Hmm... Now what?

You also have to realize that I'm level 162. Not everyone can obtain all of the cards so easily. You still have to go out of your way to obtain a lot of them and a lot of them also have a certain level requirement, considering the new monster levels. The rest of the cards I haven't obtained are still challenging, since those are mobs that most people can't take on without a lot of preparation, time consumption or connections.

I still disagree with the way it has been redone. Monster Book should be a challenge and REAL achievement for all levels; high levels should not find it much easier than others, they should just have a wider variety of monsters to hunt.

That said, I've also stated repeatedly that random drops are not the way this should work. Star Ocean 4 had one of the greatest bestiaries and it would work just as well in maple. In order to fill out entries you had to kill a certain number of monsters. Small, common monsters gave 1% per kill (100 kills). Large, rarer monsters gave 3% per kill, and bosses gave 20% per kill. Obviously those numbers would need to be lowered a bit for maple given that even the 'rarest' monsters can be farmed to some extent while the most common come at you in hordes. Bosses at 20 - 25% works perfectly though, as it encourages multiple feats. And of course, party kills would count so hunting in packs would be beneficial. As it is, you DON'T want to be around anyone when hunting cards in fear they will get the card you want.

This method fulfills a lot of what maple is lacking, which is fair party benefits, collectibles and accomplishments. The reason I normally hate partying is because people will try to screw you over, with the system I've suggested in place that would be impossible. And it's measurable, which is always nice.