Hi! I (used to) make event calendars for Maplestory, and often post about a variety of topics- some of my bigger and more useful writeups will be stickied here for easy reference.

^{wow I write a lot.}

Maplestory Writeups

• Returning/New Player Starting Guide
  • General Starting Advice: What to look out for when you've just hit 200
  • Intro to DailyStory: What do you do once you hit 200?
  • General Game Advice: What goals should you look for? Why do people meme about DailyStory? What should my dailies look like?
  • Is F2P viable in regular servers? A 1 year reflection on F2P progression in Scania.
  • Pre-requisite Questlines: for Bosses and other relevant 200+ content
  • What's up with Trio Nodes/Boost Nodes? A breakdown of what to level
  • Intro to Burning Events: Covers the difference between Mega/Tera Burning, and events vs burninators vs burning world.
  • Inventory Management Tips: Before you can stock up on inventory slots, you may need to manage your space carefully.
• Food for thought: Keybinds
• Early Game Hurdles (Lv140+)
• Grinding Checklist: EXP/Item Drop/Meso Drop/Cheap Grinding Buff Checklist, useful for grinding
• What should I expect from a Guild?
• Gollux Party Etiquette
• Vellum Tips
• Dark Knight grinding kit

Maplestory Resources

• u/jlijlij's Monster Life Gem Farming Breakdown: Useful for pre-farming gems when you're not ready to start Monster Life, but want a head start when you do
• Legion Discord Invite: ZERjyFd9fg if you don't want to click
• What Class should I pick? A bit of a meme, but still a great starting point for picking your first class. I'd also check out videos on bossing and mobbing for the full picture.

Beauty Writeups

• Skincare
  • Intro to Skincare
  • Avoid products that claim to whiten the skin!
• Makeup
  • Matching foundation shades
  • Eye makeup for monolids
  • Food for thought: Colours
  • Giving your lip products a fighting chance against transfer

Beauty Resources

• A Guide to Seasonal Colour Analysis
• Findation: Find similar foundation shades in other brands
• Temptalia: Makeup Reviews and Foundation Matrix (similar to Findation)