Add more grinding options for lvls 30-70

we should have a rule where selling a map is prohibited. i think thats like one of the things about ML that is dumb

 

I am a bit over 2 months in to playing here and when I was in the level range for ghost ship, I was able to get it almost every day. This may just be my timezone though. I do think that map limitations prevent new players from leveling. Any good map is filled with leechers. Leeching seems to be the main form of leveling which is kind of sad. But to wash you can't grind yourself very easily. Adding more maps I feel will still end up full of people leeching/selling leech on those maps. I think having level limitations on who can enter would be a good way to encourage grinding over leech.

 

Questing is also another way of levelling in ML within this range. It allows you to explore different maps, which is another fun way as well.

 

THAT'S RIGHT. You found the right way to play this game.

Be a good friend, and give your irl friends free leech. LOL.
Or just let someone draw the short straw and play a mage to leech everyone else.

 

There is some weird obsession with lower levels and 'optimal' grinding spots because of guides. If it takes you 5 minutes to find a GS2 map over a GS1 map, you've already lost out on the bonus exp advantage. There are tons of viable grind maps for the lower levels... 1% at lvl 50 literally takes 20 seconds. The difference between the maps isn't going to make a huge difference.

 

Why can't you just PQ with your friends? You can PQ all the way to level 85 or so. HPQ -> KPQ -> Follow nise's quest guide to 35 ->LPQ ->OPQ / PPQ / EPQ -> MPQ

 

I 100% agree with this. I never touched GS, from the very start I started going though the normal quests. Not only is it fun but it takes you all over the maple world and gives some decent experience.

I did KPQ but no other PQ.

By time I got to level 70 I had quite a lot of meso so I got leeched up to level 120 then after that I went back to quests and exploring. If you want to just level as quick as possible then buy leech, if you want to play the game then go explore After all it's your story...

 

All I really do is grind in the 30-70 range because I always lose interest in chars before level 70.

I definitely can't say I share the sentiment of it being hard for people to get through these levels. There's tonnes of unexplored grinding maps that are left to rot because people just want the optimal grind path. As mentioned before, this often times works out to be counterproductive because so much time is spent waiting for maps that people could've done 5 levels in another map while waiting to get 10% faster EPH in some optimal map.

An example I keep bringing up is the map left of Mu Lung, for melee attackers and mages this map provides absolutely terrific exp between lvl 35-50, yet I've only really seen one or two persons there in my years of playing ML.

Questing and PQing is also super viable and (for some) a fun way to break the monotonous grind.

 

It's already been said, but Mu Lung is a great alternative in the lower levels. So is Taipei 101 if you're strong enough. Windraiders are another option, especially if you party train. Ghost ship isn't even the best exp from lvls 60+.

 

Kid mannes I got 3.2m epm 5 with basket, accuracy gear and other crap at level 61 on my fighter around 4 months ago

 

30 - 35 Ariant Quests, Royal Cactus, Teddies
35 - 40 Teddies, Chronos
40 - 45 Teddies, Chronos, Straw Target Dummies, Omega Sector monsters
45 - 50 Straw Target Dummies, Elin Quests, Omega Sector quests / monsters
50 - 55 Star Target Dummies, Roids
55 - 60 Roids
60 - 70 Roids, Voodoos, Windraiders

 

You can try fancy amplifiers, i recall having 3.5m eph or sth along those lines.

It might be more suitable for ranged though, since the map is rather large.

What is GS eph anyway?

 

When I said 4 months ago I meant after aggro nerf.

To spell it out for you. I got 3.2m epm 5 on mannes after aggro nerf and before the recent buff to spawns last patch.