Maplestory "High Five" Private Showcase

[McAwesomesauce]

So no 5th job medal or mount then, either? Oh well

[Grey]

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option: [0; level = 1, option = 60011], [1: level = 1, option = 60010]

Option 60011, level 1, is 30% Boss Damage, Option 60010, level 1, is 30% Ignore DEF

[Alloy]

I actually love the idea of having a system like this. An expanding skill system with customization and uniqueness per character. And that throws the "one level = predestined SP" out of the window completely. Your growth depends on chance and self-challenges. I remember some time ago suggesting something similar, but with simple stats and achievements. Now THIS is a way better way of adding it. Let's see what the skill requirements are, and let's hope they are balanced enough.

So no 5th job medal or mount then, either? Oh well

There's already level 200 mounts and medals. Just pretend they thought ahead.

[byakugan]

Personally, I'm glad I get to stay a Hero. Best class name ever.

Whats better than hero? SUPER HERO!

jk. They could always rename the 4th job and then name 5th job Hero.

[Spadow]

Xenon's "Mega Smasher" is a pretty smashing skill.

[HighOnMushrooms]

On the UI is there anything that says the EXP you gained is? Like "You have recieved (xxx) experience" because I don't see it 0_0

It shows up in the 'Battle' tab of the chat window now, as well as mesos gained and items looted.

[Ironical]

Meanwhile in kmst...

Spoiler

[fodjgngf]

Since they're changing crit damage, does it just take your maximum and completely ignore minimum or what happens? Does your minimum get added to max?

[GodHaseo]

Am I the only one that feels like this is just another add on to hyperskills and not an actual 5th Job =\

[SaptaZapta]

Since they're changing crit damage, does it just take your maximum and completely ignore minimum or what happens? Does your minimum get added to max?

From what I understand, there's no maximum or minimum. All crits for all characters and classes do the same damage (relative to non-crits).

[Justin]

Am I the only one that feels like this is just another add on to hyperskills and not an actual 5th Job =\

It is rather lacking, yes. Hopefully it's expanded on thoroughly...

[fodjgngf]

From what I understand, there's no maximum or minimum. All crits for all characters and classes do the same damage (relative to non-crits).

I know they were changing it to a uniformed critical damage, I just wonder whats happening with any minimum critical bonuses classes have, are they just changed into critical damage?

[Lazershock]

Honestly (assuming it gets expanded on and we end up with around 6 or 7 more skills) it would basically be a job advance, just without a name change.

As long as it gets expanded on, I think its fine (and I REALLY enjoy the fact that you can upgrade older skills; which reminds me, what does upgrading Beholder do, anyone know? Does it upgrade EVERY single ability he has?)


Edit: On the subject of dark knight, it seems Dark Spear will continue to damage a target, if they remain in contact with the spear; Saw a video of C-Von Bon taking around 16 lines of damage because he stayed in contact with the spear as it was forming.

[fodjgngf]

Honestly (assuming it gets expanded on and we end up with around 6 or 7 more skills) it would basically be a job advance, just without a name change.

As long as it gets expanded on, I think its fine (and I REALLY enjoy the fact that you can upgrade older skills; which reminds me, what does upgrading Beholder do, anyone know? Does it upgrade EVERY single ability he has?)

Probably just increases the final damage on beholders attacks..

[Shads]

Option 60011, level 1, is 30% Boss Damage, Option 60010, level 1, is 30% Ignore DEF

How many slots does it have? Also is it time limited?

[Spadow]

How many slots does it have? Also is it time limited?

11 slots. Time-limited and extension is not possible.

I'm writing a short guide about the V Matrix. Stay tuned.

[Bribery]

The initial update is rather lacklustre for how long we've been waiting for 5th job. However, I like the direction they're going with this. If they introduce enough cores, we might get some degree of customization in skill builds rather than having everyone with the same cookie-cutter build.

[Spadow]

This is how the V Matrix currently works in the test server:

Explanation on the V Matrix

You unlock the V Matrix when you advance to 5th job. There are three types of cores.

• Skill Core - You receive new skills when you equip it. These are the "V Cores" or also known as 5th job skills.
• Enhance Core - You can upgrade your existing skills from previous advancement when you equip it.
• Special Core - You receive new abilities if you meet the required conditions for it. Only one kind can be equipped in your matrix and it is only available for a fixed duration. These cores have a purple background.

These cores can be obtained from the Core Gemstones.



These gemstones can be obtained through different contents and the battlefield as in monster hunting.
Each gemstone contains one core of any type. The core you receive is determined by RNG, so it may take a while to get the one you want!



You can also find Core Gemstone Piece items, 5 of which can be crafted into a Core Gemstone, available after your 5th job advancement.



Finally, there is the V Skill Core Gemstone which allows you to obtain a V skill for your class. There is currently no information on where this item can be obtained.

Back to the V Matrix. You can open it through the Skill Window by clicking on the V tab.



Your V Matrix starts with 11 empty slots. There are also 7 locked slots, but there is currently no info on the method used to unlock them.
It is also apparent that you can have more than 18 slots in total as there are arrows indicating "slot pages".

In your V Matrix, you can see different tabs for "Show All", "Skill Core", "Enhance Core" and "Special Core" for easier browsing.
You can even enter a name in the search box to search a specific core. On the right side of the matrix you can see information on what cores you have equipped and their descriptions along with how many V Core pieces you have.

I previously mentioned that you can recieve cores by opening the Core Gemstones that are obtained through the battlefield and other game content. However, that's not all! You can upgrade your cores which I will explain further below.
The enhance skills from the Enhance Cores have a maximum level of 100. The skill they grant boosts the final damage by 3% per level: 3% at level 1 and 300% at level 100.
V Cores, which grant entirely new skills from the Skill Cores have a maximum level of 50.
Special Cores have a maximum level of 1. The skills they grant have a variety of effects.



As previously mentioned, you can upgrade your cores by combining them with cores of the same type. This can be done at the V Core Master NPC in the first area of continent of Arcane River.
After talking to the NPC and selecting the upgrade/craft V Core option, your V Matrix will appear on screen.



I have a lot of cores in my matrix since Core Gemstones are given free for testing purposes. From the image above you can see that I have duplicate cores of the Rolling Curve (Rolling Cross in GMS) skill of Zero.
Since this skill is from a previous advancement, this means that I can enhance it.



If you right-click a core, you will see an option to enhance it. When you select the option, a new window will appear where you can see your duplicates of that core. Combine the secondary core into the primary core and the primary core will gain some EXP. This process is time consuming since the cores you acquire from gemstones are determined by RNG. The V Update trailer from the private showcase mentioned "choose, combine and enhance" during the V Matrix Segment, and there is room left for one more option below the enhance option seen in the image above. This is probably where the combine option will go; it will presumably be used to get rid of the clutter and cores that are unusable for your class.



I have used enough duplicate cores for my Zero skill and enhanced it to Lv2. You can see in the tooltip that it says it increases your final damage of that specific skill by 6%. You can do this for both the Skill Cores and Enhance Cores. The Special Cores have a maximum level of 1.

To conclude my post, there is a possibility that we will see new V skills in the near future. The V Matrix is a system that will involve a time investment to get and enhance the cores you want to their fullest potential.

Bonus:



Decent skills can be obtained from Core Gemstones.

Hopefully this has cleared up some doubts and questions.

[Justin]

Okay, that does clear up quite a bit - I like the system a lot! Though I believe having the ability to add 3 HUNDRED % final damage to skills is just way too much. That's an insane amount of power creep...

[fodjgngf]

Well if you can get decent skills from cores then it's time to replace decent SE nebs and SI potentials.