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Guide to Grinding at High Populated Places

This is annoying me like crazy. People complain every single day about how they got KSed, they can't find a free channel, lag, too much exp etc. I made a guide for you guys to use to train at Jesters, Gallos, Truckers etc.
Time Zone:
You are really unlucky if you live in U.S. Maplestory basically runs in Cali so they follow the U.S. time. I'm sorry but most likely you'll have to find another way or learn to KS.
You are kind of lucky if you live in the Canada. Give or take it's about 3 hours I think after U.S. time. Most of Maple is around teenage years so loads of them will be at school. This is your time to strike. Immediately after you come home from school, go on Maple, and grind for 3 hours. Give or take, some people will be on but there are a lot less people. e.g. I got an entire Truckers platform for myself today right after my school ended as I live in Canada. If you can get up early that's good too. At around 6-7 am, most American users have gone to bed (even the late night grinders) since it's around 3-4 am there. As always, some people will be there but it'll be a lot better than usual.
You are extremely lucky if you are internationally outside North America. You can literally strike anytime during the night when American and Canadian users are asleep and get maps to yourself. Most preferably at around 3-4 am U.S. time as that's when most users are asleep. People can get up at 5-6 am and late night players will drop out usually at 3-4 am.
KSing:
This is absolutely important. If you cannot win in a KS war, you're screwed over when training. You really should have a mobbing class. Everyone can eventually mob but it's preferable of course to get one with a mob skill early on like a mage or archer. You should also deal some considerable damage to the monster you kill (e.g. it's a one to two hit kill). You need a good response time (faster than the person you're KSing) and you need to know the respawn time of the mob. For example Truckers in the middle platform respawn every 11 seconds. At around 10.5 seconds, I press Iron Arrow and as the skill animates, Truckers appear and they get hit. Also, if you're sharing a platform make sure to kill their side first to piss them off. As soon as you hit theirs switch over to your side and kill yours. In this process, you gain more exp and annoy them more. See, whether you kill the monster or not it doesn't matter. As long as it's close to death, you can get the majority of the exp given. Eventually people get really annoyed and they will change channels. But remember, be polite at first and if they completely ignore you, KS away. It's THEIR problem for not moving when you asked politely to.
Sharing:
If you are forced by some stupid guy to share a platform make sure to let him know you can KS him all day. However, if he is nice and just needs a training spot give him the side that spawns less of the mob. e.g. Truckers spawn 6 at middle platform. Left side (left of the CBD Bank in background) spawns four and right side spawns two. Take the left side always to maintain the more exp gain.
Fighting Guys Who Are OP:
You're dead. That's all I can say. Try KSing them at first but if that doesn't work there are still 18 other channels to try.
If they share a platform with you.
Two choices. Be cool and civilized and they might leave eventually but at least they'll like you. KS THEM TILL THEY DIE! Not the immediate best solution but do this if you need exp and don't care about what people think. Most likely, you'll get the training spot easier but they'll hate you.
Other Training Spots:
Ok, so you've tried everything. Doesn't mean everything is at an end. There are many training spots suitable for you later on. You can also try different maps of where the mob spawns (e.g. TJs spawn everywhere in the haunted house though some have lower spawn than others). For a complete guide to where to train elsewhere go to this guide: http://www.basilmarket.com/MapleStory-Guide-Big-Bang---New-Training-Areas-341.html

December 13, 2010

11 Comments • Newest first

basketballki

OK Guys geez trying to help people but all i get is people flaming me.

Reply December 13, 2010
dogsfnt

I'm sorry for trolling, but i think Ksing is bad. Don't hog the fricken place share it. just have atleast a minamum amount of players in your party. I'm lvl 124 I train at gallops(Uber crowded) and i get a party ina bout 3 hours I level O.o and i only kill about 2~4monsters. It's just the matter of being kind and smarts. at truckers (another croweded map) I play there on my priest. I share platforms IN A PARTY. So no matter if you ks them or they ks you, you all win and get exp

P.S~ It's also a way to advoid the Police (the Ksing police) so you don't get banned ^.^

Reply December 13, 2010
basketballki

@jinrim123: Aight. Turn on Mr.Nice now. I'll try to be nice to whoever flames. (It won't be easy.)

Reply December 13, 2010
basketballki

[quote=Boonyboonboon]Hey thanks for telling some Americans the big idea, now they can come up with something to back fire.[/quote]

That's nice. I don't see every Mapler on Basil do I? You won't make any difference in the 19 channels by yourself sir.

Reply December 13, 2010
Boonyboonboon

Hey thanks for telling some Americans the big idea, now they can come up with something to back fire.

Reply December 13, 2010
basketballki

Alright Alright Alright please I messed up the time zones since I live in EST k? Will people stop flaming me for this?

Reply December 13, 2010
zhao11111

vikerolas....
6 people per map on 2x, 3 people per map normal.

Reply December 13, 2010
cheroku

LMFAO!

Since when do time zones go north?
Canada time is the same as American time as long as you are on the same time zone...
Wow....

Reply December 13, 2010
jamesaang

I love this because it pretty much says "Americans suck" =P Yeah Im EST East Coast United States, so I'm unlucky either way.

Reply December 13, 2010
zhao11111

And so, this thread is only dedicated to non-Americans?

Reply December 13, 2010 - edited
basketballki

I'm giving you close approximates. Anyway, you get the idea. Play when American players are sleeping.

Reply December 13, 2010 - edited