The newbies keep complaining that these OP pigs are killing them on Maple Island. They're the event pigs for the XMas event. Is there a way to remove them from the main roads? I understand their being there for the Islanders. But I'd imagine a fair amount of people quit when they're on the 5th map of the game, and die in 2 hits from some Pig walking along. So maybe just at least remove them from the main roads of Maple Island. EDIT: I just had to help someone who died, and then was trapped in Southperry because there were a bunch of pigs blocking the portal outside of Southperry. She just got stuck there, which I'm sure could be very frustrating for a newbie. EDIT2: I've confirmed that they are doing 37 damage, even on Snail Hunting Ground I, where the highest mob is a Green Snail.
Those pigs weren't even meant to be threatening anyways and they deal 1 damage to the vast majority of Maplers. Nerf their touch damage all the way to the bottom and call it a day?
Thanks for the feedback. I'll explain as simply as I can how the event pigs work. They don't have their own stats this year. They spawn after a certain amount of monsters have been killed on any given map, and they take on the stats of the monster that died. For example, if a Versal Pig spawns on the map just outside Southperry, it will take on the stats of a Stump, a Red Snail or an Orange Mushroom, depending on what was killed just before the pig spawned. The only attributes it won't take on are elemental attributes. However, if a Versal Pig spawned at Wolf Spiders, it would take on the stats of a Wolf Spider. This, at least, is how they theoretically work, and in practice, this is how I've seen them work in a variety of different maps and mobs. If they're working correctly, then they should be no more likely to kill a beginner than any other mob on Maple Island. If they've spawned from Orange Mushrooms, then that might explain why they're killing newbies. If they're not working this way, let us know, please?
Hey, when I was beginner in a map a versal pig hit me 30 - 32 dmg, what monster in maple island doest that damage?
These kind of arguments, unfortunately, don't really apply to new players who are deciding whether or not they want to give the game a chance. I hear constant complaints about these things, regardless of the ability to change channel. So either, newbies don't know how to change channel, or they're in every channel. There must be a glitch in the code, then, because I just checked on a new character, and I got hit for 37 by a pig in Snail Hunting Ground III, and the only mobs in that map are Green Snails and Blue Snails. With 75 MaxHP, that 37 damage is pretty detrimental, especially since those pigs are so fast, and players are still learning how to jump on ropes. I've seen these pigs do 30+ damage in the Split Road, as well, so it's not just a glitch in one map. This issue is a huge problem for mages, since they're just trying to down mobs with 1s and 2s, all the while trying to avoid some pig flying by. And I think telling the newbies to change channel whenever they see a pig is kinda harsh, and not exactly ideal. EDIT: They're also impossible for me to hit, which isn't exactly reflecting the stats of a Blue Snail. EDIT2: My lvl 18 Islander missed about 4 times, then hit it for 48 and killed it in 1 shot. This was on Snail Hunting Ground I, the first map of MapleStory. It seems that their HP is low, but their other stats are a bit warped.
Yea even on map 1 they hit for about 37dmg at the moment kat, so they are not working as you think they are on maple island....RIP so many mules f4
Thanks @FernandoGB @Gossamer and @LonelyCloud - I just checked and you are absolutely correct. There are Versal Pigs on a map which should only spawn Snails/Blue Snails and they hit my level 1 newbie for 37-39 damage: This is how much damage a Snail does on a level 1 (Blue snails do the same damage): This is how much damage a Versal Pig does on the same level 1 character on the same map: Unsurprisingly, my newbie ended up dying a few seconds later and got warped to Southperry. Fortunately, I have an Islander, so was able to rescue him by giving him a few red pots from my Islander. However, if I was someone who had just started MapleRoyals I'd be in a bit of a mess and wouldn't know what to do except hope that some helpful Islander or higher level newbie could kindly give me some potions or help me kill stuff to level up. For what it's worth, these pigs do far more damage than an orange mushroom, which only hits 12 on my level 1.
