HP-washing without INT?

If I'm counting right, you use 12 extra washes at the extreme case (level 20).

Cost of 12 washes (bera mts:nx) = ~120mil

You can get pretty decent int gear for that price and won't be lacking the 600 hp you have to wash just to catch up >_<

I guess it's better if you're gonna be spending a ton on washing anyway.

I'd be more interested in seeing a study of how much int gear is necessary to max your HP by 200, depending what your hp&mp&level is.

A study, or a formula? I worked out the formula already and have it in my guide. As for the actual INT options from equips, I did not do anything of that sort.

The formula is in the last CODE box in case you're lazy to read how to derive such a formula.

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[SIZE="4"]INT requirements for complete HP-washing[/SIZE]
Ever wanted to HP-wash for the benefits of having Maximum Max HP? This topic looks specifically into this subject. You can either have 18750 HP and have HB carry you up to 30k HP, or go all the way to the top and have 30k HP without HB. These set of calculations assumes that the Minimum Max MP, MP earned per lvl up, and MP earned per AP in this guide are true.

Code:

Minimum Max MP: Level * 4 + C, where C is a constant, probably 155.
MP per level up: 5 ± 1 + (INT/10)
MP per AP applied: 3 ± 1

For the sake of simplicity, we'll assume that the warrior has already advanced to 2nd job and has maxed the skill Improved Max HP Increase, as well as assuming that Max HP earned by AP and Max HP/MP earned by level will always be the average result. For this equation, we'll use the mathematical notation Δ (delta) to signify the difference between the initial and the final value of the variable. For example, ΔLevel between 2nd and 3rd job advancement would be 40. It's a lot more convenient than having to write out Target Level - Current Level or something like that over and over. For clarification in the order of operations, ΔLevel * 4 = (Target Level - Current Level) * 4.

First, we'll have to find out how much AP it will take to reach your target HP desired via HP-washing. We'll do this by finding out the total HP that needs to be covered after leveling up, then find out how much AP it will take to make up for the difference.

Code:

AP needed to cover additional Max HP:
(ΔMax HP - (ΔLevel * 66)) / 52

Next, we'll find out how much spare Max MP is already in store by comparing the current Max MP and the minimum Max MP formula. We'll also add spare MP you may earn by leveling.

Code:

Spare Max MP:
Current Max MP - (Current Level * 4 + 155) + ΔLevel

From those two numbers, we can determine how much more INT is needed to scrap up enough Max MP to convert into AP. Convert the AP required for the Max HP into Max MP, then find out how much Max MP you need to generate using INT, then distribute this amount over the amount of levels you plan on doing this for.

Code:

INT needed per level for sufficient HP-washing:
[((ΔMax HP - (ΔLevel * 66)) / 52) * 4 - (Current Max MP - (Current Level * 4 + 155) + ΔLevel)] * (10 / ΔLevel)

In conclusion, it's rather easy to HP-wash up to 18750 base Max HP; roughly less than 30 INT if you've had a good start. HP-washing up to 30k base Max HP is nearly 3 times harder though.

Keep in mind that 10 INT upon leveling up gives you 1 extra Max MP. This is a fact generally accepted by the community as a guideline, but we do not know how the exact mechanism works. To compensate for this error, just round up to the nearest 10 INT. Better be safe than sorry!

In addition, in the older days of Maplestory, new characters started with 50 Max MP. As of currently, all newly generated characters start with 5 Max MP. If you had an old character that started with 50 Max MP instead, that's 11 additional HP washes!