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Part 1, which is levels 1-30 for each character, has been completed. 11 x 30 = 330 total levels. This is the shortest part, it is limited to first job skills and no mastery, making comparisons difficult, I have higher hopes for part 2. Part 2, which is levels 30-50 (total levels = 550), is going to take a very long time, I don't expect to get it done anytime soon, and it will take much longer to get to 3rd job, but I don't mind, as long as I enjoy playing, it doesn't matter how long it takes at all. Part 3 is levels 50-70, part 4 70-100, part 5 100-120, but as the levels go higher, the chance I'll be able to get there decreases as the time needed to level up increases. I know what comments will come because of the above, so I'll stop them now by saying I am not wasting my life, I do not spend every hour of every day playing MS, and I often take life-breaks lasting between a few days minimum to a month maximum. There is a little more information, room for feedback, and the start of part 2 in the hidden street forum. I strongly recommend that if you join, or even if you have already joined and haven't done it already, read the ToS, post in the appropriate parts of the forum, and use the search function before asking a question. ====================================================================== II: Character information For each of my characters, I have used "Jise"* followed by something to do with the character, "Storm" for fire/poison (sounds better for lightning, but I'm not going to change it now, just think of it as short for firestorm... ). "Blizzard" for ice/lightning "HeaLight" for cleric (12 letters maximum, so I used the L for the end of heal and the beginning of Light). "Shooter" for hunter, because I feel it suits bows better, as shooter would be many shots, referring to the bow's faster attack speed. "sniper" for crossbowman, as a 'snipe' is a single, powerful shot, as in the crossbow's higher single attack strength. "Samurai" because I like samurai, and the red katana would suit him pefectly. "Blader" because of the large blades on two-handed swords. "Dragoon" referring to the dragoons of video games, usually seen with a spear, and usually linked to dragons in some way. "Comet" representing throwing stars. "Meteor" The large size of the meteor for the extra power of the luck daggers. "Nova" Just to follow with the celestial body theme * ( I wanted something original, so I made it by changing my first name around a bit and checking google and seeing how it's been used, I found the "J ournal of I nformation S cience and E ngineering", the " J apanese center for I nternational S tudies in E cology" , a movie title including it, and part of someone's name. I enjoy science, and am a huge fan of japanese culture, and it is not very common, so it suits me ) Scania: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseComet / Assassin 1065 HP 634 MP 5 STR 60 (58+2) DEX 4 INT 110 (103+7) LUK 52-202 attack +7 meba, kumbis, tops, mokbis, wolbis, subis. Maxed Nimble Body, Keen sight, Lucky seven 3 sp into disorder 10 sp into dark sight 1 sp into claw mastery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseMeteor / Luk-Bandit 1057 HP 591 MP 5 STR 61 (59+2) DEX 4 INT 109 (102+7) LUK 48-220 attack 48 attack reef claw maxed nimble body, double stab, disorder. 1 sp into dark sight 1 sp into savage blow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseNova / Str-Bandit 1071 HP 635 MP 20 STR 60 (58+2) DEX 4 INT 95 (88+7) LUK 59-198 attack 47 attack Cass maxed nimble body, double stab. 18 sp into dark sight 3 sp into disorder 1 sp into dagger mastery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bera: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseSamurai / Fighter ( 1H sword + shield ) 1863 (1858+5) HP 257 (207+50) MP 100 (96+4) STR 75 (64+11) DEX 5 INT 5 INT 52-223 attack Weapon/shield: Gladius/Red Cross Shield Maxed Power Strike, Slash Blast, Improving max hp increase 5 sp into endure 6 sp into improving hp recovery 1 sp into Rage ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseBlader / Page ( 2H sword ) 1646 (1641+5) HP 407 (357+50) MP 101 (97+4) STR 74 (63+11) DEX 5 INT 5 LUK 68-269 attack Weapon: Scimitar Maxed Power Strike, Slash Blast, Improving max hp increase 6 sp into endure 5 sp into improving hp recovery 1 sp into sword mastery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseDragoon / Spearman ( hybrid ) 1598 (1593+5) HP 356 (306+50) MP 101 (97+4) STR 75 (64+11) DEX 5 INT 4 LUK 62-313 attack 54 atk Mithril Pole Arm Maxed Power Strike, Slash Blast, Improving max hp increase 10 sp into increased hp recovery 1 sp into endure 1 sp into polearm mastery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Broa: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseSniper / CrossbowMan 1051 HP 617 MP 30 STR 137 (130+7) DEX 5 INT 5 LUK 32-230 attack Mountain Crossbow Maxed arrow blow, Eye of the Amazon, Critical Shot. 13 sp into The Blessing Of The Amazon 1 sp into Iron Arrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseShooter / Hunter 1039 HP 635 MP 35 STR 134 (125+9) DEX 5 INT 5 LUK 34-225 attack Ryden Maxed Double Shot, Eye of the Amazon, Critical Shot. 9 sp into focus 1 sp into arrow blow 1 sp into arrow bomb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Windia: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseStorm / Wizard - Fire/Poison 421 HP 1763 MP 5 STR 5 DEX 135 (127+8) INT 33 LUK 178 Magic Mithril Wand Maxed: -Improving MP recovery, -Imroving Max MP increase, -Magic Guard, -Magic Claw. 1 sp into Energy bolt 1 sp into fire arrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseBlizzard / Wizard - Ice/Lightning 411 HP 1717 MP 5 STR 5 DEX 135 (127+8) INT 33 LUK 178 Magic Mithril Wand Maxed: -Improving MP recovery, -Imroving Max MP increase, -Magic Guard, -Magic Claw. 1 sp into Energy bolt 1 sp into Cold Beam ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JiseHeaLight / Cleric 422 HP 1716 MP 5 STR 5 DEX 135 (127+8) INT 33 LUK 178 Magic Mithril Wand Maxed: -Improving MP recovery, -Imroving Max MP increase, -Magic Guard, -Energy bolt. 1 sp into magic armor 1 sp into Heal ====================================================================== III: leveling information There are already lots of guides that give preferred maps methods for grinding/leveling, the tree that grew and kerning PQ for example, and while these can be good places to level, they aren't the only way, and they aren't so fast that any other form of leveling is pointless. Personally, I love doing quests to level, which works remarkably fast if you hunt for the items instead of buying them, lets take "Alex The Runaway Kid (Level 20)" for example - the quest only gives 850 exp as a reward, about 4.2% at level 20, but it also requires you to obtain ribbons from ribbon pigs, which don't always drop, so you may have to kill many more, as well as the normal pigs that run around pig beach. The same goes for the 50 evil eye tails you need. This means that the actual minimum exp you get from the quest for hunting all the monsters yourself and getting the drop you need 100% would be (850)+(200)+(2500) = 3550 exp which means about 17.56% at lv 20. This is the absolute minimum for hunting all the items yourself, but you will probably have to kill several more, you will probably get even more than that, I estimate that you would normally get 5000-7500 exp instead - over a third of the exp for that level from that one quest! Often the quests I get each 5th or 10th level gives enough exp to get about 5 levels, up to the next set of quests. Most, if not all, quests were able to be completed by all classes, however low/normal dex warriors will have a lot more trouble with these quests, I ended up using a high-dex (just enough str, rest into dex) build up to 30, and loved it as it could hit monsters much more easily, which is very good for quests. The jumping quests such as "John's Pink Flower Basket (Level 15)" need a great deal of patience, a calm attitude, good timing, and usually a lot of patience (yeah, I know I said it twice, but it's important! ) , however, the rewards are very worth it, the more practice you get here with jumping helps with general manuverability, and if you have enough patience to deal with these, you have a better chance of having enough patience to reach a higher level. If you have finished all of your quests, my best advice would be to either find a monster that drops an item you want, or take a look at the monsters to find one that gives some decent exp, e.g., Blue mushrooms are often overlooked. ====================================================================== IV: Comparisons Str vs. Luk daggers: Even at lower levels, the differences are noticeable, the strength daggers do attack faster, and the Luk daggers do more damage per hit. There hasn't been much of a difference, but there are times when I like luck daggers more, and times when the extra speed of str daggers was better, however there is not enough difference in the lower levels to make a good conclusion as to which is preferable. It's difficult to decide, so either way is good for the first job. one handed weapons and shields vs. two handed vs polearm/spears: The damage reduction from shields is good, it lowers damage and potion use by a little and the extra speed one-hand weapons have is very noticable, as two-handed weapons tend to be very slow in comparison. The damage from the two handed weapons is excellent though, reaching very large numbers with power strike and good slash blasts near level 30, and with the polearm being able to do a bit more, but a bit more random due to the slash/stab, and attacking quite a bit slower. Bows vs. crossbows: Firing each has a different feel to it, the crossbows can show some very large numbers at times while they can feel a little slow, but they do very well when the larger numbers can 1hit ko, pig beach is a good example. The bows feel much faster and smoother, and the damage has a nice average damage. Double shot vs. Arrow blow: While the Double shot has very good average damage and is an excellent choice, Arrow blow is also strong, hitting the 1K damage mark with an average unscrolled weapon before lv 30, but it can be frustrating at times when it hits a high critical shot once and 2 low damage normal shots afterwards. They are both excellent choices, and there's no reason to flame somebody for choosing arrow blow over double shot. Energy Blow vs. Magic Claw: I was expecting more from energy bolt, but I have to agree that Magic claw is noticably better, but that does not mean taking energy bolt instead will ruin your game, it's still good - it takes less mp per use, does better damage at lower levels, and can knockback king slime in the kerning PQ. Claw is better, but that doesn't mean bolt is terrible. Party Questing: I've pqed at kerning with each character, each class at various levels. Each class is able to solo king slime by level 30, with magicians and claw rogues at the earliest, high-dex warriors and dagger rogues next, low/normal dex warriors and bowmen last. ====================================================================== V: Final thoughts: Even before the first job change, each class has played completley differently, in the end it doesn't matter who does the most damage as long as you enjoy playing the class you choose. I've heard of ksing and hacking being two of the most frustrating things for a player, and from my experience, all you can do to a hacker is report them and/or send a screenshot to Wizet, anything else (heckling them, defaming) won't help the situation. I'm not saying they don't deserve it, it's just that doing this won't help them get banned, and will probably just add more stress to you. Likewise, confronting ksers and "CC"ers aggressivley will probably just add more stress, it's best to just find a way to cope with it. ====================================================================== VI: Contact me: some_guy_overthere@hotmail.com Contact me if you find any errors or wish to use my guide for your website, however I do not open any e-mails I don't trust. Alternativley, if you wish to discuss anything you have read, ask questions, or any of the like, contact me on the forums or in-game, my thread is usually in the first page of the hunting grounds of the hidden street forums. I do accept guild invitations as long as you send me a message beforehand, and that it's understood that I may not be on a single character for long periods of time. ====================================================================== This guide may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. The following web sites are currently permitted to use this guide: http://www.hidden-street.net/ (C) Copyrighted 2006 Abacabadab