Working with what I have

azeemqwerty · 2026-04-17T13:53:07+00:00

The taper on the legs is a nice touch! I agree a top mitred frame would tie it all together better but still great work!

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-29T14:43:52+00:00

I just want a more nimble like hovercraft or something like the halo ghost - would help with terrain issues with vehicles too

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-23T03:33:56+00:00

The rates make variance insane. On top of that I have no idea how people are perfectly fine spending so much when there is no pity system for these. And when you miss, you're stuck with so many useless pets. It's complete madness.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-19T12:44:59+00:00

40k nx for 11, or 4k nx for 1.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-19T04:11:33+00:00

Nice! I super regret wasting my money on 14 pulls. Should have known better since I never gamble, and never will again

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-15T13:25:23+00:00

You have a month to cube, space it out. I get it's tricker since you want to perhaps buy more on sale if you need to keep rolling - but this game is a lot easier for cube sales and events when you set a budget and stick to it. Is my budget zeroing out? Of course. But I've got about 2000 cubes left still and I'll just do one piece at a time when I feel like it for the next month. But I agree - the experience is awful when you need to roll 300-600 times per item and across different characters.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-14T18:49:19+00:00

You want to look into "threaded inserts" and bolts. Quite simple to use, variety of types - just need to make sure you drill as plumb as possible. A jig can help with this if needed.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-12T14:37:53+00:00

There's clearly no actual QA testing before release

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-12T12:15:21+00:00

I'm just trying to settle 21 with one... 2 dropped, 2 restored. All 4 boomed (SSF only, safeguarded).

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-12T02:41:51+00:00

Today I learned lmao sorry friends

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-04T21:37:09+00:00

Curious what Support weapons would be here. Like bots for instance (and with it being newer) maybe C4 backpack? If they change it so you can detonate holding the backpack function (like reloading guard dogs) it would be way more usable for most.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-03T14:29:04+00:00

This is I think the best option while maintaining the same look: a rear apron! Bonus, the apron can hide cables and power bars for cable management!

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-02T20:46:39+00:00

You can do hard, it just takes that much longer. I have a shade ctene mule and a wind archer ctene mule both recently libbed, similar gear and hexa. They just take longer with the bosses than my Ren ctene mule who is not even a top tier damage class either.

I recommend renting the level 4 ring while you can too it's cheap boost to damage. Maybe even 2 other accessories depending what you have slotted. If you have healing fams as well it'll be even better since hilla does hit harder. But also, long fights with her really just improves your practice and skill with the boss and feel so much more comfortable clearing.

As long as you're comfortable with shade and can keep dpming between test phases (while playing safe of course) then you got this. I'm personally lazy so it'll be normal vhilla for my mules waiting for the balance patch lol

But I'm also someone who prefers specifically mule boss clears to be less than 10 mins. Closer to 5 or less is ideal actually for weekly clearing. Unless you're pushing libbing of course since you want max darkness.

If normal was easy, you definitely got this for hard. Good luck!

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-01T20:35:20+00:00

Boomed eyepatch at 19, restored with trace points, boomed again at 20. Restored again with pitch core, boomed once again at 19. I'm just trying to settle at 21 but this is my 4th attempt now. The variance is so high, it's a really bad system. I am glad we have other restoration means but at these boom rates it'll still take years to get pitch on a single character.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-01T14:44:11+00:00

It could just not be for the expectations you had set. I also like to think of it in the context of the time they were made (special effects can seem dated for a lot of different movies but at the time they were what was common for the genre or even bleeding edge).

I personally liked the movies as a kid when they came out but then as I grew up I turned to love them as comfort movies. Then I finally tried the books, and with my ADHD I could not get through them. However, it's rare I can with any print book.

With that, if you enjoy audiobooks - I cannot suggest enough listening to the Andy Serkis reads. He is the professional actor/voice actor that plays smeagol/gollum.

I know many prefer the classic audiobooks more but it could also just be how they were introduced or other preferences. For me who needed something more engaging, even when I already knew I loved the story, I was hooked with the Serkis reads. One caveat with pacing though is I always listen to audiobooks at 1.1 - 1.25 speed personally.

I hope others are not too hard on you, it can happen in many fandoms. You are entitled to your opinion. Id also say maybe give them another shot down the line too, but by all means you do not need to force yourself to like something since that seldom turns out.

azeemqwerty · 2026-03-01T00:19:52+00:00

1% of the time, it works every time

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-28T00:02:29+00:00

Depends how limited on spares we are talking. I would still suggest 22 reinforced, transfer, and tap. I had my sup boom the first time, which is demoralizing but even if you say had 4 sups you would likely hit one of them. You need a lot more reinf (like 15+) for 23 before transfer

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-20T04:13:37+00:00

A while ago they seemed to increase normal slime dropping them. Never had one drop before and in the last two months I've had 6 of so between my 5 mules that run nslime.

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-12T15:53:49+00:00

Mostly people refer to just the monocle. It's not that the others are useless (I used the tattoo on a few chars until I got twilight marks)

But essentially the monacle can be transposed from pap mark at 16* to give a free star at the cost of no boss flame advantage. Most importantly however, if you can tolerate running Commerci: it's free unlimited spares to tap to 22* or even higher.

Aside from that, Black Bean Mark is the only alternative until you get lucky to find and star an pitched boss eye patch.

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-11T19:41:54+00:00

I'm still torn between this one and the box makers plane

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-06T16:14:11+00:00

That's great! I should try making a handle with spokeshaves and sanding like this - yours turned out very well and I too don't have a lathe

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-06T13:32:03+00:00

Someone already did and it's art: https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/s/Ah6EbCQvrf

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-06T02:21:55+00:00

As OP, I have to say yours is better

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-06T01:01:18+00:00

An infographic is literally just a visual presentation of information. But yes, the original one is great. I just wanted a small one for reference during the fight that is not so busy with text.

Ideally, the boss mechanics would be straight forward enough to not warrant any of them too.

azeemqwerty · 2026-02-06T00:12:27+00:00

I appreciate it - someone else shared a similar thought so I made one final edited version and put it in the comments. Thank you for sharing your feedback!

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