What. This is prolly nothing to all you billionaires out there, but I think this is the first time I've ever made so much money in like... ever. I think I had like 1mil or so way back when on Loki (or did I spend it all on cute headgears?), but that was the result of several months of hard work, whereas I basically made the same amount in a few days worth of game time. It's really amazing how much knowledge matters in the game... I think the added irony is that I always leveled my Thief at Poison Spores back then, yet sold all the spores I got to the NPC. Granted, I forgot whether trans classes were in back then, but the bots weren't there because of the exp, right...?

BTW, I'm not sure why I stuck Mae behind a wall... I think my instincts as a shy kid were acting up, and I just ran for whatever lonely corner I saw. Whatever the case, it makes for a pretty bad screenshot!

Also, I feel so triumphant about this that I've decided to change my avatar here into a more appropriate one. Sadly I don't know who to credit for it since I collected it a long time ago, but props to anyone who recognizes the character!

Anyway, I decided to make yet another character. Not really for the novice pots (having an Aco drastically reduces the need for them), but for another moneymaking character. As much as I adore Mae, he's not that great of a fighter yet (even though he's going to be an AGI battlemerch) and it just felt more efficient to have him vend while another character hunted. The fact that I'm not going to play my Archer without my friend only solidified this decision, so I introduce you to...


Lil' Miss Miria Iraen, doing her best at the Thief Job Change Quest. Also, I think my heart jumped when that Spore came close. Considering how every other monster in that dungeon is aggressive, the last thing I needed was an aggressive Spore...

BTW, if you played on Loki like 5 or 6 years ago and saw a Rogue named Miria with that hairstyle... that was me! :D I think she had a Back Ribbon back then, it looked pretty good on her. Maybe I can make one for her again if I ever get fabulously wealthy.

Anyway, Miria got to Thief after a while and I was feeling awesome then so I gave another Novice my spare mushrooms, which made me feel awesomer! Doing good deeds is the best and I don't care how cheesy I sound when I say it! :D

After getting her to Thief, I decided to go buy only the awesomest NPC gears I could get! Originally I was going to be a cheapskate by sharing stuff between my two fighters and not buying anything for my Aco, but vending left me with around 1mil, which was more than enough. Cue gigantic trip around the RO world, from Geffen for bgems (1k is nothing! Nothing at all!) to Morroc for the super awesome Damascus to Alberta for even more super awesome axes. BTW, while I was in Alberta, I ended up accidentally activating the Merchant Training Quest and sending myself back to Pront... It was really annoying, had to warp/walk all the way back again. Anyway, after a long while...


That's right, I was triple-clienting! It was a bit clunky, but oh well. Managed to trade around items anyway, though I realize now I need to get Miria some fashionable headgear. Mae has his bandana, Liadan has her circlet, and Isaac's being a rebel by not wearing any headgear at all, so obviously Miria needs to look fancy! I was thinking about getting her Goggles or something, but those are apparently all the way in Hugel, so...

Anyway, spent the rest of the afternoon leveling Miria on Spores until she could use her Damascus and leveling Mae on Mukas until he could use his Two-Handed Axe. Spores were easy of course, but the Muka map is definitely more unforgiving between Steel Chonchons, Metallers, and Hunter Fly. Apparently I thought I was invincible and thought I could take the former two, only to die in two hits to the Metaller. I can sorta take Steel Chonchons, but it's an unpleasant, uphill battle full of Heals and Novice Potion spamming. Died the first time I tried because they just didn't stop spawning, ugh.

Liadan was there both times, of course; she's just too helpful with buffs, and she's best suited for traveling considering she can teleport, warp, and increase her movement speed. The way I've got things planned out, I'm basically going to use her to ferry my characters and items wherever they need to go. Only downside to this is that I'm not really conserving bgems, but oh well.

My goals right now are simply to max Overcharge and then Pushcart on my Merch and max Improve Dodge on my Thief. Since my Aco's leveling with both of them and adjusting exp share conditions when needed, I'm not too worried about her. What I am worried about is what to do after that; I might have a short-term plan for skills and stuff, but I'm really unsure about long-term stuff. For example, what should I be aiming to buy with the current money I'm getting? I know I eventually want an Undershirt-Pantie combo since all my fighters are AGI-based, but I feel like I should be aiming for elemental weapons or something. At the same time though, I feel like I switch leveling areas too much for specific weapons, but maybe that's the problem? Maybe I need to establish more permanent leveling spots when my characters get strong enough...

Of course, they're pretty low-leveled right now. Not including Isaac, who's at base 18 and will be until my friend comes back, they're around base 30 or so. I think my fighters are fine where they are right now, but when the exp slows down, I'm not sure where to go. I was thinking Wolves but that map feels insanely crowded, even more so than Mukas where there are thief bots on every corner. Maybe it's time for exp quests? Creamies are around my level but the map they're in is incredibly inconvenient... and Cocos and Caramels seem a bit too much for me right now. Anyone more experienced in this have any ideas?

Wow, this entry turned out a whole lot longer than I thought it'd be! Prolly because I ramble too much though, and just let everything out of my mind all at once xD Oh well! If any readers get this far though, I'll be honestly surprised! It must be tough wading through all this stuff, so I'll give you the gift of a hopefully shorter entry next time.

You also get a bonus screenshot even though that just makes this entry longer!


I think I mentioned how crowded the Muka map was, so imagine my surprise when I found all these! The best part about it was that I managed to get all of them before anyone else came.