Dec. 31st, 2011 @ 05:24 pm O Come, All Ye Maplers
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Present Music: "O Come All Ye Faithful"

O come, all ye Maplers,
Jubilant and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Lu-dib-rium.
Come, bring your equips,
Come and join our PQ!

O come, let us enchant you,
O come and bring your pets too!
O come let us train in Ma-a-ple World!

Sing, choirs of mushrooms,
Sing the fall of Black Mage;
Sing, all ye Maplers,
Of a gentler leveling curve.

Come, you Explorers!
Cygnus Knights, Resistance too!

O come, let us enchant you,
May your holiday dreams all come true!
O come and spend the holidays in Ma-a-ple World!
Oct. 25th, 2011 @ 11:22 pm glory of heracles
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Present Music: goo goo dolls

beat the game at 65:19 hours. twas good. had a nice complex plot. i liked how there were lots of different weapons/armor combinations. i spent a long time equipping my characters. moderate amount of exploration allowed.
Sep. 11th, 2011 @ 11:10 pm favorite pokemon
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Present Music: u2

my fav pokemon are: mew, ditto, dragonite, and the pokemon on these cards that i made:

Jul. 31st, 2011 @ 10:45 pm final fantasy: 4 heroes of light
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i finished ff 4 heroes of light except for the final boss and the optional towers which have 100 floors each. i liked how this game allowed for visible customization of the characters when it came to equipment. i didn't like how the group kept getting split up, and the monsters were a little too challenging, and i couldn't equip a hat to one person on the team unless i wanted to lose a bunch of gems when i die, and money was hard to get in the game, and i couldn't select which monster i wanted to attack in battle, and there was no fixed order of attacking in battle, and i couldn't save whenever i wanted. so in conclusion, it was a good game, but hard/frustrating. ff 6 is still my favorite ff game.
Jun. 18th, 2011 @ 04:06 pm june update
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Present Music: it's so quiet in here by one of those teen girl singers

hydrangea finished wetbottom's secret book and turned in all the cursed dolls she had.
May. 14th, 2011 @ 03:55 pm golden sun dark dawn
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Present Music: "it's a sin"

beat the game at level 47 after playing 57 hours and collecting 70 someodd djinn.
then i continued playing for some after-game stuff. i finished all of it except i couldn't beat the crossbone isle boss. final stats: level 52; played 62:59 hours; got 74/83 djinn and 178/179 encyclopedia entries. twas a good game. twas kind of disappointing tho that the whole game was about getting that roc feather, and then i didn't even get to use it in the end! and there was a lot left of the map to explore, but i only got to explore asia and maybe europe. i guess the rest of the game will be continued in the next cartridge.
Apr. 30th, 2011 @ 04:06 pm mush castle update
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Present Music: sweet home alabama & mississippi moon won't you keep on shining

az finished.
sak, meg, & arj finished the quest but the title wasn't given to them yet.
Apr. 25th, 2011 @ 01:02 am Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals
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Present Music: mumford and sons

i got stuck in the tower of order (4f). i couldn't get artea to fly to the whirlwind in order to propel him up to the next level of the tower. i tried many times, but to no avail. i've played for 25:18:18 hours, and my party members are levels 75-77.

edit: my bro helped me get past the area. i beat the game. my final playtime is 28 hours, and my char levels ranged from 77 to 79 cuz i took advantage of the level up option each time i died at a boss.

the game said u'd find something extra ~ iris if u start playing again.
gamefaqs talked about some egg dragon in a well in elcid. i didn't ever go in any wells in my first play through, but i guess tis definitely available in the second play through.
at the restart, the ancient cave is available right away. now u can go to the 100th floor instead of just the 30th! i'd play it if the ancient cave had some save spots every 10 or so levels, but i don't think it does. too bad i can't start with dekar! then i could use any weapon i find! i don't think i wanna play thru the whole game again in order to get dekar tho. fighting gades is too annoying.

dekar was my fav char cuz of how he could equip any weapon. he also had a funny personality. if i could name him, i'd name him narcissus. i also like selan for her weapon and personality. artea the elf was pretty good too.
Apr. 12th, 2011 @ 03:57 pm game rating
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customizability: do u get to choose ur own character? are the names and appearances of characters customizable? does the equipment show up on the char? do u get to choose ur own skills and stats? does the game let you choose the color of the message boxes/text? does the game allow you to choose your own responses to what npcs say to you? does the game let u choose where to walk/explore and who to talk to and when?

visuals: detailed/realistic art and easy to see things in the game and walk in a straight line?

ease/difficulty: challenging enough to not be too easy but not too hard to make it impossible to beat? allowed to save anytime, and when u resume it puts you back at your exact spot with none of ur data reset? can see which items are for which person and how they increase or decrease stats in the shops?

plot: deep? holds interest? not boring or predictable or random?

length: is the gameplay length long (at least 24 hours or more)?
Feb. 6th, 2011 @ 03:39 am what to fight when there's a double exp event
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scenario 1:
fight weak quest monsters during double exp event and fight hard monsters during no event =
(50x2=100) + 135 = 235 exp

scenario 2:
fight weak quest monsters during no event and fight hard monsters during event =
50 + (135x2=270) = 320
Feb. 5th, 2011 @ 02:56 pm kerning city quests
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Present Music: journey

answers to that kerning city boy's quiz:
1. hector
2. valen
3. six path

materials needed:
5 stirge wings,
5 tablecloths
100 mud clumps
processed wood
screws
20 ligator skins
20 croco skins

talk to:
jack in the subway
shumi - something mixed in
nella - suspicious
mr. pickall - enlarged
JM - answer quiz questions:
answers to JM's quiz:
1. he says dyle looks like a ligator
2. a stench as if something has been mixed in
3. lakelis has been acting strange
4. growth powder
talk to lakelis
talk to jm
defeat dyle in swamp region: deep mire or unseen danger.

these finished the above quest:
shimo
az

hyd needs to go in the hut 5pm-8pm.
Jan. 31st, 2011 @ 03:07 am easy monsters that drop dark crystal ores
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Present Music: dolly parton

easy monsters that drop dark crystal ores:

wraith level 15 kerning subway
spirit diviner quest

malady lvl 30 close to the wind (ellinia)
cursed forest: forest of evil energy
jane the alchemist quest - collecting the frogs

dark stone golem - henesys level 23
level 53 bowman only quest
level 53 magician only quest

others that aren't on victoria island:
star pixie, dark nependeath, dark jr. yeti, drumming bunny
Jan. 14th, 2011 @ 01:41 am from the abyss
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Present Music: "lions!" by lights

i finished playing "from the abyss" at 16:49 hours, level 65. too short. i liked how i got to choose my own char. there was a wide selection of weapons and skills. but i didn't like how predictable the fighting areas were. i think the game could've gone on a lot longer, especially since not much thought was put into the map pages.
Dec. 29th, 2010 @ 11:58 pm elebits
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Present Music: love my way & head over heels

finished elebits after 18 hrs of play. got 34 elebits. twas an okay game. it had frustrating puzzles in it like zelda.
Dec. 13th, 2010 @ 11:52 pm nostalgia
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i got as far as i'm gonna get in nostalgia. i finished the game but there were still quests to do after the main boss was defeated. i did all the quests i could do and got stuck on one called tower of ice. it was hard to survive one regular random battle, but eventually i reached the boss. he kept killing me with a powerful mass attack tho, and i tried multiple times, but i couldn't win. so i played a total of 54 hours, and all my chars were at level 66. here's my percentage data:
81% quests complete
21% world treasure found
95% character data found
80% monster data complete
88% map data complete
82% treasure found
72% item data complete

adventure rank: A
adventure points: 4170
ship = maverick II
flight core 3
ship is equipped with daemon's claw, charged gun, iron orb, dragon's breath, metal armor

eddie is equipped with eterna blade, eterna gloves, eterna crown, eterna plate, crystal skull, tear of the nile
pad is equipped with chronos gear,k eterna knuckle, eterna crown, enchantment vest, papyrus scroll, golden scarab
melody is equipped with daemon mace, eterna mittens, hat of darkness, dragon cloak, lapis lazuli gem, solar ring
fiona is equipped with eterna rod, eterna bangle, angel tiara, tricolor, talisman of light, moon ring

i liked the game. it had a pretty deep plot, good length, good skill choice. i liked how i could see the new weapons i equipped on the chars, but it would've been nice to see the armor too. the only thing i didn't like about it was that i couldn't choose my own teammates or even their names. i also didn't really like any of the personalities of the chars. so i give it a 4/5. i should start rating games henceforth in this way:
is the plot deep?
are the characters choosable?
is the length long?
are the skills good?
does the equipment show up on the char?
Dec. 11th, 2010 @ 01:44 am big bang skill changes
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Present Mood: okay
Present Music: brand new

bowman
arrow blow = attacks 3 monsters instead of 1
u can hit up close w/ skills
new skill: enhanced basics

bandit
steal hits 2 monsters in a line instead of 1
potions can be used in dark sight
new skill: shadow resistance
max everything except dagger booster

assassin
new skill: shadow resistance
skills can now be used up close too

cleric
new skill: mp boost, spell mastery
magic claw attacks 2 monsters instead of 1

lightning mage
magic claw now attacks 2 monsters instead of 1
lightning now attacks 3 times to each of the 6 monsters it hits
new skills: mp boost, spell mastery

fighter
new skills: enhanced basics, ground smash (hits 3 monsters at a distance [small])

so in conclusion, all the adventurers were made better, but ice/lightning mage is still the best imo. 2nd best is bowman. 3rd best is fighter.
Dec. 9th, 2010 @ 12:24 am big bang made maple worse than it was before
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Present Music: elbow

i like how the big bang update made it easier to level, and i like the new map system the game has now. what is a little annoying is how all the monsters are different levels now, and i can't even hit monsters i used to be able to kill easily. i guess i can live with that, but what i really can't stand is how quests that i worked really hard to complete are now back in my available quests tab, cluttering up my quest log. i feel like i'm starting from scratch again, not knowing how strong any of the monsters are, and having all the same old quests to do that i completed 40 levels ago. i feel like quitting maple now to be honest. i put in all that work and now it's pretty much all erased that i ever completed the quests in the first place.
Dec. 3rd, 2010 @ 10:17 pm big bang
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Present Music: "more than a feeling" by boston

Arjuna just got to level 53, and now maple is starting this big bang renovation which will make leveling a lot more easier. maybe now my chars will gain 5 levels in one year instead of 1 level per year....

Guess what, it starts with an earthquake, Ribbon Pigs and Axe Stumps,
The Nautilus - Captain Kyrin is not afraid.
Entirety of Sleepywood, listen to it churn,
world serves its own needs, regardless of your own needs. Feed it up a knock,
speed, grunt no, strength no. Ellinia structure clatters with fear of height,
don't fall. Step forward as a champion, represent the main game in a guild for
hire and a training site. Left there, wasn't coming in a hurry with Horntail
breathing down your neck. Team by team players baffled, trump, tethered
crop. Look at that low cave! Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population,
common group, but it'll do. Save your team, win the loot. World serves its
own needs, listen to the victory scream. Tell me with the F2's and the
F5's about your fight that day. Your Triple Throw, Genesis, Flame Wheel, Sudden Raid, Heaven's Hammer, will be needed this night.

It's the end of Maple world as you know it!
It's the end of Maple world as you know it!
It's the end of Maple world as you know it, the Black Mage cried!

The Big Bang - is coming. Get caught up in the battle wave. Blast and Brandish,
step back, watch the armies flee from your return. Stand up for the fight in what you believe,
don't surrender. Every level you gain, automatic power gained. Light a torch,
walk through the night. Jump up, jump down. Flash Jump away or be crush, crush, crushed.
No fear, L337 skills and epic gear. Teleport and steer clear! A Party Quest,
a full group, a battle for your life. Offer assistance, bring your skill
and save Maple world.

It's the end of Maple world as you know it!
It's the end of Maple world as you know it!
It's the end of Maple world as you know it, the Black Mage cried!

The other night I felt the good shift from the old times. A new world made of the old, rebirth. Athena Pierce, the Dark Lord, Dances with Balrog, Captain Kyrin and Grendel the Old.
Wedding bells, Cake or Pie, Pink Bean, boom! Your entire view of Maple world has changed for the better. YES!

It's the end of Maple world as you know it!
It's the end of Maple world as you know it!
It's the end of Maple world as you know it, the Black Mage cried!

It's time to get your Maple on...
Nov. 13th, 2010 @ 10:48 pm back to ossyria
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Present Mood: productive
Present Music: muse

i finished all my victoria quests in arjuna and finally made the trip to orbis. i haven't been to ossyria in at least 2 years! a lot of new quests await me.
Oct. 9th, 2010 @ 09:42 pm might & magic: clash of heroes
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finished at 34 hours. it was all right for a tactics game.
Aug. 21st, 2010 @ 01:30 am etrian odyssey
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Present Music: arjuna music

i finally finished etrian odyssey! i think tis the longest ds game ever! too bad it doesn't keep track of the hours. it got annoying fast tho; all the tedious mapping, the too strong monsters, the endless quests, the fact that there wasn't really a plot, etc. i played the bonus maps after the end boss. there were 4 more bosses at the very last map, but i couldn't get thru the doors to 'em cuz i'd have to beat some copies of those 4 bosses elsewhere in the labyrinth, and i already tried them and failed cuz i only have like 300-400 hp, and those boss copies were mass hitting 2000 each. the boss copies were part of some side quests, so obviously i didn't finish all the sidequests. but tis impossible to get any stronger in the game cuz the max level is 70 and all my chars already reached that, and they each have all the best equipment:

laion (landsknecht)
weapon = duergar = 200 atk, str 14, 9 agi
armor = composite = 46 def, 14 hp, -4 agi
glove = blood gage = def 8, str 3
shield = halo aspis = def 28, instant death resist up

arjuna (survivalist)
weapon = arc drawer = 220 atk, 12 str, 8 tec
armor = blood mail = 42 def
glove = blood gage = def 8, 3 str
shield = king aspis = 14 def, 5 vit

megami (medic)
weapon = war hammer = 131 atk, 22 hp
armor = azure coat = def 38, agi 5
shoe = fur boot = 7 def, 14 agi
helmet = angel helm = 10 def, 30 tp

wrath (alchemist)
weapon = war hammer = 131 atk, 22 hp
armor = rune (?) tunic = 36 def, 15 tp
shoe = fur boot = 7 def, 14 agi
helmet = circlet = 5 def, 20 tp

ptilol (protector)
weapon = flambeiger (?) = atk 182, str 13
armor = holy armor = 56 def, 25 hp, physical resist up
glove = blood gage = 8 def, 3 str
shield = halo aspis = 28 def, instant death resist up

indigo (dark hunter)
weapon = tormentor = atk 175, 10 str
armor = blood mail = 42 def
glove = blood gage = 8 def, 3 str
shield = king aspis = 14 def, 5 vit

satsuki (ronin)
weapon = zanmatou = atk 170
armor = blodo mail = 42 def
glove = blood gage = 8 def, 3 str
boot = tiger = 6 def, agi 9

joan (troubador)
weapon = failnaught = 181 atk, 73 str, 6 tec
armor = blood mail = 42 def
shield = king aspis = 14 def, 5 vit
boot = flame = 6 def, agi 11?

my fav char was arjuna, tho megami and wrath were pretty indispensable. the least fav of the ones i made was indigo. he only had one good spell, and it only hit one enemy. i didn't bother making a hexor cuz they didn't have any good spells. i thought joan wouldn't either, but she ended up getting some very useful spells, like tp regen (relaxing).
Aug. 5th, 2010 @ 12:26 am kerning mall
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finally finished all the kerning mall quests in everyone. i got this kool new scythe. maple gave it to me for free for temporary use (one week).
Jul. 10th, 2010 @ 01:47 am avalon code
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Present Mood: awake
Present Music: "born to be free"

finished playing avalon code today. played a total of 42 hours.
i made the following weapons and armor:
tragic sword genesis = 2 light, 5 gold, 1 hope, 1 fate, 1 wisdom, 2 shadow; 375 atk
toxic katana mantis blade = 3 copper, 3 illness, 2 cat, 2 snake, 4 bug; atk 355
darkness rapier assassin dagger = 4 shadow, 1 iron, 3 bug, snake 2; atk 100-286; critical 35%
crazy broadsword dainslef = 1 shadow, 6 iron, 1 hope, 1 illness; atk 60-288; crit 3%
strict hammer mjollnir (thor's hammer) = 4 lightning, 1 stone, 4 justice, 1 fate, 3 freedom, 1 hope, 2 cat; atk 403
obsidian axe (not special) = 2 forest, the rest stone; atk 222
bursting bomb dynamite = 3 bug, 3 stone, 1 iron, the rest fire; atk 641
hell fire barrel bom = 3 bug, 1 stone, 2 iron, the rest fire; artk 294
mithril flying dagger (not special) = 1 light, the rest silver; atk 240
bowgun (not special) = 1 fire, the rest iron; atk 166
gun (not special) = all gold; atk 273
beast shield guardian = 5 iron, 4 justice, 1 fame, 1 dog, 1 bug; atk 110-181
vitality hat hero's hat = 4 light, 5 justice, 3 hope
ice cavern wings ice wings = 7 ice, 3 hope, 2 bird

other tablet recipes that weren't as good:
hat = 3 copper, 3 wisdom, 1 stone, 4 freedom
battle sword = 2 copper, 2 illness; atk 50; 15% critical
gladius = 1 fire, 3 iron, 1 justice; atk 70; crit 10%; atk+ per atk
kaleila sword = iron 2, justice 2, dog 2; atk 80, crit 10%
throwing star = 2 shadow, 1 iron, 1 bird, 2 snake, 3 bug; atk 40; crit 30%; bounces off walls
rune blade = fire 1, forest 1, ice 1, lightning 1, iron 2, wisdom 2; atk 120; crit 10%; atk+ with spirit
shotel sword = iron 3, snake 3; atk 85; crit 5%; nulls def
bizen osafune (katana) = light 2, silver 5, atk 95; crit 18%
shadow fang (throwing knife) = shade 5, 1 iron, bird 3, bug 2; atk 70-130; crit 35%.
bewitching katana muramasa (katana) = shadow 2, stone 1, iron 4, fate 4, illness 2, dog 2

my favorite weapon to use was the crazy broadsword dainself cuz of its range and speed and power.

i made my own profile for fun:
likes: bread, wings, cookies, swords, shields, throwing knives
dislikes: hats, hair decorations, bombs, belts, guns
favorite flowers: iron orchid (self-love), lingerlom (remaining time)
least favorite flowers: stone-cutter (a persecuted heart), bug tree (comradery)
aspiration: cat, wisdom, wealth, justice, freedom, forest

neaki was my fav spirit. kamui was my fav human char, but he wasn't available to date. a ranking of my dating preferences where 1 is the most favored:
1. duran or heath - couldn't decide
2. anwar
3. rex (traitor!)

how i answered the questions for the new world:
1. the wide sky above you... light
2. towns that house the people... stone
3. those who fill it with life... justice & wisdom
4. the rhythm that fills it all... fate
5. majesty in one's eyes... hope
6. that crafted by the living... gold, copper, silver
7. wrapped, swirling, flowing things... forest
8. all the sounds of life... bird
9. the land that births, supports all life... forest

here's what i put on all the chars:
fana = light
sylphy = forest
nanai = fate
dorothea = cat
duran = justice, lightning
rex = ice
valdo = wealth, shadow
heath = justice, dog, hope
anwar = snake
gustav = justice
meenya = freedom
helen = hope
kamui = wisdom
ramaioni = lightning
francesca = fame
haochy = fire
georg = wisdom, fire
grandpa vis = snake
king xenonbart = wealth, fame
theif fro = wealth
cat guri guri = fish, cat
rudrud = forest
witch olly = shadow
witch ellie = fate
werman = shadow, snake
maid = dog
royal soldier = dog
imperial knight = shadow
desert dweller = bug

(all the options are: bird, cat, copper, dog, fish, fate, fire, fame, freedom, forest, gold, hope, ill, ice, iron, justice, light, lightning, shadow, snake, stone, silver, wealth, wisdom)
May. 16th, 2010 @ 09:03 pm acorn story
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Present Music: "love story" by taylor swift

Welcome to AcornStory, our new ongoing feature where we help you get started in Maple World – everything from choosing a class to finding friends to understanding combat to tips for account security. MapleStory is easy to learn, but once you learn the basic game mechanics, where do you go and what do you do? That’s where AcornStory can help.

Choosing the character type that’s right for you!

Welcome to MapleStory! You're about to enter an incredible world filled with terrible monsters, amazing adventures and lots of new friends. How to get started though? Your first choice is the most important one. Who would you like to be? What "type" of adventurer will you be as you face down the dangers of Maple World?

Let’s begin at the beginning – the opening screen:

When you select “create a character,” you’ll be given a choice of four different character “types” – Cygnus Knights, Explorers, Evan and Aran. While all character types are fun, the way you'll play them feels very different.

Explorers

Most players you meet in the game will be Explorers because they give you the most freedom in deciding how you want to play the game. Explorers can reach level 200 and can become anything in the game from a tough melee fighter to a spell-casting magician.

Until level 10 (eight for Magicians), Explorers are called “Beginners.” At level 10, they recieve the first of what are called "job advancements." This simply means choosing what class you wish to play as. As you continue to rise in levels, you'll receive further job advancements that refine your class and give you new abilities.

These are the basic classes Explorers can choose when they receive their first job advancement (click on the image to find out more about that class):

Warrior: A Warrior’s job is to wade into combat and take down enemies hand-to-hand.

Bowman: Bowmen deliver huge amounts of long range damage.

Thief: Thieves use speed and stealth to quickly kill monsters.

Pirate: Pirates can become ranged attackers or up close melee fighters.

Magician: The masters of arcane power can channel the elements to burn or freeze enemies or heal their companions.

Pro tip: Some Explorer players never choose a class and stay Beginners all the way to level 200! This isn’t easy and is considered a very advanced form of play.




Players pick Cygnus Knights because they enjoy being powerful right from the very beginning. Cygnus Knights can reach level 120, have more abilities to play with, level slightly faster and fight with unique “spirit pets” that help them in combat. There’s also some unique content that can only be experienced by a Cygnus Knight.

Beginning Cygnus Knights are called “Noblesse.” When a Noblesse reaches level 10, they can choose from one of five “classes” based on how they wish to play (click on any of the images below to get more information about that class:

Dawn Warriors: Melee fighters who battle alongside the spirit of light.

Thunder Breakers: Bare-knuckle fighters who team up with the spirit of lightning.

Blaze Wizards: Master Magicians that work with the spirit of fire to battle monsters.

Night Walkers: Stealthy battlers against evil who use the spirit of darkness to fight monsters.

Wind Archer: Ranged fighters guided by the spirit of the storm.


Hero Classes

Hero classes are based on a specific character concept and work a bit differently than Explorers or Cygnus Knights. A Hero starts out fairly powerful with a specific weapon or combat style. While they do grow in power and gain new abilities, they don't have a "class" and aren't as flexible as Explorers or Cygnus Knights. Hero classes are considered “advanced” and should only be played by players with some experience as a Cygnus Knight or an Explorer.

Aran: Aran is a melee fighter that have access to a unique combat system that lets them do incredible combo moves that cause a lot of damage at high levels.

Dragon Master Evan: Evan is a magician who attacks using his pet dragon Mir.

Next AcornStory: Choosing the class that’s right for you!
May. 16th, 2010 @ 08:55 pm hair
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Present Mood: anxious
Present Music: linkin park

i saw a mapler on the top level list that had good looking hair:

her name is Novinha. hidden-street doesn't have their beauty parlor working atm tho.
May. 9th, 2010 @ 11:32 pm maple!
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Present Mood: satisfied
Present Music: cranberries

today i was actually able to play maple! (ie still doesn't work tho.) i haven't played since february! maple no longer had that play button at the end of the installation, so i was worried that i'd never be able to play again. but it turned out that i was able to play from the site for once! so here's what i did:
i finished the ellinia and nautilus quests in arjuna, megami, and sakusha. i also finished the snail hunt quest and killed mano in megami. i'd thought i finished that quest in every1 but i guess not in her. next time i play, i plan to do the ellinia and nautilus quests in my other account.
oh, and don't forget to make samantha hydrangea's junior!
if you have black magician's token or confidential report in any1's etc inventory, see murihat in the nautilus. he is in front of navigation room in upper hall.
megami has extra snail shells if anyone needs them.
there's a new anniversary event where u have to collect a lot of leaves and turn 'em in for prizes. i wanna get the shield in my mages, warrior, and bandit; and i wanna get either the earrings or cape for my bowman and assassin.
Apr. 25th, 2010 @ 02:45 pm maplestory error: Invalid NGMDll!
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Present Music: when johnny comes marching home

i thought i'd get to play maple this afternoon and take advantage of the double exp event, but no such luck. i clicked the play button after the patch dled, but then it opened google chrome (cuz that was my default browser), forcing me to log in in order to play the game. but google chrome didn't load the page, cuz since yesterday i've been having a problem getting google chrome to display pages. i think i accidentally dlted something crucial for it to run. IE also has this problem now. funny cuz for the past few weeks, it was firefox that i was having trouble with; now tis IE and chrome.
the patch play button was gone now, but i tried opening the game from the maple website in firefox. i got the same error as usual. so i'm submitting another support ticket to nexon:

1.) i haven't been able to get maplestory to auto-patch for years. how can i fix this so that maple auto-patches?

2.) ever since maplestory started requiring that i log into the website in order to open the game, i haven't been able to play. after logging into the website, i click the big "start game" button once, and an error pops up: "Invalid NGMDll!"

i already tried disabling my firewall/virus/spware protection. my internet explorer browser is version 8, which is the newest version. i also tried logging into the website in firefox and google chrome and starting the game from there, but i get the same error. my OS is windows xp. i've tried restarting my computer. this also doesn't solve the problem.

i prolly won't hear back from them for another 2 weeks. ~_~
Apr. 20th, 2010 @ 12:55 am zelda spirit tracks
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Present Mood: accomplished

complete! (except for the dark ore mine sidequest & beating the third level of "take 'em all on.") too bad the game didn't save the data that i beat the final boss.... Note.
Mar. 6th, 2010 @ 11:46 pm zelda: spirit tracks
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Present Music: blondie

i'm playing zelda: spirit tracks now. i've needed a lot of help from gamefaqs so far:
1.) how to get through the forest. i thought the trees would actually talk to me, but the train never stopped for me to click them.
2.) how to use chestnuts. i didn't know they were the same as bombs.
3.) how to get a seed of light through fire. it looked like the fire would never go away, and i couldn't run through it.
4.) how to get off the zelda phantom. i tried tapping the ground but it wasn't working.
5.) the order to ring the 3 bells in the snow temple. i didn't think of using my boomerang to clear away all the snow in that one room which had the music notes on the floor underneath.
6.) where to go to fix the bridge to water map. i thought i'd have to go to the lumber guy or to the penguin people who mentioned once that they were going to need lumber to build something, but neither of them said anything new to me.
7.) how to get to ocean temple. i hadn't seen the first two fish statues.
8.) how to get on the propeller in a dungeon. i tried holding L with my whip equipped and clicking the propeller hole, but i didn't stay holding onto it.
9.) how to get a key from the treasure box on the 4th floor of the tower of spirits. i forgot to try something with that sword i could pull out of the fish's mouth on the other side of the room.
10.) how to get zelda phantom across the sand in the northwest corner of the tower of spirits floor 15.
11.) how to get the door by the 7 statues to open in fire sanctuary.
12.) fire temple - how to get arrows to hit eyeball on floor b2.
13.) fire temple - how to get to stamp station.
14.) fire temple - how to get boss key.
15.) spirit tower - how to arrange arrow orbs in the northwest part of floor 20.
16.) what to do with luck vessel from fortune teller.
17.) where to take the boy who wants to fly.
18.) how to get treasure in disorientation station
19.) how to reach sand temple. the hint said to look outward, not inward, so i tried using my cannon to blast the area where the faces' gazes met, but it didn't work.
20.) what to do when i first enter the sand temple.
21.) how to kill the sand monsters. can't hold L/R; need to click the weapon, then use it.
22.) how to run across the rolling stone. i tried it before i had it lined up right, and i fell off.
23.) i didn't understand the hint "between one and three is where the key hides."
24.) how to get the boulders out of the way of the eye.
25.) how to not die by the red boulders at the sand temple boss.
26.) what to do on floor 29 of tower of spirits; i forgot that my sword was already powered to attack the phantoms.
27.) how to get the third small key in top floor of tower of spirits; i forgot to go in the door that was opened after i lit the torches.
28.) what to do with malladus' fireballs.

i thought i was gonna have to ask darien for help on #9, but phew! i figured it out. <^_^'
surprisingly, so far i haven't needed gamefaqs' help on figuring out the block puzzles.
Feb. 19th, 2010 @ 02:28 am finished dragon quest v!
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i beat the final boss my first try! i didn't think i'd be able to do it. 4/8 of my teammates died. here was my team:

pandona the son of pankraz lvl 43
don my son lvl 40
kishi the slime knight lvl 42
cyclops the cross eye lvl 20
tako the healslime lvl 37
ork zing the ork king lvl 24
whippet the beast master lvl 19
dwight the son of a dwarf lvl 33

i chose them because they were the ones who had heal or zing (revive). here were some others that were possible to recruit but i never did:

archdemon in mantleplace
chimera in mt. magmegeddon
conkuisitor in faerie palace area
epipany in faerie lea
hawk man in knightmare towers
jailcat in fortuna or talon tower area
pip fighter in faerie lea area
revaulting horse in faerie palace
snowbird in precaria, mantleplace, or coburg

i tried catching these but they never came to me:

cureslime
king cureslime
king slime

here were some great healing monsters that weren't possible to recruit:

wizened wizard (knot welcome inn)
necromancer (water cave)
hyperpyrexion (volcano)
wrecktor

twas a good game, as all dragon warrior/quest games are. i liked how this one was kinda like dragon warrior/quest monsters too, cuz it let u recruit monsters. (altho not all of them were possible to recruit.) having the wagon again was nice, so i could bring in 8 party members for most battles. twas kool getting to choose a wife, and having three generations of a family as main characters in the game. the game was funny too; it had a lot of puns. i liked dragon warrior III cuz i got to create my own chars, but the downfall to that was that they didn't talk or take part in the storyline really. twas also a very long lasting game w/ 2 very large world maps to explore. in dragon quest v, even the monsters say things sometimes! there were three maps, but two of them were small. tis hard to say whether dragon warrior III is still my favorite or not. i guess i should just say that the whole dragon warrior/quest series are my favorites!

edit: there was more to do after the game ended, but not much. i got all the treasure of the new poisonous swamp cave, but i failed at defeating the boss. i had to use gamefaqs to get thru the mazes. i don't think i'm gonna try to beat this last optional boss, cuz all twill give me is a knick-knack and a t n t board that is super hard. i played for 53:28 hours.

equips i still need to buy if i ever play again in the same file:

faerie lea armor
1.) flame armor 15k can be equipped to pandona, don (+10)
2.) flowing dress 14,900 can be equipped to cyclops, tako, whippet (+20)
3.) flame shield 17k can be equipped to pandona, cyclops, whippet (+13)

precaria armor:
1.) silver shield 33k can be equipped to pandona, tako, kishi (+21)

don't replace any armor/shield of anyone if what they already have equipped is something rare, like the zenithian stuff, spike armor, sun helm, maxi metal, glombero, slime currio, happy hat, etc. almost everyone could use a new helmet tho.
Jan. 27th, 2010 @ 11:42 pm dragon quest v dilemma
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ohhhhh i'm in a fix. i don't know who to marry!
deborah has a funny tomboy personality, and she can equip weapons that no one else can! (lvl 10, 102 hp, 35 mp, defense spells)
nera is annoyingly modest but she has midheal! (lvl 8, 85 hp, 53 mp, healing spell)
bianca is my childhood friend! if the game were real life, i'd pick her! (lvl 18, 109 hp, 59 mp, offensive spells, safe passage)
i just read on gamefaqs that sancho can equip the hela hammer too, and there are other weapons that attack twice. so i guess i will go with bianca. <^.^' Note.
Jan. 17th, 2010 @ 08:39 pm finished all the masteria (new leaf city) quests i want to do
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i finally finished all the masteria (new leaf city) quests i wanna do, and i'm heading all my chars back to victoria island. clef's happier ~ it than i am, prolly. so here's the list for reference:
i did clover quest in every char once. but the clover quest is repeatable so it'll still show up in the quests in progress tab.
i did all the subani's legacy (elephants and robots) quest in all chars except hydrangea cuz she didn't have enough dex to do it.
i did the level 50 cleaning the streets (elephants and gryphons) quest in megami and shimoyake only cuz they were the only ones at level 50. this quest is also repeatable.
Jan. 12th, 2010 @ 12:40 pm phantasy star 0
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i got as far as i'm going to go in phantasy star 0. i completed all the quests except for the last two side quests: the future & the eternal. i tried doing the future, but i died at the boss cuz i didn't have enough scape dolls w/ me. when i got back to town, i couldn't afford any more either, so i'm not gonna try again. the eternal is a sidequest that takes a whole day to do. i know cuz ryan did it and he was up until 8am before he finished. i didn't like the game enough to beat the same monsters and bosses over again. i don't really like games that just have random quests in them, where u don't get to leave the town and explore a world map. this game started out random but later ending up having a bit of a story. i totally agreed with mother trinity though (that humans were the cause of the destruction of earth and deserved to be destroyed themselves because it was what was best for the earth), so i didn't like how none of the protagonists sympathized with her except for sarisa, who was considered silly for doing so even slightly.
btw, the character i ended up using was a human girl (RAmarl who I named Kabocha [Japanese for pumpkin]) skilled at ranged weapons. i tried melee before her but it was too hard to fight monsters that way. i used bazookas mostly, but near the end of the game i found that twin guns were better cuz they attacked twice almost just as strong. i got to level 35 and played for 26:58 hours.
today i plan to start playing dragon quest V.
Dec. 25th, 2009 @ 10:28 pm i won prizes in maple
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megami actually won a prize! a maple tv messenger, whatever that is.
when i logged into arjuna, she got a maplemas party potion and a beginner and junior adventurer title!! seems like the only requirements for those two titles are to pass the job advancements. i wonder why my other chars don't have them?
Dec. 23rd, 2009 @ 01:08 am dokapon journey
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i finished playing dokapon journey in 109 game weeks. highest level was 84. my chars:
yellow amazon named joan
red spy named sadame
blue witch named arche
green valkyrie named nyssa
Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 12:00 am finished mystery case files: millionheir
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i already finished mystery case files: millionheir. on rookie mode tho.
Nov. 24th, 2009 @ 10:08 pm mystery case files: millionheir
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i started playing "mystery case files: millionheir," a ds game sabrina gave me.
Nov. 23rd, 2009 @ 12:37 am shimoyake's sp reset and megami's level to 50
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Present Music: "Lodi" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

i reset shimoyake's sp points in energy bolt and put them in magic guard. 9 scrolls cost a total of 21,600 nx cash. hopefully i will get some cash back like nexon promised.
i played megami tonight. fighting the elephants in mages with maxed magic guard is easier than only with half maxed magic guard, but still i died. in previous nights and tonight. eventually tho, i leveled to 50 tonight.
Nov. 4th, 2009 @ 12:46 am final fantasy II complete at 40:06 hours
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i just beat the final fantasy II boss! i didn't think i was gonna be able to do it, cuz ryan thought this boss was the hardest ff boss ever, and i used up all my ethers and high potions before the battle, and all i had were 6 elixirs. but that ended up being enough to beat him! i had azul do drain, arjuna do ultima, gollem do flare, and anii do cure mostly. i think that angel monster in a treasure box in pandemonium was harder. here are my main character weapon skills:

azul:
hands 1
knife 10
sword 9
staff 9
axe 9
spear 9
bow 1
shield 9

arjuna:
hands 1
knife 9
sword 9
staff 9
axe 9
spear 9
bow 9
shield 7

gollem:
hands 1
knife 9
sword 10
staff 9
axe 9
spear 9
bow 1
shield 10


my list of weapons and their attack boosts (also bonus effects):

knives
-main gauche 60 (evasion)
-orihalcum 78
-ripper 97 (hits twice)
-cat claws 114

staffs
-werebuster 56 (werebeasts)
-mage's staff 68 (lightning)
-power staff 88
-wizard's staff 92 (poison)
-healing staff 106 (heals target)
-diamond mace 118

spears
-trident 65
-demon spear 70 (light?)
-flame lance 82 (fire)
-ice lance 94 (ice)
-thunder spear 106 (thunder)
-holy lance 118 (holy)

swords
-ancient sword 53 (curse)
-sleep blade 58 (sleep)
-wing sword 70 (light?)
-gaia blade 80 (earth)
-flame sword 91 (fire)
-ice brand 100 (ice)
-defender 106
-sun blade 111

axes
-demon axe 62
-ogrekiller 86 (ogres)
-poison axe 104 (poison)
-rune axe 123 (magic)

bows
i think i kept every bow except for the very first one and the mythril one, cuz all the others gave bonus effects like darkness, or they were powerful.
Oct. 31st, 2009 @ 03:44 pm final fantasy II problem II
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had to use gamefaqs a 2nd time to find out what to do to "sprout wings" to get into the cyclone. i thought the wyvern would fly me into it, so i went to where i put the wyvern egg. but it hasn't hatched yet. turns out i needed to look in castle fynn's mirror which showed me the wyvern egg last time i looked. so this time when i look at it, the full grown wyvern shows up and flies over to me.
Oct. 27th, 2009 @ 11:20 pm playing final fantasy II the second time
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when i played ff2 the first time, i used gamefaqs a lot cuz i was too lazy to go back to previous towns and talk to people. this time playing, i didn't use gamefaqs t'all until today. i found mysidia cave yesterday before i found mysidia. today i needed to go back to the cave, but i couldn't find it. i explored for hours. so after i walked over the whole continent, i decided to give up and check gamefaqs. all i needed was the world map: http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/file/920240/33720
a ring i got in the beginning of the game is supposed to enable me to see the world map in the game, but none of the buttons show the map. so before today i've been using my own hand made map. but i couldn't put mysidia cave on my map til i knew where twas in respect to mysidia!
Oct. 17th, 2009 @ 10:46 pm disgaea
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i finally finished disgaea. 128:42:22 hours. my highest level was my ice mage at level 67. my other chars were level 64-65. even tho twas a tactics game, i ended up liking it more than i thought i would. the plot and chars became more likable as the game went on. it/they was/were funny too.

unfamiliar songs: bg 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 38, 39.
money was hard to get at the beginning of the game, but was easy to get later. i had so much money, that i bought every song in the game.

good places to train:
stellar graveyard: valgipus 4, thurvean
sea of gehenna: searing tyranny
forest of the dead: ghostly, crawling
celestia: field of virtue

all my chars and their weapons:
laharl - sword
etna - spear
flonne - staff
druid (cleric) - staff
ptilol (fire mage) - staff
cyprine (ice mage) - staff
tellu (wind mage) - staff
alex - axe
brawler - fist
jennifer - fist
gordon - gun
scout - gun
arjuna (archer) - bow
prinny - monster weapon
hoggmeiser - monster weapon
maderas - monster weapon
thursday - monster weapon
kurtis - monster weapon

my fav char was arjuna, my archer.
Sep. 26th, 2009 @ 04:42 am megami's sp reset
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clef and i played maple tonight for about 6 hours. he's 10 levels higher than me now. i reset megami's sp points in energy bolt and put them in magic guard. now tis maxed. btw, i don't think i ever told u that i finished the clover quest in everyone!
Jul. 17th, 2009 @ 10:58 pm just married
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we're goin' to the chapel, and we're gonna get maaaaaaaaarried. goin' to the chapel of love!
Jun. 29th, 2009 @ 10:02 pm final fantasy 3 & 12
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i finally tried beating the last boss in final fantasy 3, but in the end i couldn't pull it off. she turned two of my people into frogs so they were useless, and turning them back would waste a turn for someone else, and then she'd just turn 'em back to frogs again.
i didn't beat the last round of final fantasy 12, but ryan says it doesn't save it even if you do, so i'm not gonna bother. i did try tho. i'm gonna move on to disgaea... if i can stand to play another tactics game. :-T
Jun. 22nd, 2009 @ 10:17 pm azami and shimoyake leveled
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Present Music: "As I Lay Me Down" by Sophie B. Hawkins

mostly thanks to the maple 4th anniversary cassandra quests (which gives ~3.2% exp no matter what your level), azami has leveled to 48 and shimoyake has finally leveled to 50.
Jun. 16th, 2009 @ 09:04 pm clef reached my highest level
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Present Music: "I'm coming up so you better get this party started"

8:29 PM neosmurfay: hey, u there?
me: hi
neosmurfay: hi :-)
whats up?
8:30 PM me: just reading gaia posts
neosmurfay: hey guess what
i found another way we can get revenge on ppl
on maple
i actually found it by accident
8:31 PM there is a way u can p/k in maple
my use inv was getting full from quest items i got and i was getting frustrated
i saw these sacks i had gotten from quests taking up a lot of space there
8:32 PM i was in henesys near a bunch of ppl
i double clicked on one of the bags and a bunch of monsters came out
i killed someone by accident
who was just standing there
afk
he was like level 78
8:33 PM i felt bad about it
so what we can do is wait until the enemy is in town or somewhere just standinf and afk and release the bag upon them
8:34 PM and they will die since their defense is down
pretty sweet, ne?
me: i already knew about this
it only works when the enemy is afk
which doesn't happen much
neosmurfay: oh
8:35 PM have u ever killed anyone from that?
me: yes many times
neosmurfay: lol
enemies?
me: always
neosmurfay: 8-)sweetness
yeah i was so excited when i found that out
i didn't know u already knew, lol
me: hehe
8:36 PM neosmurfay: i'll bet u love doing that
me: yes i do
neosmurfay: :-D
I can help u do that
i still have quite a few left
8:37 PM i'm not playing tonight but i wanted to come on and tell u about that
i've been playing too much lately, hehe
its really addictive, especially when they keep having the special event goodies
8:38 PM and all that extra exp
I prolly won't play again til Friday
me: oh ok
i call that pking "sacking"
8:39 PM neosmurfay: besides, this is the last night of the event and they already took out gaga and the maple tree
sacking, lol, good one :-P
me: i thought the last day was 14th
neosmurfay: me 2
me: there will prolly be another patch
neosmurfay: but when i didn't get booted at 3am i looked it up
i was expecting to get booted at 3am (midnight) for a patch
8:40 PM i would imagine
might be tonight
me: if u have any neocash in neopets that u got for free awhile back, use it now cuz one of my accounts' neocash expired
neosmurfay: 3am perhaps?
i think that happened to me once and they just gave me a random neocash item
8:41 PM and sent me a neomail about it
I'm still in henesys, but the subway works perfectly fine when i am using boot camp
so i won't need u to take me there
8:42 PM did i tell u about that useless scroll?
i tried using it in orbis and it didn't work
me: i'm reading about it now
neosmurfay: i think it only works from masteria
oh ok
8:43 PM another reason i shouldn't play anymore without u is cuz i am very close to caught up with you in maple
8:45 PM me: reading that 2
8:46 PM neosmurfay: ya ya
lol
i'm at level 49 btw
8:47 PM me: awwww
too high
neosmurfay: ?
your char is 49
me: yeah but my others are 46-47
neosmurfay: yeah...
i'm not quite caught up in exp points for 49 yet tho
8:48 PM i checked the maple leader board to find out where u were
i still need to do the quests in nlc tho
u can play with me with your lv 49 char
or did u want to just stick to defaming ppl
8:49 PM i'll understand
its whatever makes u happiest
i want to eventually get to go to leafre
it looks kool
me: i haven't defamed in months
neosmurfay: from the screenshots i've seen
8:50 PM me: i will probably play in my archer or assassin cuz they are best at the nlc quests
my others can't survive fighting elephants
neosmurfay: your enemies prolly dont even play anymore
me: yeah
neosmurfay: thats why we should just play the game for fun
the seals i was telling u about, i am going to wait and come back to them
8:51 PM me: i already do play the game for fun
neosmurfay: i met this lv 100 char the other day and he was telling me how awesome the spells are for the 4th job adv
me: i just keep my army together so i'll be ready in case any1 makes me mad
neosmurfay: thats good
i don't have an army like u
tis just me
8:52 PM so if we both play and i keep using my 1 char and u keep using lots off diff ones i will level a lot while u will stay a lot lower in lv
:-\
me: yes
neosmurfay: don't u wanna go to leafre?
or explore the bottom of the clock tower
8:53 PM should i just keep fighting the elephants with you even after i finish the quest while i wait 4 u to finish it 11 more times?
just for the heck of it
8:55 PM me: i won't be fighting elephants in all my chars cuz most are not strong enough to do it
i'll only do it in azami and arjuna
i don't know what i'm going to do next or where i'm gonna go next yet
8:57 PM neosmurfay: high lv chars go to the easy worlds too
me: yes they do
neosmurfay: u can have your army ready anytime they go to nlc
8:58 PM if u pick 1 char we can get to lv 100
me: i don't wanna neglect
neosmurfay: maybe someday be a record holding 200
but u already don't defame anymore
8:59 PM u said
so what is the point?
me: in case i make a new enemy
and it's less confusing
i replied about it on gaia
neosmurfay: i don't have any enemies on maple
me: i've been playing for years
neosmurfay: stay with me and i don't think u will make any enemies when you're with me
9:00 PM me: i gtg now
neosmurfay: oh ok, well do it how u want
its your choice like i said
i should be getting to bed soon too
ttfn
me: good night
neosmurfay: i've played 4 over a year too
9:01 PM note
me: i've played many years tho
neosmurfay: at least 2 or 3 or actually moier
me: over 4 years
neosmurfay: more
i started a few years ago back in college
me: and i've spent more time in the game cuz i had my 6 beta characters, and i have my 6 official characters
neosmurfay: so ive been playing for years too
ok
well
9:02 PM maybe u wont make any when u're with me
Jun. 4th, 2009 @ 10:12 pm special healing items
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i don't really like those event items that heal you. they take up extra space in my inventory and you can't buy more from npcs. so that means u have both npc-bought regular potions and event healing items taking up space in ur inventory. and i usually do not need both my hp and mp healed at the same time, so tis a waste to use that kinda item when one bar is already full. chars like mages and warriors are perfect examples of how those kinda items are a waste. mages never have 1800 hp, and warriors never have 1800 mp. so what's the point of healing that much?
Jun. 2nd, 2009 @ 11:08 pm azami 47
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Present Music: "Liminality" by Yuki Kajiura

i leveled azami to 47. megami died by an electrophant.
May. 30th, 2009 @ 08:18 pm hydrangea -1, arjuna +1
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because of the 4th anniversary leveling event, i think hydrangea was downgraded a level. i thought she was already 46. but when i logged into her and killed a snail, it said i just leveled and gave me leaves as a reward. but i was (still) level 46 and now at 0%.
so let it be known that today i leveled arjuna to 47. tomorrow my plan is to finish megami's quest. then to play hydrangea, i think. i'm trying to get all my chars done w/ subani's legacy. clef came to new leaf city last night, and we fought the dangerous electrophants together, but soon he had to go back to kerning to talk to the admin to keep his chick alive or potioned up os. he already finished subani's legacy, but i'm hoping that we can fight electrophants again. he will soon be level 40, and then he can help me fight leprechauns and those haunted trees! i'll probably be level 55 in arjuna and azami before i fight all i need to of those.