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The Newbie's Guide to MapleStory
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AznLuster11
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Latest Update (11/7/09): Removed outdated information.
Note: Hidden-Street recently went through a site redesign, so most links to the website currently don’t work.

Introduction

Hi! I’m AznLuster11 of Broa. When I was a newbie, I made a ton of mistakes in Maplestory that cost me a lot of time and mesos (Maplestory currency). So I decided to write this guide in order to prevent that from happening to anyone else. Though I cannot guarantee this guide is going to answer every single question that you’ll ever have, you can probably forge a pretty decent MS character following my advice. Still, if you ever need to know something, I’m always available. :P

Getting Started

If you’re making an adventurer character…
While on Maple Island, you should finish ALL quests. It’ll greatly speed up the process of getting off the island. Your skill points (i.e. STR, DEX, etc.) will be set automatically, so no problem there. Once you leave Maple Island at level 10 (level 8 for magicians), get your first job advancement (more on that later). When you do, your stats will automatically be reset to what's best for your class.

If you’re making a Cygnus Knight character…
While on Ereve, you should finish ALL quests. They’re even better exp than the ones on Maple Island. And like on Maple Island, your skill points should be set automatically, so no problem there. When you reach level 10, you can make your 1st job advancement (more on that later). When you do, your stats will automatically be reset to what's best for your class. You can train efficiently on Ereve until level 15, and come back anytime you feel like.

The Warrior Class

Warriors attack things close to them, and use spears, polearms, swords, axes, and blunt weapons. They have moderately high defense and and a lot of HP (health points). Though expensive in the beginning, they eventually become one of the cheapest classes in Maplestory.

Pros of Being a Warrior
• First job to receive a mob attack
• High health points
• Good killers in tightly-packed maps
• Is the strongest class from levels 1 to 15

Cons of Being a Warrior
• Limited to close-range attacks
• Easy to kill-steal from
• Low accuracy

Recommended Warrior Build
Warriors require strength for attack power and dexterity for accuracy. It is recommended you have as much strength as possible while still wielding enough dexterity to hit the monsters you train on. NEVER set any points into intellect or luck, no matter how much you want an “intelligent” or “lucky” warrior. Believe me, it doesn’t work that way.

How to Complete the Job Advancements
First Job (Level 10): Go to the town of Perion and climb to the top. At the top is a stone building; go inside. Inside sits the NPC (non-playing character) “Dances With Balrog” Talk to him (to do this, click him). He will make you a warrior.

Second Job (Level 30): Talk to Dances With Balrog. He will give you a letter. Bring this letter to the second job instructor, who sits in the map West Rocky Mountain IV. The instructor will send you to a map of special monsters. Keep killing these two monsters until you have received 30 Dark Marbles. Once you have gotten the marbles, talk to the instructor again. He will give you a “Proof of Hero”. Bring this to Dances With Balrog, who will give you the choice of becoming a spearman, page, or fighter. Choose one and you will receive your advancement.

Warrior Guides
I highly recommend you read two or three of these guides before becoming a warrior; it’ll probably help you in the long run.
Complete Warrior Guide by WolfJounin and Blazes
The Impartial Guide to Warrior Weapons by Senyain
Guide: Better Swordman>Page>WK>Paladin Guide by kirayamato26
Fighter/Crusader/Hero: Simplified (possibly outdated) by ryannosaur3
Spearman Guide (possibly outdated) by ultamo360 and XelStyle
Warrior Comparison Wiki by XelStyle, Blitz729, Senyain, and Milkshakes
Recommended Equips Guide by Annihilatron

The Magician Class

With staffs and wands, the magician class uses magic attacks to hit monsters both far away and close up. Strong in 1st job, they become weaker in 2nd job and instead start relying on their element specific magic attacks. Magicians have very low HP (health points) and very high MP (mana/magic points).

Pros of Being a Magician
• Costs very little in the beginning
• Is the strongest class from levels 15 to 30.
• Gets elemental attacks and the ability to teleport in 2nd job
• Can hit monsters both close-up and far away
• The skill Magic Guard prevents magicians from dying easily
• A lot of MP

Cons of Being a Magician
• Very little HP
• Magic Guard can be a money drainer
• Weaker than most classes in 2nd job
• Horrible damage formula; hard to increase attack power

Recommended Magician Build
Magicians require intellect for attack power. Luck’s only purpose is to allow you to equip clothing and weapons. It is recommended you have as much intellect as possible while still having enough luck being able to equip items. NEVER set any points into strength or dexterity.

How to Complete the Job Advancements
First job (Level 8): Go to the town of Ellinia and climb to the top. There will be a house there. Go into the house and talk to the NPC “Grendel the Really Old”, who sits in the middle. He will make you into a magician.

Second job (Level 30): Talk to Grendel the Really Old. He will give you a letter. Bring this letter to the second job instructor, who sits at the top of the map “Forest North of Ellinia”. The instructor will send you to a map of special monsters. Keep killing these monsters until you have received 30 Dark Marbles. Once you have gotten the marbles, talk to the instructor again. He will give you a “Proof of Hero”. Bring this to Grendel the Really Old, who will give you the choice of becoming a cleric, ice/lightning wizard, or fire/poison wizard. Choose one and you will receive your advancement.

Magician Guides
I highly recommend you read at least a few of these guides before becoming a magician; it’ll help you in the long run.
Mage FAQ Guide by EluNirvelli
Ice Lightning Guide by compymasax
HealingGlory’s Ultimate Big Guide on Clerics By GodsWarning and Isilie
Gandalf’s Comprehensive F/P Guide by gandalf0213
Bunnies Solo Cleric Guide by Bunnie

Bowman

Bowmen use bows and crossbows to hit monsters that are far away. Though most people agree that the bowman’s better skills are received in 3rd job, both their 1st and 2nd job skills are very unique. Bowmen aren’t versatile, but most of their skills work just fine with limited character movement. They have a moderate amount of HP and a moderate amount of MP.

Pros of Being a Bowman
• Receives a multiple-hit attack in 2nd job
• Can shoot a very far distance
• Super high accuracy

Cons of Being a Bowman
• Crappy mobility
• Jumpshooting (attacking in the middle of a jump) is difficult
• Lousy damage stability before 2nd job

Recommended Bowman Build
Dexterity increases the bowman’s attack, while strength allows bowmen to wear high-level weapons. It is recommended you have as much dexterity as possible and as little strength as possible (while still being able to use your weapons). NEVER set any points into intellect of luck; they are theoretically useless for you.

How to Complete the Job Advancements
First job (Level 10): Go to the town of Henesyes and enter the portal in the middle of the town. You should enter the map Mushroom Park. Once you have, walk to the left side of the map. There will be a tree-house there. Go into the house and talk to the NPC “Athena Pierce”. She will make you into a bowman.

Second job (Level 30): Talk to Athena Pierce. She will give you a letter. Bring this letter to the second job instructor, who sits at the upper-right corner of the map “Road to the Dungeon”. The instructor will send you to a map of special monsters. Keep killing these monsters until you have received 30 Dark Marbles. Once you have gotten the marbles, talk to the instructor again. He will give you a “Proof of Hero”. Bring this to Athena Pierce, who will give you the choice of becoming a Hunter or a Crossbowman. Choose one and you will receive your advancement.

Bowman Guides
I highly recommend you read these guides before becoming a bowman; they’ll be a lot more important to your character than you think.
Archer Skill Build Guide by bluebomber24
Bow or Crossbow: The Ultimate Decision by Technolink and the AGF
Bowman FAQ by spiritrival
Or if you have a question, go here.

Thieves

There are two main types of thieves: assassins and bandits.

Assassins throw stars using claws to hit enemies from far away. However, they are weak towards enemies close up. To overcome this weakness, they have high mobility and are able to escape from mobs with ease. With some funding, assassins are often considered the strongest of all the classes during 2nd job. They have moderate amounts of HP and MP.

Bandits use daggers to hit enemies that are close up. Though weak in 1st job, they become much stronger once they obtain the 2nd job skill Savage Blow. Like assassins, they have high mobility, which is their main advantage over warriors. Bandits have slightly higher HP than assassins, though the differences are barely noticeable.

Pros of Being a Thief
• Bandit’s Savage Blow looks really cool (this a widely accepted truth)
• High mobility
• Assassins are good kill-stealers, which is technically a pro?
• Super-high avoidability
• Assassins can do high damage during 2nd job

Cons of Being a Thief
• No multiple-hit attack before 3rd job
• Assassins have a bad reputation as kill-stealers
• Thieves are the most expensive class in Maplestory
• Most common class in Maplestory (you are not original)

Recommended Thief Build
Thieves require luck for attack power. Dexterity’s only purpose is to allow them to equip weapons and armor. Thieves reach their maximum potential as dexless characters (people who stop adding dexterity once they have 25 DEX), though being regular dex (adding luck and the required dexterity) is also very common and slightly cheaper. NEVER set any points into intellect or strength (unless you want to become a strength bandit).

How to Complete the Job Advancements
First job (Level 10): Go to the town of Kerning City and enter the building labeled “Fusion Café”. Walk to the very left side of the bar and climb down, where you’ll see the NPC “The Dark Lord”. He will make you into a thief.

Second job (Level 30): Talk to The Dark Lord. He will give you a letter. Bring this letter to the second job instructor, who sits at the top of the map “Construction Site North of Kerning City”. The instructor will send you to a map of special monsters. Keep killing these monsters until you have received 30 Dark Marbles. Once you have gotten the marbles, talk to the instructor again. He will give you a “Proof of Hero”. Bring this to The Dark Lord, who will give you the choice of becoming a bandit or an assassin. Choose one and you will receive your advancement.

Thief Guides
It is highly recommended you read at least a few of the following guides. You don’t have to read all of them, just the ones that apply to you.
FAQ and Common Misconceptions About Bandits by Kazegiri
AkemiMegamis Guide for Assassins-Hermits-Nightlords by AkemiMegami
Thief FAQ (this should only be used for skill builds) by kigaz

Pirates

There are two types of pirates: brawlers and gunslingers.

Brawlers use knuckles to punch enemies. They can kill many monsters at the same time, due to their wide selection of quick and powerful mobbing skills. Along with their ability to stun monsters in 2nd job, these skills make them the fastest mobbers in Maplestory. Brawlers have moderate amounts of both HP and MP.

Gunslingers use guns to shoot bullets at enemies. Though they are extremely weak in 2nd job, and not much better in 1st job, gunslingers have a large variety of creative skills, such as Wings (allows a gunslinger to float in the air after a jump for an extended period of time) and Blank Shot (fires a fake bullet that stuns up to 3 monsters at a time). Plus, this class gets MUCH better in 3rd job. Gunslingers have slightly less HP than brawlers.

Pros of Being a Brawler
• Wide variety of attacks at your disposal
• Good control while training
• Relatively high damage

Cons of Being a Brawler
• Few scrolled brawler equips in circulation
• Characters move relatively slow in 1st and 2nd job
• Damage is, more or less, unstable

Pros of Being a Gunslinger
• Skills such as Wings and Blank Shot make playing more interesting
• Third job gives gunslingers a big boost.
• Cheap scrolls and equipment

Cons of Being a Gunslinger
• Ridiculously low damage in 2nd job
• Few gunslinger equips and bullets in circulation

Recommended Pirate Build
The brawlers’ primary stat is strength, which determines their attack power. Dexterity is used to equip items, and is usually kept at a low level. Most brawlers cap their dexterity at a certain point to maximize their damage. Never set any points into intellect or luck.

The attack power of a gunslinger is determined by the amount of dexterity he or she has. Strength is used to equip items. Never set any points into intellect or luck.

How to Complete the Job Advancement
First job (Level 10): Go to Nautilus Port and enter the giant submarine. Go to the top floor and walk to the very left of the hallway, until you reach the last portal. Enter, and you’ll see the NPC “Kyrin”. She will make you into a pirate.

Second job (Level 30): Talk to Kyrin. She will ask you whether you want to be a gunslinger or a brawler. Make your choice. Once you have, you will be sent to a special map full of Octopuses, which you MUST kill with Flash Fists. Keep killing these Octopuses until you have received 15 items as drops. Once you have gotten all of the items, talk to the NPC in the map again. She will send you back to Nautilus Port. Talk to Kyrin once again. You will receive your advancement.

Pirate Guides
Read a one or two of these, ok?
Takebacker’s Ultimate Brawler Guide by Takeback3r
A Comprehensive Guide to Gunslingers by Takeback3r and Kazoothebat
Pirate Misconceptions by Takeback3r
Dexless/Low-Dex/Regular Dex Brawler Comparisons by Daemarius

Cygnus Knights

Cygnus Knights are a special type of Maplestory character. They’re not just a different type of job; they’re a different type of Mapler. The order of the Cygnus Knights consists of 5 unique jobs, each one loosely based off a normal job. These 5 jobs are Night Walker (based off assassins), Dawn Warrior (fighters), Thunder Breakers (brawlers), Wind Archers (hunters), and Blaze Wizards (F/P Wizards). Cygnus Knights get 6 skill points every time they level up instead of 5 until level 70, and have both new skills and skills based off the ones of people with normal jobs. However, their level cap is level 120 instead of 200.

Pros of Being a Cygnus Knight
• You can do a more damage than similarly-funded Adventurers (normal jobbed-characters).
• You will train faster than similarly-funded Adventurers.
• You will receive some skills earlier than Adventurers (i.e. Flash Jump).
• You will receive several Cygnus-only skills.
• You will receive your mounts earlier than Adventurers.

Cons of Being a Cygnus Knight
• You can’t go beyond level 120, which means:
-No killing Horntail
-No killing Pink Bean
-Lower damage than Adventurers in the very long run
• You will miss out on certain skills that Adventurers have.
• Cygnus Knight “fourth job” skills are weaker than regular fourth job skills.
• You can’t wear a Mark of Naricain (a vital level 110 pendant).

Recommended Cygnus Knight Build
Follow whatever build your Cygnus Knight character’s job is based off of.

How to Complete the Job Advancements
First job (Level 1): Talk to the Cygnus Knight job NPC of your choosing. He/she will make you into whatever job he/she represents. The NPCs are located in the same map as Nineheart.

Second job (Level 30): Talk to Neinheart. Once you are finished, talk to the Eckhart, the Knight Commander. Then go to the very left side of Ereve and enter the portal on the second platform. You will enter a map swarming with “Tiguru of Exam”. Kill the birds until you obtain 30 “Proof of Tests”. Once you are done, go back to the Knight Commander and he will advance you to Second Job.

Cygnus Knight Guides
Any Basilmarket Cygnus Knight guide that you need can be found in the Cygnus Knight forum.

Your Stat Bars

At the bottom of your Maplestory game screen you will see a red bar, a blue bar, and a yellow bar.

The Red Bar
The red bar on the lower left hand corner of your Maplestory screen documents you HP. “HP” stands for health points. If the bar is fully red, you are at 100% health. If the bar has no red that means you are at 0% health and you die. Unless you are a beginner, you lose exp when you die (more on that later). There are two ways to regenerate HP: you can either wait for it to regain by itself or use a HP potion.

The Blue Bar
The blue bar on the lower middle part of your Maplestory screen documents MP. “MP” stands for mana/magic points. If the bar is fully blue, your magic ability is at 100%. If the bar has no blue it means you are at 0% of your magic capabilities. Magic/mana points are required to use special skills such as Power Strike and Lucky Seven. Every time you use one of those skills, you lose a set amount of MP. There are two ways to regenerate MP: you can either wait for it to regain by itself or use a MP potion.

The Gold Bar
The gold bar on the lower right hand corner of your Maplestory screen documents your Exp. “Exp” stands for experience points. If the bar if fully gold, that means you have 100% of the exp required to level up and you level up. If the bar has no gold at all, that means you have 0% of the exp required to level up. To gain exp you need to either kill monsters or get rewarded for finishing a quest. Unless you are a beginner, you lose exp when you die. The amount of exp you lose is determined by the amount of Luck you have.

What the Hell Is...

• The FM?
FM stands for Free Market. The Free Market is a place accessible by most towns where you can sell your items to other Maplers. In order to sell items, you must purchase a store permit from the Cash Shop and find a spot in the FM to open your store on. There is one Free Market per channel; most people are in the Channel 1 Free Market so it is recommended that you open your store there.

• The MTS?
MTS stands for the Maple Trade Shop. You can enter it by pressing the large green button on the lower-right hand corner of your Maplestory screen. It’s basically an Ebay for Maplestory where you can sell and buy items for NX. There is no definitive meso:NX transaction rate, but in most worlds, 1 million mesos is usually worth about 250-350 NX points.

• A PQ?
PQ stands for “party quest”. Party quests are repeatable quests that can only be done with a party, or group, of people. To form a party, click the “P” key and press the “create party” option on the screen that’ll pop up. To get party members, click on peoples’ characters and press the “invite to party” option on their avatar screens. A list of currently available PQs and their guides:
-Henesys PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqhenesys_st01.php
-Kerning PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqkerning_st01.php
-Monster Carnival PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqmonstercarnival_st01.php
-Elin Forest PQ No guide currently available
-Ludibrium PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqludibrium_st01.php
-Ludibrium Maze PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqludibriummaze_st01.php
-Orbis PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqorbis_st01.php
-Herb Town PQ (also called Pirate PQ) http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqherbtown_st01.php
-Amoria PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqamoria_st01.php
-Zakum PQ (Stage 1) No guide currently available
-Magatia PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqmagatia_stall.php
-Crimsonwood Keep PQ http://global.hidden-street.net/quests/pqck_st01.php

• A Boss?
A boss is a special type of monster. It takes much longer to spawn than any other monster and is a LOT harder to kill. Usually, there can only be one of each boss in every channel. Because of the boss’s rarity and difficulty to kill, its drops are hundreds of times better than a regular monster’s. People often hunt bosses for their drops. There are three kinds of bosses: summoned bosses, spawning bosses, and PQ bosses. Summoned bosses are usually a part of a quest. For them to appear, you must drop a certain item on a certain spot. Most of the high-level bosses have to be summoned. Spawning bosses are ones that spawn every set amount of time. The higher level the boss is, the longer the set amount of time is. PQ bosses are a mixture of both summoned and spawning bosses. They are only found in party quests and are usually part of the last stage of it. Sometimes the PQ boss has to be summoned and sometimes it’s already the moment you enter the stage.

• A Scroll?
In Maplestory, scrolls are enchanted pieces of paper. When they are dragged from the items inventory onto an equip in the equips screen, there is a chance (depending on the type of scroll) that the scroll will make the equip more powerful. An equip can only be scrolled a certain amount of times depending on the item’s amount of slots. The exact number of slots can be determined by looking at the number at the bottom of every equip’s description. Regular scrolls include 10%, 60%, and 100% scrolls. If a regular scroll doesn’t work, a slot is taken up and nothing happens to the item. Dark scrolls include 30% scrolls, which add the same amount of stats as 10% scrolls, and 70% scrolls, which add the same amount of stats as 60% scrolls. Though they have higher chance of working, when a dark scroll fails, there is a 50% chance that the item will be completely destroyed instead of just taking up a slot. Scrolling guide: http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/723374/4#14447264

• A GM?
GM stands for Game Master. GMs work for Nexon, the owner of Maplestory. They ban offenders to the Terms of Service and occasionally host events. Though GMs have a bad reputation of being incompetent, they DO often ban people. You can tell who is or isn’t a GM by their distinct GM halo, which hovers above their heads. Another way to tell if a person is a GM is if he/she has a usually unusable word in his/her IGN (i.e. “Maple”, “GM”, a world name, etc.). Picture of GM: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/kittyo9/MapleStory/maplegm.jpg (photobucket.com/)

• The Buddy List?
The buddy list is a list of people that you can talk to through buddy chat. It is a convenient way to know whether you friends are logged on and where they are (you can track people with the list). To add someone to your buddy list, press the “Invite” button on the lower part of the buddy list’s screen and type in their name. An invitation window will pop up on the screen on the person you invited. If they accept your request, they will be added to your list.

• A Guild?
A guild is like an interactive buddy list. The moment a new person enters a guild, he is automatically put on every member’s guild list. This allows higher organization, since this way everyone can talk to everyone. Each guild has a specific name; you can tell which guild a person is in by the name under the person’s IGN (in game name). Certain guilds have large reputations and the name becomes very important. To make a guild, talk to Heracles in Orbis. It costs 1.5 million mesos (more if you want to expand your guild past 10 people). Creating a successful guild requires a lot of time and money, so unless you’re really devoted, it isn’t recommended.

• Fame?
Fame is a point system in Maplestory that is used to rank players and allows you to wear certain armors. Though mostly useless, your amount of fame can determine how people act around you. Everybody’s fame starts at zero. For your amount of fame to change, a person must either fame or defame you. You cannot alter a person’s fame until you are level 15.Double click on a person’s character to defame/fame them. An avatar screen will pop up. On the bottom half of the screen is bar that says “fame”. Next to it is a number (the amount of fame a person has) and an up and a down button. If you want to fame the person, press the up button. If you want to defame a person, press the down button. You can only fame/defame once a day and can only fame/defame a specific person once a month. The reason fame is important is because it shows the Maple community’s attitude towards you. If you have very low fame, chances are many Maplers dislike you. And this will alter a person’s first impression of you in a bad way.

• iTCG?
iTCG stands for the Maplestory Trading Card Game. Maplestory trading cards can be bought from Target and Gamestop for $4 a pack. Very few people actually play the game, but many cards are sold every month because of the free code included in every pack. This code can be redeemed in the Nexon Cash Shop by pressing the “Redeem Code” button in the lower right hand corner. Once you enter the code into the screen, you will receive either a chair, a special pet (more on that later), or an iTCG item. iTCG items can be used to forge special weapons, armors, and potions. iTCG forging list: http://www.basilmarket.com/Maple-Story-forge-list.html

• A Pet?
Pets can be purchased in the Nexon Cash Shop. Most of them resemble real life animals (i.e. bunnies and penguins.), but they can take the forms other stuff (i.e. Golden Pigs and Jr. Reapers,). Some are even miniature Maplestory monsters (i.e. Mini Kargo and Mini Balrog). What do they do? Well, that depends on how much Nexon Cash you’re willing to spend on them. For a few dollars of NX Cash, you can buy pet equips such as Meso Magnets and Item Pouches, which give pets the ability to pick up mesos and items for you. But if you’re not willing to purchase anything but the pet itself…they pretty much do nothing but follow you around and look cute. Pets have levels and can be trained to possess, such as talking. Pet training guide (it’s a bit outdated): http://sleepywood.net/forum/showthread.php?t=868841

• A Hidden Street?
A Hidden Street is a special type of map located inside a regular map. The entrance of a hidden street is almost always concealed, hence the name. Usually, there is a special landmark that signifies the entrance of the hidden street. Other times, you have to talk to a specific NPC to enter it. However, there is no portal, unlike a regular map. When you exit a hidden street, you end up in the regular map at the special landmark. A list of SOME known hidden streets (there are others, but you will have to manually browse this site’s map library to find them): http://global.hidden-street.net/maps/hiddenstreet.php

• A Mini-Dungeon?
A mini-dungeon is a special type of map designed specifically for training. It shares similar qualities with a Hidden-Street, but is unique itself in many ways. You have to enter it from a regular map, but instead of a subtle landmark mark the entrance, a mini-dungeon is marked by a big teleport/portal. They can also be viewed from the world map by dragging your mouse over the regular map that it’s located in; a special “mini-dungeon” sign will pop up above it. Mini-dungeons are great training spots because they have good spawn rates, and there are 20 maps per channel instead of the usual one map.

• A Monster Book?
A monster book is a feature that every user carries. It allows you to collect and document monster cards, which are special cards dropped by nearly every monster in Maplestory (the exceptions are jump-quest monsters, some event monsters, some PQ monsters, and monsters in the NLC/Crimsonwood Keep area). The monster cards don’t really do anything; their main purpose is to serve as collectibles. The monster book has images of every type of monster card in existence. Whenever you obtain a new type, the image changes from black and white to colored. This way, you can keep track of every card you’ve ever picked up. For more information, remove the spaces from this link: http://www.south(space)perry.(space)net/forums/showthread.php?t=4779

People To Watch Out For

There are A LOT of people that can ruin your gaming experience in MS, so watch out! A few of the more prominent bad apples-

Hackers
Hackers use hacking programs to cheat in Maplestory, training faster and doing other stuff that you’re not allowed to do. They aren’t always mean people, but they’re breaking the Terms of Service, so report hackers whenever you see them. To report a hacker, right click on them and press the “report user” option that’ll show up. A screen will appear. Choose the “hacking” option on the screen and press the “ok” button.

Scammers
Scammers use deception to trick Maplers into giving them their mesos/equips. Never think that you can’t be scammed; some scammers are actually extremely convincing. You can report them if you want, but it’s extremely hard for a GM to find enough proof to ban them. So you’re probably not going to get your stuff back. That’s why you must always look out for a possible con. My scamming prevention guide: http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/1016896/0//Common_Scams_and_How_to_Avoid_Them_Reposted.html#

Kill-Stealers
Kill-stealers (KSers) are players who stop other players from training efficiently by killing a map’s monsters before other players can. They are very annoying, especially since they have an annoying tendency to steal an entire map from you. Some people say KSing isn’t wrong since no one can “own” a map. Well, I’ve got news for them: Maplestory is a 2-D side scrolling game. That means it’s divided into separate maps. And that means that the map itself becomes an EXTREMELY important factor in training. And that means you pretty much have to “own” a map to train successfully in the game. So KSers=asses.

Guide on how to be a good Mapler: http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/681648/0//Maple_Ethics_A_guide.html#

OMGWTHBBQ Where Do I Train?

“Where do I train?” is probably the most commonly asked question in Maplestory. Because of this, I am devoting an entire section of this guide to answering that very conflict. Here is a list of training guides for almost every job:

For Bowmen: Archer Training Guide by the AGF

For Assassins: Smartguy’s Comprehensive Assassin Training Guide By me

For Bandits: Smartguy's Comprehensive Bandit Training Guide Also by me

For Warriors: The Comprehensive Guide to Training (a warrior) by aznegglover

For I/L Wizards: Arjace’s Complete I/L Guide by Abakre2 (this is actually a full I/L guide, but its training section is the most important part)

For Clerics: Cleric, Priest, and Bishop Training Guide by 001428

As of now, there is no (decent) Basilmarket F/P Wizard training guide. Sorry.