Monday, January 31, 2011

February Outing Update!

Dear members, please take note that February's outing has been shifted to March. Will keep you all updated again.

Thanks.

Big Bang Patch Summarized For You

Skills: Most have been changed, removed, merged or replaced by new ones.

Magic Attack/Weapon Attack Formula: 100% revamped, expect higher damages at lower levels too!

Magic Defence/Weapon Defence: 100% revamped too, expect lower damage from monsters/bosses.

Monsters: 100% revamped, less exp from monsters now, all monster levels changed.

Maps: 50-70% changed mostly in Victoria Island, Ludibrium, El Nath

Bosses: All bosses get 50% bonus defence in both weapon and magic defence giving them up to 50% free hp boost.

Jobs: Most have been revamped, all jobs get base Critical including 3 new jobs for the patch: Wild Hunter, Mechanic and Battle Mage

Wild Hunter: Crossbow user riding mount with ultimate skill at 4th job
Mechanic: Gun user riding a mechanical mount with ultimate skill at 4th job
BattleMage: Staff user using melee attacks based on magic attack

EXP Curve: Reduced drastically.

Resolution: 1024x768 for both windowed and full screen is available, expect higher quality graphics.

Party Quests: Most PQ have level limits removed, even a 200 Mapler can do Kerning PQ too!

Potion Drops: Drops in bundles from monsters.

Map Limiters: Some maps including Sleepywood dungeon now have level limits.

Travelling via Ships: All ships leave from the center of Victoria instead from Ellinia.

Mastery books/ Skill books: Now given from NPCs. Bosses drop a new Mastery Book with a ? meaning it can give u any random Mastery Book.

Patching System: Expect Big Bang Patch to come over 3-4 patches in series.

Compatiblity with Vista/Win7: Not yet 100% resolved.

Cash Shop: X2 EXP cards will be removed. (happened in GlobalMapleStory)

Family X2 EXP Buff: Nerfed to x1.2 EXP instead (happened in KoreaMapleStory and GlobalMapleStory)

Archmage/Bishop Ultimates: Now have a 30 second cooldown at max level.

DualBlader Ultimate: Now have a 30 second cooldown and will gradually be removed in future patches after Big Bang Patch.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Getting Ready For Big Bang Patch The MapleSEA Way

1.) Stock up on crossbow, staff and gun scrolls.
2.) Stock up on maker item ingredients for crossbows, staves and guns.
3.) Buy a wide screen LED/LCD to enjoy the new higher resolution.
4.) Make space for new characters in your Asiasoft Maple IDs.
5.) Spam posts in Asiasoft MapleSEA forums on when Big Bang is coming.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Welcome Back Opheliah To MapleSEA :3

We wanna welcome back our dear Opheliah to MapleSEA :) Let's give her a warm welcome :3

2011 First Alliance Outing

Dear fellow Insanitiers, please note that we will be having our first outing of the year coming soon. Do stay tuned for updates :)

2011 - Insanity Alliance Guide To Being An Awesome Insanitier

1.) Respect yourself as a Mapler.
2.) Know your rights and priviledges as a member of the Alliance.
3.) Exercise your rights and priviledges with prudence and respect for others.
4.) Be a community member, don't isolate yourself.
5.) Stay cheerful, if your sad and down, talk to us.