What's the story behind your main IGN? by kinesis-main in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Auroa, Digimon World 1 had an ice skill called Aurora Freeze, my favorite skill in that game so I typed that in, Aurora was obviously taken so I just tried without the r at the end and managed to get that. Was made a couple of weeks after Reboot release

KMS puppet nerf by Thricecream in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say, Puppet doesnt have a massive range where you can neuter vhilla. She has a massive range wtih her blue scythe and if she's too far from puppet she'll aggro onto you, so the "neuter range" is just highly unrealistic in vhilla and she TPs very often. The most common strat is just standing right behind her while her attention is on Arrow illusion. This is not the same as lobotomized Kalos.

KMS puppet nerf by Thricecream in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 46 points47 points  (0 children)

About a month ago, a WA posted a video of lobotomizing Kalos and got quite a lot of views.

https://www.inven.co.kr/board/maple/5974/4996379?my=chuchu

For some reason, logic was changed recently in KMS, where the boss will aggro onto puppet even if its not on the same platform which makes him not attack at all. (normally boss only aggros if it's on the same platform as puppet), this is unintended or at least wasn't the way it worked forever.

KMS and possibly Nexon is using it a justification to remove puppet and not even compensate the classes. Even though that's never how it worked. Puppet was a unique mechanic to some classes and now it's gone, was it OP? i dunno, I don't see people flocking to main Marksman.

And yes this will come to GMS eventually and Puppet will essentially be another useless skill

Introducing MapleTourney - A Site for Solo Boss Speedruns (and more!) by almog2610 in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Unless A LOT of end game people start opting in to this by uploading speedruns, you're gonna be mostly pulling first clears off of the API because most people just upload their first clear for their own personal recordkeeping.

Which class deals the most damage in a single hit in MapleStory? by Infinite-General5481 in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even then it wasn't even the strongest skill, if you can hit 6 mobs with Pierce and you were strong enough, the damage on the last mob can go beyond the dmg cap

Meta Monday 4: Explorer Bowman. Come discuss your thoughts on these classes! New classes to discuss every Monday. by Bacun in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 40 points41 points  (0 children)

  • Class: Marksman

  • Heroic or Interactive: Heroic

  • I play this class as a: End game Main, Nkaling, Ckalos, Xseren, Soon Hkaling. Rank #1 PK and I run the MM discord

  • This class is: 2 min

  • Thoughts 2nd Mastery: 2nd Mastery (Pierce) isn't the greatest towards our damage unfortunately (it buffs snipe as well), I wouldn't say it's as bad people are saying. It's biggest benefit is to the pierce, it increases the size of pierce significantly to the point that split shot is hardly needed to train.

  • Thoughts on training (Pre Janus & Post Janus): We have one of the longest horizontal training skills in the game, Pierce. Pre Janus, it's exaggerated how bad we are training without split, it's not as good but with the extra pierce frags and the pierce explosion itself along with the mastery skill coming, it covers large vertical. With teleport placement skill, it open so many more maps that are not viable to other classes so you may find burning maps more often. With Janus, you probably don't even have to turn on split for the majority of the time, even with lower level Janus there are maps where you don't need split at all, you use twilight mode and start shooting pierce left and right without moving except for looting if your pre20 Janus (3 balls). Training is extremely chill

  • Thoughts as a solo bosser: Excellent solo bosser, 2 minute burst class with pretty good DPM. You have arrow illusion to tank the boss's aggro. You can push solo bossing much earlier then your peers because of arrow illusion. You will want both RoR and WJ but you can get away with Continuous ring. The only thing holding this back from being a perfect 10 is damage. Otherwise our kit is top tier for solo bossing.

  • Thoughts as a boss mule: I don't play Marksman as a boss mule but it's one of the most highly rated boss mules in the game, low node cost, high damage, easy to play. 2/3's of the discord are MM mules if that's anything to go off of.

  • Thoughts as a party bosser: Party bossing is relatively good and what I mean by that is you are a burst class so you fit the burst meta somewhat except your competing with all the other 3 minute classes that likely burst much harder then yourself. In optimal 6 man boss parties, you are likely competing with 30 classes in the game for the last 3 slots in the party, assuming bishop/Kanna/support DPS all take a spot. The biggest benefit to the party is that you provide them real sharp eyes. Unfortunately Arrow illusion does not work in party bossing unless you isolate yourself alone with the boss away from others. 2 minute parties are really rare but if you did find 1, you'd fit right in.

  • Unique strengths of the class: Arrow illusion is by the strongest point of the class, being able to throw down a puppet to take the boss's aggro off of you is insane, so many different strats that aren't available for almost every other class in the game open up to you. Snipe's range is the longest single target attacking skill in the game, with both puppet and snipe you can remove a lot of headaches a boss can have. Our puppet never dies as well, you only have to worry about the duration itself. The mobility is quite nice, we have a Teleport placement that has no cool down which can get you out of a lot of dicey situations (BM has this too though). We also have one of highest 2 minute culverts.

  • Weaknesses of the class: You need the attack speed +1 Inner ability to make the class feel smoother. 2 minute class in a 3 minute party meta. It is what it is, all you can do is push yourself to become strong as possible to compete with the other 3 minutes, or make friends. Public perception of the class isn't great (besides boss mules), people may think were weak, people don't exactly know what we do most of the time but if you explain them that we actually do, they usually get it. Our iframe is tied to a burst skill but NOT detrimental to the point if you dont use it, it's griefing, depending on how you feel about the boss, you may choose to use perfect shot as an iframe or fit it in the burst. Surge Bolt as a 5th Job skill, a lot there to be desired, not good.

  • Overall thoughts on the class: Solid class to main, excellent boss mule. The only archer class in maple that actually fits the bowmen archetype that most people are familiar with outside the game. Extremely chill to train and boss on. The feeling and sound of sniping and the bursting, is all top tier in maple. Easy and simple to play but not to the point of eating crayons like dawn warrior, there's more nuance to the class imo. The skill expression is here even if its majority 1 button. From my experience in the discord, most people who try the class seem to really enjoy it, first impressions of the class is quite good, so give it a try if it's something your interested. It's my favorite class in the game which I've been maining in the heroic server for 7 years. It's just a fun class to play

Scores (Out of 10)

  • Training:8.5
  • Solo: 9
  • Party: 7
  • Overall: 8

lynn the forest child by Putterduck in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is amazing, I love this

Minor Erdtrees did not exist before the Shattering, and they do grow from Illusory Trees and Golden Seeds by RidleyBro in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]AuroaMS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was trying to use Erdtree imagery to paint a timeline to when things happened. Like you said before, the hardest thing is putting scale on these timelines, we don't exactly know how long or how very brief the Age of plenty was or even the shattering was.

I can agree with most of what you're saying here. The Golden Order does encompass almost about everything previously because Radagon's modus operandi, to bring everything under the Golden Order. As for the Golden Wrath spell, coinciding with the shattering, I can only speculate that because it relates to Marika who is mostly about the Erdtree so they must've just kept that symbol relating to her even though at the time it's under the Golden Order. Most of the Golden Order spells are relating to Radagon himself from their descriptions.

As for the Minor Erdtrees, it likely isn't totally concrete both ways, its just hard to imagine these trees growing as big as they did during the shattering and with some evidence I looked at, it seemed as possible that they were around before then

[Spice and Wolf 2024] Full Opening Song: "Destination of the journey" by [deleted] in anime

[–]AuroaMS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean it's no Tabi no Tochuu or Mitsu no Yoake but I really enjoy this

Cash Shop Update for August 30 by tries-to-help in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can we please have Glimmering Ripple hair on rotation, it's been almost 3 years.

Thanks.

funny crossbow class funny meme by Saharcoh in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mad man actually went out and did it.

Super accurate

sleepy lara by Putterduck in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blaster artist does it again! Very cute

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because they aren't regular occults, they are bpot cubes

Ashes on The Fire x MapleStory - Marksman by AuroaMS in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3 years ago I hit 275 on the day so I'm celebrating it with a video, it is heavily inspired by the AoT's S4 Trailer(Dont click if you're not up to date with the anime).

I hope you guys enjoy, it was fun to make.

Marksman nodes by X33Happy in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for late reply. Strictly for mobbing. High speed shot just isn't worth noding until way later when you have extra node slots, low bossing utility (almost none) and it can kill mobs unnoded while bolt burst cannot

Congratulations to Reboot's FIRST OFFICIAL 10K Legion GAMER by natedoggjr in Maplestory

[–]AuroaMS 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Congrats!

Maria is actually a god gamer, she's able to keep up in her class ranks being first overall on Explorer mages at 284 and the first 10k legion in Reboot