2015-06-09, 07:07 PM
Krysti Wrote:PSS - Forgot to mention earlier, damage cap is around 55 mill per line, meaning you only actually need just a few "Godly" equips to even hit that...
I don't want to be part of your little fight between Khani or anything...but this is where I have to interject. It takes more than a few godly equips to hit that cap. I've only been back to MS for about 3 weeks, but I know for a fact it takes a lot more than just a "few" godly equips to make some serious profit from bossing. As a matter of fact, just because you hit the cap doesn't even mean that you're capable of soloing the boss. %boss and %pdr are huge (at least for me since I play a Night Lord). Every piece to that character is very important. For instance, if I were to solo a boss like Hard Mag, I would need every type of equip to solo it. You can't just stand there and hold Quad throw because you'll get hit by something that can easily OHKO you. The new bosses require actual control + the range (good range helps beat the timer).
Krysti Wrote:hence the reason some people have been whining about wanting the damage cap raised, because it easily reaches a point where more "Godly" equips just don't even matter at all. Well, not that they really matter in the first place, unless you want to solo chaos bosses... for... I dunno, rare equips to sell I guess. Obviously you wouldn't need them for yourself at that point so selling them is the only real point. But you can make loads of money other ways that don't require "Godly" equips and chaos bosses. I don't even really understand why anyone would just buy "Godly" equips in the first place... I mean that takes all the fun and point out of the game. I remember the first time I got "Legendary" on an equip... that was just super awesome. If you just bought "Legendary" equips, well... what's the point of even playing? That's like using cheat codes in a game to instantly win. I suppose if you just don't have much time to invest in the game it might make some sense, but otherwise it's pretty pointless.
I agree and disagree here in some points. If you want to solo chaos bosses like CHT, CZAK, etc...then yeah. A few godly equips is what you need. But, the profit from those bosses are very minimal since it's very achievable for a lot of players who are..."dedicated." When you want to make more profits from bosses like CVEL and Hard Mag, you need everything to do it. 2m-2m is practically a must if you want to solo. If you go in a group, that is totally different.
But the game has changed dramatically since the last time I used to be very active. People don't focus on going in groups anymore. The word "guild" actually has less meaning that it used to. Most serious players focus on themselves because they want to solo bosses (at least the "dedicated" players that were talking about).
Also, it's not really up to you to decide what's pointless in this game. People do things in Maplestory that I probably would've never fathomed to do initially when I first started playing (i.e. paying 300 a month to a guy in Egypt to help grind my bishop to 200). Some people have goals, but want to use the extra caliber to reach it faster. Does it make it right? Not necessarily. But let people choose how they want to play the game.
There is more to MS than just trying to be godly. There are a lot of cool things you can do that can involve your friends - this is only if you're playing the game for what it actually is (for fun and not for profit). The "dedication" theory though...I'm not to sure. Because even with that 500k range, you're still limited in terms of bossing. Even 1m range isn't even very good for a solo boss runner. I see both sides of the argument, but this kind of just goes to the question..."How bad do you want it?"
TLDR - nice find OP.