I’ve done a lot of things today. I feel great and also tired. By the time this post is done, my computer will be offed.
Today, it’s the official release of FinnixOrder Revolution 3. I spent almost 6 months in the making and it is not a great reward at the end.
There is also a server check today and it ended at 4p.m.. I get to play on 6p.m. because I have works to do and I’m not finished with them YET xD.
New events were added. One of them is this damned Random Beauty Coupon. The coupon randomly drops at random mobs and gives you random hairstyle, face and skin. I tried a lot and still cannot get a good look. My final look has a nice hair, bad skin and bad eyes. I still want to change it. Well, one of my trials is:
What else? Oh, my Ambition just reached level 60 and I got the medal “Bearded Ambition”.
My range with Rage and Level 10 Maple Warrior is x-15001. 10k<x<13k. And why do I type it with Maths? o.O. Maybe, I did too much Math in my secondary school life.
Let me think of something else?
Hmmm……
Still thinking………
I think there is nothing else. I end this post right here and I shall see you all next time.
Hi everyone, sorry for the series delayed for almost half a year. That is because I’ve probably busy with my works, my exam and gaming. I also don’t feel like putting lots of effort into animating .
FinnixOrder Revolution 2 was released on August 19, 2011. The new episode which took 6 months in the making will be released on Wednesday, 22 February 2012. I’ve finished with animating everything but I want to delay a little bit time (sorry) to save it and upload. Don’t worry, I’ve already planned it. But it will not be released in the morning so don’t wait. It might be released at the afternoon or evening but it will be before 9p.m.
Thank you for your support and patience while I continue to finish up the series. I hope I can fulfill my resolution which is finish up the whole series by May or June.
I knew I haven’t been blogging for the past few days because I’m busy. I also don’t have so much time in gaming. So, I decide to make this post.
Extra Info on Diligence
Another info has been added into Diligence. Under the Scroll Success Rate. There is a bracket saying “Excludes Special Scrolls”. It means that the success rate for Potential Scrolls, Equipment Enhancement Scrolls and some other scrolls cannot be added with Diligence level.
Monster Penalty
Monsters now will have penalties. If your level is high from the monster, you will receive a penalty.
This penalty doesn’t apply on monsters that are level 150 and above.
PVP Changes
1) The EXP received during a battle has increased.
2) The reward EXP for Free-For-All mode and Team Match has been increased.
3) The Battle Points received for Ice Knight mode has been decreased for more than 50%. >.<
4) New items to trade with Gallant Emblems.
Now, NPC Larson sells Magnifying Glass and level 0 arrows.
The Special part of the trading is PVP Accessories, Pocket Items, Mystery Recipe, Mystery Scroll and Battle Pouch.
The Gallant Emblems required for Battle Pouch has been reduced to 4
Level 130 Equipment Recipes can be traded with a high amount of Gallant Emblem.
Angelic Blessing and Dark Angelic Blessing CANNOT be traded with Gallant Emblems.
Rising Sun Set can be traded from NPC Larson as well.
The name for Singapore and Malaysia gateway has been changed to Ares Gateway and Artemis Gateway.
New Login Screen
Class Revamps: Archer, Warrior and Magician
The 3 main classes of Maplestory has been revamped to become more powerful than ever. The revamps also apply to Soul Master, Wind Breaker and Flame Wizard.
Thieves and Pirates get nothing from this update.
Mount Skill Revamp
All mount skills will be moved to the new Mount Tab. By opening the skill window you will see a new option called “Mount”.
New Party Quests
3 New Party quests are added. They are The Curse of The Ice Knight, Kenta In Danger, and Escape.
Party quest: The Curse of The Ice Knight
This PQ is just like the Hoblin King PQ except that the stages involved is lesser.
Stage 1 and Stage 2: Protect the small Ice Knight until the boss stage
These are only recommended level. Others level that are above or below (minimum requirement level) also can participate in the Party Quests.
Daily 20% EXP Bonus
A party quest will be randomly chosen and recommended daily, Maplers will be awarded with additional of 20% EXP when they have completed the recommended party quest. Still, there is a limit.
Exchangable Tablets
The Dragon Rider boss from the Dragon Rider PQ will now drop a new token call “Sky Scale”. Upon receiving the Sky Scale, head to NPC Matada at Crimson Sky Dock to exchange for a tablet.
New Travelling Method: Airplane Riding
By using the Airplane mount skill, it will shorten time taken to travel between each continents and not required to wait for the default airship to depart. The airplanes can be bought from NPC Irvin.
The Airplanes also act as Mounts that can be mounted and they can be used to travel between continents. To ride the plane, it costs a certain amount of mesos.
Treasure Monster
Monsters that appear on maps that haven’t been killed for a set amount of time will have a chance to evolve into a Treasure Monster. When a treasure monster has been killed, it will drop fantastic rewards like Equipment Enhancement Scroll or Mystery Mastery Book.
Additional World Map
The Lionheart Castle World Map and Gate to The Future World Map has been added.
Minimap Renewal
Icons shown in the Minimap has been categorized into different colors by it’s function which allow Maplers to identify NPC easier through mini map.
The mini map can be changed at the System Options.
Other Changes
1) Lionheart Castle and Knights’ Stronghold has been changed to normal playing maps. Say goodbye to the high HP and high EXP. The Party Play System has been removed as well.
Here is a video example of the Knights’ Stronghold:
2) Quest notification (the annoying bulb on the head) have been moved to the left side of the screen.
3) A new Event Calender has been added.
4) Minimap increase to max size automatically in certain maps.
5) Party matching system has been revamped.
6) Party search function has been added.
7) Party EXP distribution has been modified.
8) The Mirror of Dimension has a new look.
EVENTS!
1) SP Reset Scroll GIVEAWAYS!
Starting from 8th February to 6th March 2012, all Warriors (except Aran), Magicians (except Evan and Battle Mage) and Archers (Except Wild Hunters) will receive a free SP Reset Scroll upon their login.
2) Explorer’s Job Reward
Explorer Job Advancement Event(Event Period : 8th February to 6th March 2012)
Upon reaching the first job advancement, a new Gift Box and Star quests will be received. By double clicking on the Gift Box and Star quests, 6 set of equipment boxes and a unique class ring will be awarded according to the character’s class. Maplers must reach the requirement level in order to utilize the boxes.
Thief and Pirate Class will only receive 3 set of equipments.
Elite Explorer Blessing Event(Event Period : 8th February to 6th March 2012)
After completing each job advancement starting from 2nd Job advancement, Maplers will be rewarded with a job-specific weapon scroll and a 1.5x EXP buff item. That’s not it, a 100% Mastery books specific to the character’s job will also be given to 3rd Job Explorer Warriors, Magicians and Archers.
Thieves and Pirates class will not receive anything from this event.
(Existing characters that reached 3rd job or above can get the Mastery Books)
3) Explorer’s Gratias Ring (Event period: 8th February – 6 March 2012)
Any new created Explorer Character (including Thief and Pirate) that reaches level 70 will receive an Explorer’s Gratias Ring.
Funny thing about this ring is that it gives 100 Ambition EXP.
4) Valentines’ Day Event (8th February – 21 February 2012)
This event is just like the previous years in Maplestory. Just find NPC Ace of Hearts from any town, give him chocolates and some junk to make an EXP protecting chocolate box. Well, this year it’s a little bit different is that the NPC is only located in Ludibrum.
-Heart Chocolate (Valid for 3 days) can be obtained every hour after completing the quest.
-Chocolate Basket (Valid for 5 days) can only be obtained ONCE.
5) Rainbow Event (13th February – 26 February 2012)
Monday: Bonus EXP when hunting a monster of your choice
Tuesday: 10% bonus EXP from participating in any Monster Survial event
Wednesday: Collect Yellow Butterflies to trade in 10% and 60% scroll for 15% and 65% scrolls up to three times
Thursday: 10% bonus EXP from winning at Monster Carnival or Sea of Fog
Friday: Find the gold at the end of the rainbow as we open Gold Richie’s Treasure Vault!
Saturday: 10% bonus EXP when you participate in a party quest
Sunday: 10% bonus EXP when you defeat a boss monster
The available bosses and Party Quest for Saturday and Sunday are listed as below:
6) Evolving Belt Event (22th February – 6th March 2012)
In order to participate in the Evolving Belt Event, Maplers must receive the Evolving Belt quest from NPC Gold Richie at Event Map. The Evolving Belt Event is just like the Evolving Ring Event except that it has lower levels and lower duration required.
How to:
Accept “The Latest Tech” quest and receive the “Marble That Evolves Into A Belt After 30 Minutes”.
Hold on to it for 30 minutes without leaving the game to receive a Level 1 Evolving Belt.
Finish the quest by going back to Gold Richie to receive your next quest, “Dr. Kim’s Advice”.
Hold on to the “Mysterious Marble” you received from Dr. Kim for at least 1 hour to receive an “Evolving Belt Upgrade Capsule”.
Upgrade the Evolving Belt to the next level with the Evolving Belt Upgrade Capsule.
7) Random Beauty Coupon (22th February -22th March 2012)
When using the Special Beauty Coupon, Skin, Eyes and hair will be randomized. Most of the monsters do drop the Special Beauty Coupon. Try to be lucky, when you’re unlucky, you get an ugly face, hair and whatsoever.
8) Mardi Gras Celebration (1st -31st March 2012)
Just by hunting “Mardi Gras Bead Necklace” which can be obtained from all monsters and find NPC Gaga to exchange for a Mardi Gras Mask reward. If you’re really lucky though, you might even earn one of these royal masks.
A little bit from Gachapon Update
1) Level 130 weapons can be obtained from Gachapon at any town.
2) A new chair is added. Giant HP Bottle is its name.
Then, she will tell you to get 100 Beltin, 100 Breakin and 100 Poppin. Hunting them is not hard but it also takes time to finish all. Each character can only play this event once.
So it’s Chinese New Year. Nothing much happens because there is no System Events in the game that has to do with Chinese New Year. Well, for me, no event that I can play because all requires @cash or lots of Mesos. One of the events is donation, I don’t want to invest too much in the game though.
In this Chinese New Year, I gained 2 levels. How awesome is that? Not really, I’ve been busy for Chinese New Year.
So, MapleSEA’s 2012 Resolution said that the first update in this year is Jump. I don’t know when it will be out but I hope it will be release soon.
Now, my life is more busier, so I will stay low active on my blog. Don’t worry, I will blog whenever I feel like I got something to share. I will spend most of my time gaming, semi-active in videos. As I said, I will never upload random videos just to make my video count to reach 100.
I will stop my words for now. Have a great life, Happy Mapling, and don’t forget to eat; =P
One day I was at Crimsonwood Keep PQ. And one person said that his range increases more with Chicken Soup than Rage.
So, I decided to make an investigation. Rage, Power Up Drink and Chicken Soup.
Rage – Fighter skill, +20WA.
Power Up Drink – Potion, +25WA
Chicken Soup? It’s mystery. Not until I’ve found out the answer. The description said: Incrases 20 Weapon Attack. This is false. The truth?
The REAL Identity of the Chicken Soup
This is the video I made. Compare my range after I used Chicken Soup and the Picture below.
This picture is taken during Ani raid. I didn’t use Maple Warrior so that I can compare my range.
The conclusion
Chicken Soup = 30WA.
Hope that this investigation helps out everyone who has problems between which is better.
So, the other 2 better potions are Witch Special Stew (40WA) And Onyx Apple (100WA). Nothing can go higher than that except for Pocky Chocolate (140WA) which had just been removed permanently from MapleSEA.
The massive 1.5x and 2x EXP events are over. Nowadays, PvP Heat is up. Most people go to PvP to train instead of Lionheart Castle. I, myself also challenge myself to be the PvP Master! Not really, nobody can know who is the top in the world.
Attempt 1
Starting in the room with 4 people. Starting to own people in this game, I became the Champion.
Attempt 2
For this attempt, I enter the room late. The champion in the game currently already have few hundred scores. It’s hard for me to chase up. In the end, I became the first-runner up in the game.
Attempt 3
Entering the room late again, in this room. There are 2 Dual Blades, a Battle Mage and a level 200 Dark Knight (Well, the main threats). It’s not really hard to defeat them because I can reflect damages. Maybe considered as cheating? Not hacking.
My secret
In my previous PvP Post, I already explained the Heroes’ secret. But that is just some little part. This time, I will explain about me, flyknight2. My secret, my strategy, not really considered secret/strategy. Maybe it’s just that, plans, equipments, skills.
1) HP Booster
Wondering what’s this? In PvP, your normal attacks on mobs are useless. For example, if you can hit max damage on bosses, you cannot make instant deaths to players. Unless you are a hacker.
So, in PvP, I use all my HP equipments instead of STR Boosts, for example: I change my medal from 2011 Legendary Artifact Hunter (0HP) -> Master Explorer (200HP)
2) Speed equipments
Other than HP, I also use Speed Equipments. For example: I changed Scarlion Helmet (10 speed) -> Ravana Helmet (18 speed). Not just walking speed, attacking speed is also important. So, I changed from 2H sword to a 1H sword.
3) Ambition level
With level 40 Ambition, I can get an extra 4 Battle Mode Attack. I wonder if it is useful or not but I believe it do help in increasing attack power in PvP.
4) Larson’s Challenger Ring
Helps a little bit, boosts only 1 Battle Mode Attack. When stacked up with Ambition level, it is a total of 5 Battle Mode Attack.
5) Attack + Defense up Buff
Let me tell my own skills first.
Rage – Boosts 5 Battle Mode Attack. This means I have a total of 10 Battle Mode Attack. It’s a high boost.
Power Guard – Reflects 30% of enemies’ attack.
Sometimes, I loot the buffs on the ground. The Power Up Buff boosts 200 Battle Mode Attack. It’s a deadly buff to other players.
6) Coincidence
Don’t you think that I defeat the people that I aimed. WRONG! I cannot aim too much people at 1 time. So, some defeats are just coincidences.
a) Coincidence 1 – Power guard
Sometimes, when another character with a low HP attacks me, he dies. This is because my Power Guard is doing the work. It reflects 30% and this kills him/her.
b) Coincidence 2 – Power up Buff
When I loot a power up buff on the ground, my power will boost a lot. When my combo orb is full, it’s even deadly. Using a few numbers of Intrepid Slash with Power Up Buff can defeat another person fast and efficient.
When using Panic with Power Up Buff, there is a chance that I can Instant Death somebody but the Panic must accurately hit the person.
c) Coincidence 3 – KS
Sometimes when I attack a character, he/she dies immediately because he/she was fighting and survived but left a few HP.
Other things from me
1) I don’t mind if a Dual Blade takes the Power Up Buff. Because when he/she uses Chains of Hell, they end up getting reflected a lot from me. 20X 30% damage reflected.
2) Dual Blades are very powerful but easy to defeat.
3) I hate Arch Mages. Both Ice/Lightning and Fire/Poison. The Ice/Lightning can use freeze and Chain Lightning is very painful. Mostly it deals “Excellent” damage. For the Fire/Poison, he/she can cast Paralyze which slows down people A LOT and the damage is painful.
4) When blinded, I use the minimap to see my actions. I don’t care who I fight and what is on the ground. Just fight until I die.
- Yellow: Myself
- Red: Other people
- Blue: Your buddy/Guildmate
- Star: When a champion is having Champion Defense.
5) I don’t really like to bully those that picked up Monster Transform. It’s very unfair to them.
6) The 3 main jobs I’m scared is Paladin, Battle Mage and Hero. Although I’m also a Hero myself, I’m afraid of the others.
Happy new year 2012!! This year, I have quite a few numbers of target to achieve. I will list and share it out here, in my blog.
1) Level 200
I am now level 171 and that means I have 29 more levels to go. In 2012, I hope that I will have the time and chance to reach level 200. Since it’s January now, I have lesser time to play because school is starting and I will have more school work to do.
2) FinnixOrder Revolution
It had been months now since I stopped FinnixOrder Revolution 3. It’s still in progress and since I put more effort in gaming, the progress is slower. I will try to finish the whole series in this year. Maybe before May I will finish everything then I will stop animating. Well, maybe I will animate again for special days or celebrations.
It has been 5 months now. I will try to finish episode 3 within January or February.
3) 10k views
For the past months since May 2011, my blog views is 3727 until today. It is higher than what I expected, I hope that by the end of the year, it will be at least 10,000 views.
4) 100th video
This is my Banditkillz Video Manager page. Now I have 59 videos uploaded (including the old ones), I will try to make my 100th video and I hope that the 100th video will be a very exciting one.
Of course, I will not upload random short videos up to Youtube just to increase the quantity of videos I got.
5) More Boss Runs
Just before or when I reach level 200, I will try to attempt more boss runs (not solo), HornTail, Chaos HornTail, Chaos Zakum, Pink Bean? Empress Cygnus? Von Leon? Maybe, most of them will be pro but I hope that I have the ability to take them down with other people.
One thing for sure is that I will never overpower myself, this is just a waste of investment of money. I’m not a rich person.
6) Legends
The Legend update will be out after Jump. No official date is announced yet but it will be out within 2012.
3 new classes – Cannoneer, Mercedes and Demon Slayer.
I will skip Cannoneer class because it is less fun than Mercedes and Demon Slayer. I will play Mercedes just to try it out and make Demon Slayer my second main character. I will level both of them to level 100. At least.
Ending wishes
I hope that the above 6 resolutions will come true. But, as the Chinese saying: “There is no free lunch in this world”. It sorta means that nothing is free, you have to work hard on it.
To achieve those target, I need plannings, I need time. Hope that, I can finish all of them.