KMST 1.2.508 - Skill Changes and General Enhancements

http://orangemushroom.wordpress.com/2014...l-changes/

Oh man, I love that there are new armor sets from higher level monsters! =o (as well as weapons from Zakum, and a whole set of Necro Armor from Hilla)

As someone who's able to level just fine, but isn't able to do all of the cool stuff like fighting Empress, it's nice to know I won't be stuck at level 110 armor + Necro Weapon anymore! It goes up to 140 armor that drop from monsters, that's freakin' awesome! =D

Glad someone finally started talking about this! I was about to kill a peach.

This is one of the best updates Nexon have ever done, I'm actually really, really happy with them right now. This is exactly what I've wanted them to do for a long time.

Equip drops have always been a stupid problem. Equips only dropped up to level 100, then the 110 dragon weapons were terrible and required to much effort, getting level 120 items required killing an endgame boss that you pretty much have to be level 200 to beat, level 130 equips were pretty terrible and not worth the effort, level 140 equips also required killing an even harder end-game boss, but were at least decent and in high supply.

Now that these new items drop from (level appropriate!) monsters, there is now easy to obtain items sets all the way up to level 140 (conveniently when 5th job will be). I hope that when 5th job is released, they will rework the rest of the sets for every 10 levels up to level 200. (or maybe 250) getting increasingly more powerful and dropping from normal mobs.

If they have these items sets as "basic" item sets that drop from mobs, and the stronger sets (Root Abyss, Tyrant ect) being boss specific it actually gives some great incentive to boss and get new equipment, and gives people the means to do so (or at least makes them slightly more powerful).

This change literally makes me feel like Maplestory is an actual MMO again. We are finally seeing some actual honest-to-god PROGRESSION, and not just a bunch of content thrown together.

I also like how most of the new items are pretty good looking too, and not just re-used art. Also glad they are removing Reverse/Timeless/Loveless/Fearless/Abyss sets. Too confusing, too useless, streamline that pomegranate.

ALSO those boss drop changes. Zakum finally dropping some worthwhile stuff, and all those different boss accessories make bossing more worthwhile and give people another sense of progression by allowing them to fill in equipment slots they may be missing (like rings, shoulder, pocket, badge and hooray, an eye accessory!)

I'm kinda rambling on, but pomegranate, I'm just really happy they are finally doing this.

Also, also: Said items are all tradeable to some degree!