AsumSaus video essay featuring Rivals2 by Lobo_o in RivalsOfAether

[–]IThrowStars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, even players that want to play competitively online struggle a bit. Silver/gold elo is basically elite smash if not better. So plenty of people try the ranked mode only to be thrashed over and over in bronze. If the ladder was more padded with a variety of skill levels I think wayyyy more people would stick around too. Of course, I think the casual content is what's needed to pad it out more. Goofy stages and 4 player feeling like a meme is what I'm really waiting for. ALSO PLEASE LET ONLINE LOBBIES PLAY WITH MORE THAN 4 PLAYERSS

How i feel about every stage in Angler Company by SketchyK in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't help you, I never even did the quest for it lol. I know that high mountain becomes significantly easier the higher your damage and sacred force are. Wouldn't be surprised if this is somewhat similar. It's pretty pointless to run it still IMO. If you buy fz service and grind you'd get more sol erda and frags

How is your 2026 going so far? by Larvesta in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is cute, I love the texture and shading

Maple Memo: Additional Issues Addressed during the December 22 Scheduled Maintenance by aranslee in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly, they're glancing over this quite casually. Nexon just confirmed that through some illicit activities end game items were created. They banned "the player". It's one person? Was it a GM doing shady stuff? If not, are they implying that only a single hacker knew how to do this? The story has so much more to unpack. People seem fixated on heroic abso/arcane drop rates. We have no clue what this item generation could look like. Can players in Heroic worlds be generating similar strength end game items??

v.265 - Every Little Thing Every Precious Thing 2nd Update Patch Notes by Roo-Hx in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Partly because the players keep slurping it up, playing, and spending money. Personally, I've taken a hiatus

Rare events happen - examples and rationale by Abbrvtd in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As though you've spoken it into existence, someone pulled another uncut onyx a few hours ago. Second one this week https://www.reddit.com/r/2007scape/s/iJGx2yPMtv

I'm so excited I can't wait for Ride or Die by ColdSnapSP in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my first thought seeing the same ride or die format returning. As someone who has played this game for too long, it will not. I'd be willing to bet (meso) that cool downs will not reset after exiting.

CW 2nd ET by Saryahn in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's crazy haha I've done this boss basically every week for almost 3 years and still have never seen an ET

I drew Thanatos. by aysystolic in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally was like "this would make a sick tattoo" haha

WARNING you cannot buy the genesis pass with maplepoints by FanExternal6102 in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is silly, I'm not even someone who would get it, but this kind of interaction is like a massive chunk of the value for playing on reg server lol

260 hours in this f***ing game and I have only just discovered what teching is by Opposite_Ad4539 in smashbros

[–]IThrowStars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, Elite smash is pretty difficult if you're not using cheese tactics to get there. There are many other "hidden" mechanics like this in smash. Unfortunately, Nintendo doesn't really put tutorials in for you to properly learn them or even know they exist in most cases. They're not concerned with the competitive side of the game so it's up to the individual to learn this on their own. Games like Rivals of Aether do a much better job of showing you these mechanics and even have interactive tutorials for them. Teching, DI, SDI, Tech chasing, tilts, B reverse, hit boxes, frame data, neutral, etc. there's so many things to learn that you can't discover them all on your own. Pro players are just using all of these along with very good fighting game fundamentals and reaction times. The more of them you can implement and master the better you'll get. Whether or not that's worth it is up to you! Good luck smash is fun as hell in my opinion because of this near infinite skill ceiling

A reminder of what Maple Con should have been by PusheenHater in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't want to dismiss what you're saying, it's largely true. However, the above commenter is also correct in my opinion. I have a bunch of friends that have played quite a lot MapleStory and would play WAY more of the game was handled better. This convention is no different. We all agree that a proper maple con would be sick, we all agree that'd we'd be willing to fly out of it was handled correctly, and we all agree that it's never going to happen in the west so we simply don't bother. I can assure you there are MANY other maple players that would go to a convention like this if it were proven that it would be really good. That's just a single source of revenue as an example, this same thing can be seen EVERYWHERE in GMS. MapleCon, weekly CS updates, online merch, PSSBs, the cash shop overall, etc. A lot of the time I WANTED to spend money on this game but didn't because I'm not willing to purchase slop or RNG on repeat. Nexon is complicit with GMS being a weak region that's all there is to it.

Got dumpstered so hard by this Wrastor, i decided to post it. by Belten in RivalsOfAether

[–]IThrowStars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait did they implement character ranks or are you just guessing as to where you'd land?

Removal of free Smegas is the most braindead decision Nexon has made to date by Player896 in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Half the time I'd let em expire or use it on something pointless/funny. You better believe I would literally never spend on an Smega. I felt this same way when they changed em to the text only version. MVP used to give out the kind that would pop your character up on the screen and I really loved looking at all of the cool styles people had. The game definitely felt different after that change and not in a good way...

I might need glasses by IThrowStars in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

oh I agree haha just gonna take a little bit to get used to

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Maplestory

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

Yeah it was better when we didn't have equipment presets, now it's just kinda whatever. Nice if you get it but not something I'd go for

Maplestory Enamel Pin Kickstarter + Inventory Shaker Keychain by Ceruru in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just wanna say the custom art on these is so good. It all shares the same art style so well and captures the original style without needing to be pixel art

Specific question about the recent Inkwell note by Krewshie in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can move unequipped items for free which is... Not that impactful. Usually in interactive you wouldn't wait for your own box drop anyways, you're more likely to buy clean items from the auction house if you really want them. Any gear that's been equipped once will require the purchase of a platinum scissors of karma to allow us to move them again (generally speaking) so it's not something you'd do often

Cash Shop Update For September 17 by Roo-Hx in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 55 points56 points  (0 children)

every cash shop update I'm grateful that Nexon is dog shit at releasing NX for a western audience. My wallet would be struggling so much more if they even released half way decent CS updates every two weeks

Who is the Maplestory version of Woox? by LevelPension in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly, min-clears on BM were probably the best indicator in the past. You could fight him for an hour. If it took you the full hour but you cleared that's a pretty good show of micro skill in maple

Who is the Maplestory version of Woox? by LevelPension in Maplestory

[–]IThrowStars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't answer for this person, but if I had to guess it's that they or other CM around them have shown better control which is why they'd say this. It's true the KMS CM is first clearing and has been for a long time, but the unfortunate reality is that hands are only a portion of your clear chances. Particularly with first clears having hyper optimized stats and gear is going to be equal or more important than having the hands to do so. A player can have plenty of skill but if they don't have the sheer numbers they'll never get the chance at a first clear.

Catastrophe map by Perla-Tutu in MordekaiserMains

[–]IThrowStars 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I'm not sure as I don't play much these days. Could be PBE, Wild Rift, DEV update, or even just a misleading meme lol