1M Snipe vs. Chaos Snipe I'm back! Did some calculations on what range is necessary for your snipe to be AS GOOD AS it is now. Assumptions: Snipe is 1M damage now. Snipe is 900%*4 (all crits) after chaos Said character has 30MMB and 30SE (i.e. 135% min crit and 180% max crit) Assuming that 1/2 of the time you will hit your minimum range damage and 1/2 of the time you will hit your maximum damage. Assuming that 1/2 of the time you will hit your minimum critical and 1/2 of the time your maximum critical. To calculate the average damage of a snipe, we can calculate 9.00*4(ave crit dmg) (ave crit dmg)=1/2(criticaldmg/minrange)+1/2(criticaldmgmaxrange) criticaldmg/minrance=1/2(1.35*minrange)+1/2(1.8*minrange) criticaldmg/maxrange=1/2(1.35*maxran
Marksman Guide - Skill builds My Marksman guide is STICKIED! Hooray basilmarket! Took a while, but I'm happy. View it [url=http://www.basilmarket.com/show/guide/400/#guideTop]here[/url]
Mellimelon's Marksman Guide This guide, which started out as a skill guide, has turned into a general 4th Job Marksman discussion and information thread, including various damage calculations for almost anything you can conceive. Feel free to comment with ideas for additions, questions, or comments :) All of my information and data is from using Hidden-Street's skill descriptions and my own Big Bang damage converter. During this guide I will refer to a % dmg increase. This is how much you will improve in a level by doing a certain thing. This will be calculated using a fake character with 120 strength, 700 dex, 180 attack, 45% critical rate (i.e. what you should all have before SE), 110% minimum critical damage, 150% maximum critical damage
What should I cap my Dex at? (MM) So... I got sick of my SUPER NOOBY Bowmaster and was planning a marksman. What should I cap my DEX at to become the strongest bow-whacking loser around? Ty
Conclusive answer to quotShould I make a UE MMquot MelliMelon EDIT: Title: [b]"Conclusive answer to the question: "Should I make a UE MM?" (MelliMelon)[/b] (Apparently Basilmarket has an interesting way of interpreting my title...) View the full version on my Basilmarket guide [url=http://www.basilmarket.com/show/guide/400#UE]here[/url] TLDR version: UE MM are totally worth it and kick butt. Summarized from guide (in guides you can insert .png images and tables. Here I cannot) Here's a faux table saying how much better UE marksman (who follow my 1v1 build) are than normal MM (who follow my pierce build). This is the mean (average) of how much better they are from levels 120 to 165 (at 166 the builds even out). 1v1 and 1v2 - 1
The Marksman Song Hello fellow marksmen! After a few people asking me (one of them on basilmarket) for a marksman video, I finally caved in. Here it is! Watch it [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydv7teBOlSA]here[/url]
Help your Guide Writer EDIT: The updated marksman guide is UP! Find it [url=http://www.basilmarket.com/show/guide/400]HERE![/url] Hey, all! As some of you know, I'm the Marksman guide author. [url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/News/News.aspx?boardNo=100&contentNo=00Cz3&pageIndex=1]Jump is here![/url]
Easy experience for 2x - Showa Bosses [b]Short version:[/b] BGA/BGB is the best way to spend this 2x. [b]Long version:[/b] I'll tell you why. So I know a lot of this has been going around recently, especially in the marksman forum, so please feel free to click out of this thread right now. However, I've found that many marksmen don't know about (or know accurate information about) the showa bosses. [b]Fact:[/b] I can get 25% in 45 minutes by killing body guard A (BGA) and body guard B (BGB). -Note: my only exceptional equipment is my 30% boss 156att VIP xbow. All the rest are 3% dex or 100%ed stuff. -Note: This is with 1.2x, so this does not mean I can get 50% during 2x. -Note: I am currently lvl 154 as I write this. EDIT: My range is about
Marksman DPM Calculator *Insert Evil Laugh Here* I have reached a new height in mathematical mapley nerdiness! I have completed a (semi)comprehensive excel spreadsheet that will do all my dirty work for me. You can download it [url=http://mellimelon.wordpress.com/marksman-dps-calculator/]here[/url] at my maplestory blog. As always, tell me what you think, as I enjoy editing things to get closer to perfection. On a side note, if some of the calculations don't seem right or contradict what I stated elsewhere in my guide ([url=http://mellimelon.wordpress.com/]here[/url], PLEASE let me know so I can find the error.
Post Chaos DPM Calculator Here's a link to my new calculator. It's a very rough version so please get back to me with critiques. Download it at my wordpress site[url=http://mellimelon.wordpress.com/marksman-dpm-calculator-post-chaos-rough/]here[/url]. (I don't think I can post direct download links on Basil.)
MM quotIllusion Stepquot Not working In tespia, I "proved" that IS didn't work. However, multiple BM's (remember that fact!) said that it DID work. I believed them (why would they lie?). However, the other day, I just sat at Jr Yetis, with IS activated, and I never got the "IS" effect. Ever. Is this like FA not working? Have any of you EXPERIENCED IS working? Because I'm a bit sad.
Marksman Boost vs. Sharp Eyes So, I did a lot of calculations, and at my level, with some approximate stats, MMB is better for average damage than SE. This is a significant increase in MMB over SE, though of course this is assuming you'd be soloing (which I will be). The numbers come from extra SP I'll have at lvl 141 (though I'll probably be higher by BB). Your thoughts? Excel Calculations available at
Dispel doesnt get rid of concentrate I noticed when I was Kenta PQing today, that after dispel I still had concentrate on... Is this intentional? Either way it made me smile.
DB 10 Bellocan - The Best Way (to get it) So... I'm now a level 13x MM, and I still don't have Dragon Breath (which you get by doing the El Nath pq, for which you need a warrior without the skill "stance" to lead, for all those out there who don't know). What's the best way to go about getting it? Should I just spam B> DB 10 or L> Stanceless warrior in fm and/or my store title? Should I scream on forums online? Should I look on MTS? Should I... You tell me. Cuz I want it, finally :P
The Knight's Stronghold. A disappointment 1) The exp of the guys is pretty pitiful compared to LKC. Leaching, I would only get about 40k experience on each guy. 2) They're really fast, and attack like losers. 3) They do a lot of touch damage. 4) Open only to 160+, so in smaller worlds it will be hard to find a party. Although I DID discover a way of training that would appreciate (a little unedited footage [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAklppTHbCU]here[/url]) Your thoughts?
MM done whining? The future of our class: Bossing Ok, so like many of you in between 130-150, I'm really quite disappointed with post BB training. However, I've decided to make the necessary adjustments to secure my future as a MM in this world. The solution: don't train. Ok, it's more of a "Don't mob gallos till you die". With the new experience curve, bossing is much more effective. What am I doing? I'm ditching pierce and getting MMS, US, SE, MMB, and snipe. Just gonna pap, pianus and zak till I drop! In reality this is much more exciting of a build, and we can always get pierce if we feel like showing off. Because let's face it, doing 1M dmg at lvl 140 IS fun, but we need very specific conditions and I'm not satisfied 1HKOing