I decided to give this a try. Here's some things I found out:
Maria no longer has a quest that you go back to her for. The guy before her gives you a skullcap.
I left Maple Island with all quests done at level 9, but at level 8 I got a quest from the Maple Admin and she asks a bunch of questions and depending on how you answer them, she gives you a recommendation for a class.
Now once you're off maple island and talk to Olaf and become level 10. Remember the Maple Admin quest that recommended you a job? Well depending on which one she recommended, she'll take you to that job instructor when you level up to 10 (so someone should figure out the answers to make sure she recommends warrior). Warp to Perion and become a Warrior. Taxi back to Lith. Talk to Al and get 1500 exp. Taxi back to Perion to finish off Dances with Balrogs and Ayans quest. (btw it's 15 dark stumps, not 20. They take 7 maxed snail hits each.)
Once you did all those, you should be level 13. You get lots of HP pots you wont need from the quests, so sell them and use the taxi back to Lith Harbor. Taxi to Nautilus and talk to the potion seller and grab a mana elixer. On the bottom floor, talk to Sharyl. Give him the mana elixer for 400 exp, then go to the generator room, click the rock, and back to him for another 400 exp. By this time I am level 14.
Now I taxi'd to kerning and went two maps east. I fought tons of orange mushrooms, slimes, and octopi until I leveled up.
Maria no longer has a quest that you go back to her for. The guy before her gives you a skullcap.
I left Maple Island with all quests done at level 9, but at level 8 I got a quest from the Maple Admin and she asks a bunch of questions and depending on how you answer them, she gives you a recommendation for a class.
Now once you're off maple island and talk to Olaf and become level 10. Remember the Maple Admin quest that recommended you a job? Well depending on which one she recommended, she'll take you to that job instructor when you level up to 10 (so someone should figure out the answers to make sure she recommends warrior). Warp to Perion and become a Warrior. Taxi back to Lith. Talk to Al and get 1500 exp. Taxi back to Perion to finish off Dances with Balrogs and Ayans quest. (btw it's 15 dark stumps, not 20. They take 7 maxed snail hits each.)
Once you did all those, you should be level 13. You get lots of HP pots you wont need from the quests, so sell them and use the taxi back to Lith Harbor. Taxi to Nautilus and talk to the potion seller and grab a mana elixer. On the bottom floor, talk to Sharyl. Give him the mana elixer for 400 exp, then go to the generator room, click the rock, and back to him for another 400 exp. By this time I am level 14.
Now I taxi'd to kerning and went two maps east. I fought tons of orange mushrooms, slimes, and octopi until I leveled up.