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Aran

Hiatus from Maple

I just came back from a year + long hiatus. I have 364 SP, and am a level 126 Aran in Galicia. I'm not exactly sure how updated the current Aran guides are, and don't know the timeline of any of the big updates. Chaos was the last thing I remember. Any advice on what to do?

Questions: Are PSBs still the standard weapon of choice for us?

Has the alliance system made the newer worlds a lot more crowded?

Is there anything major going on right now that I should know about? An event or something?

Any advice is much appreciated!

January 28, 2013

6 Comments • Newest first

Raiden

[quote=Tennzin]Aran skill builds are less of a deal than they were. Your main dilemma in 3rd job is picking whether to max final toss or rolling spin. Thats about it.
Some might say "Final toss! duh!", but i chose to max rolling spin because maxing it adds another enemy the skill is able to hit at one time. This is useful for me when needing to build up combo quickly in a cinch. Why not just use OS+FB? well the first two hits of overswing kills the monsters i usually fight at my level, and that doesnt give much combo very quickly. Thats why i use rolling spin to gather it really quickly when i need combo (and when combo charge is cooling down)[/quote]

I believe the dilemma in 3rd job is more RS vs CJ. FT is almost a definite max due to it's fast max speed in 4th and great dps before hyper skills.

And even the RS vs CJ argument is easy, since CJ is pretty trash. They'll all get maxed eventually, but I think the general agreement is that RS and FT should be maxed.

[quote=Azngothopz]Arcglaives can no longer be made with the nlc revamp so its not a viable option. There's ton of fast pole arms now, the ideal would be the partisan or the loveless diesra.[/quote]

Well sure, they can't be made and are kind of rare, but that doesn't shut down it's use if you find a perfect one, but it will be more expensive than PSBs. IIRC though, level 100 items can get a higher pot on (i think) boss damage, but I'm not completely sure.

Possible, it'll just cost a bit more.

Reply January 29, 2013 - edited
Azngothopz

[quote=Sup323]Partisans and Arcglaives are our first choices. PSB are being dropped Clean ones and they're cheap for perf. The most updated ones in basil guide section: http://www.basilmarket.com/MapleStory-Guide-Aran-281.html and yeah nothing new besides more hackers.[/quote]

Arcglaives can no longer be made with the nlc revamp so its not a viable option. There's ton of fast pole arms now, the ideal would be the partisan or the loveless diesra.

Reply January 29, 2013 - edited
aznkd96

4th job is at 100 now? O_O why....

Reply January 29, 2013 - edited
Tennzin

Aran skill builds are less of a deal than they were. Your main dilemma in 3rd job is picking whether to max final toss or rolling spin. Thats about it.
Some might say "Final toss! duh!", but i chose to max rolling spin because maxing it adds another enemy the skill is able to hit at one time. This is useful for me when needing to build up combo quickly in a cinch. Why not just use OS+FB? well the first two hits of overswing kills the monsters i usually fight at my level, and that doesnt give much combo very quickly. Thats why i use rolling spin to gather it really quickly when i need combo (and when combo charge is cooling down)

Reply January 29, 2013 - edited
aznkd96

Forgive my ignorance, but why doesn't he raise Combo Judgement higher in comparison to RS?

Reply January 29, 2013 - edited
Weeb

Seen a few perfect arc glaives going for 1.7B, if your interested of picking one up.
Nothing much that is new, follow the guide linked by Sup323.
Pretty much it, Except grind at lhc all day.

Reply January 28, 2013 - edited