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Thursday, May 23, 2013

kMS ver. 1.2.194 – Wild Hunter Reorganization, Job Balancing, Fairy Academy and Crimsonwood PQ! [updated]


Job Balancing
The previous Tespia patch has come to the real server, but there is one large difference. Battlemage was not changed, their skills are the same as before. I wonder if this is because people were not happy with it? I don’t know about you guys but I think the new animations fit the Resistance a lot better than the dark ones (albeit this is a really late change).
Anyways, Wild Hunter received some changes and new skills while 9 other jobs were balanced. They released a new theme dungeon as well as a party quest, so read on! Adventurer creation has been blocked! What does this mean? Will RED be coming sooner than expected?
Wild Hunter Character Card Effect
Wild Hunters have been reorganized! Along with the following removed and new skills, they have received both increased attacking speed and attack range! To celebrate, fourth job Wild Hunters will receive a free Special Mastery Book for a skill of their choice until June 30.
For the new fourth job skill, Flash Rain’s mastery level and books will be carried over to Assistant Hunting Unit.

Removed Skills

  • Crossbow Booster Crossbow Booster (1st)
  • Mine Mine (2nd)
  • Silver Hawk Silver Hawk (2nd)
  • Wild Trap Wild Trap (3rd)
  • Blind Blind (3rd)
  • Dodge Dodge (3rd)
  • Flash Rain Flash Rain (4th)
  • Chemical Shell Chemical Shell (4th)
  • Wild Vulcan - Add Range Wild Vulcan – Add Range (Hyper)
  • Drill Container Drill Container (Hyper)

New/Changed Skills

First Job
  • New! Automatic Shooting Device Automatic Shooting Device: Incorporating Resistance technology into your crossbow makes it easier to fire, increasing your attack by 20, accuracy by 400 and 10%, and your range by 50. (max level: 20)
Second Job
Crossbow Booster Effect
  • New! Crossbow Booster Crossbow Booster: Increase the attack speed of your crossbow by 2 stages for 200 seconds. (required skill: level 5 Crossbow Mastery) (max level: 10)
Final Attack Effect (1) Final Attack Effect (2) Final Attack Effect (3)
  • Final Attack Final Attack: skill icon and effects have been renewed
  • Jaguar Roar Jaguar Roar: damage has been increased from 280% to 325%, stun duration has been increased from 4 seconds to 7 seconds, max level has been increased from 5 to 15
Third Job
  • New! Flurry Flurry: Your DEX is increased by 30 and your evasion rate by 30%, if you successfully avoid an attack, all your attacks for the next second will be criticals. (max level: 15)
  • Beast Form Beast Form: new effect of increasing your attack speed by 1 stage has been added, max level has been decreased from 30 to 20
  • Claw Cut Claw Cut: damage has been decreased from 300% to 200%, damage absorbed as HP has been increased from 5% to 10%, delay has been decreased, max level has been increased from 10 to 20
Fourth Job
Assistant Hunting Unit Effect
Assistant Hunting Unit
  • New! Assistant Hunting Unit Assistant Hunting Unit: Borrow Resistance technology to set up a hunting unit that provides auxiliary fire, dealing 220% damage 2 times every 0.25 seconds on up to 8 monsters for 4 seconds. There is a cooldown of 8 seconds. (max level: 30)
Extend Magazine Effect
  • New! Extend Magazine Extend Magazine: With a special Resistance crossbow magazine, you will be able to fire stronger arrows, increasing your damage by 10% and all stats by 20 for 130 seconds. (max level: 20)
Final Attack Effect (1) Final Attack Effect (2) Final Attack Effect (3)
  • Advanced Final Attack Advanced Final Attack: skill icon and effects have been renewed
  • Sonic Boom Sonic Boom: damage has been increased from 200% to 260%, delay has been decreased
Hyper
  • New! Wild Vulcan - Boss Killer Wild Vulcan – Boss Killer: Wild Vulcan’s damage on bosses is increased by 20%. [required level: 195]
Rampage as One Effect
  • New! Rampage as One Rampage as One: Your Jaguar and your soul unite as one in an explosion of rage, dealing 500% damage 9 times on up to 12 enemies in front of you. There is a cooldown of 90 seconds. [required level: 170]
  • Silent Rampage Silent Rampage: damage boost has been decreased from 20% to 10%, Final Attack activation rate has been decreased from 100% to 90% (in total), cooldown has been removed
Thanks to Locked of Southperry for the skill icons and effects!

Aran

Aran’s Combo Count will no longer be reset after a short period of time. In addition, using Combo skills will no longer reset the Combo Count, they will only consume the required Combo!
  • Combo Ability Combo Ability (1st): 30% stance effect has been added, gain 2% extra Stance for every 10 Combo Count
  • Double Swing Double Swing (1st): damage has been increased from 250% to 300%
  • Combo Smash Combo Smash (1st): damage has been increased from 480% to 540%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 15
  • Combat Step Combat Step (1st): movement speed has been increased, delay has been decreased
  • Triple Swing Triple Swing (2nd): damage has been increased from 500% to 600%
  • Final Charge Final Charge (2nd): damage has been increased from 230% to 330%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 20, does not have to be linked to Triple Swing anymore, can now be activated with a hotkey
  • Combo Fenrir Combo Fenrir (2nd): damage has been increased from 480% to 580%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 40
  • Combo Drain Combo Drain (2nd): Combo Count required has been adjusted to 30
  • New! Advanced Combo Ability Advanced Combo Ability (3rd): existing skill Combo Critical has been changed to this. Your critical chance is increased by 30% and your minimum critical damage is increased by 20%, resistance to states and elements by 10% and your Stance by 30%. For every 10 Combo Count, increase your resistance to states and elements by 5%, Stance by 4%, critical chance by 3%,  and attack by 5, up to a maximum of 10 times (100 Combo Count). (required skill: level 10 Combo Ability) (max level: 10)
  • Full Swing Full Swing (3rd): Double Swing’s damage boost has been increased from 205% to 260%, Triple Swing’s damage boost has been increased from 570% to 740%
  • Final Toss Final Toss (3rd): damage has been increased from 400% to 520%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 20, does not have to be linked to Triple Swing anymore, can now be activated with a hotkey
  • Combo Judgement Combo Judgement (3rd): damage has been increased from 550% to 640%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 60
  • Rolling Spin Rolling Spin (3rd): Combo Count required has been adjusted to 20, can now be activated with a hotkey
  • Combo Recharge Combo Recharge (3rd): amount of Combo Count recharged has been increased from to 150 to 200, cooldown has been increased from 30 seconds to 50 seconds
  • Blessing Maha Blessing Maha (3rd): duration has been increased from 100 seconds to 200 seconds
  • Over Swing Over Swing (4th): Double Swing’s damage boost has been increased from 400% to 520%, Triple Swing’s damage boost has been increased from 490% to 640%
  • Final Blow Final Blow (4th): damage has been increased from 355% to 480%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 30, does not have to be linked to Triple Swing anymore, can now be activated with a hotkey, critical chance boost has been removed
  • Combo Tempest Combo Tempest (4th): damage has been increased from 790% to 930%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 100
  • Combo Barrier Combo Barrier (4th): damage reduction has been increased from 20% to 25%, Combo Count required has been adjusted to 60
  • New! Boss Reverse Combo Boss Reverse Combo: When fighting bosses, regain 1 Combo Count at regular intervals up to 300. In addition, when fighting regular monsters, increase your damage by 20%. (max level: 20)
  • Removed! Freeze Standing Freeze Standing

Evan

  • Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt (3rd): damage has been increased from 340% to 380%
  • Ice Breath Ice Breath (4th): damage has been increased from 470% to 520%
  • Spell Mastery Spell Mastery (4th): magic attack and critical chance boosts have been increased from 10 to 15 and 10% to 15%
  • Magic Flare Magic Flare (5th): damage has been increased from 510% to 610%
  • Killing Wing Killing Wing (7th): damage has been increased from 500% to 600%
  • Breath Breath (7th): damage has been increased from 700% to 840%, range has been increased
  • Magic Resistance Magic Resistance (7th): resistance has been increased from 20% to 25%
  • Earthquake Earthquake (8th): damage has been increased from 720% to 860%, range has been increased
  • Illusion Illusion (9th): damage has been increased from 380% to 410%, range has been increased
  • Flame Wheel Flame Wheel (9th): damage has been increased from 390% to 420%
  • Blaze Blaze (10th): damage has been increased from 420% to 450%
  • Blessing of Onyx Blessing of Onyx (10th): magic attack has been increased from 35 to 45, duration has been increased from 180 seconds to 300 seconds

Xenon

Xenon’s damage formula was adjusted.
  • Multilateral I Multilateral I (beginner): all boosts have been decreased from 5% to 3%
  • Incline Power Incline Power (1st): all stats boost has been decreased from 10 to 5
  • Multilateral III Multilateral III (2nd): all boosts have been decreased from 10% to 7%
  • Quicksilver Sword Focus Quicksilver Sword: Focus (2nd): damage has been decreased from 248% to 240%
  • Linear Perspective Linear Perspective (2nd): all stats boost has been decreased from 20 to 10
  • Combat Switching Explode Combat Switching: Explode (3rd): damage has been increased from 170% to 200%, number of monsters hit has been decreased from 8 to 6, number of hits has been decreased from 4 to 3
  • Diagonal Chase Diagonal Chase (3rd): damage has been decreased from 300% to 260%
  • Aegis System Aegis System (3rd): cooldown of 1.5 seconds has been added in between missiles
  • Dual Breed Defensive Dual Breed Defensive (3rd): all stats boost has been decreased from 30 to 15
  • Multilateral V Multilateral V (4th): all boosts have been decreased from 20% to 10%
  • Multilateral V Multilateral VI (4th): all boosts have been decreased from 10% to 5%
  • Blade Dancing Blade Dancing (4th): damage has been decreased from 300% to 225%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
  • Purge Lob Masquerade Snipe Purge Lob Masquerade: Snipe (4th): damage has been decreased from 450% to 432%, number of hits has been decreased from 6 to 5, range has been increased
  • Purge Lob Masquerade Laser Purge Lob Masquerade: Laser (4th): damage has been decreased from 405% to 344%, number of monsters hit has been decreased from 12 to 8
  • Purge Lob Masquerade Bomb Purge Lob Masquerade: Bomb (4th): damage has been decreased from 498% to 398%
  • Ooparts Code Ooparts Code (4th): duration has been decreased from 45 seconds to 30 seconds, all stats boost has been decreased from 40 to 20, damage boost has been decreased from 50% to 30%
  • Offensive Matrix Offensive Matrix (4th): stance effect has been increased from 40% to 50%

Kaiser

  • Command Command (beginner): Command skills no longer require a specific number of attacks, you can now use the Command key combinations while your basic attack is being performed
  • Will of Sword Will of Sword (2nd): cooldown has been decreased from 20 seconds to 10 seconds
  • Impact Wave Impact Wave (2nd): key combination has been changed to ↑ + Command while attacking
  • Petrified Petrified (3rd): duration has been increased from 40 seconds to 60 seconds, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8, chance to slow has been increased from 50% to 70%
  • Chain Pulling Chain Pulling (3rd): chance to stun has been increased from 80% to 95%
  • Wingbeat Wingbeat (3rd): key combination has been changed to Jump + Command while attacking
  • Advanced Will of Sword Advanced Will of Sword (4th): cooldown has been decreased from 20 seconds to 10 seconds
  • Sword Strike Sword Strike (4th): key combination has been changed to ↓ + Command while attacking
  • Gigaslasher Giga Slasher (4th): key combination has been changed to Giga Slasher key while attacking
  • Blue Streak Blue Streak (4th): key combination has been changed to ← + Command while attacking

Angelic Burster

  • Sting Explosion Sting Explosion (2nd): damage has been increased from 500% to 600%
  • Soul Seeker Soul Seeker (3rd): chance to recreate orbs has been increased from 70% to 85%, a maximum number of recreations of 7 has been added, no longer triggers damage reflect, can now be cast in the air
  • Land Crash Land Crash (3rd): damage has been increased from 700% to 760%
  • Trinity Trinity (4th): maximum number of stacks has been decreased from 6 to 3, passive effect of 15% damage and defense ignore has been added
  • Primal Roar Primal Roar (4th): damage has been increased from 1000% to 1160%

Demon Avenger

  • Execution Exceed: Execution (4th): number of enemies hit has been increased from 4 to 6
  • Armor Break Armor Break (4th): damage has been increased from 300% to 350%
  • Shield Chasing Shield Chasing (4th): cooldown has been decreased from 12 seconds to 6 seconds, no longer triggers damage reflect

Phantom

  • Acute Sense Acute Sense (3rd): critical chance has been increased from 30% to 35%
  • Luck of Phantom Thief Luck of Phantom Thief (3rd): cooldown has been decreased from 900 seconds to 600 seconds
  • Pray of Aria Pray of Aria (4th): damage boost has been increased from 20% to 30%

Mercedes

  • Final Attack Dual Bowgun Final Attack (2nd): secondary arrow’s damage has been increased from 50% to 75%
  • Unicorn Spike Unicorn Spike (3rd): debuff will no longer be removed after a certain number of hits, it will stay for its entire duration
  • Advanced Final Attack Advanced Final Attack (4th): secondary arrow’s damage has been increased from 80% to 120%
  • Legendary Spear Legendary Spear (4th): number of hits has been increased from 2 to 3, cooldown has been removed
  • Lightning Edge Lightning Edge (4th): cooldown has been removed
  • Elvish Blessing Elvish Blessing (Hyper): duration has been increased from 30 seconds to 60 seconds

Wind Breaker

  • Trifling Whim I Trifling Whim (2nd): will no longer trigger damage reflect
  • Albatross Albatross (3rd): no longer covers Cash capes
  • Storm Bringer Storm Bringer (Hyper): will no longer trigger damage reflect
Link Management UI
In order to make Link Skills more convenient, everyone first job or higher has received the beginner skill Link Management Link Management. Using this skill will let you see all your Link Skills to quickly move them through your account.
Nova jobs can now receive Link Skills! They have also added a limit of 12 Link Skills per character (meaning that is the maximum you can have at one time). Cygnus Blessing counts as one skill even if you have more than one Knight of Cygnus.
Victoria Island Map
Fairy Academy Elinel
Fairy Academy Elinel
A new theme dungeon for levels 30 and above, Fairy Academy Elinel has been added! You can access it through Northern Woods: Giant Tree after talking to Pansy.
Firefly Slime Fairy Slime Water Element Tree Element Mystic Wisp Basic Spellbook Advanced Spellbook Onion Turnip Mole King
Here are the monsters for this area, I think they look much better than the ones they made for Colossus the Giant.
Fairy Academy Items
You can get some new items from here, including the Fairy Academy Honorary Teacher medal (2 to all stats, 120 HP and MP), Elinel’s Bracelet (1 attack and magic attack, 5 slots), and Elinel’s Wings (10 avoid, 5 speed, 3 slots). There’s also a scroll for the wings that give 1 to all stats at a 100% rate.
Crimsonwood Citadel Underworld
A new party quest, The Altar of Masteria has been added! It takes place in the theme dungeon Crimsonwood Citadel and requires 3 ~ 5 people levels 130~200. The more diverse your party is, the more rewards you will receive. It can only be accessed once you have completed the quest “The Road to the Underworld”.
Master Runes
Work your way around the maze while avoiding the pillars in order to activate the Masters’ rooms’ runes.
Master Red Nirg Master Margana Master Rellik Master Hsalf Master Jackson
Afterwards, you’ll be able to fight the five Crimsonwood Masters in order to obtain the legendary weapons! When fighting these bosses, if you are the same job as them your damage will be increased by 30% and they will use one less skill.
Crimsonwood Citadel Office
What’s interesting is that there is the same room as in GMS, with the map outlining Versal’s attack on Masteria, it even has Naricain! Currently, kMS does not have anything other than Crimsonwood Citadel, which is much different than what is shown. It’s possible this might just be a place holder. We have the bonus room as well, with many chests.
Masteria Shoulderpad
The prize for this party quest is the Masteria Shoulderpad, it is level 130 and gives 5 to all stats, 4 attack and magic attack with 0 slots. It does not expire but it cannot have potential.
Tangyoon's Cooking Class
There were some changes to party quests as well! Moon Bunny’s Rice Cake now gives you 5 Rice Cakes when cleared and the hat costs 50 Cakes now. Tangyoon’s Cooking Class has been made less strict and an achievement bar has been added.
In Traces of the Goddess, Papa Pixie can now drop the Goddess’ Bracelet and Shoes, and the cost to trade them in for Goddess Minerva items has been changed to 10 and 15 feathers.
Resurrection of the Hob King‘s clear experience has been increased and the cost to change the earrings into Perfect Earrings has been changed to 25 Proofs. Ice Knight’s Curse has also had its clear experience increased.
Fantastic Theme Park
The quest requirements for Fantastic Theme Park have been decreased (good thing too, one of the quests wanted you to kill 777 of a monster!).
Ring of Fairy Queen
Also, a new reward has been added for the Ellin Forest quest chain. At the end you’ll receive the Ring of Fairy Queen, which gives 3 to all stats and 3 attack and magic attack with 1 slot, but it can’t have potential.
Queen's Fragrant Butterflies
Snake Sauron
Two new Soul Weapons have been added, for Ephenia and Arkarium. Ephenia gives you Queen’s Fragrant Butterflies, which increases the HP and MP of those in your party by 50% for 180 seconds with a cooldown of 300 seconds.
Snake Sauron inflicts 350% damage every second for 10 seconds on up to 10 enemies with a 240 second cooldown.
Medusarkarium
There is also a Great Soul for Arkarium, that gives Medusarkarium, which deals 2500% damage on up to 15 enemies and stuns them. There is a cooldown of 300 seconds.
Autopilot Riding
The new Autopilot Riding system has been added! To use it, first you must get an autopilot mount (based on your job you’ll get one for free! 120% speed for 30+, 150% speed for 60+, and 170% speed for 100+).
Autopilot Navigation
Then, choose on the world map which map you would like to move to and pay 1500 mesos. This system only works in Victoria Island.
Autopilot Movement
You’ll then see your character move by itself to where you want to go, ignoring any collisions or damage done by monsters!
Maple Firecrackers
Maple Firecrackers will be spawning around the Maple World! Defeat them and collect 1000 points in order to choose a prize! You can choose any Maple Black weapon, Hat, Suit, Gum, Ring, or Maple Prime scrolls.
10th Anniversary Event Extensions
Some 10th Anniversary events have been extended, Secret Boxes, Maple Marvel and Let’s Go! Mesorangers! will now end on June 12 and the 10th Anniversary Coin Shop will be open until June 20.
Soul Collector Murmur Season 3
Soul Collector Murmur has returned for season 3, and will run until May 29. Find him around the Maple World to collect bags that can give you Ephenia and Arkarium Soul Pieces.
Maple Survival Minigame Event
The next event is called Maple Survival Minigame and it runs until June 12. It’s actually really fun! Every XX:10, XX:30, and XX:50, you will be invited by Spiegelmann to participate with 3~5 people, seeing who can do the best in four minigames.
Mini Bean Sniping
The first is Mini Bean Sniping, use your mouse to shoot the Mini Beans of your colour. Be careful not to shoot other peoples as they will benefit from it instead of you!
Avoid the Piranhas
The second is Avoid the Piranhas! Don’t get hit by the piranhas and be the last one standing! You can use a Teleport by pressing shift, with a 4 second cooldown.
Spiegameman's Bomb Twirl
Next is Spiegameman’s Bomb Twirl, it’s like hot potato except with a bomb. You can decrease the bomb’s time to explode by a maximum of 3 seconds before having to send it off to the next person. Whoever is holding the bomb at the end will fail and a new round will start.
Raining Stones
Finally, it’s Raining Stones! Avoid all the stones, hitting 3 of them will completely use up your HP gauge and you will fail. You can become invincible for a short period of time once by pressing Shift.
Maple Survival Prizes
Based on your performance, you will receive prizes! First place will get 3 Mystery Jewel Boxes and 3 Mystery Bags, second place will get 2 of each, 3rd will get 2 Jewel Boxes and 1 Bag, 4th place will get 1 Jewel Box and 2 Bags, and 5th place will get one of each.
Mysterious Bags
The Mystery Jewel Boxes can give you S/A/B/C rank Jewels while the Mystery Bags can give Jewel Craft Chaos Rings, Jewel Synergy Machines, Jewel Craft Rings, and Power Elixirs.
Higher, Higher, Crown Stacking
The final event is Higher, Higher, Crown Stacking! It runs until June 12. This event is based around collecting Crowns, basically titles.
Shiny Star Crowns
Collect 30 Shiny Stars from monsters around your level to trade in for either a Crown or a Crown Piece. There are 5 different colours of Crowns and 10 Crowns of each colour.
You can stack them if they’re different colours, wow that’s gonna get annoying haha.
Crown Stacking Achievements
There are even achievements, which are collecting all 8 Crowns of a colour. For each one you’ll get a prize~
  • Red Crown Character: level 120 Flame of Reincarnation
  • Blue Crown Character: 1 Strange Cube
  • Yellow Crown Character: Special Additional Potential Stamp
  • Green Crown Character: 60% Additional Potential Scroll
  • Purple Crown Character: Advanced Equipment Enhancement Scroll
  • Crown Stacking Master: Lucky Day Scroll
Master of Crown Stacking
If you collect the ones that Cassandra asks you to, you will get the Master of Crown Stacking medal which gives 5 to all stats, 300 HP, and 3 attack and magic attack. It expires though.
Mr Radish Attendance Check

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Mr. Radish Attendance Check which will be starting on May 27 and end on June 23! This event is 28 days long but you only need to participate for 21 days to get all the prizes.
Each day, log on and defeat 10 Mr. Radishes that will spawn all over the Maple World to complete the quest.
Mr Radish Attendance Check Rewards
As you can see, the amount of days you participate will give you prizes!
  • 1 day: Flying Owl Riding 30 day Coupon
  • 4 days: 60% Chaos Scroll
  • 6 days: Silver Potential Stamp
  • 7 days: 50% Positive Chaos Scroll
  • 10 days: 4 Slot Use Expansion Coupon
  • 12 days: 50% Innocent Scroll
  • 13 days: 80% 2 Star Equipment Enhancement Scroll
  • 16 days: Silver Karma Scissors
  • 18 days: 50% Golden Hammer
  • 21 days: Level 140 Flame of Reincarnation
Flying Owl Riding
The Flying Owl mount looks like this, and it lets you fly around towns by double pressing the jump key!
May Hot Time
There’s also a Hot Time on May 25 which gives the Moment of Flames badge (5 to all stats, 100 HP and MP, 10 attack and magic attack, time limited), 4 S Rank Jewels, 5 10th Anniversary Coins, and a 7 day Teleport World Map.
7 people per world will also get the I’m a Lucky Guy medal and 3 people per world will get the 10th Anniversary Black Belt.
Root Abyss Pets
The Root Abyss pets that were added in Tespia a while ago have finally been released, haha their food is the World Tree’s Fruit.
Asteroid B612 Riding
A new mount has been added to the Cash Shop, the Asteroid B612 riding! You can buy a 7 day version for 700 NX or a 30 day version for 1500 NX. It functions as an autopilot mount, so you can use it with that system, it will move faster than the regular balloons.
I hope you guys know where this is from! Le Petit Prince, what a cute book~
Trendy Royal Hair Coupon
The Trendy Royal Hair Coupon costs 3500 NX and gives you one of 10 haircuts.
Trendy Royal Face Coupon
The Trendy Royal Face Coupon also costs 3500 NX and gives you one of 6 faces.
Autopilot Riding
The Effie’s Box item which I mentioned in a previous post has had its prizes updated! There are now two autopilot mounts available, which move faster than the regular balloons.
Mesodizer Chairs
And finally, my favourite part, the box can also give you one of 6 different Mesodizer chairs! There’s one for each colour of Mesoranger (red, blue, green, yellow, pink, black) and if you sit on them with others who have the other coloured chairs, you’ll form the fully transformed Mesodizer!
It’s such a cool idea and totally fun, I want them so badly~ You can even get a free medal and Black Mesoranger outfit if you post a screenshot of you and your friends with the completed Mesodizer on the MapleStory homepage!