Suggestion to Reduce Leech Dependency

So the problems in ML are complex and there is much discussion about washing, leeching, and class imbalance.

One of the problems that I rarely see addressed is the absolute disparity between certain classes ability to level efficiently. It's kind of just broadly accepted that mages are the fast leveling class, certain classes can level fast in certain areas and that bossing classes like Assassins are pretty much the bottom and must leech to stay competitive.

I feel like there is a simple solution for this and it's buffing the ability for some of these single target classes to find and level primarily through bossing.

My proposition is that certain area bosses like Mano, Mushmom, Jr Balrog, HH, etc get retuned to be exp farmable. What I mean by this is that there EXP and Spawn rate should be significantly increased to the point that its almost comparable to what any cleric can do in GS2 and then ofc to counter balance this we reduce the drop rate proportionately and likely increase hp slightly to retain challenge in these bosses.

 

Well let me try to be more explicit in my intentions. In Maplestory there are essentially 3 ways to level efficiently; PQ (which is dead at many levels), having a character that can hit 5+ mobs at one of the sweet spots in the game, and buying leech. I disagree that leech is only big at 105+, GS2 is like the most contested map in the game as far as I can tell and there are busy leech spots for lower levels and higher levels.

What I would like to do is add a 4th dynamic to the leveling system that just isnt represented and that is the single target farm for exp. I think the solution is to target the area bosses in the game like the ones I listed and more and do the following.

1. Increase spawn rate to be more in line with regular mobs, I'm saying instead of hours to 5-10 minutes.
2. Increase the amount of exp gained from this boss and combined with downtime mobbing make the exp similar to meta farming spots like GS2 or whatever is popular at said level equivalent.
3. Increase HP of certain bosses so that primarily single target characters actually have an advantage over multitarget classes that still have passable single target.
4. Reduce drop rates on bosses proportionate to increased spawn rates.

I got this idea from another thread talking about nerfing leeching spots or adding more channels and Kimmy said that she would rather buff alternate spots to balance traffic and was looking for suggestions.

I don't think this ruins class identity as others have implied, Bishop/AM leech will still be supreme, this will just be an alternate for solo players. Mages will still have the edge in every type of harvesting of resources, but a level 70 Hermit might be able to farm exp as efficiently as a level 55 Cleric at GS2.