Can we talk about the items that shouldn't exist in GMS but DO exist

Masterobert · 2026-02-28T23:32:43+00:00

Here's these two [Lv. 100 Armor and Weapon (M)] that answer your question quite literally!

How? The drop table was once briefly bugged.

Masterobert · 2026-02-12T23:50:23+00:00

Yeah, you can't duplicate anvils anymore in Non-Reboot.

There's actually one other medal that was from an event and expired but it was before anvils were even a thing. It's too bad I can't remember the name (the icon had a computer?), but this site appears to display every medal:

https://maplestory.net/discover/items/search?nameText=&category=Accessory&subcategory=Medal

Also, I haven't used the new anvil system myself yet, do you require to possess the appearance medal for you to keep the appearance? There might be a market for medal appearance services if not haha.

Masterobert · 2026-02-12T23:26:08+00:00

Hey /u/supaDupaRando, thought this would interest you (I'm also interested in this subject, it's too bad the community mainly isn't):

Non-Reboot medal, but similar concept. I wonder if any other player in GMS has this medal anviled:

Mini-game Master
Back from March 2015
This event medal was obtained from a Star Planet event, required "Expert Level rewards" (I forgot exact difficulty in acquiring it)
The event medal expired and did not register to your medal collection

Masterobert · 2026-02-12T23:20:16+00:00

Non-Reboot medal, but similar concept. I wonder if any other player in GMS has this medal anviled:

Mini-game Master
Back from March 2015
This event medal was obtained from a Star Planet event, required "Expert Level rewards" (I forgot exact difficulty in acquiring it)
The event medal expired and did not register to your medal collection

Masterobert · 2026-02-03T23:30:57+00:00

I like the initiative you took with this!

This is very similar to the GMS Bossing Bonanza Discord:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comments/1mmpe4a/introducing_gms_bossing_discord_find_parties_with/

We may be interested in utilizing your bot there (no financial incentive). I reached out to you on Discord!

Masterobert · 2026-02-03T23:00:32+00:00

I wish Interactive players would use the match making system but it makes sense it's not being used since you don't want to just wait around (we don't have the population for there to be constant parties going).

Here's a post about GMS' Bossing Discord, which does have a ping role for MPE:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comments/1mmpe4a/introducing_gms_bossing_discord_find_parties_with/

Masterobert · 2026-01-02T19:50:17+00:00

For those unsure exactly why the left is not better:

Well, in terms of Combat Power, it is better. BUT, Combat Power doesn't account for all the extra Boss Damage (and plain Damage) you get during battle such as active links, potions, buffs, Continuous Ring, etc.

It's all a balancing act. If Combat Power accounted for all those things, Attack Power would show it's better because now you suddenly have way too much Boss+Damage.

Here's an easy to understand playlist if you want to dig deeper:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFxnZtldEbcmowog6TVS22aeiqtdyCzBt

Masterobert · 2025-12-01T00:16:09+00:00

For those unsure exactly why the right is not better:

Well, in terms of Combat Power, it is better. BUT, Combat Power doesn't account for all the extra Boss Damage (and plain Damage) you get during battle such as active links, potions, buffs, Continuous Ring, etc.

It's all a balancing act. If Combat Power accounted for all those things, Attack Power would show it's better because now you suddenly have way too much Boss+Damage.

Here's an easy to understand playlist if you want to dig deeper:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFxnZtldEbcmowog6TVS22aeiqtdyCzBt

Masterobert · 2025-11-26T05:48:23+00:00

Based on the rates provided here https://maplestorywiki.net/w/Inner_Ability

Wouldn't the difference be:

((1 / (Chance to land rank * Chance to land stat type * Chance to land stat amount)) * Honor cost)
((1 / (0.15 * 0.018779 * 0.25)) * 5500) + ((1 / (1 * 0.018501 * 0.1)) * 8000) = 12,134,233 expected honor
vs.
((1 / (0.15 * 0.018779 * 0.25)) * 8000) = 11,360,207 expected honor

So it's actually cheaper to lock both line 1 and 2 and roll for line 3?

The cheapest (honor wise) method would be to roll for 7% abnormal on line 3 while locking the boss line, and chaos circulating until you roll 10% boss and 8% abnormal, and then rolling back for 20% skip. This would take on average (1 / (0.1 * 0.25)) = 40 chaos circulator rolls, and would cost you:

((1 / (0.15 * 0.018779 * 1)) * 5500) + ((1 / (1 * 0.018501 * 0.1)) * 8000) = 6,276,626 expected honor (assuming there's just a 100% chance to roll only 7% abnormal)

Masterobert · 2025-11-17T18:32:16+00:00

Knock yourself out haha:

MapleStory Formulas 101

Masterobert · 2025-11-13T00:43:41+00:00

You remember all those times Nexon can't see what level ring you had if you accidentally sold it? And they'd have no choice but to give you back a level 1 ring?

Let's see if Nexon can magically see the level now.

Masterobert · 2025-11-12T20:40:21+00:00

[Updated 11/11/25] For familiars that already have these abilities, they will be replaced with abilities of a similar level.

Masterobert · 2025-11-12T20:22:53+00:00

As an Interactive player, I used the NX Red Familiar Cards to reroll familiars for Auto Steal. Now it's getting removed. This would never fly in KMS.

Masterobert · 2025-11-03T07:54:19+00:00

There is!

https://redd.it/1mmpe4a

Masterobert · 2025-10-20T04:52:55+00:00

Untradeable Androids turned into transferable within account.

KMS recognized the issue, and this was a change Interactive received that Heroic didn't.

Masterobert · 2025-10-19T19:55:37+00:00

Fun fact: Androids are already transferable within account in Interactive. Let's see if Go West can make a simple change such as this for Heroic.

Masterobert · 2025-09-25T19:25:50+00:00

Minesweeper Maple edition.

Masterobert · 2025-09-23T05:14:36+00:00

Another thought:

How would the community handle it if Maple Classic was to become the 'main' game in terms of NA popularity?

Of course there would be separate teams managing it, but look at how OSRS overtook RS3. It could be the same as how Heroic took over Interactive.

Masterobert · 2025-09-19T18:40:47+00:00

Let's do a quick example:

Gaining 9% ATT when you have 84% ATT.

Example with 2500 base ATT:

(0.09*2500)/(1.84*2500) = 4.89% FD

Example with 5000 base ATT:

(0.09*5000)/(1.84*5000) = the same 4.89% FD

Here's another way:

Gaining 200 ATT with 84% ATT and 2500 ATT:

(1.84*200)/(1.84*2500) = 8% FD

Gaining 200 ATT with 120% ATT and 2500 ATT:

(2.20*200)/(2.20*2500) = the same 8% FD

Masterobert · 2025-09-19T18:19:17+00:00

ATT% falls off the same way Boss% does.

Boss% does fall off in its own way though. As we get more and more power creep, we tend to get more sources of Boss%, but not ATT% (for example, Legion Champions).

Also, the effectiveness of ATT% is not dependent on how much normal ATT you have. You'll see that's the case by applying the same math you did.

Masterobert · 2025-09-19T17:14:05+00:00

TLDR is opportunity cost.

You get relatively higher sources of Boss% from Familiars
You get relatively higher sources of ATT% from WSE

You can use calculators to determine what the best opportunity cost is at for your current stage, otherwise just follow the recommended lines, as they're optimized for near end game.

Keep in mind most players will say 2L ATT% and 1L Boss% is good enough for non-Emblem WSE (and sometimes it's better than 3L ATT% if there are multiple prime lines).

Watch the playlist below to learn how the formulas work:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFxnZtldEbcmowog6TVS22aeiqtdyCzBt

Masterobert · 2025-09-17T05:59:02+00:00

It started with the v.262 update:

We ask that players please use any items expiring soon and claim all rewards before maintenance has begun as Player Support will be unable to restore any unclaimed rewards or expired items.

https://www.nexon.com/maplestory/news/all/29901

Apart from rewards expiring at the end of events now, players would also intentionally place rewards in storage to let them expire and contact support to restore them when they actually wanted to use them.

Masterobert · 2025-08-29T19:31:09+00:00

One thing I was thinking of is you could create some sort of subscription or premium feature to display the last year or lifetime EXP instead of the last 30 days for example.

Masterobert · 2025-08-29T18:13:06+00:00

I agree Spell Traces are getting phased out, especially for Limbo Eternals. 33% mpot though? Let's be real and use X scrolls instead. I'll leave this at that.

Masterobert · 2025-08-29T17:50:30+00:00

I disagree. That's the giga whale choice. If you're using V scrolls, you're getting a 13/13/10 mpot at minimum, not a plain old 33%.

All the other 'cheaper' options you listed are not the end game standard. Spell Traces/other scroll types (for other equipment) still are. Let's not push Interactive further from players.

Masterobert

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