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Oh wow, nostalgia

http://www.basilmarket.com/show/screen/180122

Now, I don't know why I had the chat fully extended when I took the ScreenShot, but this brought back some memories.
Back when Def really meant something -cries-
I kinda miss those days, but... only for the people really. And the def/accuracy formula. That's really all I miss.

EDIT:
I remembered a thread like this on this forum before, and I miss it.
If you have any, post old nostalgic screenshots of your beginner(s). Or, if you don't have any, recent ones work too.
I just wanted to make a thread... don't judge me.

July 14, 2012

37 Comments • Newest first

MuffinsINC

[quote=rbbbehal]@MuffinsINC O your talking about your begginer. Yep i gotta give you props for a level 71 begginer pre bb.[/quote]
Considering this is the beginner section, and the screenshot I linked is of my beginner, which was the inspiration for this thread... yes, I was talking about my beginner.
But thank you, it was definitely unlike any jobbed classes I've played since.

Reply August 16, 2012
rbbbehal

@MuffinsINC O your talking about your begginer. Yep i gotta give you props for a level 71 begginer pre bb.

Reply August 16, 2012
mybuttxx

My first screenshot was lost forever once my computer crashed

Reply August 16, 2012
MuffinsINC

[quote=rbbbehal]this wasnt even that long ago lol. what is this pre-bb?[/quote]

Yes it was pre-big bang, and I'm not shooting for "hey, look how old of a mapler I am" sort of deal. That's not the point.
Since big bang, a lot has changed, and looking back on the prime of my beginner gives me some nostalgia, especially since I quit it around december of last year or so.
Not all of us have to be from Beta to feel nostalgia.

Reply August 16, 2012
rbbbehal

this wasnt even that long ago lol. what is this pre-bb?

Reply August 16, 2012
Baroo

[quote=Safez]Ah, it's a [url=http://users.telenet.be/BuiZe/sidewinder/sidewindergamepad.jpg]Microsoft SideWinder[/url], but sadly my new computer doesn't have the outdated Serial port it requires

What would you recommend for use on a newer computer?
[/quote]

I'd recommend pretty much anything from my second favourite PC controller maker, Logitech.
Mind you, their PC controllers are usually pretty rare in most stores (well, for me they have been), but I've used them a lot in the past (in fact, I still am right now).
Logitech's Dual Action Gamepad is what I'm currently using for Maple Story and is generally their most common PC controller, I've found. The Rumble Gamepad F510, pretty much a more recent model of the same controller, is also pretty common.
And yes, they're both USB controllers, so you should have no problem using them with any "modern" desktops and laptops. =p

Reply August 15, 2012
Safez

[quote=Baroo]If your brother's old PC controller's from Gravis, you have yourself a classic. =D
I still have one--a Gravis GamePad Pro--in my basement.
It's a pity that company no longer exists. I use to use their controllers for all of my PC gaming back when I was part of the rom/emulation scene.[/quote]
Ah, it's a [url=http://users.telenet.be/BuiZe/sidewinder/sidewindergamepad.jpg]Microsoft SideWinder[/url], but sadly my new computer doesn't have the outdated Serial port it requires

What would you recommend for use on a newer computer?

EDIT:
Nevermind! I was looking through my old computer sound cards I have lying around and found the Sound Blaster Live that this gamepad requires
Now to see if I can put it in my computer without taking anything out :l
Brb, restarting computer

EDIT2:
Bleh, I need a 32-bit PCI slot... newer computers seem to only come with PCI-Express slots, as did mine. D:
Well, back to my original question... which one would you recommend now? Something with a simple USB plugin or something of the sort.

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=Safez]Thank you, very interesting!
I need to find myself one of those controllers... in fact I think I have one sitting in my attic that my brother used to use on other computer games... that may work :o[/quote]

If your brother's old PC controller's from Gravis, you have yourself a classic. =D
I still have one--a Gravis GamePad Pro--in my basement.
It's a pity that company no longer exists. I use to use their controllers for all of my PC gaming back when I was part of the rom/emulation scene.

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Safez

[quote=Baroo]I only play PC games such as Maple Story with a controller. I've never liked PC gaming using only a keyboard.
As for the hotkey layout, it hasn't changed much over the years.
Looking at [url=http://i47.tinypic.com/20h535y.jpg]this[/url] recent screen shot (it's another "yahoo leveling" screen shot), and then comparing it to the previous screen shots I posted, you can see that:

- Page Up still holds the Recovery skill.
- Page Down still holds the Three Snails skill.
- Delete now holds that "Invader capturing camera" from the Invaders event (yea, I know, I should [i]really[/i] remove that! XD ).
- Home now holds his "Maple Champion Card" NX effect thingy.
- Insert and End both still hold random healing items. Keeth usually uses White Potions.[/quote]
Thank you, very interesting!
I need to find myself one of those controllers... in fact I think I have one sitting in my attic that my brother used to use on other computer games... that may work :o

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=Safez]BTW, I am very curious to see your updated keyboard layout...
viewing your past screenshots and just seeing the hotkeys made me wonder...
Seeing others' layouts fascinates me to see how they place their hands and manipulate the keys
If this would be possible, TY ahead of time [/quote]

I only play PC games such as Maple Story with a controller. I've never liked PC gaming using only a keyboard.
As for the hotkey layout, it hasn't changed much over the years.
Looking at [url=http://i47.tinypic.com/20h535y.jpg]this[/url] recent screen shot (it's another "yahoo leveling" screen shot), and then comparing it to the previous screen shots I posted, you can see that:

- Page Up still holds the Recovery skill.
- Page Down still holds the Three Snails skill.
- Delete now holds that "Invader capturing camera" from the Invaders event (yea, I know, I should [i]really[/i] remove that! XD ).
- Home now holds his "Maple Champion Card" NX effect thingy.
- Insert and End both still hold random healing items. Keeth usually uses White Potions.

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Readers

[quote=Baroo]I agree with much of this, as does my sibling, especially about missing the simplicity that Maple Story once had.
Even so, I'll try my hardest to keep simplicity alive in this game. *laughs*
Nexon continuously "over complicating" this game is probably one of the main reasons why my sibling has all but quit this game. He hasn't been Mapling as long as I have, but all of the changes that have occurred in this game have definitely affected him more than they have me.[/quote]

For people like you, the changes wouldn't affect you as much simply because you have been playing the game continuously for so long that you've been catching up on all the new changes and updates made to the game. For a new player just starting, or a former player like me trying to get back into the game after a very long break, the additions are only overwhelming and you soon begin to realize the game no longer really is for you anymore. You're better off leaving everything as is and just embracing some of those good memories and achievements as they are. The realization that you've spent so much time and effort to merchant your way to buy good equips only to come back and find out they're worth even less now than ever (because of potentials) and also the fact that you've missed out on events that gave out things that you could've gotten had you played during that time (Time Traveler Medal) wasn't a very good feeling to me. However, the main thing for me is the complexity of the game now. I had NubKnightZ trying to tell me all these things that had happened since I last played the game and I had so much trouble trying to catch up with what he was saying simply because it's too overwhelming.

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Safez

[quote=Baroo][b]July 21st 2009:[/b] http://i46.tinypic.com/ivg1av.jpg

[b]Analysing the Screen Shot:[/b]
Ok, this is not one of my more interesting screen shots, but when you have as many saved as I do, you're going to have a lot of duds like this one.
Anyways, as far as I can tell, this is the oldest screen shot of Keeth saved on "my"--it might as well be mine--PC (excluding that [i]other[/i] screen shot posted earlier).

As you can see, Keeth more or less looks like he usually does nowadays, although you'd never see him wielding a Korean Fan anymore.
I think I finally sold that thing a month or two ago. I should check the equip inventory on my other characters to make sure of this.
At this time, he was still the highest leveled character on my account, beating my Hunter, his biggest rival, by 14 levels.

He's still wearing his DEX Work Gloves--Maple Gage gloves wouldn't be released for sometime, still. I still own the gloves, my last character to use them was my Phantom during her early levels.
Not sure what shoes he's wearing, though. o_O

Keeth was too weak to be training in Magatia at the time, I'm sure, so he was probably in this town to work on the various quests available.
He wouldn't be ready to pick on Saities (one of his favourite training mobs in more recent years) and such for quite sometime.

In the chat window, you can see that Keeth's having one of [i]those[/i] conversations again with a random Mapler.
It's funny because a moment earlier while I was questing with my Hunter in nearby Ariant, the same player had approached him with the same inquiries. XD
Unlike with Keeth, my Hunter was AFK at the time, so I wasn't able to respond to him.

At the time of this screen shot, Keeth was in some guild called "Juice".
How he came to be in this guild, and for how long, I really have no idea. =/
It's probably the usual thing where some random Basiler comes upon Keeth in-game and decides that a high-leveled Perma Beginner would be a great addition to his/her guild. Keeth's been through a ton of guilds because of this, players thinking that high-leveled Perma Beginners make great "guild mascots" and such.
This stopped, in later years, when I finally decided to simply turn off guild invites.[/quote]
BTW, I am very curious to see your updated keyboard layout...
viewing your past screenshots and just seeing the hotkeys made me wonder...
Seeing others' layouts fascinates me to see how they place their hands and manipulate the keys
If this would be possible, TY ahead of time

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=Readers]But one thing to sum up exactly what I really miss about MapleStory is its simplicity. The game, at this point in time, has squeezed its last drops of milk. It has jumped the shark. You can only add so much into the game to keep peoples interests going for a short period of time. (Although to be honest, I'd also be hard pressed to find fresh and innovative ideas to put into the game that could help it in the long run. That would've been easy to do 5 years ago.) The game now has a ridiculous amount of jobs, some of which are pretty much retreads of other jobs (ex. Jett). There are so many servers that now they gotta do alliances with each other to share the population simply because they haven't planned well enough to figure out how many people would be playing their game later on. There are things like potentials just to expand on the notion that most people in this game nowadays treat a person based on how good their numbers are and nothing else. (Or in other words, to add more insult to injury.) Old achievements in the past have been reduced by meaning and value simply because Nexon tries to throw their last gasps of breath at the game (ex. 2x EXP and Drop events, a new job comes out to make everything feel imba) to keep the game going, thereby making the game much easier. Before, it would probably take a week or two for my level 7x beginner pre-BB to level, now I don't even need to try and I get 6 levels in less than two weeks. All of this stuff coming in, with more retreading and more of the same thing and newcomers coming into the game are going to be turned off by it simply because of how utterly complicated this game now is.[/quote]

I agree with much of this, as does my sibling, especially about missing the simplicity that Maple Story once had.
Even so, I'll try my hardest to keep simplicity alive in this game. *laughs*
Nexon continuously "over complicating" this game is probably one of the main reasons why my sibling has all but quit this game. He hasn't been Mapling as long as I have, but all of the changes that have occurred in this game have definitely affected him more than they have me.

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Safez

[url=http://www.basilmarket.com/show/screen/211969/0/Newbslice_level_56.html]Oldest screenshot I have of Newbslice.[/url]

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Readers

Don't know exactly how to begin this, so I'll just say this. (Not really a rant or anything, just feeling nostalgic. )

I've been back in the game for at least two weeks now. Found out that there's so much to do. Leveled up a few times, got back with a couple of my old friends, enjoyed some pretty good times during the process.

There are, however, some things I now miss that once had me stick to MapleStory for so long many years ago. There's things like friends, in which a majority of mine have now quit, and a big remainder who still play have moved on to different servers, leaving me with not even a handful I could keep in contact with. That's normal, that's natural, that's inevitable.

But one thing to sum up exactly what I really miss about MapleStory is its simplicity. The game, at this point in time, has squeezed its last drops of milk. It has jumped the shark. You can only add so much into the game to keep peoples interests going for a short period of time. (Although to be honest, I'd also be hard pressed to find fresh and innovative ideas to put into the game that could help it in the long run. That would've been easy to do 5 years ago.) The game now has a ridiculous amount of jobs, some of which are pretty much retreads of other jobs (ex. Jett). There are so many servers that now they gotta do alliances with each other to share the population simply because they haven't planned well enough to figure out how many people would be playing their game later on. There are things like potentials just to expand on the notion that most people in this game nowadays treat a person based on how good their numbers are and nothing else. (Or in other words, to add more insult to injury.) Old achievements in the past have been reduced by meaning and value simply because Nexon tries to throw their last gasps of breath at the game (ex. 2x EXP and Drop events, a new job comes out to make everything feel imba) to keep the game going, thereby making the game much easier. Before, it would probably take a week or two for my level 7x beginner pre-BB to level, now I don't even need to try and I get 6 levels in less than two weeks. All of this stuff coming in, with more retreading and more of the same thing and newcomers coming into the game are going to be turned off by it simply because of how utterly complicated this game now is.

Not like all of what I just said really matters to me anyway, these were just my own observations and thoughts about the game's current direction at the moment. By the time this summer ends I'll be at university anyways. It's been a fun ride, and right now I'm still going if only for the sole possibility that I could reach level 100 as a beginner. By the time I'm done though, I don't think I'll be going much further. Maybe I'll see you guys again in another year when I feel nostalgic again, who knows.

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
mikeishere2

Here's a few of my old screenshots of my noblesse just thought I'd share.
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/4338/maple0023h.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9246/maple0038mh.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5401/maple0103b.jpg

Reply August 14, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[b]August 3rd 2009:[/b] http://tinypic.com/r/1jn6ac/6

[b]Analysing the Screen Shot:[/b]

This is the oldest screen shot that I still have saved on "my" PC of Keeth gaining a level.
As you can see, he's shouting out, "YAHOO! LEVEL 79! FINALLY!" XD
This is a silly little tradition that I've always had, shouting this out every time one of my characters gain a level. ^_^
Nearly every level Keeth has gained before and after this screen shot was taken has been documented this way, so I have a [i]lot[/i] of screen shots saved that are similar to this, and I would've had even more if his earlier ones hadn't been lost over the years to hard drive crashes.

Perhaps you've seen this shouted in-game before.
If you have, just be warned that I've passed this "tradition" on to others, so please don't assume that every "yahooing leveler" that you may encounter is being controlled by me. =p

Reply August 9, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[b]July 21st 2009:[/b] http://i46.tinypic.com/ivg1av.jpg

[b]Analysing the Screen Shot:[/b]
Ok, this is not one of my more interesting screen shots, but when you have as many saved as I do, you're going to have a lot of duds like this one.
Anyways, as far as I can tell, this is the oldest screen shot of Keeth saved on "my"--it might as well be mine--PC (excluding that [i]other[/i] screen shot posted earlier).

As you can see, Keeth more or less looks like he usually does nowadays, although you'd never see him wielding a Korean Fan anymore.
I think I finally sold that thing a month or two ago. I should check the equip inventory on my other characters to make sure of this.
At this time, he was still the highest leveled character on my account, beating my Hunter, his biggest rival, by 14 levels.

He's still wearing his DEX Work Gloves--Maple Gage gloves wouldn't be released for sometime, still. I still own the gloves, my last character to use them was my Phantom during her early levels.
Not sure what shoes he's wearing, though. o_O

Keeth was too weak to be training in Magatia at the time, I'm sure, so he was probably in this town to work on the various quests available.
He wouldn't be ready to pick on Saities (one of his favourite training mobs in more recent years) and such for quite sometime.

In the chat window, you can see that Keeth's having one of [i]those[/i] conversations again with a random Mapler.
It's funny because a moment earlier while I was questing with my Hunter in nearby Ariant, the same player had approached him with the same inquiries. XD
Unlike with Keeth, my Hunter was AFK at the time, so I wasn't able to respond to him.

At the time of this screen shot, Keeth was in some guild called "Juice".
How he came to be in this guild, and for how long, I really have no idea. =/
It's probably the usual thing where some random Basiler comes upon Keeth in-game and decides that a high-leveled Perma Beginner would be a great addition to his/her guild. Keeth's been through a ton of guilds because of this, players thinking that high-leveled Perma Beginners make great "guild mascots" and such.
This stopped, in later years, when I finally decided to simply turn off guild invites.

Reply July 26, 2012 - edited
meteorseed

Wow, it wonderful to read about everyone's memories with their beginners!

I've never bothered to take any screenshots of the game so I can't remember much about my beginner. I guess my quest completion log will be the closest thing I'll have for tracking Auloria's journey. I've also preferred to play alone so there's no one to help evoke any memories. u__u;; In fact the two most prominent memories I have involve me running away from people. The first was when I joined a guild in my late 30's (because I didn't want to say no) but the very friendly guildmaster insisted on helping me train and level up which I didn't want. So then one day I suddenly logged off and quit Maplestory for a few months until I felt like I was sure that I'd be kicked out of the guild. If that person is still around I'd like to apologize.

The second memory was on the funny side. I either was selling an item or purchasing one through Basilmarket and specified for the other person to look for Auloria in-game. So one day this character tried to talk to me somewhere in Aqua Road. Not wanting to be bothered, I decided to go over to the next map, but the Mapler still followed me. Then a game of tag basically ensued. It continued until part way up Orbis tower where he finally caught me and told me that I was supposed to a Basil-trade with him, whoops! That was embarrassing!

Actually the only reason I started to post on Basilmarket was because I was afraid of the Beginner forum imploding on itself; then I'd be unable to read everyone's updates on their characters anymore. However, it definitely does feel like the community has declined if it can still be called one, erm. >__<

I kept on telling teachers and psychiatry services throughout my youth that I have this terrible problem of being afraid of people but they either told me that I'd grow out of it or gave up helping (not that I can blame them).

Reply July 24, 2012 - edited
Readers

[quote=Criticism]ohmagod, Book! I thought y'all was dead.[/quote]
I'm still dead in terms of MapleStory. Been around here the past few days and I still don't see much in MapleStory that I want to go back to. At least I'm still here, posting this on BasilMarket though.

[quote=MuffinsINC]That was a lot of nostalgia in one post. Good lord.
Nostalgia to me is looking back and realizing how much I've changed since my beginners prime. I was obnoxious, and arrogant, and while I'm still like that I've changed so much. Looking back at those old screenshots is just crazy. Actually thinking about it I don't know how I got so engrossed in this game to begin with, almost everything about it went again my usual taste, yet I got addicted for years. Weird thinking how long this game has been in my life, and I wonder if this game has actually changed me for the better, or for the worse.
Wow, I made a rant about this game, it's been a while since I've done that.[/quote]
Yeah, it's the only reason why I come back here to BasilMarket every once in a while, even if I don't even bother with MapleStory anymore. I've played the game over five years starting from 2006 onward, the amount of time I've spent on this game is uncountable. You look back at some of the screenshots that represent a certain memory in the past and you remember a lot of things, even some things you still miss about the game. It's not something I always think about though (especially now that it's been almost 2 years since I really last touched the game), but the matter of fact is I still have a level 43 islander and a level 90 beginner and that alone tells all (at least to me).

@Baroo: The second NoClass (I haven't been in the first one) was the only guild in Scania that I miss. The feeling was totally different largely because 1Hero, as a leader, created a fun and enjoyable atmosphere by organizing a lot of fun events and by bringing together so many different people. Some of these other beginner guilds I've been in much later couldn't replicate that same feeling. I can't say for some of the other beginner guilds I haven't been in that came before or much later. (I was in BeeBeginner, but I ended up there slightly after the heyday of osuwarii, and because of that it was largely inactive.)

Reply July 24, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=agniomde][url=http://liveweb.archive.org/http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/610/maple0051ui8.jpg]Hey Keeth I found an old screenshot of yours![/url]

Its an old damage range screenshot I found of you, via the Way Back machine. I'm writing this sentence because basil says my post is too short o.o[/quote]

Aw, man!
That was suppose to be the first screen shot I was going to post, but you beat me to it. XD
Oh, well... I should've had it posted since some time last week, but I kept dragging my feet. =/
I first found and saved that screen shot 2 years ago during this same month when I exploring Basil Market using the "internet wayback machine."
It's unfortunate that that was the only screen shot I could find while spelunking through the past, but I guess that makes sense, since even back then I rarely ever posted screen shots on Basil Market.

[b]Analysing The Screen Shot:[/b]
Well, here you go... this is what may very well be the oldest remaining screen shot of Keeth floating around on the internet.
As you can see, even back then Keeth had high DEX. 86 DEX gave him the accuracy needed so he could properly and independently train himself. Unlike Keeth, those reliant on hacking and/or leeching at the time didn't have to worry much about accuracy. In later years, he took his DEX to 94 or 95 before he got rid of all of it after Nexon thankfully gave him an AP Reset.
With the accuracy formula changed, having that much points--or any points placed into DEX--was a waste.

Those equips that he's wearing? Yea, Keeth still owns virtually all of them. Only his earrings, his shirt, and his Green Skis are gone.
Those Yellow Snowshoes and Green Skis were among some of the most expensive equips Keeth had ever purchased at Basil Market during that time.
Back then, before the greedy made this game into a cash race, poor nobodies like myself could actually afford things auctioned on Basil Market or sold in the Free Market.
If I remember correctly (although I'm probably wrong about this), both of those equips were probably bought for approximately 1mil when Keeth won them from their Basil Market auctioneers. You'd have a pretty tough time finding these same equips being sold on Basil Market for that kind of price nowadays. =/

In the chat box, you can see that Keeth's having a talk with an individual named MooBeginner.
Ol' Moo (as I often referred to him), was another of those old Perma Beginners like 1Hero who played a large role in Keeth's early Mapling experience.
After the whole " First Incident" with 1Hero, he was one of the few Perma Beginners that Keeth still remained in close contact with (well, as close as an antisocial introvert like myself can be).
Up until a few years ago, he was still on Keeth's buddy list from way back then, despite having been gone for quite some time. Oddly enough, though, during that long absence before he did briefly return to NAMS, while training away on Mixed Golems in Golem's Temple IV, Keeth was once alerted to him logging on. He immediately logged back off again before I could I say anything to him, though.
If I remember correctly, Moo provided Keeth with the shirt that he use to wear before he obtained his Ultimate Agent Suit. Not the Orange Sporty T-Shirt that you see him wearing in the screen shot, but a Blue One-lined T-Shirt. I think it's being held on my Spearman nowadays.
Considering how important that shirt was to Keeth, I can say that he probably wouldn't be where he is today at level 115 without Moo's gift. ^_^

Underneath Keeth's name is the guild NoClass.
Keeth's been in all sorts of guilds over the years, even though I generally prefer to remain guildless.
Most of those past guilds weren't Perma Beginner guilds like NoClass, though.
There weren't a lot of Perma Beginner guilds back during the early days--the only one I knew of was BeeBeginner--and considering that I usually avoided other Perma Beginners meant that I likely wasn't going to get into any of them.
Actually, Keeth's been in two NoClass guilds over the years. o_O

Reply July 24, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=Readers]From [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/Maple0032.jpg]the beginning[/url][/quote]

You still have a screen shot of your time on Maple Island? I envy you.

[quote=Alyssaur]BTW, we're expecting another bunny soon. Any name suggestions? [/quote]

Goa if it's female, Polof if it's male.
I'm sure these suggestions will get a chuckle out of any of my real life associates if they happen to read this... =p

Reply July 23, 2012 - edited
Alyssaur

I don't have any screen shots, but I have a story.. Most of you guys know it already in some form or another..

About six years ago I was playing my first character, Siucra the Archer. I was training in HHG1 because I wasn't able to find The Mysterious Statue, so I could get John's Pink Flower Basket back. I ended up joining this big party, where I met a boy archer named Jousifius. He was happy to show me to the Mysterious Statue and even waited for me while I attempted the jump quest.

I failed miserably about 5-6 times and then gave up. I was about to log off when I received a friend request from my helper. I was so pleased to have my first friend that I decided not log off and we trained together for another hour or two.

Things went well for the next few years. We were the best of friends in-game and out. In-game, we raced to different check points (levels 30, 50, and 70) just to see who would beat who, we shared items and bought small gifts of potions and arrows with what little meso we had at the time, we even joined our own guild together. Out of game, we shared ourselves and just joked around and simply had a fun time together (through MSN). I learned how easy it was to connect with someone, despite being on the opposite side of the world as them.

Anyway, to shorten things up a bit: Two years after our Maple-meeting, we met in person when he came to the US for Thanksgiving. We met again when I went to Finland for Christmas through Valentine's day. Shortly after that I moved Finland permanently and we got married. Three months after that, we got a bunny. I named him Noob for you guys. <3

So yeah.. Although I don't particularly care for MapleStory the way used to, it's the reason I have Fius so I guess I owe part of my happiness to this stupid game. And among other things, I've met cool people and made awesome life friends. The good outweighs the bad I suppose.

BTW, we're expecting another bunny soon. Any name suggestions?

Reply July 22, 2012 - edited
MuffinsINC

[quote=Readers]From [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/Maple0032.jpg]the beginning[/url] to [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2011-06-2315-04-24-04.jpg]the end[/url], to [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2009-12-2617-29-58-78.jpg]good times[/url] and [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2009-05-2923-02-29-79.jpg]bad[/url], to moments that [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2009-09-0213-54-46-96.jpg]remind me of why I loved the game[/url] to moments that [url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/News/News.aspx?boardNo=100&contentNo=00AKH&pageIndex=1]kill off my interest in it[/url], the definition of nostalgia to me in these different moments altogether at once.[/quote]

That was a lot of nostalgia in one post. Good lord.
Nostalgia to me is looking back and realizing how much I've changed since my beginners prime. I was obnoxious, and arrogant, and while I'm still like that I've changed so much. Looking back at those old screenshots is just crazy. Actually thinking about it I don't know how I got so engrossed in this game to begin with, almost everything about it went again my usual taste, yet I got addicted for years. Weird thinking how long this game has been in my life, and I wonder if this game has actually changed me for the better, or for the worse.
Wow, I made a rant about this game, it's been a while since I've done that.

Reply July 22, 2012 - edited
Readers

From [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/Maple0032.jpg]the beginning[/url] to [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2011-06-2315-04-24-04.jpg]the end[/url], to [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2009-12-2617-29-58-78.jpg]good times[/url] and [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2009-05-2923-02-29-79.jpg]bad[/url], to moments that [url=http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Berginner/Timeline%20of%20Readers/MapleStory2009-09-0213-54-46-96.jpg]remind me of why I loved the game[/url] to moments that [url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/News/News.aspx?boardNo=100&contentNo=00AKH&pageIndex=1]kill off my interest in it[/url], the definition of nostalgia to me in these different moments altogether at once.

Reply July 20, 2012 - edited
Rift

[quote=CartoonNetWrk]This was literally my first maple screenshot ever.. Too bad it's post-bb. http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3606/campers2.png[/quote]
Oh look I'm in there
Hi Jess

Reply July 18, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=LittleTLK]Unequip your shield on your shad. You'll see. Hahahaha.[/quote]

True enough.
I love my Chief Bandit's Shield Mastery.
He only removes his shield whenever the need arises to behave like a "Banditsin." XD

Reply July 16, 2012 - edited
LittleTLK

[quote=MuffinsINC]Hp beginners were fun, but def beginners costed NOTHING, never had to use potions, and could still dish out the "damage" of a typical beginner. (Not to mention people basically GAVE us any scrolls we needed)
We could explore a lot due to high def, but HP beginners were the funnest to mess around, and could hang out in usually fatal areas.

And yeah... def is near meaningless now, and you only notice the difference when you're a paladin with 50000 defense. Such a shame, it's a near pointless stat now, just like accuracy and avoid D:

EDIT: @Baroo: I wouldn't mind if they were posted before, chances are there are plenty who haven't. I know I don't remember seeing many.[/quote]

I wouldn't say it's pointless. It's a 4:1 damage reduction. For all classes other than beginner, that's about twice as useful as it was pre-bb.

Unequip your shield on your shad. You'll see. Hahahaha.

Reply July 16, 2012 - edited
MuffinsINC

My beginner still has 80dex, I missed all the AP resets for my beginner, and my bucc. So, my bucc still has 95dex~

Reply July 16, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=cubbiesam]dex beginners but then again, the AP reset saved me from being screwed up.[/quote]

Same here. XD
Before the AP Reset, if I remember correctly, Keeth had 95 base DEX.
Boy, am I thankful for that AP Reset! =p

Reply July 15, 2012 - edited
MuffinsINC

[quote=goldlike]Def Beginners where over hype . I wish I had good pics of my HP Beginner, and 57 is overly impressive..[/quote]

Hp beginners were fun, but def beginners costed NOTHING, never had to use potions, and could still dish out the "damage" of a typical beginner. (Not to mention people basically GAVE us any scrolls we needed)
We could explore a lot due to high def, but HP beginners were the funnest to mess around, and could hang out in usually fatal areas.

And yeah... def is near meaningless now, and you only notice the difference when you're a paladin with 50000 defense. Such a shame, it's a near pointless stat now, just like accuracy and avoid D:

EDIT: @Baroo: I wouldn't mind if they were posted before, chances are there are plenty who haven't. I know I don't remember seeing many.

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited
Baroo

[quote=MuffinsINC]If you have any, post old nostalgic screenshots of your beginner(s). Or, if you don't have any, recent ones work too.
I just wanted to make a thread... don't judge me.[/quote]

Oh! I have a ton of old screen shots! Not too, old of course! I lost all of my oldest ones to various hard drive crashes over the years.
Even then, some of the screen shots I'd post have already been posted here before, once or thrice.

[quote=LittleTLK]It's sad now that I had 4500 def on my beginner before I quit him after BB, yet the functionality was only a little more than the 1K I had pre-BB.[/quote]

4500 Defense... I'd love to have that kind of Defense on Keeth.
Wearing his best equips, Keeth's Defense is probably a little more than half of that. =/

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited
goldlike

Def Beginners where over hype . I wish I had good pics of my HP Beginner, and 57 is overly impressive..

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited
LittleTLK

It's sad now that I had 4500 def on my beginner before I quit him after BB, yet the functionality was only a little more than the 1K I had pre-BB.

Pre-BB it was nearly 1:1 defense reduction.

Ah, good memories.

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited
MuffinsINC

Oh... oh my.
Dat mp bar.

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited
MuffinsINC

Wow you don't even get AP when you level? Not that you need it, but that's weird.
Gotta give you props on getting to 57 on enemies that only give about 3 exp. That's just crazy.

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited
MuffinsINC

Hey, at least the chat doesnt take up half the screen shot.
But seriously? Lv.37 camper? I couldn't do it. Impressive.

Reply July 14, 2012 - edited