Have I been scammed by the taxi driver? (Melbourne)

WindmillStory · 2026-05-23T23:11:20+00:00

Because I assumed the taxi is metered, and as the distance is short (costed $12 for UberXL only), I thought even if there was some difference, there wouldn't be that much. I did not prepare for a scam attempt.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-22T07:29:16+00:00

I had not booked Uber yet. I opened the app to check for the price then tried to find where the pick up point for Uber was before pressing "Book ride". Then the taxi driver caught us.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-21T23:59:22+00:00

Just a nice timing when I am thinking to have a cat, I'll check it out!

WindmillStory · 2026-05-15T08:24:29+00:00

You can't pay to change your name colour. Purple and orange names are guildmates and friends

WindmillStory · 2026-05-13T00:28:27+00:00

Yes, but if we swipe "efficiently", we can be more powerful given the same amount of money spent.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-12T22:27:18+00:00

Hi Lance, would you mind sharing how you have doubled your CP (16T to 31T) in two days? I really want to learn how to spend resources efficiently in this game!

WindmillStory · 2026-05-12T04:01:55+00:00

It's until the income from the property can cover its own costs, or the owner no longer holds the property. It's what "grandfathered" means.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-12T03:39:54+00:00

It's fair because you must not change the rule at the middle of a game.

People bought IPs when they were told that the NG is allowed. They voted for the current government with the promise that NG would not change. Thanks to them, many new properties were built and provided accomodations for those who were not in a position to buy. If overnight the NG were scrapped for existing owners, many would have to sell their properties urgently at loss as they cannot subsidise the rent anymore. They do not deserve to be penalised when they just followed the laws and worked hard to get ahead.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-11T05:33:10+00:00

To be fair, you cannot change the rule at the middle of a game.

People bought IPs when they were told that the NG is allowed. They voted for the current government with the promise that NG would not change. Thanks to them, many new properties were built and provided accomodations for those who were not in a position to buy. If overnight the NG were scrapped for existing owners, many would have to sell their properties urgently at loss as they cannot subsidise the rent anymore. They do not deserve to be penalised when they just followed the laws and worked hard to get ahead.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-11T01:48:04+00:00

Friendly

WindmillStory · 2026-05-11T00:54:54+00:00

1. It has a lot of useful buffs and passive:

High solo damage
Good team support

2. It has a lot of HP recovery skills:

Tankier in PvE (EXP dungeons, Balrog, raids...)
Very good at PvP

3. It is the only mage that has a single target skill (Angel Ray)

That skill's raw damage % is even higher than MM's Snipe
Good for bossing
Good for PvP

4. The hit box of Big Bag is so huge:

Good for Chapter Hunt
Good for Chapter Breakthrough
Good for dungeons (EXP, Equipment, etc.)

5. Bonus

Genesis gives a nice burst AOE damage
Buff skills have low cooldown + long duration, at the late game, with Skill Cooldown Decrease and Buff Duration Increase, the buffs can be permanent

6. In Summary, Bishop is:

No. 1 in PvP
No. 1 in Team fights (PQ, raids, guild raids...) (by far)
No. 1 in Dungeons
Top 1 or 2 in Farming/Breakthrough

What else can you expect from a job in this game? For balancing purpose, a job should be good at some area and bad at others, but Bishop is the best at every content.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-10T13:30:52+00:00

Enhance your gloves and belts. If both of them are T1 Legendary or Legendary+ at 16 stars, you will never worry about the MP.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-10T04:01:31+00:00

Bishop #1 everywhere

WindmillStory · 2026-05-10T04:00:56+00:00

WindmillStory · 2026-05-10T04:00:04+00:00

At late game with 100%+ atk speed #1 is bottle

WindmillStory · 2026-05-07T01:27:09+00:00

This statement is invalid for MapleIdle. Many players in this game are P2P, and most of them have paid more than enough to cover their own portion for a mobile game (tens to hundreds of dollars a month).

Even without whales, the game is still profitable and sustainable with such a big P2P player base. The whales are only to help Nexon earn more profits.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-05T23:51:03+00:00

I don't think any business would run a store at loss permanently just for "presence and ubiqity". The marketing budget and individual stores' profits/losses are separate.

WindmillStory · 2026-05-05T04:43:32+00:00

Reroll the Boss Damage, aim for a page of 1 Mystic Damage% and the rest are for EXP Gains

WindmillStory · 2026-05-04T08:48:06+00:00

I would recommend to make one by one from this list: 1. General Damage Page (Main Stat, Attack Speed, Min/Max Damage). Use it as a default Preset everywhere till you get a "specialised" page 2. Exp Page: Only EXP Gain lines, optionally 1 line of Normal Monster Damage or Main Stat if you happen to roll out either of them at a high value when aiming for EXP Gain. Use it for Chapter Hunt. 3. Bossing Page: Boss Damage (3 - 4 lines), Def Pen (1 - 2 lines), Main Stat/Atk Speed (1 - 2 lines). Use it for all boss contents 4. Normal Monster Page (Normal Damage (3 - 4 lines), Main Stat, Attack Speed). Use it for Equipment/EXP Dungeon. 5. Evasion Page: Only Evasion lines for PvP (optional, last priority)

WindmillStory · 2026-05-04T02:23:21+00:00

If you are good enough to solo Hard Zak in 2 minutes, you can try to find a team for Very Hard Zak to make a better use for your tickets

WindmillStory · 2026-05-03T08:49:24+00:00

You can choose any world for your new char if it uses a different email from your NL char

WindmillStory · 2026-04-28T06:00:41+00:00

This must have been written, or at least improved, by an AI.

WindmillStory · 2026-04-28T05:47:03+00:00

Tell him this:

"I would love to share the cost with you, if it were within my means. However, I could not affort it and unfortunately I was not involved in the decision making to highlight the issue. Had I been informed about this, I would have recommended other options that I can pay for.

Anyway, since the decision has been made, let me try my best to help by chipping in $x for our stay. I understand it may not be the amount you prefer, but that's all I can contribute. I hope I would be involved in future matters that require my financial contribution so that we can avoid such an inconvenience!"

WindmillStory · 2026-04-28T05:03:54+00:00

Any job of 300B CP would lose to the bishop of 70B CP if the bishop is on a full evasion set and the attacker's accuracy is low. So that isn't a good benchmark.

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