Update Map monster changes: 10/04/2020

FoG buffs, what a time for young warriors to be alive.

 

Hi, could you specify by how much these increases are? Also, considering how Lucida's in Orbis aren't really useful anymore, is there a chance they get an update in the future?

 

Can't wait to test it as an alternative to the crowded GS!

 

Sick buffs for new pages and white knights

Thinking of making a new paladin with how fun this seems

 

damn they found my grinding spot in mu lung

 

nice changes, when am i gonna get back my lost items tho

 

i love the buffs <3

 

Amazing buff to straw trarget dummies. Didn't expect it. Thank you.

 

This has always been a viable option. Now it might even be better than gs for warriors

 

Yeah when I trained my warrior I was always a huge fan of FoG over GS2. The GFA and equip drops really helped boost my funds, and you never had to fight for a map.

 

Maybe an idea to.upgrade skeles and upgrade himes

 

Did you read the thread? Himes was buffed.

 

I'd like to see the Cave of Pain to get a buff in the future. Also each of the Corridors in the Crimsonwood Keep, but we shall see.

 

Have jr. Newts really been buffed? I checked it out today and it feels exactly the same. On the flip side, the jr. Newts map to the right of it seems to have had an increase of max spawned but not an increase in spawn rate.

 

Out of all the changes here, I think the big winners are STDs, FoG, CDs and Vikerola. Vikerola in particularly is actually a pretty nice leeching spot now too; I was able to get someone 8.7m eph on split leech for something that's 3 levels earlier than ulu 1 and easier to OHKO (Vikerolas have only 36k HP compared to Veetron's 42k). Mannes are probably also more OK for mobbing classes now, though they're not really gonna be top choices when CDs are basically right next door so it's probably mostly an improvement for hermits. I don't really think much of the other places; Master Robo map is complete garbage and the Deep Ludi maps are also way too big to be used effectively by one or two characters, and newtie "buff" might as well not exist because it doesn't increase the number of spawn spots, so the maximum spawn increase is meaningless.

There are some maps I'd really like to see buffs like these to in the future. Forest of Dead Tree I-IV in El Nath and Camp 1 in Perion extension maps would make really nice alternatives for the swarms of clerics who can't find a spot on the ghost ship, and there are a few maps that could potentially divert traffic away from ulu 2 - Dangerous Sea Gorge 2 (squids), Ghost Cave 5 (giving the Strong Stone Goblins a proper drop table would help a lot, too), Red Wyvern's Nest and Blue Wyvern's Nest. Ghost Ship and Ulu 2 are the most hotly contested maps in the game right now, so I think potential alternatives to them would be the most beneficial maps to buff in the immediate future.

 

Deep Ludi maps could be good if you get a party for it. On my I/L Mage I was getting pretty good EXP on Spirit Vikings, but I can't clear the map solo in a reasonable time frame. I reckon it would pretty good EXP with a Priest and another mage though, and I plan to revisit Deep Ludi in 4th job.