version 66 patch notes!

ten to 20 people, I really hope they didnt make you really need every class per se.

Kinda hard to find Corsairs and such, not to mention this isnt a PQ you can just "R>" for, you need to know people in advance.




7th day market NPCs can spawn/despawn depending on the day, why cant jack do it depending on quests complete?

Oh, really? That's pretty cool, I never knew that NPCs in maple could do that O_o

Kinda hard to find Corsairs and such, not to mention this isnt a PQ you can just "R>" for, you need to know people in advance.

No more than APQ... I go with random parties all the time I guess the difference is that it's a little more remote. Maybe people will L> parties at the mansion map.



NPCs can be spawned anywhere the server wants, it's just down to the server software. Private servers could move them around no problem, but GMS seems to be a little more clunky than Odin.

Lottery money goes toward schools? I thought all the ticket money went to the next jackpot.

I'll try to explain it in as few words as possible.
We have about negative 10 trillion dollars now. No pocket money saved, sorry
After interest (we basically borrowed this money), it'll cost us over 1 trillion.
We mostly get our money from China and even though all we can do is afford the interest on our debt, they still lend us money because if they didn't, we wouldn't buy their goods and their economy would also weaken even more. It's a rather vicious cycle.

Some of this money was just printed. Let's say we have 1 trillion dollars. Then we print another trillion. We now have two trillion, but it's basically still worth the 1 trillion (ya get me?), so each dollar's worth is decreased. In effect, this basically makes everyone pay (as they now earn "less" money and their savings are worth less) towards a collective sum. This sum can do what each person cannot do.

I know I grossly oversimplified this, but it would take pages to really type out the economics behind this (I've tried to explain this to one of my friends and after 2 hours, I still hadn't done myself justice) and I don't think anyone wants to read that.

I'll try to explain it in as few words as possible.
We have about negative 10 trillion dollars now. No pocket money saved, sorry
After interest (we basically borrowed this money), it'll cost us over 1 trillion.
We mostly get our money from China and even though all we can do is afford the interest on our debt, they still lend us money because if they didn't, we wouldn't buy their goods and their economy would also weaken even more. It's a rather vicious cycle.

Some of this money was just printed. Let's say we have 1 trillion dollars. Then we print another trillion. We now have two trillion, but it's basically still worth the 1 trillion (ya get me?), so each dollar's worth is decreased. In effect, this basically makes everyone pay (as they now earn "less" money and their savings are worth less) towards a collective sum. This sum can do what each person cannot do.

I know I grossly oversimplified this, but it would take pages to really type out the economics behind this (I've tried to explain this to one of my friends and after 2 hours, I still hadn't done myself justice) and I don't think anyone wants to read that.

I dig ya Matt.. I couldn't explain it b/c it would just drive me insane lol. Thanks for the clarification. And yes in Florida some of the lottery money is 'supposed' to go to schools/education ( I believe the money that the people put in to play or the taxes that come out of the winnings).

Hey guys kinda off topic but could some American tell me something about the stimulus package? Where is the 787 billion coming from? Did America save it's pocket money or has Obama just pulled the rather large sum out of his ass? It's a rather large amount...

And on topic:
Very little Shadowers + needing Shadowers + my Shadower = me happy?
*crosses fingers*

Pretty sure it's just it's majoraly taxes and affects the middle-class the most.

New hairstyles have been added! Go to NLC, Ludibrium, and Kerning City for a new do!

Sweet. Neurovagus is due for a new 'do.

OMGG THEY -DO- LISTEN!!!! I emailed them just a week ago with that

*Waits patiencely for stars to have elemental tribute and slots*

Sweet. Neurovagus is due for a new 'do.

Any idea what these new hairstyles are gonna be? Or any idea what new NX is coming.. you can usually look to banned story and see what it has that we don't and that's usually what we get.. but there's not much on there that we don't have ATM..

WTP is banned story! like wtp ive never heard of it >=O

WTP is banned story! like wtp ive never heard of it >=O

Banned Story is a maple story simulator with characters, char items, skills and monsters.

Crimsonwood Keep Party Quest is almost here. Are you ready? We sure hope so, because this is not easy. It will be raining tombstones we tell ya! So get [SIZE="4"]your[/SIZE][SIZE="5"] safety charms[/SIZE], power elixirs, friends, and your most powerful equipment!

Hell yes!

I doubt the blist would crash the game. IMO, they could even cache your blist locally. Update the cache every time you modify it. Also, they could paginate it like they did for guild etc.

Hey guys kinda off topic but could some American tell me something about the stimulus package? Where is the 787 billion coming from? Did America save it's pocket money or has Obama just pulled the rather large sum out of his ass? It's a rather large amount...

Off-topic-ness

A stimulus package is a package that aims to stimulate the economy. They're borrowing these money from international bankers.

Credit is the heart and blood of the economy, and naturally a strong economy is one with a strong heart, to pump the blood to every corners. The vast majority of companies are being funded by credits (loan/stocks). If an ordinary person wanting to start up a business say, you tend to get a personal loan off the bank trying to get your idea rolling. Your businesses turnovers which will be used towards necessities and salary etc. Those salaries then get spent by your employees on basic goods etc (on another business say). This create an economic circle.

An example would be yourself, an ordinary person working for say IBM spend part of your salaries on basic goods for the family eg foods/petrols etc. By doing so, you're stimulating that sector, which in turn pays their employees and they'll spend that money on necessities say. Now, beside the necessities, you (and other employees) will want to spend some on luxuries eg PS3, LCD TVs, etc. This stimulates another sector of the economy and your spending goes toward their salaries, which they'll spend on foods (ie money go back to the grocery sector), or computers, which directly stimulates your sector, and ie your salary.

An economy has these little credit circles as well as bigger ones. Under normal circumstances, it functions fine. However, when there's an issue, ie a company goes into administration/bankruptcy, flows to that circle stagnates and this has a ripple effect. Others will now trying to find an alternative route or else they'll die too which triggers another stoppage in the flow of credits.

Due to the high level of stress and uncertainties, consumers starting to "put money under the bed for a rainy day". If consumers slow down their spending, the flow of credits lessen. Those saved money is now stagnated. They're no longer circulates the economy, thus dead money. This has a huge effect on companies. They need your spending to continue. Inefficient companies which relied hugely on mark-up margins to survive will be affected the most. Ironically, if they're to die, others will be affected as well.

To minimise the recession, the government needs to "push the wheel" of the economy, making it spins faster or at the very least, trying to not let it slows down further. The stimulus packages are designed for this purpose. It needs to try to get the credits to flow more, by increasing consumer confidence, as well as "protecting" various companies. This in micro scale is similar to how your parent borrowing money from the bank to fund your education, hence your future, hoping that it will be worth it in the end. The first step is to keep the economy alive, and the second step is to try to make it stronger.

The stimulus package has drawbacks however. The money borrowed has interests, and it is you, the American people will have to pay for it, cost + interests. Because of this, it is essential that the working Americans has the skills knowledge to pay this debt. Otherwise, you will be in debt forever after, not a fairy tale ending.

Every time credits flow from one point to another, it gets taxed. Those taxes are then being "invested" by the government to do something such as building infrastructures etc to create/increase jobs. Just like any loans, your country has to "make" more money than the interests incurred.

Hopefully, that explains a bit. I need to stop before the mods eat me.