However it doesn't work. The first will but the second does no damage. You will see the animation and the mobs being hit and the damage appear but they lose no HP. The same goes for if you use it after Drain. So pretty much at a dead end there.

But if you use Combo Smash and then quickly use Combo Drain the attack will work as usual and the buff appears to work. You get the icon at the top right of your screen and your HP increases. But perhaps this is just client sided and your HP doesn't actually increase? It also happens if you use Combo Drain twice but what would be the point?

In the video I performed it twice in a row just to show it's easily done. All you need is some fast fingers and a little bit of lag.

I don't know how it works with the other skills that require a combo but I would imagine the principles would apply.

So I guess this is something too look into. My Combo Drain is only Level 1 so the increase doesn't have much of an effect. But if you were loosing a lot of HP I guess you would find out fairly quickly if it was just client sided.

It's really easy to perform and I guess gets you double use out of your combos. Maybe something for you guys to try out yourselves.

Music - Baek Ji Young (백지영) feat Taekyeon (옥택연) - My Ears Candy (내귀에 캔디)

MSEA Aran Release!

2009-11-18T22:29:00.001Z

Aran was released today in MapleSEA. I just want to say congrats and have fun! I know you'll enjoy playing the Aran class.

Aran Uploads

2009-11-15T23:25:00.001Z

With Aran’s impending release in MapleSEA mid next week I am going to start stepping up the Aran uploads. So expect at least 1 a day most likely more.

GMS Aran Release Date

2009-11-11T20:59:00.003Z

December 09 2009

Nuff said right?

TOP SECRET November Update Notes

2009-11-10T22:59:00.001Z

GM Oopia here, reporting to you from Nexon’s secret mountain fortress!

My fellow coworkers are buzzing with excitement. I think something major is coming to MapleStory soon, so I’ve been sneaking around disguised as a paper clip collecting as much intel for you as I can. I was able to get my hands on some scuttlebutt, yet the details are hazy… maybe you can help me make sense of what I’ve found so far?

With my paper clip disguise on, I carefully slinked over to the development department. The first piece of evidence I found was a top-secret document marked “J.A.” sitting on a developer’s desk. J.A.? Hmmm… “Jelly Abdomen?” No. “Jeopardy Answers?” Possible, but unlikely. “Job Advancement!” That makes sense! Job advancement is one of MapleStory’s coolest features. If dev has figured out a way to make it even better, I can’t wait to see what it is!

The next pieces of evidence I uncovered were a leash, a chew toy, and a collar in the break room. At first, I thought our office intern had gotten loose again. But then I noticed that the word “permanent” was inscribed on the collar, which left me even more confused. No one is weird enough to name their pet “Permanent,” even in our office. Then it hit me: this must be a part of whatever it is development is so pumped about… but I don’t understand what it all means. Help me!

Permanent Kino Pet.

On my way back to the GM Headquarters, I crept by a conference room where there was a whiteboard with some words frantically scribbled on it. The handwriting was awful, but I think it said “Wolf in sheep’s clothing party!!!” Whoever wrote it was very excited, which made me very excited. But what could it mean? Was it some weird office party coming up? We’ve had weirder, so that could be it. It might be some kind of new gameplay feature or event, but I can’t be sure. I’m perplexed. What do you think it means?

Sheep Ranch EVENT PQ

In any case, my curiosity was running wild! I saw the dev team gathering for a meeting. Since nobody ever suspects the paper clip, I was able to get close enough to hear a few words. I couldn’t make them out very well, but somebody said “points.” New kinds of points? New ways to earn points? What is it? “Dusty artifact,” the same voice said. Okay, now I’m totally confused. I inched closer to hear more clearly, but no luck. The last thing I could make out was “-ologist.” Biologist? Entomologist? Apologist? What does it all mean? I need answers!

Archaeology event (Glasses Eye Accessory)

My quest to discover what was coming to MapleStory was presenting me with more questions than answers. Discouraged, I trudged back to the GM Headquarters and flopped down at my ultra-cool Superdesk 5000. I was almost ready to give up and make myself feel better by treating myself to some new Gachapon when I spotted an envelope lying on my keyboard. Could this be the answer I was looking for? I ripped it open and read the letter inside.

          Oopia,

          If you stop snooping around, I will get you tickets to the big game.
   I have my eye on you.

               - Anonymous

Who is “Anonymous”? I don’t know anyone with that name. Are they friend or foe? Wait… “tickets”… “game” … this must be another clue! What in MapleStory has tickets? How can it get even better? Do you have any idea? Because I sure don’t!

I can’t figure it all out, but I know I’m getting closer. This much is clear: whatever is coming soon is going to be at least ten kinds of awesome. I’ll keep snooping around for more clues. This time, I think I’ll disguise myself as a ceiling tile and see what the design team is doing. As soon as I have more intel, I’ll report back to you. Until then, happy Mapling!

               - GM Oopia

Speaks for itself gach update.

200th Upload GMS Halloween 2009 Events

2009-11-07T22:08:00.007Z

Wow 200 uploads already, and still plenty more of my own and ones I have found to upload.

Halloween this year was definitely better than last year’s, which was just recycled KMS events with all the good bits removed. I will point out right now that this is a focus on the quests and story so it will mostly be just text. Again if it is boring just stop watching as nothing will change. I have tried to let the text show itself so you can read it with the video playing without having to pause it every 2 seconds. This of course increased the length a lot so it had to be split into two parts. But since it was going to be split I also added some of the other quests in too.

The original Haunted Mansion was added in 2007. It was somewhat controversial as you needed Halloween NX clothes to enter. Though they were really cheap to buy and it looked fun so I ventured in. What I found inside was a fun place with a nice story and cool rewards (Toymaker Items.) The mansion was really fun as it was a total maze and the pumpkin vault was really fun too.

Skip forward to 2009 and we get part two of the story.. Oh dear. What went wrong? It seems like they wrote up the story in a hurry one day 5 minutes before they were leaving work. It's pretty stupid and sort of nonsensical. On the plus side is that it is free for all, the reward is good again and it has some nice new maps for training.

I would watch it in YouTube so you can see it in better quality.

The story revolves around a new family that has moved into the Mansion. A little girl named Olivia is stuck outside and she needs your help to save her father.

She can't get in because monsters are guarding the gate.

For her first quest she wants you to kill 100 Twisted Jesters. (The quests are split into 3 difficulty levels depending on what level your character is. If my character was a lower level I would have to fight weaker monsters.)

The best place to do that is in new maps created in the fireplace. Woo springs are fun! Or just annoying.. Twisted Jesters are right at the top. So after you kill them job done head back to Olivia and go on your merry way. Wait what the monsters have locked your dad in the Piano Room and stolen the keys!? Those evil B@st*rds! However she doesn't know what key it is so you will have to go get a bunch. 25 Bronze/Silver/Gold. To me it seemed Gold had a lower drop rate compared to the other two. You can see by my total key count at the end that I almost had double the amount of the others. They dropped from all mobs in there so it didn't matter where you went.

After you get all the keys she will find the right one and slip it in a letter for her father. So you can go and free him, simple. Well it would be if Joe wasn't such a coward.

He has a phobia of dark hallways and apparently the only way to cure that is to kill monsters. Yeah that makes sense. Why did he even buy the house in the first place? He wants you to kill 100 Sophilia Dolls and 1 Voodoo, what just one? Okay whatever.

So I’ve killed them all now you'll grow a pair and leave right? What!? You won't leave until the place is clean? That's just ridiculous. But fine ok I'll play along. So of to see Steward, who we found out was a ghost in 2007 so how can he be his butler.. Anyway.. Steward isn't too happy, but who would be the place is a dump. So then he starts reminiscing about the good old days. What I don't want to know your life story are you going to clean or not? Huh go see Jonas about all the ghosts but what does that have to do with cleaning the mansion? But no you can't just go and see him you need to bring him 10 Tombstones.

The Tombstones dropped from all monsters, at a decent rate. Reading the description it says "I wonder who this tombstone belongs to?" Yeah so do I and also why do cursed toys have them and why does Jonas even want them?

He says that he isn't the one doing the haunting and if anyone is it's you, uh ok. He goes on to say he has seen his daughter around the house and wants you to look for her and get Sophilia's favourite doll. All you need is the Doll you don't need to search for anyone.

After you bring back the Doll you will gain the trust of Jonas. He will tell you about the Mansions secret. A hidden room that the butler has been protecting. So back to Steward. He says there is a powerful monster hidden away and if you bring him 20 dolls he will give you a chair. Very random but sure why not. He also says that you will need to join a party because the monster is too powerful to kill alone, even though it totally isn't... But anyway time to find a party.

So of to Channel one and team up with some random people.

*Warning* - Don't try this at home for the sake of your own sanity. Always party people you know or even better yet solo it.

So after you find a party make your way inside the secret room. Which you find out is Olivia's room. You will need to summon Olivia by typing her name into the book in the room. After which she will summon and come bursting out of the mirror as a hideous monster. But wasn't she a little girl?

The fight is really easy just annoying since she casts blindness constantly she can also dispel and 1/1 you but it's still easy. There was a glitch before where that if everyone put in Olivia then multiple bosses would summon. I thought this was really great and made it more fun but it turns out it was a glitch and removed. A glitch that remains and seems to remain with most GMS content is missing hit frames which make the fight a little more annoying. I have seen 0-5 dolls drop from each kill so if you split fairly or solo it doesn't take that long. The thing that really slows it down is the 3 times a day restriction. I assume this was put into place since you can get the chair as many times as you want by repeating the quest. So far I have 3 chairs and I think I’ll just leave it at that. There are also three versions of Olivia depending on your level this was the toughest.

So after all that nonsensical dribble you are rewarded with a chair. Sure it doesn't make much sense but it's a pretty awesome chair! Pretty big too. But not only do you get the chair you get the truth! The vital pieces of info that makes this whole mess come together and make sense, or not.

So it turns out Olivia was really the second daughter of Jonas. Even though it was definitively pointed out in the original mansion quests that he only had Sophilia. Olivia had returned to get revenge on her father but found out he had died, should have come back sooner then.. So instead she decides to get revenge on everyone. He neglected her and let her die of starvation so I can see why she would be a tiny bit upset.

So there you have it the whole story and it still doesn’t really make sense. At least the first one had a nice concurrent story with a good built up and a clichéd but nice twist at the end. This somewhat ruins the haunted mansion, well ruins is too strong a word. But if you were to combine two parts of the story as a whole it definitely tarnishes it a bit. Oh well. I still enjoy this type of thing and would rather have this than past events like Halloween candies and Pumpkin Baskets.

Hey wait a minute who the hell was Joe then? Ah whatever, just let it go.

There are also some other Halloween quests. The first is Cassandra's Trick or Treat. She wants you to collect 31 candies. The monsters in the mansion have a higher drop rate which is convenient since no doubt you will be doing quests there anyway. I have done it a few times and have only ever got Green Gummy Slimes which aren't much use. But it's not like you need to go out of your way for the quest.

The next quests are more interesting. They involve Witch Malady. She will create some unique use items for you. You need a few ingredients to make them. Including Frog Eggs and Cat spittle which you get from two new bosses that roam around the towns.

They start of small and you can only do 1 damage to them so not something to solo.

Then once they die they transform into larger versions that attack and can be damaged normally. They haven't been flagged as bosses so they can be poisoned, webbed and sniped. So classes without those skills stand no chance at all.. The Cat also has missing hit frames which is annoying especially if you freeze it, it can't be attacked. Though that can be fun since it really annoys people. The most interesting item is a 40 Att pot.

The other Event is an exchange quests. You can exchange Dark Tokens for equips and chaos scrolls to use on them.

The most interesting item is a 1 ATT belt which can be chaos to give a good amount of ATT. The tokens only drop from bosses and Area bosses so trying to get them is just an annoying pain and no fun at all. There was a glitch that made the tokens drop from Newties. So everyone that was able to abuse the glitch has nice scrolled items and everyone that couldn't is left without them. Yep sounds like your typical GMS event.

Boss Battle -

For those just not interested in the quests here is a complete boss solo.

She casts Darkness a lot... She can dispel and 1/1. You can also get the zombify status. I believe that comes from the stuffed animals she summons and not Olivia herself.

The battle isn't hard, almost disappointingly easy for the highest level PQ. They seem to have exchanged difficulty for annoyance. I mean seriously could she cast darkness anymore? Makes soloing it annoying. Its not challenging at all for a full party.

I think I would give this boss an overall 4/10. I really like the Style/Animation/Sound but it's the game play that sucks. The missing hit boxes are an annoyance too. You manage to get rid of Darkness only to watch your attacks go right through her then have darkness cast on you again. Also it was more fun when you could summon multiple Olivia's but sadly this turned out to be a glitch.

The Music is from Pokémon Platinum/Pearl Diamond. Battle against Team Galactic Boss.

This is a remixed version from YouTuber Callyfin

KMST 1.2.262 Neo City 네오씨티 Tour

2009-10-30T23:27:00.006Z

As I have said before my knowledge of Korean is virtually zero so take all the names here as just rough place holders rather than definitive translations. The only thing you can be sure of is Neo City since that is a nice clean direct translation. This is just a quick Tour all filmed by the same person so thanks to him. It is a bit sketchy and the quality isn’t the best but it's good enough for now. I'll be on look out for new and better videos to upload in the future.

Neo City is the latest Themed Dungeon to be added to KMS. It is based on the JMS World Tour Neo Tokyo. It is accessed through Minar Forest in Leafre.

Currently it is for players LV 70+. You will also need to be in a party of at least two at all times to enter and remain inside.

Like Kerning Square Neo City has taken a nerf in level compared to the original. This is more based around the 8x level range as opposed to 15x of Neo Tokyo, quite a disappointment for some people.

It’s Neo Tokyo in looks and Sound alone. Nothing of the original story remains. It’s something completely different. It still takes place in different time periods but it doesn’t have much choice since Neo Tokyo is fragmented. Though this seems a lit more fragmented. You travel through the Clock Shaped portal and arrive in a certain year. The chronological order of the maps differ from the one used in Neo Tokyo/ The maps seem to consist of a few maps then a boss at the end. I noticed that there is no video if the Gatekeeper Bernex in KMS. So I’m not sure where it fits in.

Year - 2021
Entrance to the village

Red Slime
Lv 70
HP 15000
EXP: 338

Silver Slime
Lv 71
HP 15100
EXP 346

Gold Slime
Lv 72
HP 15200
EXP 354

For some reason they have put slimes on this map. Red/Silver/Gold. They range from LV 70-72. The backwards walking thing is apparently a bug and has subsequently been fixed. And here was me thinking that everyone in the future walked backwards. Oh well.

Year - 2099
Midnight Harbor

Overload A
Lv 75
HP 15000
EXP 330

Overload B
Lv 75
HP 15000
EXP 330

Bergamot 1
Lv 77
HP 40000
EXP 0

Bergamot 2
Lv 77
HP 65000
EXP 0

Bergamot 3
Lv 77
HP 40000
EXP 3000

This is based on Odaiba. It has Overlord A’s and B’s. B’s are the pink ones. I am not sure why they bothered to add a second but a lot of this content seems questionable. You will also notice that these don’t fly like the ones from Neo Tokyo. They just give the appearance of flying. They also don’t seem to cast zombify. At the end is the boss Bereugamoteu, which is Bergamot in JMS. Though it still has 3 stages it’s much easier.

Year - 2215
Bombed City Center

Robby / I.AM.ROBOT
Lv 77
HP 19000
EXP 165

Iruvata
Lv 79
HP 23500
EXP 750

Dunas
Lv 81
HP 110000
EXP 3800

A bigger leap forward in time now. This is from the Akihabara maps in Neo Tokyo. It has Iruvata’s and for some treason I.AM.ROBOT’s from NLC. Seems a bit random. I know they are robots but I don’t think they really fit the look of the place. They all seem to have the same attacks but just lower damage since they are lower levels. At the end of all the maps Dunas awaits. Who is again much weaker than the original.

Year - 2216
Unauthorized City Crossroads

Afterlord
Lv 82
HP 29000
EXP 1220

Prototype Lord
Lv 84
HP 31000
EXP 1440

Aufheben
Lv 85
HP 320000
EXP 4300

This area is based on the Shibuya maps. It has Afterlords and Prototype Lords in it. At the end awaits the boss Aufheben who is embarrassingly easy compared to the original

Year - 2230
Dangerous Tower Lobby

Armour Suit A
Lv 86
HP 32000
EXP 10300

Armour Suit S
Lv 88
HP 37000
EXP 1920

Armour Suit D
Lv 89
HP 40000
EXP 2064

Oberon
Lv 90
HP 450000
EXP 5500

This is based on the Roppongi Mall area. It has both types of Mavericks inside. Though their names have been changed but I’m not sure what it would translate too exactly. I think Armour Suit A/S/D but I couldn’t be definite. It even has the little jump quest style map at the end. After all that awaits the boss Oberon. Which is just the black haired boss that looks like Aufheben.

Year - 2503
Sky Battle Ship

Power Armour Suit A
Lv 91
HP 41000
EXP 2280

Power Armour Suit B
Lv 93
HP 43500
EXP 2520

Nibelung 1
Lv 95
HP 240000
EXP 0

Nibelung 2
Lv 95
HP 160000
EXP 0

Nibelung 3
Lv 95
HP 100000
EXP 6340

Another big leap forward in time. This Has Royal and Imperial Guards. They are now called something along the lines of Power Armour Suit A/B. They were bosses in JMS but appear to be regular mobs now. As you can see in the video they seduce. Unsurprisingly at the end is the boss Nibelung. As you can see it doesn’t currently work correctly. But this will just be a bug that needs to be fixed.

There seems to be quite a few bugs in Neo City, which is fine since it’s still in the Test Server after all. A lot were corrected in a recent patch. It makes me wonder if this is being rushed a little. It does seem a bit all over the place and very unpolished. Almost nonsensical in some respects. They have also kept the graphics the same. So there are still references to real life places and things that make no sense in the new context. I'm sure the thing that bothers most people is the huge drop in level of the area. It's a real shame to lose high level content. Personally I also think it's a shame to lose the story of Neo Tokyo which I found rather interesting. Also needing to be in a party to even be in the place is rather stupid. Especially since most bosses are so pathetically easy you could solo them.

I am sure most people would rather have Neo Tokyo than Neo City. But when it comes down to it it's better to have Neo City than nothing at all.

I wonder what World Tour content they will tackle next? I have a feeling it might be NLC/CWK. JMS has already had a go so perhaps KMS will too.

KMS Aran Vs Stumpy

2009-10-26T21:08:00.004Z

This is a follow up to my previous Wind Breaker video. I decided to go there at the same Level on my Aran just to compare. Though this shouldn't be about damage since my Aran was a lot better of than my Wind Breaker. I've tried to film similar things at similar levels on my Aran that I did on my Cygnus Characters.

Wind Breaker / Archer Vs Stumpy

I only filmed a couple of Stumpy fights before and felt it was a bit short. So I filmed most of them in the server this time. It's a bit long, but it should give you a good idea.

Music - 4 Minute Hot Issue.

Hot Issue MV

GMS Patch 0.77

2009-10-23T19:26:00.003+01:00

One of the biggest patches in GMS in terms of content to pick from.

These are just some old vids that might be of more interest now that the events are out in GMS.

Goldrich's / Gold Richie's Treasure Island Event

Witch's Treasure Event

Balrog Boss

Blog Update

2009-10-15T23:11:00.004+01:00

Update - Fixed. I'll upload a better quality version of the banner tomorrow as well. I'm in a bit of a rush :p

I have decided to make the Blog a bit wider so I needed a new banner. Things don't exactly line up right now but i'll fix it when I get a free moment.

KMS Aran - Combat Step

2009-10-15T22:44:00.013+01:00

Combat Step is a neat little movement skill that Aran's get in 1st job. It's not really like any other skills. Its what I always envisioned Pirates dash to be when I first heard about it. You can assign it to a key or double tap a direction. Your character will be thrust forward. It's somewhat like teleport but of course you can't go through objects. At max it will boost you a distance of 1000 whereas max teleport sends you 150 in distance. Sounds crazy? Well when you are on a flat surface you will boost nowhere near that much. You only get that effect if you boost of the edge of a platform. In Tespia (Test Server) you used to be able to activate it in mid air to get this effect but it was removed.You must be on the ground to use it like a Soul Master/Dawn Warrior. You can however still somewhat get a boost on a flat surface if you use Combat Step at the same time you get knocked back by a monster. You can see it in some of my videos if you look closely. The distance might not be so big on a flat surface but it definitely works for Arans. It flows together with attacks pretty seamlessly if you use it correct. However it has a small delay between uses.

I start by just combat stepping of some platforms. You may want to look at the mini map to get a better idea of the distance you travel. Oh and Ill also note now that my combat step was at various levels during filming so the distance will alter slightly. Though 90% of it is with max Combat Step. It's quite different from using flash jump of a ledge. You get propelled forward at such a greater rate. It's like a rocket blasting of. You can also use it to bridge small gaps, like on the way to Zombie Mushmom to cut out some time like Night Lords etc do. Though compared to other skills it is somewhat limited in that respect.

Next up I try and I do emphasise try to show jumping after you use combat step. It's not as easy to do as jumping after you teleport. If you time it right you can get a boosted jump. You still retain some of the speed of Combat Step as you jump. But Im a bit hit and miss at it, Hopefully if you look carefully you can see when I get a bit of a boost and when I don't.

If you want to put me to shame and watch a pro doing it check out this video:

Time for me to go and do some serious practice :|

You can also combine this while combat stepping of ledges like I mentioned earlier to get an even greater distance. As you can see you do get a fair amount of extra distance from a single Combat Step by doing this. You can use it to bounce onto or over things too like platforms and monsters. I'll come back to the idea of keeping Combat Steps momentum by jumping later.

Next up is using it on icy surfaces (El Nath). I know there are a few videos of this already but since I am making one on combat step I couldn't not include it. All I can say is wow... Then Ill say never go do it. It will cost you a lot of pots and you'll never want to leave El Nath. The momentum you build up on the slipper surface is crazy. You really need to try it out, watching it doesn't do it justice. No other movement skill/mount can keep up with it. The downside I suppose is that it makes using combat step during training an absolute nightmare since you will overshoot everything. Though you can just buy snowshoes to nullify the effect and who would train their Aran in El Nath anyway?

I tried a few Combat steps without moving. Just pressing the skill key. You can see how much distance you get there with each use, it is quite considerable. Then I tried forcing yourself to stop by walking in the opposite direction. As you can see it doesn't really work. To stop you will need to hold the direction you are moving in and jump. You will come to a much quicker stop. But as you can see you can also jump after each Combat Step on the ice just as before, though its a bit of a pain to do.

Now on to Aqua Road. Nothing really interesting here more informative. As you can see Combat Step works perfectly fine on flat surfaces in water. Unlike say Flash Jump which is pretty useless in water. The only thing you will notice is that you get nowhere near as big a boost of platforms as you normally would but it's still a considerable distance.

And finally to tie it all together. Keeping the water theme and going back to what I said about retaining the momentum by jumping. I'm sure everyone has tried playing around in the water around the Nautilus. But by Combat Stepping there you can get a pretty neat effect. Normally you can only get one jump of each Combat Step, but the water's surface allows you to get a good number of jumps from each Combat Step keeping the momentum and bobbing along the water's surface. Just like skimming a stone. The trick is to go against your instinct and press your jump key about 1 second after hitting the water. I came back here at various intervals to film different levels of Combat Step. Does this have any use? None that I can think of. Is it any fun? Hell yeah.

I've probably missed more tricks that Combat Step can do but this should at least give you a good idea. There is a lot more to it than first meets the eye. It is a skill I have had a lot of fun playing around with and is also a great skill for use in training.

^Looks like I was right and did miss out a couple of things.^

Combat Step+

This is just a little additional video for my blog post on combat step. No cool or flashy thimgs in this one sadly, just the basics.

I never really talked about the use of Combat Step on uneven surfaces. Basically you're looking at peaks and troughs. If you use Combat step at the peak of the surface you will get a slight boost but if you use it in one of the troughs it will be nerfed. This is really obvious on large surfaces like in the Ant Tunnel. But you do get a more interesting effect when the bumps are a lot smaller. Like those in the Kerning swamp.

You get a somewhat weakened El Nath effect. If you are on a peak you will slide a bit when you use Combat Step. You can see when I Combat Step of the platform in the swamp I continue to slide forward when I land. It's interesting but not very practical for training.

- Combat Step Music -

Lucky Me by Tommy Heavenly6.

Roller Coaster Ride by Tommy Heavenly6.

-Combat Step+ Music-

Wait till I can dream by Tommy Heavenly6.

It's Over...

2009-10-13T18:57:00.003+01:00

... The Neo Tokyo uploading marathon is over. It's safe to come out now.

Some loved it and some hated it. But they are all there now so things can get back to normal, starting tomorrow.

I'll get back to posting Aran videos, since lucky MapleSEA gets it next month! I have a good number of them saved up now, and I'm always on the lookout for more.

Tripple Upload

2009-09-23T22:16:00.005+01:00

Too many videos and not enough time.

I uploaded Neo Tokyo videos today as i said i would. But KMST also went through a patch which added new interesting content in the form of a pq.

I decided to re-uplaod the video posted on Insoya since i am unsure of the level range of the PQ and might not be able to film it myself when it is added. If i can do it then i will film myself and upload it. It looks rather fun so i can't wait.

The name in Korean is 안개바다의 유령선 which translates to phantom of the sea fog so I assume it's something like foggy sea in English. The name if the first map is 난파된 유령선 which is Wrecked Ship so I added that to the title as well since I am unsure of the name.

Originally uploaded at http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=18435508

Info from Insoya

http://www.insoya.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=bbs12&no=305

To enter you need to be in a party of 3-6, and find an opposing team of equal numbers just like CPQ. This is a PVP style PQ.

There are 5 stages and the final stage is a Boss fight.

I believe for the first 4 stages the two teams are separate and you can see the other teams progress on the bar at the top of the screen. The team's then meet up for Stage 5

The party who deal most damage in the fastest time win the final stage boss fight.

The mobs drop new 30/70% scrolls that can be used on Belts/Pendants/Rings

You lose 5 points upon death so I am assuming you can perhaps resurrect like CPQ?

The mobs are borrowed from Singapore (with some new ones added) and the music is from Masteria.

There are 3 new player statuses in this PQ. The first stuns you and causes the screen to become dark, only illuminating the area around you. The second seals you from using pots.The final one appears as a moving joystick above your head. It causes movement damage. If you don't constantly move your character you will take damage.

The current level range of the PQ is 60+

There were also some really interesting items added as well, that look linked to the PQ.

As usual Southperry has all the info - Read

So I heard you like robots?

2009-09-22T19:24:00.002+01:00

Since MapleSEA is getting Neo Tokyo in it's next patch I guess now would be a good time to re-upload some of the Neo Tokyo videos I have found.

I have also found some more Aran videos from the official server which I will upload eventually. I decided to not upload most of the KMST videos since they contained jump combat stepping which you can't actually do anymore.

Aran Vs Time Temple Area Bosses

2009-09-19T20:22:00.009+01:00

I was able to find a fight against Lilino/Lilynouch that someone had filmed to complete the set of these 3 bosses. I've put all 3 of these together in one post since there was some time between uploads.

If i can find a complete fight with Dodo I'll upload that since the only one i found was incomplete but it was enough to get the idea.

The Raika/Lyka and Dodo fight are from the same player and they are from the Tespia Test Server. The Lilino/Lilynouch fight is from the official Server.

It can be quite surprising how Aran's can completely dominate bosses. It is particularly evident the Raika/Lyka video.

Dodo

Lilino/Lilynouch

Raika/Lyka

Aran Vs Giant

2009-09-12T13:41:00.001+01:00

With a name like Giant I was expecting big things. I really liked the look of the boss and couldn't wait to fight him. But as with most things the anticipation is usually greater than the experience. I wanted to film a good battle but it was all over so fast. I didn't even have a pink tube either. Oh well his skill animations looks good but he might as well have just been Francis again, I don't think anyone would be in danger of dying there. Stopping me from jumping is a pretty pointless skill to give him since the map is completely flat but whatever. I still enjoyed it as it is a nice break from the usual pace of MS. It is also important because it is part of a quest chain to get the skill Combat Smash.

Aran Vs Doll Master

2009-09-12T13:13:00.007+01:00

Aran fight against Francis the Doll Master. Just like Cygnus, in fact almost identical the first time. Though you get to fight him 3 times instead of just once with Cygnus.

You are given a special Level 29 Pole Arm for this fight that expires the next time you log out.

Woah what kind of wild party is going on in here? Maybe I should have knocked first. Although you can't see it in the video, the self appointed master of disguise Baroq was also there. It would have been a lot more fun to fight him but oh well.

This is the third battle against Francis. He really needs to learn some new tricks. Once seduce wore of he stood no chance.

It's essentially just the exact same fight just in three different locations. I do find fighting these mini bosses for quests and skills fun however. It's much better than collect/kill 100 of this that and the other but still, they could make it a little more interesting and fun.

KMS Ver. 1.2.83 Closed Section

2009-09-05T22:59:00.004+01:00

This was also added along with the PQ in the Nihal Desert. It’s received a lot less attention.

It's works exactly the same except it is a lot simpler and has a Kerning City theme.

It is located two maps right of town on the same map as the 2nd Job Thief Instructor. It is called Closed Section because it is a closed area of the subway. It is overrun with mobs and they need clearing out.

Inside is the Subway Manager he is the PQ NPC.

He will say things like this section is closed and you must use the Kerning city station. He has fewer options to pick from because like I said earlier this is a simpler version of the Pyramid PQ. I won't go into the mechanics of how this all works since I have talked about that already. If you want to know just look at my other video/post about the Pyramid PQ.

The first option is again a brief description of the PQ. The 3rd option allows you entry into the bonus if you have a ticket. The last option is for obtaining the medal. Finally the 2nd option is bold is to enter the PQ. Again you can do this in solo or party.

This one has no difficulty options. There is only one and it is for levels 25-30 so it's fairly restrictive. But it's amazing exp just like the other one.

There are also only 3 rounds in this and not 5. Which I must say I prefer. There is also only one portal where monsters spawn in this. But don't worry a lot spawn, I would say this in a way has a better spawn than the Pyramid PQ. There is no over the top skill or mob to get in your way. All you need to do is kill. So you will only ever get a miss if you have bad Accuracy.
You also only get the 100% and 200% damage power up in this. So if you want to be doing 400% damage you will have to wait.
You are ranked from C-S and your exp changed depending on how well you did.

After the PQ you can either get a ticket to the bonus or enter the bonus right away. Inside are 30 bubblings. Each drops a box which you can open for a prize, which is usually blue/white pills. You get less per box than you do in the other PQ. Only 5 pills as opposed to 10. There is no belt or special prize you can obtain from the boxes either.

There is however a special medal. You get it for killing 10,000 mobs in the PQ. When you have killed them all you need to do is talk to the Subway Manager and pick the last option and you will receive it. It is called the Honor of the attendant Medal.

Required Level: 25
HP: +90
MP: +90

It isn't really much use but it's a nice looking medal.

This PQ uses the same graphics as the other and doesn't have any special music either. It also includes no new mobs only new animations. It's good for levelling which is the most important thing but it doesn't seem like much effort was put into it. It seems like an afterthought after they made the Pyramid PQ. Perhaps in the future we will see an even higher levelled PQ like this?

KMS Ver. 1.2.83 Pyramid's Net

2009-09-01T22:24:00.007+01:00

I'm not too sure about the name; it translates to something like net of the pyramid. Pyramid's Net doesn't quite make much sense either but it will probably be changed to something else anyway. So it's not that big of a deal.

It is a new PQ for level 40+, so level 200’s aren't left out this time.
When you level up to 40 or log in after the patch you will get a quest. All you have to do is go and talk to the entrance NPC at the new PQ.

It's simply just a way to get you to go to the new area.

There is also an in game add for it that pops up.

It appeared right away on my characters eligible for the PQ but it didn't appear till I changed channels on my Aran that I levelled after the patch.

The Pyramid is located between Ariant and Magatia. It's clearly visible and there is no way to miss it really. It is quicker to walk there from Magatia. The portal is clearly marked by two Anubis Statues. You can walk up and down the pyramid.

It is quite a sight to see everyone standing on it in Ch 1.

The entrance NPC has many options. The first is a brief explanation of the PQ. The second bolded option is to enter the PQ. The first choice is solo and the second is party. So now would be a good time to point out you can solo this PQ. (More PQ's like his please). The third option is for exchanging jewels to enter into the bonus. The 4th option shows the two Pharaoh's Belts.

Pharaoh's Belt
Required Level: 40
MDEF: +25
WDEF: +25
HP: +100
MP: +100
3 Slots

Immortal Pharaoh's Belt
Required Level: 80
Weapon Attack: +1
Magic Attack: +2
MDEF: +55
WDEF: +55
3 Slots

The belts are untradeable but can be karma'd.

Would you buy it for 140 million on release day?

The last option is about acquiring the Protector of the Pharaoh Medal.

Protector of the Pharaoh Medal
Required Level: 40
Required STR: 1
Required DEX: 1
Required INT: 1
Required LUK: 1
HP: +120
MP: +120

To acquire it you must kill 50,000 mobs in the PQ, this is a lot easier than it may sound. The count starts of at 0 and updates every PQ.

The concept of the PQ is simple. Kill as many monsters as you can in the time limit. The PQ is really over the top. The monsters get blown away across the screen when you kill them, you get a full screen attack that kills everything and you get a 400% damage boost which will make you do crazy damage. You have a gauge that you must keep filled up by killing otherwise you will fail the PQ. Not attacking and getting a miss lower it.

The PQ is separated into 4 difficulties.

Easy Mode 40+,
Normal Mode 45+
Hard Mode 50+
Hell Mode 61+

The medal can be obtained on any difficulty. The first belt can be obtained by doing the first 3 difficulties, but the second belt can only be obtained by doing Hell mode.

The PQ is split into 5 Rounds. Each round more enemies spawn. The mobs all have 1 hp so they can be easily killed. They only get slight stat boosts as the difficulty increases. There are 5 spawn points. 3 on the right and 1 on the left. A new one appears every round. There are also Pharaoh Jr. Yeti that spawn.

These are invincible and you will always miss, which will lower your score so you want to avoid these.

They can be killed by using the power up I mentioned earlier, which is called Pharaoh's wrath.

You press down + up + ctrl to activate it, similar to the Mu Lung Dojo. You get one per 500 kills.

As you kill you also get power boosts. These increase your power from 100% up to 400% there are 4 of these. These help you get more Cool damage, which increases your score.

Cool damage is a new type of damage you can do in this PQ. If you do a certain amount of damage to a monster you have a % of that damage turning in to cool damage. You will see the cool text instead of a damage number.

When you finish the PQ you will be graded from C-S based on your performance. I have never gotten anything but S on easy because it is easy. The harder the difficulty and better the rank the more EXP you will receive.

After the PQ you can leave and receive a jewel based on the Difficulty. This can be used to get into the bonus at a later stage. Inside are Pharaoh Jr. Yeti's that can be killed this time. They drop a box. It is a use item you can open for prices.

If you want you can enter the bonus straight after the PQ as I have shown in the video. So it's up to you what you prefer.

Inside the boxes you get basic pots. White/Blue pills, Unagi/Mana pots and Elixers/Power Elixers. I have also received a 60% claw attack scroll from these so I am sure you get other scrolls too. You can also get the belt randomly from one of the boxes. I managed to get one while filming this so I showed me equipping it to show that it is a belt. The level 80 belt is available from Hell mode only.

As you can see after every PQ the medal kill counter goes up. Once you have enough kills you will get a little quest completion notification. You can see it completed in your Medal Window (When your version gets that). All you have to do now is talk to the entrance NPC and pick the last option and you will be given the Medal. The medal looks really nice but there are already plenty explorer medals that add similar stats so it is pretty useless.

For Easy mode the first Yeti doesn't spawn till around 1:30 on the clock in round two so you can just kill until then. It's pretty easy to avoid. It generally moves to one side of the map and will stay there if you leave it alone. If not just switch sides and ignore it. In round 4 two spawn. A little trickier to avoid but still possible. I like to save up all my skills till the last round. If you are a good mobber you should have 5 uses of the skill and get a 6th one in the 5th round. This gives you pretty good coverage for that whole round. You can basically play it yeti free and enjoy killing with the best spawn in the PQ and rack up your score.

Overall it’s a good addition to the game. It has decent rewards and amazing exp for lower levels. To me it seems something designed with Aran's in mind. Classes without good mob moves or none at all at lower levels like thieves will be no good here at all. Perhaps they have more combo classes planned? It is also something new and fresh but for me personally did get boring pretty fast. Also I cannot stand doing this in a party for a number of reasons. Since the mobs only have 1HP they only take one hit to kill, so you almost have to compete with your party because your kill total is counted separate. This also means that it is harder to build up your power ups and get the Pharaoh's wrath skills. The gauge also drops very fast in party mode it's a struggle to keep it maintained. Avoiding the yeti's is also difficult since you don't have a map to yourself.

Wah

2009-09-01T19:53:00.003+01:00

OK i need to stop being lazy and visit the FM more often.

KMS Version 1.2.83

2009-08-27T22:45:00.006+01:00

After patching GMS and popping on for a look I patched KMS and took part in the new PQ in Ariant.

There is also a lower levelled version in Kerning which I will check out.

I will film something soon, I've have something in mind for how i want to film this.

MSEA Medals

2009-08-25T20:49:00.004+01:00

I see there was some interest in the medal i was wearing in the preview videos so I'll just post a little something about them here. I'm sure it won't be too long till GMS gets them.

Dr Monster Medal

All you need to do is have at least 30 Monster Cards in your Book. It doesn't have to be 30 new ones once you accept the quest. It counts what you already have.

This medal adds 1 INT

Relentless Explorer Medal

To get this medal you must complete the 999 killing quests for Green Mushrooms/Horny Mushrooms/ Zombie Mushrooms.

This medal adds 1 STR

These next two medals are slightly more tricky as they involve NX. But there is always the MTS if you must have them.

Devoted Master Medal

Get your pet to 1400 closeness to get this medal.

It adds 1 DEX

Head of Community Medal

Your character must be in a Guild (you don't have to own one), have at least 1 Junior and be married to someone.

As you might have guessed this one adds 1 LUK.

These medals don't add much but are pretty easy to obtain.

GMS Next Update Preview

2009-08-23T20:10:00.013+01:00

Ok so i shot a small preview of the Mu lung Training Center and Monster Carnival 2 for people. This is just for GMS players since they are getting this in the next patch.

Lets start of with Monster Carnival 2

Well I haven't played MapleSEA in such a long time. I logged onto my friends account to find out it has been hacked. Nice one Asiasoft.... Bye Bye Super Delphinus Bandana.. So yeah demonstrating this would have been hard with no equips or money. But luckily there are a lot of events going on in SEA so I managed to get together some event gear as well as some gear on another account. I won't be very good but at least I can attack.

You use the exact same NPC for the 2nd Carnival. Though as you can see at the end of the video the Spieglelmann in Kerning won't let you in. You must use the one in Orbis/Ludi. I don't really get why, I don't see how it makes any difference.

You can trade your coins in for the same items as the first MC. The only new addition is the Spieglelmann's Necklace of Chaos.

Req Level: 51
STR 0~2
DEX 0~2
LUK 0~2
INT 0~2
Weapon Atk 0~3
Magic Atk 0~3
Defence 27 +/-
Magic Defence 27 +/-
Upgrade Slots 3
Untradeable
Can be Karma'd

The keen eyed may have noticed that it needs 150 Sparkling/Shiny Maple Coins, which means you can't stock up on coins from the first MC, you must get 150 new ones from this.

There is a new option to view ranked players. This is based on number of fights and wins. The reason is the top players in the server get medals. They are really good medals but you will have to work for it.

Gifted Carnivalian Medal

Req Level: 51
STR +7
DEX +7
INT +7
LUK +7
Speed +5

You get this for having the best win %.

Absolute Victory Carnivalian Medal

Req Level: 51
HP+50
MP+50
STR +10
DEX +10
INT +10
LUK +10
Speed +7

You get this for having the most wins.

So when you enter you will find it is deader than a Dodo in there. MC2 is really bad. Even when rigged it pales in comparison to the original.

There are only 3 rooms for a start. The third one is just a copy of the first but for more players. So you don't have much choice.

Room 1

Room 2

After waiting a long time for people to show up I was able to set up a 2v2 in Room 1.

You will notice that the Protector and Skill tabs are the same. Only the Mob tab is changed. It matches the theme of the Ludi Dungeon so you can Summon a Viking this time instead of a Rombot like in the original.

The opposing team wanted Death Teddys to be Summoned and the Striker on my Team decided he wanted Buffys. All the monster in there can be attacked by everyone like in room 5/6 of the original. But monsters you summon can only be attacked by the other team, again just like the original.

You may also notice the mobs only give 1 exp per kill. That's right read that again 1 exp... But hey it's not all bad the harder mobs give a whole 8 exp, wow how generous.

Getting a Rank A win Achieves 87000 exp.

In SEA people do something called an MC Rush PQ. They do this in KMS as well but I'm sure GMS will get its own name for it. What you do is Trade wins. The winning team gets 500 CP before the 5 minute mark. Then the losing team disbands and exits. So the PQ ends. The losers get no exp and the Winners get the reward. Then you switch over. It may not sound too appealing but this is the best way to get exp from this.

Compared to the 1st MC this one is just terrible. The reward is good but since GMS has things like Deputy Stars it instantly becomes less appealing. I am sure some will enjoy this but it's nowhere near as good or as fun as the original.

I noticed someone said you can only use marble son them and not scroll them with anything else. Well i have seen plenty scrolled in the FM in KMS. Here is one for example:

It may have lost all it's base stats but it does have 6 Atk.

Now I'll move onto the Mu Lung Training Center.

While I was creating the requested MC2 video I decided to make one of the Dojo as well for people who maybe are not sure of how it works. Pause to read the text.

The Dojo is for anyway one level 25-200. The entrance NPC is a sign post and it is located in Kerning/Ellinia/Orbis/Mu Lung. So it's pretty accessible. At the end there is a special exclusive boss called Mu Gong.

Mu Gong
LV : 150
HP : 27,523,000
MP : 50000
SPEED : -30
W.ATK : 755
M. ATK : 725
W.DEF : 950
M.DEF : 770
ACCURACY : 220
AVOIDABILITY : 50
EXP : 91,220
KNOCKBACK : 100,000

There are 32 rounds in total. Multiple people can do it at the same time in the same channel. It works like Mini Dungeons.

Round	Boss
1	Mano
2	Stumpy
3	Deo
4	King Slime
5	King Centipede
6	Faust
7	King Clang
8	Mushmom
9	Timer
10	Alishar
11	Dyle
12	Papa Pixie
13	Zombie Mushmom
14	Zeno
15	Lord Pirate
16	Old Fox
17	Tae Roon
18	Poison Golem
19	Master Goblin
20	Jr. Balrog
21	Elliza
22	Frankenroid
23	Chimera
24	Snack Bar
25	Snowman
26	Blue Mushmom
27	Crimson Balrog
28	Manon
29	Griffey
30	Leviathan
31	Papulatus
32	Mu Gong

You don't really get anything special for completing the whole thing though. The goal is to earn points be doing stages. After a set amount of rounds you are taken to a resting area. After that the points you receive increases. You can tackle it solo or in a party. If you chose to do it in a party buyout will lose 1 point per round. The first few rounds you get 2 points but in a party you would get 1. This may not sound so appealing but it really is quicker to farm points in a party.

Well why bother farming points? Belts of course! What kind of Dojo has no belts? They go in the belt slot of your character so it's an automatic free upgrade in stats when you get one. You need a certain amount of points for each.

White Belt - 200
Yellow Belt - 1800
Blue Belt - 4000
Red Belt - 9200
Black Belt 17000

-Stats-

White Belt

LV : 25
STR: +1
DEX: +1
INT: +1
LUK: +1
WDEF: +10
MDEF: +10
Avoid: +3
Slots: 3

Yellow Belt

LV : 35
STR: +2
DEX: +2
INT: +2
LUK: +2
WDEF: +20
MDEF: +20
Avoid: +6
Slots: 3

Blue Belt

LV : 45
STR: +3
DEX: +3
INT: +3
LUK: +3
WDEF: +30
MDEF: +30
Avoid: +9
Slots: 3

Red Belt

LV : 60
STR: +4
DEX: +4
INT: +4
LUK: +4
WDEF: +40
MDEF: +40
Avoid: +12
Slots: 3

Black Belt

LV : 75
STR: +5
DEX: +5
INT: +5
LUK: +5
WDEF: +50
MDEF: +50
Avoid: +15
Slots: 3

Your points don't reset when you claim a belt so don't worry you can get each version as you get points. They can be traded with karma scissors also.

This is similar to the Boss Raid PQ from the agent event which preceded this in KMS. But this is a lot more refined. It also has more bosses in it such as world tour bosses and newer bosses like the Poison Golem from Ellin Forest.

There is a catch however and it is a pretty big one. You can't pot. You have to use the pots that drop from mobs that the boss summons. Don't worry bosses that don't summon normally now do. They are the same party pots that drop in the Monster Carnival so I'm sure you know how they work.

On death bosses have a chance of dropping a power up. These basically just emulate player skills and pots. Such as increasing certain stats or total Hp/Mp. They don't last very long though so they don't matter much. The most interesting one is the shield. It makes take no damage 3 times so it's very useful.

You also have a meter that builds up when you take damage. When it reaches max you can unleash a special skill using a key combo. These names are based on MSEA so i am sure soemthing better will be used for GMS.

UP+Ctrl+Alt - Meteor Shower

Not sure why it is called this since it is bamboo but it reduces the Bosses Hp by 30% and also looks kick ass.

left+Ctrl+Alt - Divine Body

This makes you invincible to damage for 30 seconds.

Right+Ctrl+Alt - Berserk Fury

Increases your attack power by 100% for 30 seconds.

Another neat feature is being able to save your progress. This allows you to skip over earlier parts of the Dojo and start at a higher level.

You can reset your points if you wish. This is so you can reacquire belts again. You can also get medals from this PQ. Beat a boss 100 times and you get it's medal, *Boss Name* Slayer Medal. But don't get too excited since they expire.

This is a great addition to the game, it is fun and has good rewards. It also takes a bit more strategy than the Boss Raid since you have to be economical with the pots you pick up and skills you use as well as knowing the right time to sue the special skills. It also takes a lot of luck too. Bosses like Papa Pixie can be annoying since they seal and cast darkness and when you combine that with the fact they rarely summon and the summon may not drop a pot, it can be the undoing of you. But don't worry you lose no exp when you die so you only gain from this never lose.

KMS somewhat has a large botter problem. So a few things were chanegd in the Dojo. First the monsters spwn point was randomized. Second they introduced bot tests like you recieve in Mini Dungeons on some versions. They can be quite annoying, when you get them over and over. Though i doubt this will be added in the release for GMS.

I'll finish of with a picture of a Belt i took from the FM. It's not the best belt in the world but just an example.

It has been Chaos Scrolled. So you can get some really good belts if you get lucky with scrolls. There are also speficic belt scrolls for things like DEX.

So all in all a good update heading GMS’s way. Also this is just a sneak peek there could be more, perhaps they are planning a big patch. Or perhaps not, there isn't long to wait now.

MSEA Hacked!

2009-08-22T22:43:00.003+01:00

So I downloaded MapleSEA yesterday to check it out. I already had an account from a few years ago. I played SEA during the release of the Delphinus server with a friend. I decided to go onto her account since it was higher levelled. When i logged in i found the account had been stripped of everything apart from quest items and the Mark of Beta Bandana.

It must have taken place during all the exploits with the Asiasoft website. They are very very lucky they even have players left. Their security is an absolute joke, I’m glad i don’t play SEA and never would since i don’t trust them. Because i don’t play I'm not so bothered it’s just a bit of an inconvenience. The only thing that bothers me is that they took the Super Delphinus Bandana which was the reason the character was made. I helped my friend level it to 50 in a week for the event. This was before CPQ and all that stuff, it was just pure grind. So to lose it sucks.

I was able to re-equip the character with a few items. I still had a couple of Delphinus Bandanas on my account but it’s not the same.

I’m pretty much relying on event items to be able to use the character so when they expire i am in trouble again. But like i said i only logged on to check some stuff out and i was able to get that done so it’s all good.

KMS Hair Styles/Cash Shop

2009-08-18T22:33:00.011+01:00

In the last proper patch (1.2.81) they added a new royal hair ticket.

The normal ticket has a red rose and this one has a gold. It is also priced a little higher than the normal ticket. This one is 4000 and the normal is 3500. With it comes a whole set of new hairstyles. Some are brand new and others have appeared in other versions already.

There is some interesting looking hair there. Certainly the one i have seen the most is the 2nd female hair. Here is a picture of a GM with it from the patch info pictures.

I also managed to spot someone in the FM with one of the new styles.

What do you think? I wonder what it looks like with a hat on.

I'll also take this time to show some of the current Cash Shop packages available. KMS is pretty big on its packages, a lot more than GMS at least.

This is the first package added in the patch.

I think it looks pretty cool, though I don't think it's something I would buy. I would get pretty bored of seeing it. The wings are just an effect and not a cape. There is also a light set of wings just like them. I have also never come across anyway wearing anything from this package so it doesn't seem to be so popular.

The next package is really popular about every second person in Ch 1 is wearing it.

I wonder where they got the inspiration to make it hmm..

[For those who don't know that's the KPOP group Girls' Generation (SNSD)]

It is unisex so female characters can wear the overall also. There is also a separate female only package with just a blue dress though I'm not too sure why you would want that one.

In this weeks server check they added a Summer themed package.

The hat not only glows but changes colour depending on the day of the week, it's pretty cool. I would like to have it but I'm not willing to pay for the whole package just to get it so I'll pass. A lot of items appear in these packages only and not separate so I guess that's a good way to make money.

Welcome

2009-08-16T16:31:00.002+01:00

I've been thinking about maybe posting a few things on a blog for sometime now but I've never really got round to it.

Sometimes there are a few things i want to say or show that aren't really appropriate for YouTube so hopefully this is the place i can show them.

I'm not sure how this will develop or if it will at all but I'll see how it goes.

Aristos MapleStory

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