Might Return, what's new
Hey all,
So, I probably haven't played in like, 4-ish years, and I'm just wondering if you loyal fans would recommend coming back. I mean, do I have other things I probably could and should be doing? Yeah, but I'm feeling nostalgic and I'll be between semesters. Anyway, I hope someone can at least explain any major changes in the last 3-4 years and, idk, is Nexon still hated by it's customers? Thanks.
P.s. why the new design Basil? ??
May 4, 2016
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@eternalmemory: Not sure about Scania prices or the economy... BUT 6 Clean Slate Scrolls can easily get you 360mil ~ 390mil per day if you sell then for 60~65mil each (GRAZED prices)
@blklab: Maple has changed a lot during the last 4 years. I quit around 2013 and recently came back during January. I'm not an expert on patches, but I feel like I could help out a little.
Here's a vague list of some things that I can remember
New Classes:
2012 - Phantom, Luminous, Kaiser, Angelic Buster
2013 - Demon Avenger, Xenon, Zero?
2014 - Beast Tamer, Shade
2015/2016 - Kinesis
Revamps:
All Cygnus Knights
All Explorers
New Bosses:
Magnus
Gollux
RA Bosses - Von Bon, Pierre, Crimson Queen, Vellum
Lotus
Ursus
Ranmaru
Misc.:
Soul shards
Satr force/ Transfer hammer
Level cap: 200 -> 250
Dmg cap: 999,999 -> 50mil
Elite bosses/monsters
Star Planet
Runes
Spell Traces/Scroll Enhancement system
Equipment:
New end-game:
Fafnir sets (CRA)/ Sweetwater sets
Sweetwater glasses/tattoo
Superior Gollux Equipment
Tyrants
@krazykid132: Is it really, though? how effective is elite bossing if you're not a hacker? It's not like you find one every minute. I have a permanent hyper tele rock and I've never found it to be "easy".
@traitor you wrote it? well, great job.
@srurtuphr: Oh hey. I still have that saved on a word doc somewhere. Just that the stupid formatting / bold is messed up, so I no longer paste it. Glad someone still reads it.
Other than that, the rest of it can be read here: http://www.tinyurl.com/wb2ms
Buy CRA, gollux, sweetwater, and tyrants for end game gear.
E-bossing is easiest way to afford end game gear.
@wall: but is that really what i asked for, my dude? ?
Here's something I copied and pasted from someone (no idea who), it's not most recently updated though. 5th job is coming to KMS soon, and other than that:
June/July 2012 - "Renegades":
Release of Phantom, The Thief Legend class
He has the ability to steal one skill from any of the explorer classes for each job advancement as well has having his own.
Explorer thieves & pirates skills received a small buff.
November/December 2012 - "Tempest":
Release of Luminous the mage Legend class along with the release of the Nova classes:
Kaiser - A dragonoid human who uses 2-handed swords, being able to transform using Dragon-like skills.
Angelic Buster - A dress-up character which also has the same wings as Kaiser having a transformation form. Angelic Busters can only be made as female being the first Gender-locked class. They were also the most OP at their prime due to being the first class to break the 999k cap. They also use a new soul charge system instead of mp.
April/May 2013 - "Mark of Honor":
Release of Sengoku classes:
Hayato: a warrior samurai who uses the new weapons Katana
Kanna: a fan wielding mage class
May 2013 - "Cygnus Returns":
Dawn Warrior/Wind Archer/Thunder Breaker completely revamped with completely new skills as well as their max level cap raised to 250 from 120.
June/July 2013 - "Unleashed":
[i]-Damage cap raised to 50,000,000 from 999,999.
-Seen damage range cap increased to 2,000,000 from 1,000,000.
Level cap of all classes increased to 250 from the previous 200.[/i]
Bosses were also revamped to align with the new damage cap.
Release of Xenon a Resistance class based on cyborgs, also being the first hybrid class being both Pirate and Thief and Demon Avenger the second Resistance Warrior class to also following the demon theme using a newly developed HP system for their skills instead of MP.
New Bosses: Queen, Pierre, Von Bon, Vellum
Release of Root Abyss where the bosses drop lv150 set armor/weapons which drop from the Chaos version. These equips were a new set that made Empress obsolete.
November/December 2013 - "RED":
Explorer classes got revamped to balance out the newer classes receiving their necessary buffs.
Release of the Zero class, the first tag-team 2h-sword warrior class where you control 2 characters in one. Also the first class to be created starting at level 100.
January 2014 - "Chase, The Beast Tamer":
A new class, Chase, the Beast Tamer was released. This is a mage class that uses animal friends to assist in battle. This class is based on modes where you can use Cat, Bear, Snow Leopard, and Hawk which have different personalities and are used differently depending if you want to be supportive or offensive.
June/July 2014 - "Rising Heroes":
Release of Shade, the forgotten Pirate Legend using animal spirits as an aid to their fists.
August/September 2014:
The continuation of the Cygnus revamp finishing with Blaze Wizard and Night Walker revamp. The skills have been changed and the max level has been changed to 250 from 120.
November 2014 - "Star Force":
Equipment enhancement scrolls are now obsolete with the new Star Force system allowing you to reach stars on regular equipment up to mainly 12 stars prior to booming. [Low level equipment has a maximum of lower stars] Special equipment such as tyrants boom much earlier. This system also has the chance to drop in the amount of stars.
Release of Star Planet, a smaller world where you can play the event mini-games such as one-card all the time for special prizes and bonuses.
Reward Points were introduced in this patch, these points are acquired by killing bosses and special daily tasks as well as reach certain levels. These are used in the cash shop for rewards shop prizes as well as being able to use them as a 30% discount on most items if they are eligible.
April/May 2015 - "Black Heaven":
New Boss: Lotus
A new storyline that unlocked the currently new hardest Boss Lotus, the brother of Orchid a member of the Black Wings. This also has another set of equipment arguably better than the CRA set but has not been yet proven, though it's said CRA set is still better.
In between Nexon has been doing more events such as more frequent 2x, Spell Trace fever[additional success rate chances to scroll items with Spell Trace], Miracle Time[additional chances to raise potential tier when cubing with cash shop cubes and double tier ups]. Most maps at this point have been revamped and everything you know and have come to love pre-bigbang is no more. Monster levels and HP have been adjusted to the new level ranges as well as damage ranges and party-play in maps such as Lionheart Castle, Strong Hold, Hall of Honor are no more.
Some of the biggest updates:
-Cra and emp gear(endgame gear) are much cheaper now
-Dojo was revamped, only top 3 per job get gloves now(and its much harder)
-Reboot world came out. This is a world without trading, where you get cubes, etc. through mesos(basically a non-pay2win world with no trading)
-Bosses drop cubes now(good ones, not occult)
I'd say Nexon is still hated by a lot of people(those who love to complain), but not nearly as much as like 1-2 years ago. Reboot has satisfied a lot of people who complained all day about p2w. Also, their live chat system(where you can speak directly to a GM in a "text message"/IM style instead of tickets) really helps with issues.
Honestly, I'd recommend giving the game a try at least... You could like the changes or hate them honestly. But if you have stuff you should be doing, I'd wait to try the game out. Remember guys RL>maple