Help!!!

[seaHWANG]

hey guys, im starting the game Maple Story and had a question for those that are considered PROS.

1. which server is preferred best. (scania, the B one, or the other one LOL)

2. which class and mastery shud i do (one that is considered strongest ex pally for d2)

3. which items are the best

thanks guys

[Silver Ice]

hey guys, im starting the game Maple Story and had a question for those that are considered PROS.

1. which server is preferred best. (scania, the B one, or the other one LOL)

2. which class and mastery shud i do (one that is considered strongest ex pally for d2)

3. which items are the best

thanks guys

err... scania has the lowest prices but its also very hard to get on in the weekend

no character is the strongest, all have strengths and weaknesses. you could make an assassin but they are very costly, so you might wanna start with a fire mage... make sure u search for a guide and read up on fire mages

and what items are the best? ones with huge magical attk, high stats, high weapon attk, rare ones... its a general question.

[liddo_kun]

i have found that mages are very strong and assassins can be as equally strong (granted im not a pro at the game yet) ive heard that archers can be quite strong if built proprly. but i found a guide at wwww.gamefaqs.com ([name of guide] magician guide by Draglung) that will help with a mage (im using the guide now). it explanes (quite in depth) what you can do with the diffrent mage builds. hope that helps...

[Bartender]

Scania has lowet prices and it's crowded on server 1, I say clerics are the strongest when built properly simple because of the fact that it uses mana to attack and those attacks are very strong then mana recharge kicks in, my cleric recharges about 40 mana in 5 seconds. Mana can also be recharged on ladders when walking up one. Another reason is that clerics have heal, so you have mana that basically never runs out and you have heal, so I say your invincible if built right/high level

[seaHWANG]

thanks guys for the advice...and i do remember hearing mages and theives are one of the best chars in maple story...but for better clarifications

bartender, i thought clerics are known for their healing powers not as the dmg do'er....because im a newb, i don't want to blurt out anythin stupid so iis it a good choise to have started on a magician with base states of 5/5/10/5? I am decidng on building a lite/ice build but I am really wondering if clerics are better than ice/lite in terms of afflicting crazy dmg..

thanksdevilish:

[DeathS2]

no i got lvl 51 ice/lit. and sin's damage is constantly hit about 1.5 times my damage. btw spearman kik @$$ from 3rd job on. so do bandits. archers are fairly hard to build but deal about the same damage as sins at higher lvls. clerics overall have weak attks but since most of the higher lvl creatures are either undead or dark so clerics dea 1.5 times the damage to most of the creatures and they can heal the undead.

EDIT: 5/5 is good but best is 4/4 the luk and int can be anything. now the general rule for mages if you don't already know is luk=lvl+3 EVERY other AP goes onto INT if you didn't already know

[Bartender]

I think the best beginning stats for a cleric are 4/4 or 5/10+/7+

[seaHWANG]

im guessing 4/4 and 5/5 means the dex and str and not the int/luck

but im guessing sin's are better than everybody including spearmans, correct?

i am thinking about starting a sin, but any advice on the IDEAL, the BEST base stats??? for the best char of course (sin?)

thanks guys=)

[Silver Ice]

im guessing 4/4 and 5/5 means the dex and str and not the int/luck

but im guessing sin's are better than everybody including spearmans, correct?

i am thinking about starting a sin, but any advice on the IDEAL, the BEST base stats??? for the best char of course (sin?)

thanks guys=)

unfunded sins(starting a sin as your first character) is an extremely bad idea... sins without funds arent fun to play. sins are the 2 extremes... an extremely rich sin has the power to lvl the fastest out of any character... an extremely poor sin lvls the slowest.
here is a comparison of who can deal the most dmg in 3rd job.. note.. this isnt mine i dont take credit for it blah blah blah....

Actual damage output calculations (with 3rd job skills)

All the damage is based on the assumption that the creature has no defense. The red number beside the damage shows how many times the monster defense will reduce ur damage.


Knight
Power strike with ice charge (elemental advantage), 7228-13051, 1
Power strike with fire charge (elemental advantage), 8261-14916, 1
Power strike with lighting charge (elemental advantage), 8605-15537, 1

Crusader
Power strike with combo attack, 6987-12616, 1
Panic with 5 orbs, 32178-58100, 5
Coma with 5 orbs, 18387-33200, 5

Dragon Knight
Buster with spear, 12720-18947, 3
Buster with polearm, 6494-15833, 3
Fury with polearm, 6235-9288, 1
Fury with spear, 3183-7761, 1

Hermit
Lucky 7 + shadow partner, 5821-20385, 4

Chief Bandit
Savage blow, 6100-10684, 6
Thieves, 2869-4674, 1
Assaulter, 5718-10016, 1
Mesos explosion, 100k, 20

Ranger
Strafe, 5056-18032, 4
Arrow rain, 2022-3606, 1
Fire shot (elemental advantage), 2844-5071, 1

Sniper
Strafe, 5424-19368, 4
Arrow eruption, 2169-3873, 1
Ice shot (elemental advantage), 2847-5084, 1

Ice Mage
Ice strike (elemental advantage), 3416-5694, 1
Thunder spear (elemental advantage), 6453-10756, 1
Magic composition (elemental advantage), 5315-8859, 1

Fire Mage
Explosion (elemental advantage), 4555-7593, 1
Magic composition (elemental advantage), 5694-9491, 1

Priest
Shining ray (elemental advantage), 2952-4921, 1
Summon dragon, 2812-4687, 1

i would choose a fire mage.. and follow a guide from sleepywood or onrpg... all other sites generally suck.

[DeathS2]

that's missing some info though eg. dragon roar, poisen mist

[seaHWANG]

silver, i understand that chart, but i don't understand why you would go with a firte mage when a crusader inflicts up to 50k?

is there a common knowledge i'm not catching on to? etc, elemental advaantage?

EDIT: i found out u need 4/7/4/10

EDIT EDIT: so who are the TOP 3 STRONGEST ChARACTERS OUT THERE? I NO SINS are one of them

thanks

[Silver Ice]

silver, i understand that chart, but i don't understand why you would go with a firte mage when a crusader inflicts up to 50k?

is there a common knowledge i'm not catching on to? etc, elemental advaantage?

EDIT: i found out u need 4/7/4/10

EDIT EDIT: so who are the TOP 3 STRONGEST ChARACTERS OUT THERE? I NO SINS are one of them

thanks

its fire mage...

do you really think a crusader could inflict massive dmg just from being a 1st character? no...

a fire mage is a cash cow, a character to generate a lot of mesos for you..., thus allowing you to purchase expensive crusader gear and therefore create a powerful crusader... some people will decide to go dexless/lukless as warriors/mages.. this is understandable... but requires a ton of mesos to do so, and that is why u need a fire mage as a start character

I select a fire mage over iceLight/Cleric cause of the skill "slow"... this skill is extemely useful in parties... and will help you take on vicious monsters later.. like lycans(weak against fire), but they have enormous dmg and range, which is why you use slow. Fire mages also have psn.. which doesnt look that effective... but actually is... psn is like static field in d2... it is deadly against high hp monsters

the three strongest characters... well against bosses i would say
1. Crusader/Dragon Knight
2. Chieft Bandit aka Master Bandit/Hermit
3. Hunter/Sniper

for mob skills in close groups
1.Dragon Knight/Chief Bandit
2. Hermit/Sniper/Hunter
3. Fire/Ice Archmage

oh.. and the best stats theoretically possible for a mage to start.. are
4/4/13/4 (13 int, 4 luk)... do not try and achieve this... it will take you well over an hour, and by the way.. make sure u get 1 pt into energy bolt then max Mp increase first immediatly.... err what am i rambling on about.. go look at a sleepywood or onrpg guide..

[Cheesesteak]

hey guys, im starting the game Maple Story and had a question for those that are considered PROS.

1. which server is preferred best. (scania, the B one, or the other one LOL)

2. which class and mastery shud i do (one that is considered strongest ex pally for d2)

3. which items are the best

thanks guys

The paladin is not the strongest character in diablo my trap sin can just about pk any pally with ease as long as they dont stack resistances or slap on absorb.

Actuatly there is not a ''best character class'' depends on who you are faceing and how your going to counter it ex; to counter a bowazon use a charger a well built chargadin can own any bowazon with ease.

[L4E]

since ur starting anew, i would consider going to broa or that other B one, hehe, because scania is so full of people, lke silver said, it's freakin hard to get in on weekends, and because of the patheticly crappy programming and optimization, unless u have a damn good video card, more than 40 people in a few yards of range will lag the shit out of u

and why would u ever care whats the best item, it will take u like, a milion years to get to the lvl required for it anyway, Except for the very popular Non-fighter item : the panlid, for some reason people think 5 more def than a damn broken fence will keep them alive

as for the class, u should seriously start with a mage, other classes are extremly difficult to lvl without the proper items and bla bla blaaa

[Fuggle]

since ur starting anew, i would consider going to broa or that other B one, hehe, because scania is so full of people, lke silver said, it's freakin hard to get in on weekends, and because of the patheticly crappy programming and optimization, unless u have a damn good video card, more than 40 people in a few yards of range will lag the shit out of u

and why would u ever care whats the best item, it will take u like, a milion years to get to the lvl required for it anyway, Except for the very popular Non-fighter item : the panlid, for some reason people think 5 more def than a damn broken fence will keep them alive

as for the class, u should seriously start with a mage, other classes are extremly difficult to lvl without the proper items and bla bla blaaa

At lvl 10-30 or so, its pretty helpful to have the extra D. The more D means the less dmg no matter how big or small, its all a matter of if you are rich or if you arent.

[DeathS2]

that's right sins are money burners and i perfer ice/lit mage but most ppl say fire mages are better money makers. warriors are slow lvlers and bandits are slow to begin with as well. as for bowman... i have no idea cus i never made one

[seaHWANG]

i quite don't understand why a fire mage will succeed over a ice/light being the fact that ice/light can cast slow as well as attack multiple monsters and freeze monsters for a period of time.

[Silver Ice]

i quite don't understand why a fire mage will succeed over a ice/light being the fact that ice/light can cast slow as well as attack multiple monsters and freeze monsters for a period of time.

currently... an ice mage can use lightning to attack multiple monsters... but lightning is weak

an ice mage current has fire drakes to fight at high lvls, they drop steely throwing stars which are now 10M each.

a fire mage can hunt lycanthropes at higher lvls, which drop illbis, which are over 60M each(i think the last one went for 60M+steely)

eventually ice mages will be able to hunt bains, but for right now, fire mages can hunt pretty much any monster... they arent stopped by ossyrian monsters, which are usually strong against cold. fire mages can use psn... which does massive dmg to any high hp monster. ice mages have freeze, which would really suck if you are fighting an ice based monster. fire mages have fire arrow, which is the strongest mage attack in the game, with a whopping 120 base dmg when maxed, vs a ice mage's beam doing only 100 base dmg.

here are some advantages of fire
-strongest magical attack
-has psn which is very strong
-can hunt any monster efficiently except bains and fire drakes
-can hunt lycans and werewolfs for illbis and evil wings

and for ice
-can freeze enemies so theres no chance of getting hurt
-will be able to hunt bains for expensive items later on

sure ice mages will be even with fire when lvl 70+80 items come out so hunting bains would be useful since they drop a lot of lvl 80 items, but for now, fire triumphs.

and as for the 3rd job skills, ice mages do get thunder spear, which has the highest base dmg when maxed.

[seaHWANG]

well i know im going to play with one character for a long time (definetely lvl 100). So do you recommend me choosing a ice/light being the fact that they have slow, thunder spear, and can be even better than fire mage's at lvl 70 or higher?

[Fuggle]

well i know im going to play with one character for a long time (definetely lvl 100). So do you recommend me choosing a ice/light being the fact that they have slow, thunder spear, and can be even better than fire mage's at lvl 70 or higher?

Currently though, the 3rd advancement still hasn't come out. So Thunder Spear isn't around for awhile. Also lvl 100 takes like forever, as in like 1 year+