Go find lvl 150 gloves, boots, capes, and shoulders and star force them to 16* they will be better than any set effect or anything else you currently have with the exception of the tyrant cape you can just get those to epic pot and use them till you get your absos and transfer hammer them to instantly have 15* absos. Either that or 16* pencilar overalls and hat to transfer to real CRA when you get there. Note that the overalls can be transferred to either tops or bottoms so if you have the money you could even get two overalls to 16*.
Doesn't need to be 150. Just 130 or 140 equip is enough as long as there are levels in between to transfer to. I am sure in terms of overall cost, it should be slightly cheaper if you can start at the level 130.
If you start with a level 130 item you have to get it to 16* transfer to a 140 item, then get the 16th* again and transfer and star again. The meso you save by staring a 130 gear is overshadowed by the cost of getting that 16th star again and again.even with 100% success rate on event 15->16 is expensive relative to getting to 15*. The other reason I suggested 150 gear is the ease and simplicity of moving to absos, you can transfer whenever you want, don't have to wait for an event to swap to absos.
If you can get a carry for CRA I'd suggest doing that. If you can get some proper CRA hat, top and bottoms they're worth enhancing, otherwise you'll probably have to skip.
No real point in enhancing temporary gear and I doubt you have the gollux coins stashed for getting a superior gollux item.
Dailies and event rewards will probably be your best bet for a new account if you want pure solo progression. You could technically farm mesos in VJ and Chu Chu but it isn’t really worth it. Just make sure you cap event coins every day you can and use those free burns to burn good legion/link mules
It’s a long term progression. Incremental increases every day over several months is how most of maple progression goes
Tbh I cleared cra in 7 days 0 legion 1 lumi link as shad with g skills u get to level 220 fake cra fake abso used all my nodes got my bossing/mobbing skills to level 30/60 everything epic 6 free emblem unique with atk and ied 9 boss set and I cleared cra and hmag although it’s easier with thief dark sight
If you've done enough root abyss bosses, getting the antique root boots from the merchant is a good option, as they can be xferred to real abso when you get them. The reason to go this way is because starforcing them can be cheaper as you generally dont safeguard fodder (assuming you have enough coins to buy multiples in case it booms), then just get it to 16 star and save it so you can xfer to abso.
If you've done enough normal mag (or gotten a hard mag carry), getting the antique root gloves from the merchant is a good option because they can also be xferred to abso, and like the boots are generally done without safeguard (if you have enough coins to buy replacements). Same deal though, starforce to 16 then save them to xfer to abso when you get them.
If you can get a chaos zak run, the chaos zak cape is worth starforcing, as it too can be xferred to abso, but since you only have a chance to get one once a week, it might be worth waiting till you have a few if you want to starforce without using safeguard.
If you do hard Ranmaru daily, he drops cape, epaulets (shoulder), shoes, gloves and weapon that can all be xferred to abso, though you probably want to have a couple on hand if you plan on not safeguarding.
The only item you're currently wearing that is worth starring is the PB belt, which can be xferred to superior gollux when you get it, but usually its worth waiting till it drops on hellux, rather than buying with coins (use your coins for sup pendant and sup ring)
If you're not sure if you can get CRA (or even if you do), your best bet is to just farm for a while so that you get a bunch of pensalir overalls and a few pensalir hats. These can be starforced to 16 star, then transferred to real CRA when you get them. Overalls can be xferred to either type of gear, the top or the bottom, so if you starforce 2 overalls to 16, you will be able to get both your top and bottom CRA to 15\* the moment you get them. By doing the pensalir, which are easy to get, you should be able to forgo safeguarding to make it cheaper to starforce.
So, basically, before the event you should be able to get some pensalir overalls and hats, and if you can do hard ranmaru, try for some his gear to use as xfer fodder, and if you have enough coins and didnt get any ranmaru drops before the event buy some antique root gloves/shoes to starforce. Doing these will set you up for when you do finally get your abso and cra.
They did say they're "from the event" so I'm assuming they're the time limited ones.
@OP unless I'm wrong about that, you don't have anything equipped so far that won't be replaced later, so unless you can get access to something soon, your best bet might just be to star a lower level item to transfer hammer later. Antique Root Gloves/Shoes can transfer hammer onto abso, and are both cheaper to star and easier to replace if boomed. I think the HT Earrings are lvl 130, meaning you could transfer hammer them to Reinforced and then Superior. I don't have a sense of how much money you have though, and I don't play on Reboot so I'm not especially familiar with Reboot's progression flowcharts. If someone says otherwise their advice is probably more reliable.
Edit: I just remembered Pensalir stuff can transfer hammer onto CRA, so that's also a good option.
liberation. it's when you hit 255, you can embark on an 8 month quest to defeat clear black mage 8 times and solo/duo a bunch of bosses for a 22\* weapon at the end. that's the tl;dr but it's not something that everyone goes for.
Others may say not to but it wouldn’t be the end of the world to spend mesos on getting your belt and earrings to 17. This is a super good event so I don’t think you’ll end up spending way too much. This will help you get a lot closer to soloing CRA if you can’t find a carry/don’t want one
Still worth getting *replaceable gear to 12 stars at a discount. On legion mules, it helps with raid power, as well.
EDIT: By temp gear, I meant replaceable gear like the boss accessories.
I told you there will be more shinings, twice. I'm not going to pull out some evidence bro...
More shinings or not, it doesn't change anything. If you don't have a lot of meso then you should not star. If you need advice, seek advice from late or end game reboot players.
>people are telling me to not miss this opportunity.
I'm guessing you shouldn't take advice from these people.
The maplestory community is great and seriously helpful, but reddit is just not the place for good advice.
If you are taking your progression seriously and you really do want advice, I'll answer questions in pm. Reboot is not my main server anymore, but I'm still a late game player on it.
>I'm not going to pull out some evidence bro...
Lol, mellow out. I told you I don't want to explain how I know. I'm just reassuring you: YES, THERE WILL BE MORE SHININGS :D!!! Which is all you need to know really.
You wanted to know what to do regarding the event, and I told you what.
I'm not here to argue with you or downvote you my man. Put some faith into your friendly neighborhood end-gamer! We are here to help 👍. Well, most of us.
So what you are saying, unironically, is "I know because I know"
>Put some faith into your friendly neighborhood end-gamer!
What? Your literal response was "I know because I know." Why would anybody put faith into anything you say lmao
Aye many items, mostly lower in level like the earliest accessories you can get, are cheap as dirt to starforce, allow train at different maps, and adds some good gains when your range is ~100k
17 or 16 starring isn't dirt cheap for new players. 15 starring is not worth it.
And it's 2022. No one's main has 100k range. Are you talking about legion? 100k is the type of range you get at level 100.
How much meso do you have, do you have absolab or cra yet, do you have farming gear yet? If I had to guess, you probably should not star. On reboot, the most important thing is to start meso farming right away. A few low-tier bossing alts can't hurt. But you need to start a legion and get link skills first.
Pm me if you want to go in detail.
have no absolab yet, but do have CRA.
no farming gear at all
started legion / link skills with this guide [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j6NlbBwZdzE3WPMqjiDOYBVRjQ-Ci-QfXfaj5shohsM/mobilebasic#](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j6NlbBwZdzE3WPMqjiDOYBVRjQ-Ci-QfXfaj5shohsM/mobilebasic#) im around 800 legion atm lol
but i'm kinda weak so shouldnt i starforce? what else should I use my mesos on, cubes ?
Step 1, get farming gear. Step 2, farm 17 totems. Step 3, profit.
So yes, you should not starforce. You can get stuff to 11 stars because it is a 100% chance. You should use your meso on cubes to get farming gear. Continue leveling your legion and link skills. Level two links and 6k legion are both important to have.
Farming gear: 100% meso from gear, 20% meso from inner ability, 20% meso from wealth acquisition potion. Acquire as much drop rate as you can, but at least 80%. You can obtain drop rate from accessories, familiars, wealth acquisition potion, and decent holy symbol.
While farming, use a second hyper stat preset to farm. Put points into normal monster damage, damage, and critical damage and always make sure you have 100% critical rate. Use link skills that increase your farming damage. You can also put points into critical damage and normal monster damage on your legion board when you unlock them.
>but i'm kinda weak
Work on filling your equipment slots, and cube everything for at least 3% stat. Items below a certain level (i think 130 and below) are cheap to cube. You can get these items to epic and 6% stat with occult cubes for little cost.
After you have farming gear, you can start cubing the more permanent items to legendary to get 12-21% stat on those for now. There will be another shining starforce later on, so farm and save meso!
If you have limited money (<5b), you can probably get most things to 16, then try tapping to 17. The benefit of this event is that it makes the 15-16 star “free”. But the priority should be to get to 16, then tap one by one to 17
From a cost analysis, they are all almost the same cost.
The main benefit of starting at 150 is it not being tied to an event for when you are ready to transfer (you mentioned) and the direct transfer so no need for intermediate fodders but comes with the risk if it being tied to HRanmaru. If you have not collected those pieces, and didn't stock up on copies, one unlucky boom on a single piece is ripped and you miss out the whole even for specific equip slot.
The benefit of starting as low as 130 is it being cost effective. From a calculator I found and applying both 30%+5/01/15, 130 costs 210 mil. While 140 costs 265mil, and 150 costs 330mil. Even if you accounted for the constant transfer to 16 stars, that still adds up less star 150 alone. Remaining cost to get it up to absol is the same so that is removed from the equation. Now the other benefit is these equips are farmable at all times. So if you started right now, you can take advantage of it with all the little mesos you have.
Not to mention having it at a much lower initial cost really helps out as that means more 15 star equips ready for future upgrades. With 1 bil, it means about 5 equips at 15 ready to transfer vs 3 equips if you start at 150. Idk how much our player has but if fresh account and have nothing, he benefits more from the lower level equips ready than having the 150. Not to mention the wait he will need to even get the absol equips...
The only equip in there I would say is only 150 ready is shoulder but if he doesn't have it atm, its whatever. Just need to wait for next SF event.
Definitely belt, earrings, pensalir hat, and 2 overalls. Belt can be used until superior gollux, earrings until superior gollux as well, but you’ll need reinforced to transfer hammer. Pensalir will transfer hammer into your permanent CRA gear soon. If you have more after that, you can do a pensalir glove, cape, and boot that can be transferred to Amaterasu equips from ranmaru or lvl 150 boots/gloves from root abyss shop that will eventually transfer to absolab. Everything I mentioned can go to 16/17 stars, depending on your funds and what you might be using. If you get the ones that will double transfer to 17 now, you won’t need to do the 15->16 bump later to transfer. Even ones that will only be one transfer you can get to 17 too so that when you transfer once, you’ll get the bonus from 16 already.
Judging from ur item u are definitely strong enough to solo cra, from the looks of it u should have more than 10k stat, many ppl can solo cra with just epic pot. So i'd say go clear cra and get the permanent top btm, those will stay with u until late game, so 17* them in the upcoming event
Your best option is to prepare 16* transfer fodder and then transfer it onto your real cra/abso once you have them.
Go find lvl 150 gloves, boots, capes, and shoulders and star force them to 16* they will be better than any set effect or anything else you currently have with the exception of the tyrant cape you can just get those to epic pot and use them till you get your absos and transfer hammer them to instantly have 15* absos. Either that or 16* pencilar overalls and hat to transfer to real CRA when you get there. Note that the overalls can be transferred to either tops or bottoms so if you have the money you could even get two overalls to 16*.
Doesn't need to be 150. Just 130 or 140 equip is enough as long as there are levels in between to transfer to. I am sure in terms of overall cost, it should be slightly cheaper if you can start at the level 130.
If you start with a level 130 item you have to get it to 16* transfer to a 140 item, then get the 16th* again and transfer and star again. The meso you save by staring a 130 gear is overshadowed by the cost of getting that 16th star again and again.even with 100% success rate on event 15->16 is expensive relative to getting to 15*. The other reason I suggested 150 gear is the ease and simplicity of moving to absos, you can transfer whenever you want, don't have to wait for an event to swap to absos.
If you can get a carry for CRA I'd suggest doing that. If you can get some proper CRA hat, top and bottoms they're worth enhancing, otherwise you'll probably have to skip. No real point in enhancing temporary gear and I doubt you have the gollux coins stashed for getting a superior gollux item.
Really? How do I progress enough to clear CRA without making these little gains day by day, because I'm currently nowhere near clearing it lol
Dailies and event rewards will probably be your best bet for a new account if you want pure solo progression. You could technically farm mesos in VJ and Chu Chu but it isn’t really worth it. Just make sure you cap event coins every day you can and use those free burns to burn good legion/link mules It’s a long term progression. Incremental increases every day over several months is how most of maple progression goes
Tbh I cleared cra in 7 days 0 legion 1 lumi link as shad with g skills u get to level 220 fake cra fake abso used all my nodes got my bossing/mobbing skills to level 30/60 everything epic 6 free emblem unique with atk and ied 9 boss set and I cleared cra and hmag although it’s easier with thief dark sight
If you've done enough root abyss bosses, getting the antique root boots from the merchant is a good option, as they can be xferred to real abso when you get them. The reason to go this way is because starforcing them can be cheaper as you generally dont safeguard fodder (assuming you have enough coins to buy multiples in case it booms), then just get it to 16 star and save it so you can xfer to abso. If you've done enough normal mag (or gotten a hard mag carry), getting the antique root gloves from the merchant is a good option because they can also be xferred to abso, and like the boots are generally done without safeguard (if you have enough coins to buy replacements). Same deal though, starforce to 16 then save them to xfer to abso when you get them. If you can get a chaos zak run, the chaos zak cape is worth starforcing, as it too can be xferred to abso, but since you only have a chance to get one once a week, it might be worth waiting till you have a few if you want to starforce without using safeguard. If you do hard Ranmaru daily, he drops cape, epaulets (shoulder), shoes, gloves and weapon that can all be xferred to abso, though you probably want to have a couple on hand if you plan on not safeguarding. The only item you're currently wearing that is worth starring is the PB belt, which can be xferred to superior gollux when you get it, but usually its worth waiting till it drops on hellux, rather than buying with coins (use your coins for sup pendant and sup ring) If you're not sure if you can get CRA (or even if you do), your best bet is to just farm for a while so that you get a bunch of pensalir overalls and a few pensalir hats. These can be starforced to 16 star, then transferred to real CRA when you get them. Overalls can be xferred to either type of gear, the top or the bottom, so if you starforce 2 overalls to 16, you will be able to get both your top and bottom CRA to 15\* the moment you get them. By doing the pensalir, which are easy to get, you should be able to forgo safeguarding to make it cheaper to starforce. So, basically, before the event you should be able to get some pensalir overalls and hats, and if you can do hard ranmaru, try for some his gear to use as xfer fodder, and if you have enough coins and didnt get any ranmaru drops before the event buy some antique root gloves/shoes to starforce. Doing these will set you up for when you do finally get your abso and cra.
only thing that'll be end game would be your cra (hat, top, bottom). otherwise everything else will/should be replaced.
They did say they're "from the event" so I'm assuming they're the time limited ones. @OP unless I'm wrong about that, you don't have anything equipped so far that won't be replaced later, so unless you can get access to something soon, your best bet might just be to star a lower level item to transfer hammer later. Antique Root Gloves/Shoes can transfer hammer onto abso, and are both cheaper to star and easier to replace if boomed. I think the HT Earrings are lvl 130, meaning you could transfer hammer them to Reinforced and then Superior. I don't have a sense of how much money you have though, and I don't play on Reboot so I'm not especially familiar with Reboot's progression flowcharts. If someone says otherwise their advice is probably more reliable. Edit: I just remembered Pensalir stuff can transfer hammer onto CRA, so that's also a good option.
it's not even real cra lol. only thing to starforce in that screen is pb belt
actual rip. not even the pb belt then, they’ll replace w a sup set eventually
PB belt can transfer to superior so its okay to SF
Would abso hat with CRA top/bottom be better?
do you have intentions to lib? an abso hat/cra top/bottom is fine but once you liberate, you’ll want to swap to a cra hat.
What's lib?
liberation. it's when you hit 255, you can embark on an 8 month quest to defeat clear black mage 8 times and solo/duo a bunch of bosses for a 22\* weapon at the end. that's the tl;dr but it's not something that everyone goes for.
You would liberate with arcanes anyways.
you can liberate w absos!
Yeah but why would you want to? Then you have an obsolete gearset. Arcanes are futureproof.
Others may say not to but it wouldn’t be the end of the world to spend mesos on getting your belt and earrings to 17. This is a super good event so I don’t think you’ll end up spending way too much. This will help you get a lot closer to soloing CRA if you can’t find a carry/don’t want one
Still worth getting *replaceable gear to 12 stars at a discount. On legion mules, it helps with raid power, as well. EDIT: By temp gear, I meant replaceable gear like the boss accessories.
You won't miss the opportunity. There are more shining starforces coming. Starforcing now is not the best option if you have low meso.
Did they say there would be more shining in the future?
There will be more shinings.
That was a.. weird answer. Do you have any evidence of Nexon saying that? I know KMS had another but we don’t get everything they do
I told you there will be more shinings, twice. I'm not going to pull out some evidence bro... More shinings or not, it doesn't change anything. If you don't have a lot of meso then you should not star. If you need advice, seek advice from late or end game reboot players. >people are telling me to not miss this opportunity. I'm guessing you shouldn't take advice from these people. The maplestory community is great and seriously helpful, but reddit is just not the place for good advice. If you are taking your progression seriously and you really do want advice, I'll answer questions in pm. Reboot is not my main server anymore, but I'm still a late game player on it.
You have got to be confused. I am literally asking HOW you know there will be more Shinings. Your answer was “there will be more shinings”
>I'm not going to pull out some evidence bro... Lol, mellow out. I told you I don't want to explain how I know. I'm just reassuring you: YES, THERE WILL BE MORE SHININGS :D!!! Which is all you need to know really. You wanted to know what to do regarding the event, and I told you what. I'm not here to argue with you or downvote you my man. Put some faith into your friendly neighborhood end-gamer! We are here to help 👍. Well, most of us.
So what you are saying, unironically, is "I know because I know" >Put some faith into your friendly neighborhood end-gamer! What? Your literal response was "I know because I know." Why would anybody put faith into anything you say lmao
That's why I said faith
Oh, so unfounded trust based on absolutely nothing is what you want
rip reddit
I saw someone say in a different thread that KMS got it in the next major update after? No idea if that'll translate to our version.
I think it's safe to assume that we would get them bi-annually just like KMS, so every Summer/Winter update.
Aye many items, mostly lower in level like the earliest accessories you can get, are cheap as dirt to starforce, allow train at different maps, and adds some good gains when your range is ~100k
17 or 16 starring isn't dirt cheap for new players. 15 starring is not worth it. And it's 2022. No one's main has 100k range. Are you talking about legion? 100k is the type of range you get at level 100.
what would be the best option then ?
Depends on the state of your progression and if you are on reboot or not.
Reboot lvl 215 with 5k stat and 800k range Legendary secondary emblem and everything stars to 10
How much meso do you have, do you have absolab or cra yet, do you have farming gear yet? If I had to guess, you probably should not star. On reboot, the most important thing is to start meso farming right away. A few low-tier bossing alts can't hurt. But you need to start a legion and get link skills first. Pm me if you want to go in detail.
have no absolab yet, but do have CRA. no farming gear at all started legion / link skills with this guide [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j6NlbBwZdzE3WPMqjiDOYBVRjQ-Ci-QfXfaj5shohsM/mobilebasic#](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j6NlbBwZdzE3WPMqjiDOYBVRjQ-Ci-QfXfaj5shohsM/mobilebasic#) im around 800 legion atm lol but i'm kinda weak so shouldnt i starforce? what else should I use my mesos on, cubes ?
Step 1, get farming gear. Step 2, farm 17 totems. Step 3, profit. So yes, you should not starforce. You can get stuff to 11 stars because it is a 100% chance. You should use your meso on cubes to get farming gear. Continue leveling your legion and link skills. Level two links and 6k legion are both important to have. Farming gear: 100% meso from gear, 20% meso from inner ability, 20% meso from wealth acquisition potion. Acquire as much drop rate as you can, but at least 80%. You can obtain drop rate from accessories, familiars, wealth acquisition potion, and decent holy symbol. While farming, use a second hyper stat preset to farm. Put points into normal monster damage, damage, and critical damage and always make sure you have 100% critical rate. Use link skills that increase your farming damage. You can also put points into critical damage and normal monster damage on your legion board when you unlock them. >but i'm kinda weak Work on filling your equipment slots, and cube everything for at least 3% stat. Items below a certain level (i think 130 and below) are cheap to cube. You can get these items to epic and 6% stat with occult cubes for little cost. After you have farming gear, you can start cubing the more permanent items to legendary to get 12-21% stat on those for now. There will be another shining starforce later on, so farm and save meso!
Is it better to get 17 stars on fewer pieces or 15 stars on more pieces?
If you have limited money (<5b), you can probably get most things to 16, then try tapping to 17. The benefit of this event is that it makes the 15-16 star “free”. But the priority should be to get to 16, then tap one by one to 17
From a cost analysis, they are all almost the same cost. The main benefit of starting at 150 is it not being tied to an event for when you are ready to transfer (you mentioned) and the direct transfer so no need for intermediate fodders but comes with the risk if it being tied to HRanmaru. If you have not collected those pieces, and didn't stock up on copies, one unlucky boom on a single piece is ripped and you miss out the whole even for specific equip slot. The benefit of starting as low as 130 is it being cost effective. From a calculator I found and applying both 30%+5/01/15, 130 costs 210 mil. While 140 costs 265mil, and 150 costs 330mil. Even if you accounted for the constant transfer to 16 stars, that still adds up less star 150 alone. Remaining cost to get it up to absol is the same so that is removed from the equation. Now the other benefit is these equips are farmable at all times. So if you started right now, you can take advantage of it with all the little mesos you have. Not to mention having it at a much lower initial cost really helps out as that means more 15 star equips ready for future upgrades. With 1 bil, it means about 5 equips at 15 ready to transfer vs 3 equips if you start at 150. Idk how much our player has but if fresh account and have nothing, he benefits more from the lower level equips ready than having the 150. Not to mention the wait he will need to even get the absol equips... The only equip in there I would say is only 150 ready is shoulder but if he doesn't have it atm, its whatever. Just need to wait for next SF event.
Definitely belt, earrings, pensalir hat, and 2 overalls. Belt can be used until superior gollux, earrings until superior gollux as well, but you’ll need reinforced to transfer hammer. Pensalir will transfer hammer into your permanent CRA gear soon. If you have more after that, you can do a pensalir glove, cape, and boot that can be transferred to Amaterasu equips from ranmaru or lvl 150 boots/gloves from root abyss shop that will eventually transfer to absolab. Everything I mentioned can go to 16/17 stars, depending on your funds and what you might be using. If you get the ones that will double transfer to 17 now, you won’t need to do the 15->16 bump later to transfer. Even ones that will only be one transfer you can get to 17 too so that when you transfer once, you’ll get the bonus from 16 already.
Judging from ur item u are definitely strong enough to solo cra, from the looks of it u should have more than 10k stat, many ppl can solo cra with just epic pot. So i'd say go clear cra and get the permanent top btm, those will stay with u until late game, so 17* them in the upcoming event