[Alert] Scheduled Server Maintenance - 4/17/2012

[Rains]

:(

[HelloTony]

I have a small hope that they might unban me. =(

[MiSSHaku]

http://maplestory.nexon.net/Communit...267%26nxid%3D6

World transfers will not be processed today. Our last process was on April 4. Perhaps next week the earliest we will process those who are waiting. Thanks!

[Update 12:58 AM] We have added name changes and world transfers to this list of updates for this maintenance.

:|

[SaptaZapta]

... because they know all chars waiting for a transfer were just sitting on their suitcases, all packed and ready...

[CarrionCrow]

... because they know all chars waiting for a transfer were just sitting on their suitcases, all packed and ready...

By doing it like this I bet they count on trapping some people that still have not grasped how unreliable Nexon is when it comes to stuff like this. Hence they might get money for a second transfer becuase we all know how important it is to bring in another batch of illegitimate gear and items!

[PeePeeAyeDeeKay]

[Update 1:16 AM] We have included an additional fix. The drops from the Pie boss are now immediately available to everyone

:o

[Dark Link]

Oh pomegranate, dem dupers no longer have an advantage at Pie Boss!

[SaptaZapta]

By doing it like this I bet they count on trapping some people that still have not grasped how unreliable Nexon is when it comes to stuff like this. Hence they might get money for a second transfer becuase we all know how important it is to bring in another batch of illegitimate gear and items!

Actually I think the ones "trapped" by this are not the merchants or other "item transfer" people, legit or otherwise. Those normally don't buy the transfer until they have everything they want on the mule, and then they just don't touch it until it's transferred.

But people who are trying to transfer their mains, they can't just sit and wait for weeks on end, with inventory full of the most valuable stuff and under 1m meso. They play meanwhile, so they have some potions and some quest items and a bit more meso and some space for looting drops... Packing up every time a maintenance is announced is probably prudent, though. Even, or especially, if Hime says there will be no transfers processed.


On a different topic:

Fix: The search results for "Lidium Ore" and "Lidium" will now appear in Maple Trading System.

Oh wow, that only took, what, three years, since we got Ariant?
While they were at it, couldn't they have fixed scroll names, too?
And maybe added other crafting materials (herbs and their oils, magic powders, item crystals)?
And maybe (dare I utter this heresy?) added all the equipment and stars that were somehow considered "too valuable for MTS" four+ years ago?

Oh pomegranate, dem dupers no longer have an advantage at Pie Boss!

Huh? Why not?

[Justin]

Huh? Why not?

Because any random noob can walk up and loot pomegranate the second the boss dies?

[Dark Link]

Huh? Why not?

As to what @PeePeeAyeDeeKay; posted above me

[Update 1:16 AM] We have included an additional fix. The drops from the Pie boss are now immediately available to everyone

At least in Khaini, dupers pretty much hoarded majority of the pie bosses since they did damage cap 24/7 and always "won the loot" leading to no one getting any chairs.

[Mazz]

Huge disadvantage to people with loot lag at pie boss now though, at least before if you hit enough damage you had time to grab something but now it's pretty much game over. Good that other people have a chance in crowded servers though.

[SaptaZapta]

Because any random noob can walk up and loot pomegranate the second the boss dies?

As to what @PeePeeAyeDeeKay; posted above me


At least in Khaini, dupers pretty much hoarded majority of the pie bosses since they did damage cap 24/7 and always "won the loot" leading to no one getting any chairs.

Ah. Somehow failed to see that announcement.
Well. I guess it cuts both ways. Now the strong people (dupers or otherwise) will have a lot less incentive to even touch the pies, knowing every kill will be swarmed by dozens of opportunistic looters and their pets. I'm glad I got my chairs already, because with my loot lag I'd never get a thing in this new system.

In Kradia too, the pies are dominated by a notorious pair of "rich merchants". The cure for that, however, is to make the tent chair untradeable. Then they'd have no reason to ks.

[Justin]

Dupers were still selling a "killing service" and partying people who paid them $$ so that they could get a free chair loot.

[SaptaZapta]

Dupers were still selling a "killing service" and partying people who paid them $$ so that they could get a free chair loot.

Your dupers were more creative than ours, then.
I only ever saw them by themselves, and looting everything, including untradeable chairs, via pets.
BTW, I was generally able to get the loot anyway, as long as I got about a minute head start (300m hp or so). Apparently because, being two, they "ks'ed" each other as well. Not really sure how that works.

[SaptaZapta]

Game's up.

[Foxino]

... because they know all chars waiting for a transfer were just sitting on their suitcases, all packed and ready...

Whenever I had a transfer "prepared" I made sure it was "sitting on it's suitcase, all packed and ready" pretty much ever since i bought the coupon.
seems the most intelligent option..

[Dark Link]

There's a Cube sale going on
Regular Cubes are:
1000 for 1
10000 for 11

Master Cubes are:
1500 for 1
13000 for 11

[SaptaZapta]

There's a Cube sale going on
Regular Cubes are:
1000 for 1
10000 for 11

Master Cubes are:
1500 for 1
13000 for 11

However, they only last 3 days.
So don't try to stock up, these are strictly for immediate use only.

[Toastyc12]

[Update 1:16 AM] We have included an additional fix. The drops from the Pie boss are now immediately available to everyone

Ah. Somehow failed to see that announcement.
Well. I guess it cuts both ways. Now the strong people (dupers or otherwise) will have a lot less incentive to even touch the pies, knowing every kill will be swarmed by dozens of opportunistic looters and their pets. I'm glad I got my chairs already, because with my loot lag I'd never get a thing in this new system.

My situation involved a dual blade KSer that hits cap everytime, who then follows his kill with looting all drops with his pet. Him and his Pie Police buddies have all the times scheduled for town/channel, and it's virtually impossible to get anything, as they're never late for the show. They then follow up killing later by going to a crowded area and dropping all the extra chairs they don't need.

[Kaasoljoyyx]

I wonder how many "strong" chars are like me then. When my friends go find pie boss, I kill for them in party to get them chairs on x2 or x4 drop in hopes of getting them all chairs. Then I usually help randoms get chairs and any randoms in my party that don't have a tent chair I just trade it to them.

Now I can't do that. Not gonna bother with pie anymore.