Smartguy's Ultimate Permanent Beginner Guide
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 Table of Contents Reasons for becoming a permanent beginner Kinds of permanent beginners AP Builds • Regular Dex • Low Dex • Dexless Accuracy Calculator Weapons Equipment Training Spots Leeching What is a permanent beginner? A permanent beginner is a Mapler who NEVER gets a job advancement and stays as a beginner for the rest of his/her Mapling career. Why be a permanent beginner? Choosing to become a permanent beginner is a very controversial decision. I mean, why become a character that has no skills, limited equipment choices, and low attack strength? Well, there are many reasons: they’re different. They’re cool. They’re “pro”. But just in case you’re not convinced, here’s a full list of the pros (and cons) of staying jobless: Pros: -High level beginners are looked up to by many people, even 3rd jobbers -They don’t lose exp when you die -They’re unique! -Taxi fare on Victoria Island is cheaper -You can reach towns by dying halfway during the trip. For example, you can get to El Nath from Orbis by dying halfway down Orbis Tower. -They’re COOL! (yes, it’s worth repeating) Cons: -Their damage sucks -Anyone (and I mean ANYONE) can kill-steal them -Their equipment choices… are extremely limited -They don’t have any attack skills (unless you count the Three Snails skill as an attack skill) -Stupid newbies sometimes make fun of them What kind of permanent beginner do you want to become? When you create a new character, you are given three options- Explorers, Cygnus Knights, and Arans. All three can be made into permanent beginners, though each type has a different name. Beginners (Explorers) –The original perma-beginner, explorers offer the least advantages of all three classes. However, if you’re looking for a challenge, this is a pretty good option. Noblesses (Cygnus Knights) –Cygnus Knights offer two key advantages over Explorers: they can get their mount 20 levels earlier, and they receive 6 skill points per level instead of 5 (until level 70, when they start receiving 4 skill points a level). Cygnus Knights have a level cap of 120, but since most permanent beginners won’t ever reach that level, they’re a good choice for casual players. Legends (Arans) –Arans also get their mounts 20 levels earlier than Explorers, and don’t have the Cygnus Knights’ premature level cap. Plus, their normal attack can hit multiple monsters (the number of monsters depends on your level). Arans are great for people who plan to go farther than level 70, but don’t want the difficulty of training an Explorer. Islanders? Islanders are permanent beginners who STAY on Maple Island, the tutorial island for Explorers. Some people find the concept itself really stupid, since Islanders are limited to training on Orange Mushrooms and other weak monsters for the rest of their Maple career. But they’re COOL. So if you want to become an Islander, feel free to do so. AP Builds- The Basics Strength is the basic building block in the beginner’s melee attack formula. That’s why you should set as many points into strength as possible. In the later levels, dexterity is also very important to the permanent beginner. For every one point of dexterity you receive 0.8 points of accuracy, which is needed in order to hit monsters. It is ideal for you to have just enough dexterity to be able to hit the monsters you train on 100% of the time. Intellect is completely worthless to you. It adds magic attack (which you won’t be using) and MP (which you won’t be using). Luck is also pretty much worthless to you. It adds a bit of accuracy (0.4 points per 1 point of luck) and avoidability (0.8 points per 1 point of luck). You don’t need avoidability, and you might as well use dexterity for accuracy. So… don’t add any points to this stat either. Regular Dexterity Permanent Beginner The beginner who follows the regular dex build adds just enough dexterity to hit the monsters their training on and puts the rest into strength. Pros of being a regular-dex beginner • You won’t have to spend a lot of money (this build is very inexpensive) • You’ll never need to worry about accuracy problems • Your damage will be SLIGHTLY more stable than beginners following other builds (excluding pure-dex beginners) Cons of being a regular-dex beginner • Your damage will be noticeably lower than that of a low-dex/dexless permanent beginner Equipment Scrolling Weapons -Scroll your weapons for extra attack. It doesn’t matter what weapon you’re using; attack strength is the most important thing a regular-dex beginner (or any job besides magicians, for that matter) could possibly have. Gloves –Scroll your gloves for extra attack. Bottom -You can scroll your bottom for HP. Pants scrolled for jump are another option, though jump isn’t as important to you as other stats. Topwear - I recommend you get a piece of topwear scrolled for strength; they’re cheaper than overalls scrolled for strength. You can also get a HP top if you’re sick of dying all the time because of your low HP, though I don’t suggest it unless you can’t afford a top with strength. Overall-If you don’t have a top and bottom, then get an overall and scroll it for strength. This is expensive, though. Shoes -Scroll your shoes for speed. It’s cheap and an easy way to get the most out of your shoes. Cape –Scrolling your cape for strength is a relatively cheap way to increase your attack. Hats -Scrolling hats for HP is pretty cheap with dark scrolls. Or, if you can afford it, hats can be scrolled for accuracy or dex. Earrings –Earrings should be scrolled for dex. Belts- Belts should be scrolled for strength. Low-Dexterity Beginner A low-dexterity beginner adds a minimal amount of dex (usually 30-50) and adds the rest into strength to make him/her stronger. They wear dex/accuracy equips to make up for their lack of accuracy. Pros of being a low-dex beginner • You will have higher damage than a regular-dex beginner Cons of being a low-dex beginner • Due to your need of accuracy, equipment will be slightly more limited and expensive than that of a regular-dex beginner • You will have fewer training options than a regular-dex beginner Equipment Scrolling Weapons -Scroll your weapons for extra attack. It doesn’t matter what weapon you’re using; attack strength is the most important thing a regular-dex beginner (or any job besides magicians, for that matter) could possibly have. Gloves –Scroll your gloves for extra attack. Bottom –You can get your bottomwear scrolled with dex, though an overall will probably be more cost effective. Topwear –You can get your topwear scrolled for strength or HP, though an overall will probably be more cost effective. Overall-Scroll your overall for dex. It’s a huge boost to you accuracy, especially if you can afford a 20+ dex one. Shoes -Scroll your shoes for speed. If you need accuracy and can afford to give up mobility, shoes scrolled for accuracy or jump will give you a small accuracy bonus. Cape –Scrolling your cape for dexterity is a relatively cheap way to increase your accuracy. Hats -Scrolling hats for HP is pretty cheap with dark scrolls. Or, if you can afford it, hats can be scrolled for accuracy or dex. Earrings –Earrings should be scrolled for dex. Belts- Belts should be scrolled for dex. Dexless Beginner A dexless beginner adds NO dexterity at all. He/she puts every ability point into strength to make him/herself stronger and wears a lot of dex/accuracy equips to make up for the lack of accuracy. Pros of being a dexless beginner • Dexless beginners inflict higher damage than that any other type of beginner • Your damage will almost equal that of regular warriors until level 40 or so. Cons of being a dexless beginner • Due to your massive need of accuracy, acceptable equips will be extremely expensive and limited. • You will often be limited to training on monsters with low avoidability. Equipment Scrolling Weapons -Scroll your weapons for extra attack. It doesn’t matter what weapon you’re using; attack strength is the most important thing a regular-dex beginner (or any job besides magicians, for that matter) could possibly have. Gloves –Scroll your gloves for extra attack. Though a weapon (and gloves) scrolled for extra accuracy is acceptable, it will take away a large chunk of your attack strength and should only be used when you are in dire need of it. Overall-Scroll your overall for dex. It’s a huge boost to you accuracy, especially if you can afford a 20+ dex one. Shoes -Scroll your shoes for speed. If you really need accuracy and can afford to ditch mobility, getting shoes scrolled for accuracy or jump give you a small accuracy bonus. Cape –Scrolling your cape for dexterity is a relatively cheap way to increase your accuracy. Hats –Preferably, hats should be scrolled with accuracy or dex. If you can’t afford it, scrolling hats for HP is pretty cheap with dark scrolls. Earrings –Earrings should be scrolled for dex. Belts- Belts should be scrolled for dex. Accuracy Table Accuracy Calculator: http://www.screamingstatue.com/accuracy/ Now you may be wondering why I didn’t include any actual build advice in the previous sections. This is because there are so many training options for a beginner that it is nearly impossible to have a universal build that covers every monster. Above is an accuracy calculator you can use to find out whether your permanent beginner can hit a specific monster. To use it, type in your level and accuracy (which can be found in the extended part of your skill window), and then choose the monster you want to check in the bottom right. If you know which part of Maplestory the specific monster resides, click on the area’s name (middle right) to make browsing easier. Once you choose the specific monster, look at the top part of the calculator. The second bar tells you how much accuracy you will need to hit the monster 100% of the time at your level. The third bar tells you what percentage of the time you can hit it right now, with your current accuracy. To effectively train at an area, the percentage should be at least 90%. If it isn’t, get more accuracy equips or wait a couple more levels and check again. Weapons Ahhh… weapons. As a permanent beginner, your selection is often very limited. However, that doesn’t mean it‘s a good idea to just use any old weapon you find. The following is an in depth section that describes what common-class weapons are best for beginners. First of all, we need take a rundown of the basic types of beginner weapons. • Polearms- This is the most common type of beginner weapon, due to its wide selection of weapons and easy availability. Almost all common-class polearms have normal attack speed, though some have a fast attack speed (i.e. the Super Snowboard). Polearms inflict very unstable damage on monsters; a sword with the same attack strength and same attack speed will always do more damage per minute (DPM). As of late 2009, some polearms have become very expensive, due to the release of the Aran class. • Spears- This is also a very common type of beginner weapon. Spears are similar to polearms in fighting style, in that they also inflict very unstable damage. However, since the release of Arans, spears have become a cheaper alternative to polearms. • One-handed Swords- They are very stable in terms of damage, but have low attack strength. Many common-class one-handed swords add important stat boosts, though. • Two-handed Swords- This type of weapon is a relatively uncommon choice for beginners. There are only a few good 2-handed swords that beginners can use, including the Japanese Map. However, 2-handed swords often maintain an ideal balance of attack strength and damage stability. • Frozen Tunas -There are two types of Frozen Tunas: common-class tunas, which have slightly above average attack strength, and the beginner-only tuna, which is extremely strong. Both have dismal attack speeds, so Tunas should only be used when you don’t have any other weapon in its attack range. The ideal tuna is the level 20 beginner tuna, which has a whopping 85 attack. Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly rare, as fewer people use the Victoria Island Gachapons. Important Note: The following sections DO NOT include Frozen Tunas. Level 10-14 Though there are a huge variety of beginner weapons available, I suggest you use the Stars and Stripes until you reach level 12, where you can get a 32+ attack Aqua Snowboard or Red Rose. At level 13, if you’re funded, Red Skis are a great option. And of course, people short of funds can always buy a Long Sword or some other regular weapon. Level 15-19 Your best choice is to get a Gold Surfboard. It is fast and has high attack, but it’s getting harder to get every month. If you can’t find a gold surfboard, try sticking with your rose/aqua snowboard for a couple more levels. You could also buy a Leather Purse from the Henesys Weapons Shop, but 1-handed weapons are really weak, so I wouldn’t recommend it. Level 20-24 At level 20, it’s a great idea for beginners to buy a Fish Spear.There’s nothing to not like about it and lots to like about it: fast attack speed, speed bonus, accuracy bonus, extremely low prices… etc. Once you come of level, I suggest you ditch the spear (unless you REALLY need the accuracy) and get a White Rose (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). White Roses don’t cost that much and you can easily save up for one. Level 25-29 A Pigs Illustrated can prove useful at level 25 if you really need the accuracy bonus. Same goes for Maplemas lights and their speed bonus. If not, stick with you white rose. For the funded: A Pumpkin Spear can prove to be extremely useful if you have enough cash to buy one with at least 50 attack. Level 30-34 Your cheapest option is to keep your White Rose. If you want, you can buy an Aluminum Baseball Bat. Though the damage probably won’t be much higher than your rose’s damage, it’s faster and you will get a noticeable stability boost. The Surfboard’s jump bonus may prove useful for you, so you can get one of those if you want, though they tend to be a bit pricy for their attack range. Same goes for the Surfboard’s flashier counterpart, the Tsunami Board. For funded: The Versalmus Cactus is a great survival booster with an attack that’s nothing to be ashamed of, and the Pumpkin Lantern has more attack than any other weapon this level. Level 35-39 At this level you can begin using the highly accurate Maple Sword. The attack is very low though, so don’t wield one unless you REALLY NEED IT. Same goes for the speed bonuses of the Red Whip and the Stirge-on-a-Rope. Level 36 is when you’ll be introduced to your new best friend: the Gold Snowboard. Unless you have a Pumpkin Lantern or some godly scrolled weapon, get this NOW. Level 40-49 These levels hold very few weapon opportunities for the unfunded beginner. Probably the cheapest option for you is the Maple Soul Singer. However, like the Maple Sword, it should only be used if you really need the accuracy. At level 45, the Black Surfboard will become your best pick. You can begin using a Dark Snowboard at lvl 48 for its relatively low price or the Blue Rose if you’re willing to pay slightly more. For the funded: The Glowing Whip, Guan Yu Polearm (, and Aluminum Bat 2 are very expensive (all cost 20-30 mil+ in most worlds), but are also all great weapons. Level 50-59 You can choose to buy a Japanese Map at level 50. It’s relatively cheap and stable, so it’s highly recommended. Or, at level 55, you can begin using a Green Surfboard or a more expensive Bullseye Board. If you would rather use a spear, you can get a set of Green Skis. For those who really have a LOT of money to spend, the Super Snowboard is just plain awesome. It is by FAR the best weapon a beginner can get at this level and quite possibly the best common weapon ever. Unfortunately, the Super Snowboard is extremely rare. They were only out for a couple of weeks and had to be obtained through the box event, so anyone who got a Super Snowboard… kept it. Consequentially, auctions and sellers of the item are virtually non-existent, and prices for a clean board range from anywhere between 150 and 300 million mesos. If you manage to obtain one, you will probably be using for the rest of your career as a beginner, unless you decide to buy a well scrolled Maple Snowboard or a Purple Surfboard. Level 60-69 You can buy a Blood Snowboard(VERY CHEAP) at level 60. It’ll be your prime weapon for the next 10 levels unless you decide to purchase a White Mop at level 65 or a Maple Glory Sword at level 64. The Maple Glory Sword actually has decent attack strength, so if you can afford a nice attack shield with it, it’s always an open option. Plus, the accuracy bonus is amazing. Level 70-79 It’s recommended that you buy a good Maple Snowboard, unless you still need accuracy from your Glory Sword or have a Super Snowboard. You’ll be using these… for a while, probably. Or you could get an Angry Stirge. They’re very rare, though. Level 80-89 Though it’s highly unlikely that you could have trained a permanent beginner to this high of a level, if you do actually train you should keep using your level 70 weapons. Either that, or buy a set of Sky Skis. Level 90+ If you manage to reach this level and still want to train, you should get yourself a Red Surfboard at lvl 95. Or even better, a Purple Snowboard. However, like Super Snowboards, Purple Snowboards are incredibly rare, being Gachapon-only. If you can’t find either a Red Snowboard (they’re getting rarer every day) or a Purple Snowboard, you can buy a Crimson Arcglaive. The Arcglaive is very expensive, but not that rare. Armors As a permanent beginner, your armor selection is even smaller than your weapon selection. The way your clothes are scrolled is more important than your actual clothes most of the time. Overalls Your best friend here is the Bathrobe. For only 30k, you can purchase a +10 speed level 20 overall that you’ll probably be using for the rest of your character’s Maple career. You can also use a sauna robe if it’s scrolled for dexterity (read the scrolled equips section). Topwear Pretty much all the topwear you’ll ever be able to wear can be found in the Lith Harbor armor shop. So which shirt you choose isn’t extremely important. Bottomwear Pretty much all the bottomwear you’ll ever be able to wear can be found in the Lith Harbor armor shop. Which pair of pants you choose isn’t extremely important. Shoes Once again, almost everything you’ll ever be able to wear in this category can be found in the Lith Harbor and Henesys armor shops. However, there are a few exceptions; the most notable of these exceptions are Christmas Socks, Facestompers and Violet/Yellow Snowshoes. Facestompers are the best shoes in GMS since they give a two weapon attack bonus. Unfortunately, they are ridiculously expensive. Same goes with Red Christmas Socks. Yellow Snowshoes and non-red Christmas Socks, in the meantime, aren’t as expensive. Yellow Snowshoes give you five extra dexterity points, so if you’re Level 60 or higher you can buy one of these. Gloves It doesn’t really matter what type of glove you get, since most of the gloves available to you are pretty much the exact same. The only exceptions are the Brown Work Glove and the Stormcaster Glove, both of which are quite pricey. Cape Your cape options are the same as everyone else’s. Get a black/regular Old Raggedy Cape at level 25. At level 42, buy or try to earn an Icarus 2. Then at level 50, buy a Pink Adventurer Cape or a Yellow Adventurer Cape (if you’re going to scroll it). You can get a Pink Gaia Cape at level 60, but its price tag makes it an unreasonable option for most people. Earrings It doesn’t really matter what kind of earrings you get. What you end up with is mostly based on chance and how well the earring is scrolled. A couple earrings give extra stats (i.e. Altair Earrings/Fallen Leaf Earrings), but the boosts are usually too small to be of any actual benefit. Accessories: Face, Belt, Ring and Pendant These are all uncommon types of equips, so selection probably won’t be much of a problem. For pendants, a scrolled Spiegelmann Necklace is fine until level 50, when you should get a Silver Deputy Star from Crimsonwood Keep (assuming you can afford one). If you like to think ahead, Marks of Naricain (Explorers only) are extremely cheap considering how much attack they give, so you should purchase the chance to take part in a guild run if you ever reach level 110 (which you probably won’t). Very few rings are currently released in GMS, and their stat boosts are minimal, so it’s not a big deal which one you get. Most likely, you’ll be using a Lilin’s Ring. Belts are more important: a well scrolled Deep Purple Witch Belt costs hundreds of millions of mesos and adds a crapload of attack, so get that if you can. If not, a Black, Red, or even Blue belt from Mu Lung Dojo would be fine. Lastly, face accessories (especially scrolled ones) are pretty rare and usually not very useful, so just use anything you can get your hands on, especially if it adds accuracy or dex. Hats If you’re poor you have two options at level 10: either keep your newbie hat or buy an Independence Day Hat, which is cheap but pretty hard to find if you’re searching for it more than couple of months after the July 4th event. If you’re funded, you’ll have a lot more options. You could get yourself a colored bandana; they look cool. Unfortunately, their stat boost is miniscule. Or you could buy yourself one of those expensive Maple Bandanas At level 15, just go to the Lith Harbor armor shop and pick something out that you like. Unless you’re funded; if so, keep your fancy bandana. If you’re still poor at level 20, keep your level 15 hat or buy a baseball cap from Henesyes just for the looks. Rich? Then it’s time to get you a Blue Wisconsin. When clean, the Blue Wisconsin adds 7 extra accuracy, which is a large boost for a hat. Or you could buy a Black Wisconsin and take advantage of its 10 slots by scrolling it. Once you reach level 25, get a Blue/Green Bamboo Hat; unless you have a Blue Wisconsin, this is better than any other hat available to you so far. If you want HP, a Ribboned Pig Headband adds a decent HP boost that can compare to your bamboo hat. At level 42, it his HIGHLY SUGGESTED that you get a Bone Helm. The Bone Helm beats every other clean hat at its level. Your final helm will be either a Zakum Helm (level 50) or a Scarlion Hat (level 80). If you manage to obtain one, you will probably keep it… forever. These two helms are pretty much mandatory for every beginner who has enough money. Training As a permanent beginner, your damage and accuracy really suck. So you can’t just train anywhere. This section is to help you find the perfect training spot for your beginner. Note: This advice does not apply to beginners following novelty builds. Level 10-19 At this level, a beginner’s damage will be (more or less) the same as a warrior’s damage. So your training is pretty much the same as a warrior’s. Train at “Henesys Hunting Ground I” from levels 10 to 13 (15 if you’re unfunded) Then you can move on to “Dungeon, Southern Forest I, II” a.k.a. the “Slime Trees” or “Henesys Hunting Ground II”. Level 20-29 Unless you have a Frozen Tuna, this is when your damage will start to lag behind that of warriors. Once you can constantly 1-hit KO Pigs, start training at Pig Beach (hidden-street left of Henesys) or Pig Farm (mini-dungeon right of Henesys). You’ll be here for a while. If you’re in an un-crowded server, you can try the Kerning Party Quest. You’re going to have to be the leader though; no one wants a permanent beginner as a regular party member since they can barely hit anything in the PQ. “Caution Falling Down” and “Northern Top of Construction Site” are pretty good training spots during your mid-20s and early 30s, since the spawn is good but not overwhelming and there are few people. Level 30-39 This level range is when most beginners quit. The training from here on out is going to be very boring and tedious. Stay and you’ll prove that you are capable of being a perma-beginner. Anyways, you can probably handle the mobs of the Ant Tunnel by now. “Cave of Mushrooms” and “Ant Tunnel I” are great places to try out. In Ludibrium, Trixters are a possibility for beginners. They’re very easy to kill compared to Zombie Mushrooms and can easily act as a substitute, though the exp rate from there is likely to be a lot lower. By the mid 30s you can also put “Excavation Site III” into consideration. Unlike other monsters, the Masks there move very slowly and are easy pickings if you can 2-hit KO them. The map “Cave of the Evil Eye 1” boosts an extraordinary spawn of Evil Eyes (duh), so if you think you can handle the huge mobs, it can be much better than other training spots out there. The Cactuses from Ariant are ok, too. But no matter how great of a grinder you are, Monster Carnival PQ will be your best option in this level range. The exp you get from there is super high and is better than pretty much everything else available to you. Permanent beginners aren’t much use in the PQ though, so you’ll probably have to set up a trade win or free win with friends. Level 40-49 In your early 40’s, Sand Rats on the border between Ariant and Magatia are super awesome for grinding. They have better HP:exp ratios than anything else at their level, and the spawn is so fast that you will always be knocking a Sand Rat’s head. You can also try Psycho Jack Boxes at Vanity Room [2] in the Haunted Mansion in New Leaf City. Once you can constantly hit 550+ damage, a huge variety of new training spots will become available to you: Jr. Cellions, Brown Teddies, Fire Boars, Sakura Cellions, Tocks and Tick-Tocks, Jr. Wraiths next to the Haunted Mansion, Kiyos & Sand Dwarfs… just pick and choose. Oh, and Carnival PQ is still absolutely GREAT for a beginner at this level. Level 50-59 Nightmares in the Haunted Mansion have an impressive HP:exp ratio (120 exp for 1930 HP) and according to Alyssaur, are absolutely the BEST thing to train on, at least during this level range. Ludibrium Maze PQ is highly recommended; you can make a lot of money from it and the exp isn’t bad either. Rush Orbis PQ (where you only do the first two stages of the PQ) is similar exp to LMPQ (possibly more), but doesn’t give any rewards. You’re more likely to get invited into ROPQ than LMPQ, though. You can also try Monster Carnival 2 PQ or Ellin PQ (explorers only). Level 60-69 At this level, PQing is your best option. Training will be painfully slow. If you still want to train, stick to your current training spots. With a well-scrolled weapon and a cider (+20 W. Attack) from Showa, you should be able to regularly inflict 1000+ damage per hit by now. Once you do, go to one of your level 40 training spots and start training there again. Sound crazy? It’s not. If you can kill a Sakura Cellion in one hit, you’ll be receiving 65 exp per hit. Meanwhile, you only receive 60 exp per hit while training at Nightmares with the same damage. And 49.5 exp a hit while training at Platoon Chronos. And 45 exp a hit while training at Straw Dummies. You see where this is going, don’t you? Level 70+ It is ridiculously hard to train a beginner beyond level 70. That’s why most beginners quit around here. You won’t be receiving many more weapons upgrades, so that means you won’t be receiving many new training spots. I personally recommend Magatia PQ until level 85. You might have a tough time surviving Frankenroid, but the exp will still be easier than training and you can obtain an Eye of Horus (+3 every stat pendant) and other neat rewards. You can also train at Truckers in Singapore, which, according to Alyssaur, will be good exp up to your 80’s. It’s not necessarily as good as PQing, but if you like grinding this is always an option. Voodoos/Hoodoos in the Haunted Mansion are decent in the 90’s, assuming you get there. More of Alyssaur’s infinite wisdomz: Alyssaur: A few suggestions on what to train on at 65-70+... Just from my experience and personal opinion, Nightmares are the absolute best thing to train on. Depending on where my adventures take me I usually have access to the Mushroom Shrine. There, Paper Lanterns and Dark Cloud Foxes work well. But slurp-slurping of the Lantern gets on my nerves, so I try to stay away from them. Umm.. Wraiths and Iron Boars are decent depending how high your speed, damage and defense is. They may not be the best, but I actually really like the monsters at Florina Beach. It is always dead though, so if you're the type who likes to be noticed it's probably not too appealing. Now there is the King Clang boss. He's really beginner friendly and fun to smack around. What else.. Jars and Ginsing Jars in Herbtown are great. Pretty easy to work around the map and the spawn is really good. It still takes me more than a few hits to knock one out, but I'm sure everyone is used to that by now. In Mu Lung the Red and Blue Flower Serpents are just okay. They're death sound isn't enough to keep me interested for long, though. I was told the Panda and Grizzly maps were pretty good, since the low platforms allow you to snipe them. I found it pretty difficult to manage on my own though. The spawn at the botton just isn't enough to train effectively, so you would end up going to the floating platforms anyway, where you would be clawed to death, and that is kind of bleh. It could work better if you had a jobbed buddy, preferably a Range/Sniper, who doesnt mind raining/erupting them to death so the spawn at the bottom stays up for you. That is really a lot to ask though. To be honest, I haven't really given anything at Showa a fair chance. I really just don't like that place. As for the newest monsters, the bosses are simple enough an fun for the low levels. Phantom Trees are easy and Leprechauns would be seriously amazing if the maps weren't so hard to work with. Their exp. is the highest of anything I've named so far and it doesnt much matter, at least not to me, that their HP is a lot higher than Nightmares considering they don't do any moving. You just have to sit and thwack-thwack them to death  They drop lots of moneys too :3 That is always good. The end.Leeching In Maplestory, leeching is the process in which you party a person and then do nothing while the other person trains. Since all experience points in the party are shared, you will still receive exp even though you’re not doing anything at all. Almost all beginners above level 80 leech off other people, since training themselves is usually not a viable option. Most of these “leechers” pay the person their leeching off of. Others get a friend to help them or leech off another character that they’re playing on a different computer/computer account. Standard Leeching -The most common class for people to leech off of is the Bishop. This is because their skill “Genesis” has a huge attack range, great power, and is cheap to cast. If you don’t have a bishop or don’t know any bishop friends, you can easily find a bishop for hire in the Basil-market listings or on the Sleepywood forum for your world. Most bishops charge in the range of 5-15 million mesos an hour, depending which map you’re going to be leeching in and your world. Now, you may be wondering what monster that the person you’re leeching off of should train on. Well, it really depends on your level. The map that you leech at should never have monsters more than 5 levels higher than your level. For example, if you want to leech off of Gobies, which are level 85, you must be at least level 80. Otherwise, you won’t receive any exp. Hit and Run Leeching -If you want to leech off a monster more than 5 levels higher than you, you have to hit the monster at least once and then wait for the person you’re paying to finish it off. This is a pretty good way to get exp too, assuming you can hit the monster and it doesn’t kill you in one hit. Power Guard Leeching -Another option is to leech with Power Guard. This method is usually used at bosses such as Bigfoot in the Phantom Forest or Anego in Showa. Basically, there is a party of three people: the killer, the leecher (that’s you), and the Power Guard Mule. While the killer is killing the boss, the PG Mule (a fighter or page with Power Guard within your beginner’s level range) attacks the boss by using the skill Power Guard. Your beginner just stays back and watches the action. When the boss dies, the killer gets most of the exp, but the PG Mule also gets a substantial amount. And since the PG Mule is within the level range of your beginner, your beginner also gets a large amount of exp, enough to level him/her once, possibly almost twice. P.S. If you think leeching is wrong, please keep it to yourself. I don’t want to hear any crap about it on my guide, ok? Credits I would like to thank: -Me for writing this guide. :P -The Basilmarket Beginner Damage Range thread for giving me damage ranges to base my training section on. -Shaox’s Permanent Beginner Guide for giving me some basic beginner training info. -Two mediocre permanent beginner guides, which I will not name, for convincing me to write this. -This accuracy calculator for providing me with calculations for my training section -Alyssaur for giving me training advice for the guide. -You for posting a comment on this thread. Other Guides of Mine The Comprehensive Assassin Training Guide How to Prevent Yourself From Being Scammed Smartguy's Comprehensive Bandit Training Guide Everything a Newbie Needs to Know The New Thief FAQ (co-written by mejust) New Pic: My newest masterpiece.
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Wow, first post. On my own thread. Creepy. 0_0
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Great update.
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Nice guide LOL I just found it on Google.
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Dude, I just made a permanent beginner, and he is already lvl 20. Your guide is AMAZING! TY!
Good guide the weapon selection really helped. but im still finishing up with my priest so>L,,
great guide, got me to 65 with it.
HoboHighway: great guide, got me to 65 with it. Jon DONT QUITTT! -cries- Listing: Priest for Himes
iNubBandit: Jon DONT QUITTT! -cries- :P Come PM me if you wanna talk about it. ahh...i'm starting a brand-new perma beginner after getting hacked (i used to have a level 45 Beginner w/decent equips + Level 20 Tuna T__T)
i'm sure this guide is going to help a load .Only 2 million (about) mesos to get a lvl 20? Cheeper than I thought...
(And yet, about 10m to get from lvl 25 to 30) Wow, my permabeginner is screwed, I have like no money for any of those good equips. XD Oddly enough I got to level 30 using the exp gotten from completing quests, but since the permabeginner couldn't actually fight the monsters required for quests, I'd gather up the items on my regular Khaini characters and just send them to the permabeginner. That is another thing that works if you're in a bind...
Level 97: Hoodoos/Voodoos are still the best EXP/hr I can do -- Truckers are almost as good, but neither of them drop anything worthwhile. For drops, Skeleton Soldiers and Officers are still the best -- with decent enough EXP/hr too.
Unless sometihng new comes along, I'll probably stick with these for a looooong while. Though, I hope to move onto Duals sometime after I reach 120 :/ New Blog: Vindication Squad Listing: Oddballs
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However its hard enough making a ranger. >_>