Islander Mini Meta Guide

Islander Mini Meta Guide
Part 1 of 2: Background Info & Preface

KoKoSnuggles here, in March 2021!
Sitting at level 47 for the moment, wondering about how I got here in the first place. Pure DEX.



Maple Islander Stats:

Spoiler: Ran out of luck in Amherst, Maple Island

Origin of Islanders on Server Since Beginning ~2015:
https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/islander-community-thread.5922/

Islander Job Rankings:
https://maplelegends.com/ranking/islander




About Islander Levels vs Off-Island Levels:
- Islander @ 20 is similar to Islander Job Advancement
Mai's Repeatable Random Hair/Eyes Quest Available:

By: Chris

https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/islander-hair-eye-quest-guide-not-satisfied.42748/

https://maplelegends.com/lib/quest?id=30035

Note: Pick either Hair/Face reward ONLY!!
- Picking 3k EXP as reward is bad, since it only takes 10-15min to farm Pigs for 3k EXP


- Islander @ 30 is similar to leeched level 70 Off-Island (smega shoutout, congrats!)
- Islander @ 70 is similar to level 200 Off-Island (smega shoutout, congrats!)
- Islander @ +70 is similar to going OVER 9000


Please Refer to The MapleLegends Experience Table Below:
https://maplelegends.com/lib/exptable
Level 20 = 77,625 total experience points
Level 30 = 548,637 total experience points
Level 70 = 31,545,355 total experience points

Pigs = 30 experience points per kill
https://maplelegends.com/lib/all?search=pig

Best Experience on Maple Island:
- Rainbow Street: Hunting Grounds Middle of the Forest II
https://maplelegends.com/lib/map?id=1000006

Pig Experience Converted to Number of Pigs Killed:
2,587.5 pigs killed by lvl20 = 77,625 exp @ lvl20 / 30 exp / pig
18,287.9 pigs killed by lvl30 = 548,637 exp @ lvl30 / 30 exp / pig
1,051,511.833 pigs killed by lvl70 = 31,545,355 exp @ lvl70 / 30 exp / pig

- It's feasible to kill 2,587.5 pigs as a daily grind session (how? ...in Part 2).
-- go from lvl1-70 in ~407 IRL days


Basics of Islanders Leveling Up:
1hit = 1kill OJ Mushrooms 100% @ 83 minimum attack
1hit = 1kill Pigs 100% @ 78 minimum attack
- why is 83 minimum attack to 1 hit = 1 kill all Maple Island monsters 100% ?
-- Pigs(75hp) and OJ Mushrooms(80hp) both monsters have 3 Defense

Avoid/Mobs Miss for Islanders:
LUK = 290 to 300 range @ 80% rate for all Island mobs to Miss.

By: deer

https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/odd-jobs-community-thread.36495/page-11

https://codeberg.org/deer/rangifer_...6/README.md#dodging-snails-avoiding-mushrooms



How Fast to Get to Level 30:
- On average about 5-6 days IRL without power leveling
- With power leveling = 3-5 days IRL
(WARNING: serious burnout! if in 3 days)
- I had to take a mini break as shown in the spoiler

Power leveling to level 30 Alt Islander for Example:





Best Common Equips and Items for Islander Leveling:
Any Armors:
30 total defense = 1dmg from all Maple Island monsters

Speed Gear:
- Kill Orange Mushroom @ Rainbow Street: Dangerous Forest
https://maplelegends.com/lib/all?search=Dangerous+Forest
https://maplelegends.com/lib/all?search=orange+mushroom
- White Gomushin +3 speed @ lvl11
https://maplelegends.com/lib/equip?id=1072004
- Scroll for Shoes for Jump 10%
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2040705

Best Weapons:
- Kill Slime @ Rainbow Street: Hunting Ground Middle of the Forest I
https://maplelegends.com/lib/all?search=Hunting+Ground+Middle+of+the+Forest+I
https://maplelegends.com/lib/all?search=slime
- Gold Surfboard (Fast 5) +6 jump @ lvl15
https://maplelegends.com/lib/equip?id=1442029

- Fruit Knife (Faster 3) @ lvl8 + Three Shells Skill (maxed)
https://maplelegends.com/lib/equip?id=1332007

Pet Equip:
- Any pet equip & re-roll new equips until +10 or more
- Scroll for Pet Equip. for Speed 100%, 60%, and 10%
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2048000
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2048001
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2048002
- HOW?
-- Use Off-Island Alt Character:
1. buy and scroll for speed your cash shop pet equip
2. put the pet + pet equip back into cash shop inventory
3. use cash shop with Islander to take out pet + pet equip

Use Items:
- Warrior Potion +5att @ 3minutes
- Speed Potion +8spd @ 3minutes
-- myo myo the traveling salesman
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2002004
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2002001

Vote Cash Use Items:
- Myo Myo the Traveling Salesman immediately open npc shop list dialogue (be prepared to buy/sell stuff)
- Soccer Fever +20spd +10jump @ 10minutes
- Hearty Party Bear +12att @ 10minutes (patched)
https://maplelegends.com/lib/cash?id=5450000
https://maplelegends.com/lib/cash?id=5121002
https://maplelegends.com/lib/cash?id=5122000
https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/anniversary-patch-notes-may-22-2020.30697/

- Double Weather Activation: +20spd, +10jump, +12att @ 9.5minutes
-- (2nd activation of weather needs: 1st weather's 30second effect to end)
-- (change channel to fast-end 1st weather's effect)




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Islander Mini Meta Guide
Part 2 of 2: Setup, Tests, & Results


For all intent and purposes Let: 1hit = 1kill
(Use: Hearty Party Bear +12att @ 10 minutes)
-- cash shop: weather
https://maplelegends.com/lib/cash?id=5122000
https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/anniversary-patch-notes-may-22-2020.30697/

-- using the hearty party bear weather due to being Pure DEX
-- need more damage output with minimum attack of fruit knife.

Calculation Variables:
Equips and Item Usages
(Use: @epm 5)
(Use: Gold Surfboard +6jump & Fruit Knife)
(Use: White Gomushin +5speed +10jump)
(Use: Pet Equip +12speed)
(Use: Speed Potion +8speed @ 3 minutes)
-- myo myo the traveling salesman
https://maplelegends.com/lib/cash?id=5450000
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2002001
(use: Chocolate Basket Max Stats @ 1hour)
-- valentines event use item + bonus experience booster --> for meta testing only !!
https://maplelegends.com/lib/use?id=2020024


!! All Calculations of EPH and EPM below are affected by +10% Event Bonus Experience !!
Event Bonus:
Rainbow Street: Hunting Ground Middle of the Forest II
- all monsters gives more experience
10% Exp Bonus
Pigs x15 = . . . . 30 +2bonus
Red Snails x5 = 16 +1bonus
Spores x3 =. . . 10 +1bonus
Blue Snails x2 = 8, no bonus given

-- If map-wipe, but not the 2 spores above the door, then the total bonus exp = 36exp per 1x map-wipe
-- If 5x map-wipe in 5minutes, then the total event bonus is roughly =~ 180exp
!! All Calculations of EPH and EPM below are affected by +10% Event Bonus Experience !!

Spoiler: Meta Tests

Run Route of Rainbow Street: Hunting Ground Middle of the Forest II


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Fast 5 Attack Speed @ Total Speed of (100+6jump) vs (125+16jump) vs max stats EPH:
Gold Surfboard Experience Rates
Gold Surfboard (100 speed & 106 jump):
@epm 5 = 57,600 EPH & 960 EPM

Gold Surfboard (125 speed & 116 jump):
@epm 5 = 60,840 EPH & 1,014 EPM (Special Guest: Dead Tutumi)

Gold Surfboard (max speed & jump):
@epm 5 = 66,300 EPH & 1,105 EPM



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Faster 3 Attack Speed @ Total Speed of 100 vs (125+10jump) vs max stats EPH:
Fruit Knife + Three Snail Experience Rates
Fruit Knife + Three Snail (100 speed & 100 jump):
@epm 5 = 51,780 EPH & 863 EPM

Fruit Knife + Three Snail (125 speed & 110 jump):
@epm 5 = 57,660 EPH & 961 EPM

Fruit Knife + Three Snail (max speed & jump):
@epm 5 = 69,180 EPH & 1,153 EPM

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Side By Side Comparison:
Gold Surfboard vs Fruit Knife + Three Shells for EPH & EPM
- 100 speed:
Gold Surfboard @ 106 jump . . . . . @epm 5 = 57,600 EPH & 960 EPM
Fruit Knife + Three Shells @ 0 jump @epm 5 = 51,780 EPH & 863 EPM

- 125 speed:
Gold Surfboard @ 116 jump . . . . . . . @epm 5 = 60,840 EPH & 1,014 EPM
Fruit Knife + Three Shells @ 110 jump @epm 5 = 57,660 EPH & 961 EPM

- max speed & jump:
Gold Surfboard . . . . . . . @epm 5 = 66,300 EPH & 1,105 EPM
Fruit Knife + Three Shells @epm 5 = 69,180 EPH & 1,153 EPM



Conclusion of Results:
- Fruit Knife + Three Shells is better than Gold Surfboard, only when all stats are equal
- Gold Surfboard is best over all, since longer reach (especially for slopes), and +6 jump

- Speed + Jump stats makes a difference in overall EPH, although not significant
-- Why?
-- Maple Island's Commonly Available Equips + Use Items boosts to nearly max stats, and negates the marginal EPH differences between the two weapons:

Spoiler: Near Max Stats

(Special Guest: Peep)

Daily Grind Session lvl1-70:
1. Kill 2,587.5 pigs == 77,625 experience points =~ +1.4hours worth of EPH per day @ 125 total speed
-- Go from lvl1-70 in ~407 IRL days

2. ~+2.7hours worth of EPH per day @ 125 total speed =~ 203.5 IRL days
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Islander Mini Meta Guide

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Nope… sadly not yet.

Although you’re welcome to vote YES for Storage on Maple Island.

https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/a-second-look-storage-on-maple-island.38350/

 

I also went into detail on how int gear wont change meta of washing nor meta of islanding:

https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/a-second-look-storage-on-maple-island.38350/

 

I think it’s really cool to have played maple at different points of its game span throughout the years.

I for one, have played in a time when MTS was around 2003-2012, and also allowed trading on the island. This was the big green Market(called Trade) Button, which also allowed islanders.

So technically… allowing the Free Market button for islanders like the good ol’days would be relatively the same as having Storage, except with Storage mules instead. So nothing to do with NX/Donor/Vote Cash.

Neckson eventually removed it after Big Bang in 2012 due to NX exploits. Which of course there’s no exploits if it’s only Free Market, also there’s no pay2win.

Just Free Market now.

Spoiler

https://forums.mapletip.com/index.php?/topic/120166-a-bright-new-day-for-maplestory-d/

This was a post from a random mapler from back in the day:

https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/storage-on-maple-island.36458/

Of course I also agree with you that the island’s native mob drops are pretty cool, and adheres to the aesthetic nostalgia for the most part.