Thursday, August 18, 2011

Review on Ultimate Explorer

So the big patch came around yesterday and as I had told my friends..... I wouldn't be around for it. Though most of my friends had a problem trying to get in yesterday due to the server being so unstable after the patch XD. Even so, a few maplers had the chance to actually enter Maple and go on in either making a UE (Ultimate Explorer), going to Von Leon Castle, wondering how to work the new Guild System or just exploring around Chryse, a new town above Orbis XD

Now regarding UE.... I would say that it's a good job to make if you have the time....

However, being a UE has its own respective drawbacks. As people have worried, or are excited about, UEs are rather overpowered. And at this point, people would be worried about getting Ks-ed a lot in the field. Since Ultimate Explorers inherit a "parent" skill that is pretty much a mobbing skill, they would gain the upperhand in Ks-ing innocent people. People these days -.-
The Awakening of Cygnus Knights


The legion of the Knights are bestowed upon a new power by the Empress after realizing that the evil forces are back.The Knights of Cygnus will be granted new skills as well as a new alliance!


New powers for Knights of Cygnus


Upon reaching level 120, Knights of Cygnus will be able to obtain 2 new skills from Queen Cygnus.

image Empress’s Shout: Permanently increases Max HP and Max MP significantly.
image Empress’s Prayer: Increases Attack and Magic Attack for 2 hours and allows you to take on monsters of higher level.

1. Travel to Erev and speak with Queen Cygnus.
2. Complete the quest “Empress’s Grace” given by the Queen Cygnus.


Empress’s Blessing


All the characters in the same account will received a passive buff based on the level of your Knights of Cygnus.

For every 5 levels your Knights of Cygnus character gains, all the characters within the same account will have their Attack, Magic Attack, Accuracy, and Avoidability +1.

I do not protest any of the benefits that the Ultimate Explorer gains along the way, but Nexon should really consider the attitudes of some characters these days that result in public unrest. By public I mean only in Maple :P. People willing to take IN GAME matters into REAL LIFE situations is kinda..... childish don't you think? I mean, Maple is just a game, whether or not if you want to spend your money on a game, then so be it. But must matters within a game be taken to the streets?

Don't worry and be happy like this Tomato here :3


My review on Ultimate Explorer will be too long to contain within one post and will probably end up taking up two posts. And that won't include the other new content in Maple, like Chryse.

Note:

Empress’s Blessing does not stack with Blessing of the Fairy. The character will receive buff from whichever skill is the highest level.


Bonus EXP

Whenever a Cygnus Knight leveled up, a bonus of 10% EXP is given.

Eg.
Character A (level 10) has gained a level and becomes level 11. A 10% EXP of level 11 will be given to Character A.

A New Alliance


Due to the alliance forged between Knights of Cygnus and Explorers, the Explorers are able to gain benefits from the Empress’ power.


Empress’s Might


This is a skill available to all Explorer at level 70. In order to receive the quest to obtain Empress’s Might, you must have a level 120 Knights of Cygnus.


imageEmpress’s Might: A passive skill that allows your character to equip item up to 10 levels of your current level.


How to receive it? 1. A quest will appear as a light bulb on the character’s head at level 70.
2. Complete the quest given by your 1st job instructor.
3. Travel to Erev and speak with the Queen Cygnus to obtain the skill. 


Note:
The character must still meet the stats requirements of the item to equip it.

Knight of Cygnus Skills



The main advantage of the alliance is the ability to tap on the power of the Cygnus knights. They are now able to learn the attacking skills that the Knights of Cygnus wields!


image Warriors - Mihile’s Soul Driver
image Magicians - Oz’s Flame Gear
image Bowmen - Irena’s Wind Piercing
image Thieves - Eckhart’s Vampire
image Pirates - Hawkeye’s Shark Wave

1. Character level must be level 70 and have completed 3rd job advancement.
2. Character must have already obtained the skill Empress’ Might.
3. Travel to Erev and speak with the instructor that represents your class.
4. Complete the quest given by the instructor to gain the skills.


Note:
The skills can be raise after achieving every 10 levels and completing the quest.

As I said, the benefits that an Ultimate Explorer gains will be much much more than probably all the other Job classes combined together. Except for the jobs that offered things like the Lirin Ring, Evan Glasses and Resistance Ring XD. I'm not mentioning the Dual Blade Mask because it's untradable even if you use Scissors of Karma.

Now regarding the Empress' Might, I would like to refer to it as Free Seal :P It's like the Supremacy Seal inside Cash Shop :P. This would be good in equip-ing equipments 10 levels above you, which means a UE Paladin can use a Reverse Ballanche at level 110 and level it up quickly @.@ . Can't wait for Chaos though, The Santuary animation looks awesome.

Gif image taken from Spadow's Blog :P This motivates me to make a UE Paladin :P Just for the skill animation because it looks awesome XD. Seriously imagine driving down the highway and that thing appears behind you XD.

The Ultimate Explorer


In order to stop the Black Mage, Cygnus Knights have entrusted all of their strengths and hope to a new generation of Explorer. An Ultimate Explorer is the successor of the Knights of Cygnus, they inherit the powers and duty of their predecessor.


How to create an Ultimate Explorer?


Knights of Cygnus character who have achieved level 120 and have completed the “Empress’s Grace” quest are able to create an Ultimate Explorer now!

1. Achieved level 120 and complete the “Empress’s Grace” quest.
2. Speak with Queen Cygnus in Erev.
3. Choose your desire In-game Name, class, Face, and Hair.


Note:
1. Your account MUST have an empty slot.
2. One account can only create an Ultimate Explorer ONCE.
3. You will NOT be able to create another Ultimate Explorer again if you deleted the first Ultimate Explorer.


Starting off as an Ultimate Explorer


- Ultimate Explorer character will start with level 50, and has the skills of both Explorer and Knights of Cygnus.
- Ultimate Explorer will inherit the predecessor’s gender and skin color.
- They will share the same cash shop wardrobe with regular Explorer class.


Ultimate Power awaits the new Explorer


Ultimate Explorer surpasses their predecessor and is stronger! They are been bestow upon exclusive Knights of Cygnus skills by the Queen Cygnus. Depending on the class of your Ultimate Explorer, you will receive one of the skills below:


image Warriors - Mihile’s Soul Driver
image Magicians - Oz’s Flame Gear
image Bowmen - Irena’s Wind Piercing
image Thieves - Eckhart’s Vampire
image Pirates - Hawkeye’s Shark Wave



Note:
The skill will automatically level up each time your Ultimate Explorer gains 10 levels. The max level for the skills is 5

imageEmpress’s Might: A passive skill that allows your character to equip item up to 10 levels of your current level.


Empress’ Equipment


Not only will the Ultimate Explorer received a new power, they will be given a set of Empress’ equipment to aid them in their mission. As soon as Ultimate Explorer is created, they will receive a set of equipment and a successor medal. The set consist of:


Empress’s Fine Set level 60
- Empress’s Fine Hat
- Empress’s Fine Gloves
- Empress’s Fine Shoes
- Empress’s Fine Robe
- Empress’s Fine Weapon (Job specific weapon)


Empress’s Brilliant Set level 80
- Empress’s Brilliant Hat
- Empress’s Brilliant Gloves
- Empress’s Brilliant Shoes
- Empress’s Brilliant Robe
- Empress’s Brilliant Weapon (Job specific weapon)


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Successor Medal

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I find the equipment provided quite satisfying. Although the number of people creating UEs will be high, I doubt many will maintain their characters for long and eventually go back to their original characters and go online their UE when they're bored XD

The next post will be regarding the Von Leon Patch!

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