So I've been working on my Bandit a lot recently. Chief Bandit was the very first class I mained when I started playing on Bera in late 2005, and this is the last character I see myself playing for a very long time so it kind of feels like coming full circle. But I was digging through some old screenshots today and they're kind of depressing.
This image was uploaded on September 6, 2006 and is one of the very last images of my CB before I quit MS for a good half year. It was considered "decent" damage at the time. Decent being not heavily funded, not a FM hoar, but not incredibly poor either. 8 att 3 luk glove when 10 was considered "set for life," and a decent dagger for back when dark scrolls didn't exist.
![[Image: crimsonmyst.png]](http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/435/crimsonmyst.png)
This is October 14, 2009.
![[Image: maplestory2009101411295.png]](http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/989/maplestory2009101411295.png)
And this is without even trying - 10 levels lower, not using an ATT shield, using a level 50 weapon, and mostly using random mule gear I had laying around. So I guess it can also be considered "decent" damage for today.
Does anyone else feel like it doesn't have to be this way? I was pretty happy with my damage back then. Now, even with way better gear I feel like I'm weak. The game isn't any more fun than it was back then just because I'm killing things faster. I feel like instead of pushing for better gear all around all the time, we should be more interested in fun and interesting content. Just wondering what everyone else thinks about this.
This image was uploaded on September 6, 2006 and is one of the very last images of my CB before I quit MS for a good half year. It was considered "decent" damage at the time. Decent being not heavily funded, not a FM hoar, but not incredibly poor either. 8 att 3 luk glove when 10 was considered "set for life," and a decent dagger for back when dark scrolls didn't exist.
This is October 14, 2009.
And this is without even trying - 10 levels lower, not using an ATT shield, using a level 50 weapon, and mostly using random mule gear I had laying around. So I guess it can also be considered "decent" damage for today.
Does anyone else feel like it doesn't have to be this way? I was pretty happy with my damage back then. Now, even with way better gear I feel like I'm weak. The game isn't any more fun than it was back then just because I'm killing things faster. I feel like instead of pushing for better gear all around all the time, we should be more interested in fun and interesting content. Just wondering what everyone else thinks about this.