General

Dayum, all you guys leveled hella quick. Took me forever.

I had:
HS, Winters, 2 Exp Pendants [can't use it anymore], lv3 merc, Zero Card, Exp Accumulation, Kanna

Events + 2x Card[when they were available for my last level or 2]

I guess I was just slow. It was easily a year

There's a lot more hours in a week no one aims for 250 without using at least 5days full/week

Thanks for all the replies guys.

Conclusion:
Become NL
Get enough dmg to spam one side, let automatic stars take other side.
Be pacient
Dont get banned from sticking pencil etc to auto mob.

You can probably still train efficiently (average kill rate) as a Dual Blade, but it will take more focus.
As a Night Lord with what you listed though, it would take around 20 weeks during 2x with "other exp boosts". [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lupTUCYG2ZRzE_rApz5BSWeQ5YXvSycnT6x-vWp4E0w] [/url]

On my hayato on 2x, it took 14hours to lv up from 213-214. And that's with 1 hitting, but I didn't have a kanna.

how long would it take a hero to get to 250

doesn't take too long but don't go to SDH.. get a kanna to jack up the warrior grounds spawnrate and just 24/7 that map.. but if your one of those ppl who duo map SDH 24/7 with a pencil stuck between the keyboard buttons.. don't bother with that either they get banned on the regular

@lycanthropods:
Im at about 1,2m atm buffed (remember this is without FC). But that is subject to change as i will continue to improve my gear. So not really at your level of dmg yet, but i see what u mean. Thanks. What was your "invisable" range at the time this video was recorded?

And cheers for that exp gain in 2,5min dam.

[quote=bosnie1996]I know the post was sarcastic lol, but i figured the numbers werent that far off.

Im just wondering, with showdown, can i stay in the middle and spam each side, or would i be required to move around alot to get the most amount of kills? (not asking you spesifically)[/quote]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEoOpxj7sng]Here is how I personally trained[/url], however my flying stars 1 hit the mobs (Not sure on your funding, so I don't know if yours will as well), but yeah, you can stand in the middle and pivot back and forth to kill the entire map.

[quote=trancem5]i edited my first post.

but yeah the class does matter a lot. sometimes the funding matters as well.
bowmasters are suppose to be probably the same as all the pirates, but having super funding and ohko ing with arrow blaster puts them as the best training class in sdh/fdh[/quote]

I know the post was sarcastic lol, but i figured the numbers werent that far off.

Im just wondering, with showdown, can i stay in the middle and spam each side, or would i be required to move around alot to get the most amount of kills? (not asking you spesifically)

i edited my first post.

but yeah the class does matter a lot. sometimes the funding matters as well.
bowmasters are suppose to be probably the same as all the pirates, but having super funding and ohko ing with arrow blaster puts them as the best training class in sdh/fdh

[quote=caeg]It matters a lot. I think the top pirate (a cannoneer) was racking in 3bill an hour while I can only rack in 2 max. DB aren't good mobbers though.[/quote]

Okay, then ill def switch to a NL before i start going for the high lvls then. Need to get paid first tho...

[quote=bosnie1996]And you're a corsair rite?

How much does what class u play matter? I know DS and Lumi were the fastest/is the fastest, but im thinking thats because they have easier time grinding just spamming Cry and reflection.[/quote]

It matters a lot. I think the top pirate (a cannoneer) was racking in 3bill an hour while I can only rack in 2 max. DB aren't good mobbers though.

[quote=caeg]I one hit right now and rack in around 2bill an hour with a level 160 phantom in the party for HS and kishin outside of the party. During a x2 weekend, I use a x2 card and star planet x2 buffs which lets me get around 100bill exp each day. If I'm training 10 hours every day excluding Friday and Saturday, I'l rack in around 300bill a week. Now using the number within Repentant's link, you'll be getting to 250 in 238 days if you keep this constant pace and are spending 7.2k nx a week on two 24 hour x2 coupons.[/quote]

And you're a corsair rite?

How much does what class u play matter? I know DS and Lumi were the fastest/is the fastest, but im thinking thats because they have an easier time grinding just spamming Cry and reflection.

I one hit right now and rack in around 2bill an hour with a level 160 phantom in the party for HS and kishin outside of the party. During a x2 weekend, I use a x2 card and star planet x2 buffs which lets me get around 100bill exp each day. If I'm training 10 hours every day excluding Friday and Saturday, I'l rack in around 300bill a week. Now using the number within Repentant's link, you'll be getting to 250 in 238 days if you keep this constant pace and are spending 7.2k nx a week on two 24 hour x2 coupons.

[quote=repentant][url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/community#%2Fshowthread.php%3F1449026-Is-Using-Macro-Programs-a-bannable-offense%2Fpage6%26nxid%3D6]4th poster of this page does some calculations on how long it would take to get to 250.[/url]

I haven't checked for errors or flaws or whether the exact numbers are correct or not, but it does put things into perspective. Basically it would be really, [i]really[/i] long.[/quote]

At least 4 months dam.

Im just thinking it would be real fun to become one of the first DB's getting 250. As far as i know, there is only 1 at this current time.

[quote=lycanthropods]If you're going for 250, it would be well worth it to switch to a NL while training. As for difficulty, it isn't very difficult, just takes a lot of time and determination, the hardest thing is just keeping yourself entertained while you train.[/quote]

Pretty much this.

[quote=bosnie1996]
@lycanthropods Because of 40% exp with mobbing skill and in general less clunky mobbing?[/quote]

Both

[url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/community#%2Fshowthread.php%3F1449026-Is-Using-Macro-Programs-a-bannable-offense%2Fpage6%26nxid%3D6]4th poster of this page does some calculations on how long it would take to get to 250.[/url]

I haven't checked for errors or flaws or whether the exact numbers are correct or not, but it does put things into perspective. Basically it would be really, [i]really[/i] long.

[quote=trancem5]yeah its pretty easy dude only 1600+ hours on 1x[/quote]

2x coupon = 800 hours
I guess ill use like 20 weeks then.

@lycanthropods Because of 40% exp with mobbing skill and in general less clunky mobbing?

yeah its pretty easy dude only 1600+ hours on 1x

edit that was a super sarcastic post but here were some of my numbers

i gained about 4-5b an hour on

HS (non leeching)
level 3 Merc Link
SS Zero Card
Spirit Pendant
Kanna (non leeching)

approximately 420 kills per minute in fdh. (double arrow blasters pointing both directions)
(legit FDH spawns a little more on the left side, I used the legendary hunter quest to count my kills per minute and i get about 350~ in SDH, and 420~ in FDH on 5 trials)

I believe it was about 10-12b an hour on a 2x card and enjoyable winter

it was about 25-27b an hour on 2x event + 2x star planet buffs.

Note if you take advantage of the pink bean extra exp buff you can probably get like 30b an hour. (i was already 250 before pink bean so i dont know how much more this is)

a 4 hour session of 2x i would get like 100-120b~/650b (i use 650b is 249-250, the hardest level)

After a 2x weekend you'd be at 400-500b almost 1 level a week!

Nightlord will probably kill a bit slower but would probably get way more exp since showdown is op (pre nerf)

If you're going for 250, it would be well worth it to switch to a NL while training. As for difficulty, it isn't very difficult, just takes a lot of time and determination, the hardest thing is just keeping yourself entertained while you train.