New Paladin seeks knowledge

Hello fellow paladins!
Decided I'm going to make a paladin! I have a few questions regarding SP/AP/Weapons/Builds. Ill just list the questions so it'll be easy to give quick simple responses

1.FA or no FA? Why or Why not? I have NO idea...
2.You can say I'm partially funded, so Dex'less? Low Dex?
3. I play KMS where we DO NOT have shield weapon attack scrolls, but I'm going 1h + shield anyway! Why? I think its more fun and attractive, and maple is about having fun right? So can I get pros and cons of 1h + shield? even without shield for attack? o.O
4. There's always a "boring" part of every class, I have an outlaw and for outlaws, it'll definitely be 2nd job Gunslinger... How about for Paladins? When are they dull and when do they shine?
5. Any other tips/advices for a new paladin adventurer?

thanks! ^^

-Bricksauce (soon to be leet paladin)

Hello fellow paladins!
Decided I'm going to make a paladin! I have a few questions regarding SP/AP/Weapons/Builds. Ill just list the questions so it'll be easy to give quick simple responses

1.FA or no FA? Why or Why not? I have NO idea...I'd recommend no, but that's personal preference more than anything. It will make slash blast weaker DPS wise, but Power Strike stronger. 2.You can say I'm partially funded, so Dex'less? Low Dex? 40 base Dex is a good place to cap for moderate funding. If you find that you can't seem to get enough accuracy, you can always add more later.
3. I play KMS where we DO NOT have shield weapon attack scrolls, but I'm going 1h + shield anyway! Why? I think its more fun and attractive, and maple is about having fun right? So can I get pros and cons of 1h + shield? even without shield for attack? o.O
[color="#cc8899"]Pro - Higher defense = less damage, you can still scroll for STR, faster weapon than 2H, cheaper weapons/scrolls in most versions
Con - Less base damage, less damage per hit, less reach (until 4th job). [/COLOR]
4. There's always a "boring" part of every class, I have an outlaw and for outlaws, it'll definitely be 2nd job Gunslinger... How about for Paladins? When are they dull and when do they shine?
2nd job, you don't gain any new attacks or anything that stands out - gameplay doesn't change at all from 1st job.
5. Any other tips/advices for a new paladin adventurer?
Do what's fun - if you worry too much about damage/gear/the "right" way to do things, you won't enjoy your character (unless you're a damage obsessed person).
thanks! ^^

-Bricksauce (soon to be leet paladin)

Read the puce.

1.FA or no FA? Why or Why not?

I went FA, I kinda like it but it really does make your slashblast weaker (like you will sometimes hit 43 or some really low number)

2.You can say I'm partially funded, so Dex'less? Low Dex?

I'd say low dex, like cap around 50-60, it all really depends on if you are getting a zhelm and the stats on your equips

3. I play KMS where we DO NOT have shield weapon attack scrolls, but I'm going 1h + shield anyway! Why? I think its more fun and attractive, and maple is about having fun
right? So can I get pros and cons of 1h + shield? even without shield for attack? o.O

Go 1h BW, Crushed Skulls are sexy I'd say its pretty fun using a 1h weapon.

4. There's always a "boring" part of every class, I have an outlaw and for outlaws, it'll definitely be 2nd job Gunslinger... How about for Paladins? When are they dull and when do they shine?

I guess 2nd job gets a little repetitive at times but that was because I had no idea what I was doing most of the time. Once you get a good level charge you own everything weak to that element.

5. Any other tips/advices for a new paladin adventurer?

Have fun. And use a Blunt Weapon.

oh hell yes, main reasons i want a paladin is for their usage of BW! right on 8) also i have 2 zhelms, on my DrK + Outlaw, so i can transfer one, i was thinkin dex'less how hard would it be to be a decent dexless Paladin?

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테이리!
Why are you making ANOTHER char lol?
Oh well, good luck!

It wouldn't be TOO hard to make a dexless Pally but it would take a little more then average funding. Zhelms help a lot for accuracy and you would have to get a better then average overall. I think it would be easier to just go like 25 base dex then to go actual dexless (and your damage really won't be much worse then a dexless.

A note, kMS doesn't have Crushed Skull.

Paladin/Knights are dull for the gap between maxed skills.
For the most part, their skills are useless at level 1-29, and then that 30th point lets you use them. It's kinda... ugh. Night Lord was way different in that aspect for sure.

I went with FA, found FA-less warrior very boring.


pros of a 1h BW: (without shield atk or Crushed Skull)
You'll be the only one on the server using them, meaning no real competition on prices
cons of a 1h BW:
same speed as 2h swords + The Morningstar, endgame weapon of choice for many BW users
less damage formula than 1h swords
shorter range than any sword (even RK which is a "short" 1h)
you'll have to do everything yourself, no prescrolled equips exist unless someone was bored with 30%s - which usually only applies at low levels.


Low dex is easy, dexless is hard. I was 35 base dex unfunded since 2005, no reason to go past that (I got to 110 without a Zakum helm, too) With all the medals, belts, face/eye, pendant etc. it's probably possible to go dexless now if you can access SoK and a higher character..

I don't have a Pally, but I just want to say that I hate FA. It's definitely personal preference. I dunno if it's a lot different, but I have a DK with FA and a Fighter without FA, so I've tried both. FA makes you throw random hits at monsters that are already dead. FA also screws up mobbing, which is dumb because SB hits the same as Power Strike on 2 monsters, and you almost always have 2 or more monsters to hit when training.

Get FA if you want to focus on blasting away at single monsters, don't get it if you prefer to have some semblance of control over your character.

[COLOR="Green"]1. FA all depends on whether you will be using Power Strike more or Slash Blast more. In the end, it is a free attack, so I'd say go FA, but that's just me.
2. Low Dex is always the way to go, and you can always add more if you need it. But what the hell do I know on the subject... -.-' (85 base dex)
3. Maple is about having fun, so go do w/e you want!
4. 2nd job is boring, but tolerable. The real "hell levels" are from 70-When you have a decent level charge.
5. Go kick ass and be awesome and stuff. And if it seems like Maple sucks at certain levels, stay on it, cause it will REALLY pay off later on.

Have fun on the Path of the Page! [/COLOR]

Really if we don't have Shield ATK scrolls, I'd just use a Morningstar or a 2h sword. Apparently your reach with Charged Blow with a 1H weapon is awful (or so says lolbasil), even though Blast now has fixed range.

1.FA or no FA? Why or Why not? I have NO idea...
It doesn't matter if you are going for 4th job. 4th job skills doesn't activate it at all. What it does is make your single target damage higher and mob damage weaker at 2nd-3rd job. Only by a slight bit tho, since it still hits up to 6 mobs, and the frist one or two hits are actually stronger. Plus, [COLOR="Red"]HOW CAN YOU DITCH SUCH A SMEXY LOOKING SKILL!!?
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2.You can say I'm partially funded, so Dex'less? Low Dex?
I'm totally unfamiliar with KMS items, so I'm not gonna comment on this.


3. I play KMS where we DO NOT have shield weapon attack scrolls, but I'm going 1h + shield anyway! Why? I think its more fun and attractive, and maple is about having fun right? So can I get pros and cons of 1h + shield? even without shield for attack? o.O
Without an attack shield...you'll be unique, you'll have horrible shorter range(only changed in 4th job, but only limited to blast too), lower base range(which leads to more hit to kill something), and maybe a slightly higher dps on bosses. That's assuming you're using a fast(4) weapon tho. A normal(6) or even fast(5) simply don't worth the loss in attack imo.


4. There's always a "boring" part of every class, I have an outlaw and for outlaws, it'll definitely be 2nd job Gunslinger... How about for Paladins? When are they dull and when do they shine?
[COLOR="Lime"]I would say before you get mastery, hitting 500, 1k, 1.2k, and BAM 200, lolz
And btw, paladins don't shine, till something is changed..
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5. Any other tips/advices for a new paladin adventurer?
Hybrid is fun o.o

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"I would say before you get mastery, hitting 500, 1k, 1.2k, and BAM 200, lolz
And btw, paladins don't shine, till something is changed.."


o.O maybe i shold jus lvl my outlaw

"I would say before you get mastery, hitting 500, 1k, 1.2k, and BAM 200, lolz
And btw, paladins don't shine, till something is changed.."


o.O maybe i shold jus lvl my outlaw

BanHammering things is a lot of fun =D

Other than that, you could probably make the argument that Paladins are situational warriors that are more or less inferior/superior to Heroes =/

1.FA or no FA? Why or Why not? I have NO idea...
It's all personal preference really. I've found that in many situations such as duals and wyverns, FA does help because there is a lot of 1v1. In some other more mobby places like Kents, I've found that FA is just an annoyance.

2.You can say I'm partially funded, so Dex'less? Low Dex?
I'd say, just add Dex as you see fit. There really is no need to go have something insane like 60 dex at level 30. I personally think you can easily pull off 20 base dex, even with very little funding. Really though, don't make your character with a set base dex in mind. Add dex as you see fit.

3. I play KMS where we DO NOT have shield weapon attack scrolls, but I'm going 1h + shield anyway! Why? I think its more fun and attractive, and maple is about having fun right? So can I get pros and cons of 1h + shield? even without shield for attack? o.O
Pros-Cheap, as you are going 1h, more defence, and you can scroll the shield for strength.
Cons-The speed will be no different than the Morningstar, which many Blunt Weapon Paladins use as an end game weapon. Also, the range of 1h Blunt Weapons is very small with ACB.

4. There's always a "boring" part of every class, I have an outlaw and for outlaws, it'll definitely be 2nd job Gunslinger... How about for Paladins? When are they dull and when do they shine?
Hmmm...personally I think it's from Level 1-80, then from level 110-120. 1-80 was pretty boring for me, because in 2nd job and early third job, I was still pretty much a Swordsman with a White Knight title. Level 110-120 is kinda fun because you know you're so close, but it's also pretty boring just maxing out random skills that aren't so helpful, and the training speed doesn't help.

5. Any other tips/advices for a new paladin adventurer?
Make connections, but as this isn't your first character, I'm sure you already have a lot of them. As a White Knight, you won't get into many parties, so having lots of friends to train with you and stuff is always fun