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boy are my arms tired
May 10, 2012

Ham Wrangler
they really reworked how priests do things

holy symbol lasts longer, the new aoe spell that hits everything multiple times is a lot better, wider range, deals more damage than whatever gen 1 or 2 or whatever priests had, the new fountain thing combined with the passive drain of enemies MP makes me not need potions for basic grinding, whereas you used to chug mana pots all the time

shits much more fun

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teknologik
Jul 24, 2006

Write it, cut it,
paste it, save it
Wante dot bring kanna up as high as possible but I log in tonight and the servers are getting obliterated.

Minimum Syntaxing
Oct 29, 2008

He looks white, but he's the son of a black man!

teknologik posted:

Wante dot bring kanna up as high as possible but I log in tonight and the servers are getting obliterated.

Yeah the game is practically unplayable now as I'm trying to come back to it for a bit.

Even worse, I made a burning character that I quickly deleted when I thought of a better name. Unfortunately now the game only says "request failed" whenever I try to apply the burning status - no matter how many times I try to delete and remake that character. From what I gather I could create a burning character on a different server, but again if you delete it your SoL for making burners on that server (...maybe until the next burning promotion?).
So pro tip: until this bug is fixed, only put the burning status on characters who's name/class you like.

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

They said they fixed that in the patch a day or two ago, IDK if it actually works now though.

Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L
Game is laggy disgusting poo poo 99% of the time and I might just uninstall and say gently caress it.

Kabanaw
Jan 27, 2012

The real Pokemon begins here
I picked this back up in November assuming that the 5th job stuff would be happening in December and even then, when nobody was playing, there was always a noticeable amount of lag. Nothing that made it unplayable, but skills would take a second to activate here and there. Ever since the last patch, though, it's been complete garbage. The most egregious example was when Frozen Orb, which needs server confirmation for each hit, would just glide right past every enemy and not hit once. I bounced off the game again immediately after that because if Nexon isn't going to pay the server costs to make it a smooth experience with a normal population and slightly shaky with high then I'm not going to bother either.

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Kabanaw posted:

I picked this back up in November assuming that the 5th job stuff would be happening in December and even then, when nobody was playing, there was always a noticeable amount of lag. Nothing that made it unplayable, but skills would take a second to activate here and there. Ever since the last patch, though, it's been complete garbage. The most egregious example was when Frozen Orb, which needs server confirmation for each hit, would just glide right past every enemy and not hit once. I bounced off the game again immediately after that because if Nexon isn't going to pay the server costs to make it a smooth experience with a normal population and slightly shaky with high then I'm not going to bother either.

The frozen orb thing has happened to me before and I fixed it by restarting comp. Try that if you want. If you're on W10 you have to do like a full restart or something, idk.

Stool Sample
Nov 8, 2006

EVERYONE Poops!?

Lipstick Apathy
Finally got around to playing last night, and holy poo poo this game is busy now! I was grinding my Bishop at ToT and it was hard to find a good map for my level (I eventually did but it's been a while since I've had this problem.) The main difference from the old days is that people are WAAYYY more polite about ccing and ksing.

Dirty Deeds Thunderchief
Dec 12, 2006

The addition of 5th job might tempt me to come back again except for the fact that I can never get part ~170-180 before wanting to quit. I'm not exactly sure why but I've never hit 200 and seem to have a really hard time even getting close, basically once the best training spot becomes Future Henesys/Knight Stronghold it becomes way less fun. I've gotten to that point on a Mercedes in El Nido and then a Hayato in Reboot but never further... is there something I'm missing that makes the game less of a suckfest at those levels?

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Dirty Deeds Thunderchief posted:

The addition of 5th job might tempt me to come back again except for the fact that I can never get part ~170-180 before wanting to quit. I'm not exactly sure why but I've never hit 200 and seem to have a really hard time even getting close, basically once the best training spot becomes Future Henesys/Knight Stronghold it becomes way less fun. I've gotten to that point on a Mercedes in El Nido and then a Hayato in Reboot but never further... is there something I'm missing that makes the game less of a suckfest at those levels?

Well, they reduced the exp needed to level up between 160-200 by around 30%. That might help! ;)

Dirty Deeds Thunderchief
Dec 12, 2006

Silento posted:

Well, they reduced the exp needed to level up between 160-200 by around 30%. That might help! ;)

True LOL. Is that already implemented or will that be coming in with the rest of the update?

maou shoujo
Apr 12, 2014

ニンゲンの表裏一体

Kabanaw posted:

I picked this back up in November assuming that the 5th job stuff would be happening in December and even then, when nobody was playing, there was always a noticeable amount of lag. Nothing that made it unplayable, but skills would take a second to activate here and there. Ever since the last patch, though, it's been complete garbage. The most egregious example was when Frozen Orb, which needs server confirmation for each hit, would just glide right past every enemy and not hit once. I bounced off the game again immediately after that because if Nexon isn't going to pay the server costs to make it a smooth experience with a normal population and slightly shaky with high then I'm not going to bother either.

Have you tried channel surfing? I've noticed that lag can vary from unplayable to nonexistent depending on what channel you go to. Channel 4 of Reboot is particularly bad, and it gave me a bad impression at first because I used to always go to Ch 4 first out of habit.

Kabanaw
Jan 27, 2012

The real Pokemon begins here

Silento posted:

The frozen orb thing has happened to me before and I fixed it by restarting comp. Try that if you want. If you're on W10 you have to do like a full restart or something, idk.

It happened to me last year even after a restart (it was the reason I bounced off last time, actually :v:) but the numerous other issues like potion lag made it seemed like a pretty good time to stop regardless.

maou shoujo posted:

Have you tried channel surfing? I've noticed that lag can vary from unplayable to nonexistent depending on what channel you go to. Channel 4 of Reboot is particularly bad, and it gave me a bad impression at first because I used to always go to Ch 4 first out of habit.

I had tried a few channels, all of them seemed pretty bad. Especially considering I was playing on Scania, where unless you're on channel 1 it's pretty low population.

Crateria
Jun 16, 2013

well I guess I'm trying this
I haven't played Maplestory since the beta. I'm jonesing so hard for a new experience

Puma AC-30
Oct 10, 2012
Well, that sure is some title screen music to come back to after 5 years.

After being away since the Chaos patch, I'm thinking of starting anew on Reboot. Does the Reboot guild play together often enough that I won't be stuck training alone? FWIW I'll probably be playing support as a Bishop or Kanna.

Also I'm not in a rush to start, so am I better off waiting until the server troubles die down, or is there some event going on that I shouldn't miss as a new player?

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Spot the difference :stare:





Puma AC-30 posted:

Well, that sure is some title screen music to come back to after 5 years.

After being away since the Chaos patch, I'm thinking of starting anew on Reboot. Does the Reboot guild play together often enough that I won't be stuck training alone? FWIW I'll probably be playing support as a Bishop or Kanna.

Also I'm not in a rush to start, so am I better off waiting until the server troubles die down, or is there some event going on that I shouldn't miss as a new player?

There's another burning event starting the 28th, it will let you get two free level ups for every level you earn up to level 150. Guild is active for now, yeah! If you want to start now or wait for burning is up to you.

mechanicalFactory
Dec 24, 2011

I could calculate your chances of survival... but you won't like it.
I've just gotten into this a few days ago (currently playing on the Reboot servers) and I'm already having fun. I just have a few questions on some of the stuff.
1. What classes should I level up next?
I've already gotten a Kaiser and Xenon to 60+, and I'm currently leveling up Mercedes for the sweet exp link bonuses.

2. Is the professions stuff worth it?
I unlocked all of the profession stuff for one character, but I have no idea how useful any of it will be.

3. Is there a good guide to what content/events I should do first?
They've added a ton of poo poo to this game, it's kinda overwhelming.

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

mechanicalFactory posted:

I've just gotten into this a few days ago (currently playing on the Reboot servers) and I'm already having fun. I just have a few questions on some of the stuff.
1. What classes should I level up next?
I've already gotten a Kaiser and Xenon to 60+, and I'm currently leveling up Mercedes for the sweet exp link bonuses.

2. Is the professions stuff worth it?
I unlocked all of the profession stuff for one character, but I have no idea how useful any of it will be.

3. Is there a good guide to what content/events I should do first?
They've added a ton of poo poo to this game, it's kinda overwhelming.

Well, first I'd say to get on Discord. There's a link in the OP.

WRT 1: Whatever looks fun! I wouldn't worry about links until you find a class you want to main.

2: Eh. Alchemy is probably the best crafting prof, and also you should always harvest legendary veins/herbs.

3: I usually just grind unless I have an event forcing me to do quests, lol. :shobon:

sword_man.gif
Apr 12, 2007

Fun Shoe

Silento
Feb 16, 2012


:yeah:

birds
Jun 28, 2008


Jesus I'm level 181 and it's been like a month of off and on playing for me. This game has changed so much. Also I sent a guild request. IGN is Juche.

KittyEmpress
Dec 30, 2012

Jam Buddies

I started this game again. I'm not being the most optimal at plotting my route, but man, my Kinesis just did a third of a theme dungeon, and got to see the birth of the Black Mage, in a bit of story that was actually interesting. It's so weird how far Maple has come since I was in elementary and pirates were the new hotness coming soon.

Scaly Haylie
Dec 25, 2004

Any word yet on MS2 coming to the States?

Sockmafia
Mar 4, 2015
Loaded the game up via Steam last night. Played for about 10 minutes and then I got booted because the anti-hack daemon thought I was hacking. Promptly uninstalled. I had a similar experience a year ago when Reboot launched but it was he constant crashing that killed it for me then. Too bad--I was having huge nostalgia feels.

Jade Rider
May 11, 2007

All the pages have been censored except for "heck," and she misread that one.


Sockmafia posted:

Loaded the game up via Steam last night. Played for about 10 minutes and then I got booted because the anti-hack daemon thought I was hacking. Promptly uninstalled. I had a similar experience a year ago when Reboot launched but it was he constant crashing that killed it for me then. Too bad--I was having huge nostalgia feels.

Apparently that's a known issue they're working on: http://maplestory.nexon.net/news/20568

Sockmafia
Mar 4, 2015

Jade Rider posted:

Apparently that's a known issue they're working on: http://maplestory.nexon.net/news/20568

Thanks for that. I'll follow the instructions and give it another go. Now to answer the age old question of which class to choose...

buglord
Jul 31, 2010

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Buglord
How do you guys map your keyboard when you have a character with a ton of skills?

I'm doing Blaster right now and there's a sort of 'rhythm' with the button presses and the variety of skills involved. then theres the whole HP/MP potion keys I have to tag too.

Mephiston
Mar 10, 2006

Silento posted:

Uh, as for fun classes

This should be good.

Silento posted:

I like Mihile

WHAT

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Mephiston posted:

This should be good.


WHAT

Their block/parry mechanic is v. cool, I'm sure I've told you this in the past!

buglord
Jul 31, 2010

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Buglord

Silento posted:

Their block/parry mechanic is v. cool, I'm sure I've told you this in the past!

It sounds cool on paper but In practice it is kinda boring. You have to artificially time your blocking to account for lag and weird enemy positioning.

So totally weird gripe, but I'm sort of tired of these weird mobbing skills. Wind Archer has this controllable AOE storm thing. Adventure thief dude has this weird ninja storm thing where two shadow dudes hit enemies all in an area as long as you hold the key down. Both those classes have directional attacks in their jobs, but those never seem as efficient as damage-blob. As a result, gameplay between those two classes is exactly the same. Just different skill names and numbers. But also I'm playing maplestory so the joke is on me

blaster is still fun tho, even if I'm just mashing keys in random patterns.

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9GSmxKiWRo

me irl

birds
Jun 28, 2008


So this Pink Bean job class...is it worth playing? Doesn't it get deleted after the event?

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Primary reason to play it is for the account rewards, I completed all of the missions when it was in last year and holy hell did it get tedious. Particularly the Holy Pink Beanity title, which is just as good as the Maple Specialist title from the V Diary but looks cooler imo. RIP all my effort on GRAZED... :smith:

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

peebs :420:

Xun
Apr 25, 2010


I come back to this thread after a year and see this poo poo wtf

Suck-A-Sage
Nov 11, 2008
Has the Gollux bug been fixed? I stopped playing shortly after they introduced that new boss raid against that huge fuckoff lionbeast thing.

Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Suck-A-Sage posted:

Has the Gollux bug been fixed? I stopped playing shortly after they introduced that new boss raid against that huge fuckoff lionbeast thing.

If you mean the disappearing platform thing, I personally never saw it but I haven't seen any complaints about it in a long time so probably?

Suck-A-Sage
Nov 11, 2008
Welp, my account PIC is invalid and the PIC reset isn't working. Now to wait for a response to my ticket, however long that's going take :(

Bingemoose
Mar 24, 2014

Hurr Durr muts saf gotam cety
:bang: 10b on cubes and I cant even get an epic upgrade on my weapon.

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Silento
Feb 16, 2012

Bingemoose posted:

:bang: 10b on cubes and I cant even get an epic upgrade on my weapon.

Do you mean on Reboot? Or 10b converted to NX? :eyepop:

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