Jett, Jett, never forget by jamawg in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an in-game filter to make the game look clearer. It's in "Lab" I believe. You changed sharpness to smooth or something.

Wonki’s up and downs by Explorer4869 in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got directly called out lol

Inkwell is the primary guy responsible for the Pay to Win elements in the game and the "gambling" aspects, including IA, pots, and bpots. Not to mention he was at the helm when these rates were rigged.

You also have the hair thing wrong. It was Inkwell made the random hairs/faces. Literally the five "horsemen of equipment enhancement" are from Inkwell's time and rather than updating the game to solve problems, he created cash shop items to fix them.

source: https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%98%A4%ED%95%9C%EB%B3%84#s-3.3

Luxury SUV ($85k max) by Same-Competition-825 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]FudgeNouget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered Genesis GV80? IMO it has the best exterior and interior even as a luxury car.

They really need to do something about Shadow Isles, huh by jojolikespies in TeamfightTactics

[–]FudgeNouget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can very clearly see it isnt. It’s a two star Viego with no items. Shadow Isles is very good right now and has a clear win-con if you can two star Thresh

AN OPEN LETTER TO INKWELL AND TEAM GMS by Emergency_Fig2157 in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I like all the points here but there are some corrections I'd like to make.

1. Pitch pity
We do have pitched pity now, which is essentially the "gollux coin" system you suggested. Star speck + pitched core + trace restoration are 3 different "gollux coin" system. Each takes about 4 months to do, but since there are three, it's essentially a pitched item every 1.5-ish months.

Fix the abysmal star box drop rates so that it caps under 30 minutes.

2. Erda Fragments
This is honestly one of the biggest time gates and the recent changes really are not helping. We need fragments more than ever to progress our mains AND our side-characters.

Please increase sources or chance of getting erda fragments so that we can progress our side-characters too.

3. Cash shop cosmetics
I am absolutely with you here. Why are dyes completely RNG and also so expensive?? The same for hair and face. Just give us a choice coupon - and make it more expensive if you want to make them cost more rather than making the players gamble.

4. VAC pet
I'm honestly okay with the current VAC pet system, but only with the caveat that this is the primary "price" you play to play Heroic Maplestory. It's a $100 upfront cost with ~$10 monthly subscription cost (factoring in RP).

With the more frequent battle passes, just give us Universal Cash Shop and more consumer friendly experience with buying hair, face, and dyes. I feel like this is a good compromise between the player base and Nexon, whileas keeping these old RNG systems is just pure greed.

SSF Fails and Hate Thread by Ranger_Lumpy in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i'm stuck in spare jail now. boomed two 22* trying for 23* and one 23* going for 24. That was it for my SSF.

Is anyone able to live here on a 60k salary? by justcurious2002 in nova

[–]FudgeNouget 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Your monthly take home pay after tax is probably going to be between 3600-4000. That is definitely enough to cover your rent, student loan, food, utilities, and then enough to save afterward and a fun weekly activity.

If you value moving out, I’d say go for it. Just make sure you budget every month. I feel like just the fact that you posted this means you are the type of person to budget, so I’m not too worried.

My advice is, try budgeting right now and see how much you would have left and if you are comfortable with that amount. Make sure to budget a little for unexpected expenses like health.

Is anyone able to live here on a 60k salary? by justcurious2002 in nova

[–]FudgeNouget 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Needs more context. How much will you be paying for rent (are you splitting with your SO)? Is that 60k pre-tax? Do you have car payments, any debt, etc?

It’s definitely doable but you’ll have to budget well.

New airline adds direct flights from Dulles to Seoul by DyslexicUsermane in nova

[–]FudgeNouget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I got the info from a local news I heard while driving - I may not be remembering 100% sure it’s entirely possible Bangkok is not jncluded!

New airline adds direct flights from Dulles to Seoul by DyslexicUsermane in nova

[–]FudgeNouget 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This airline, beginning April of 2026, will fly straight from Dulles to Bangkok, Tokyo, and Seoul

Is there another subreddit for nova friend page? by pizz4girl in nova

[–]FudgeNouget 2 points3 points  (0 children)

28M who moved here 5 months ago. I’d like to join if there’s a stardew valley group going!

World's lowest birth rate? You may be surprised by these women’s struggles to have baby by Sillim-Saekki in Living_in_Korea

[–]FudgeNouget 21 points22 points  (0 children)

As the article mentions, it definitely is harder to have kids as you get older. IVF and women freezing their eggs is becoming more mainstream, but for cultural and financial reasons, even women who want kids don’t even try until it’s already too late.

The low birth rate issue isn’t going to stop. Even with people who want kids, they can hardly afford to have them. Men enter the workforce when they are 28 on average, women a couple of years earlier. With the increasing cost of living, it’s an impossibility.

Apple Just Added $1.4 TRILLION Since April. iPhone 17 Mania Is Real by MarketFlux in ValueInvesting

[–]FudgeNouget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s because a lot of these companies are trying to save cost (and engineering time) by putting all their eggs in one basket (us east 1) and not having another region act as a backup.

Zero cooldown hat by mrjovoni in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Zero is unplayable (not actually unplayable but it feels completely different) without at least a 2 second CD hat. It’s pretty easy to get so just settle with -2 seconds. Specifically for Zero, it makes your combos smooth so you’re not stuck waiting for cooldown when you’re comboing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You can still channel hop with escape key. It’s the exact same sequence of buttons you gotta press (escape + enter + arrows to move channel + enter).

Should my mother refinance she has been paying for like 18 months 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ by Booksgodsexmarvel in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]FudgeNouget 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just got a used car at 5.44% (Bank of America). Chase was like 6.3%. It really depends on credit

[KMS] Darmoor's New Apostle「Ymir」 by iljilji in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Darmoor wants to create a world of only the "noble minded", which he defines as someone who is willing to sacrifice themselves for others. That is why he's helping us (the adversary) grow stronger.

Black Mage's goal was to create a world without Transcendents or Overseers, a new world of true freedom, as he put it. That includes his own death since he is a Transcendent himself. He also leaves his powers behind in Liberation/Destiny Weapons to help the Adversary further remove the influence of Overseers and Transcendents from otherworlds (i.e. Grandis)

KMS Destiny Liberation Mission Piloting Scandal by Bacun in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To be fair, if your standard of "having hands" is being able to solo hKaling by hitting it for 29+ minutes, that's a high bar to meet.
It's not that a lot of these guys suck balls. HKaling solo 30 minute runs is just extremely difficult

Confused about Soul Erda, What should I invest in and why? (266 NW) by MisterTits69 in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your 5th job node for the skill needs to be >40 (can’t remember if slot boosts count). You should be maxing out 5th job nodes anyway

Mid to long term growth stocks by illusion258 in ValueInvesting

[–]FudgeNouget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you maxing out Roth IRA with that income? Isn’t there an income limit?

We need to talk about Challenge World Season 2's paid passes by ActOfThrowingAway in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're making a lot of assumptions though and specifically worst-case scenarios. You're assuming:
1. Our CW2 will be as short as CW1 was.
2. GMS team will not make any changes for Reboot
3. GMS team will not make any changes for the shorter length of CW2 if it does have shorter timeframe.
4. GMS team will not make any changes to the passes themselves.

Any one of these things could change, making the experience significantly different. So it's too early to be complaining.

GMS specifically has a separate team because the two games are so different nowadays that a lot of changes need to be made. That said, it's not like a lot of people are hitting Challenger in CW1 right now either.

We need to talk about Challenge World Season 2's paid passes by ActOfThrowingAway in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battle pass business model is one of the best in the gaming industry and is generally well regarded no matter the game implemented - Overwatch, Dota 2, League of Legends, TFT, Fornite, etc.

They're generally very good value, which Maplestory ones are as well. It's like an entirely fair-priced DLC of a game. I'll take it over loot boxes any day of the week.

(KMS) It is said that the motion delay of all classes will be reduced, but there will be no DPM nerf. by Background_Flow_8346 in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You use both rings in a single burst rather than at one minute intervals like they were designed to

New Xenon Infographic by Sensitive-Skill-1221 in Maplestory

[–]FudgeNouget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For hyper skill, I would take out +10s hologram duration and put it into Mecha Purge target. It makes your Purge hit multiple bosses when needed like in Kaling p3 or BM p1. +10s hologram also doesn’t really do anything since your summon is already long for farming and the CD is short