Last month's blogpost has aged like milk. But in this case, that's a good thing.
After asking around I found a Maple Points supplier. It's not easy to find one in EMS because it requires Maple Point vouchers to be gifted, and gifting items from the Cash Shop can only be done by paying. It's the only way as a trade-restricted player to get your hands on Maple Points in bulk, as we don't have access to the Meso Market. Suppliers in Luna are also in high demand, as many trade-restricted players* are competing for the few that are left.
That said, I'm planning to only exchange mesos for Maple Points until I either hit Level 285 or max out Sol Janus. The reason for that is because of the exorbitant pricing of Maple Points. You see, the mistake on my end was assuming that the pricing on Maple Points have remained stable and affordable as it has been for many years. But with many players moving to Reboot and the trade restrictions at play, the pricing for 60k Maple Points over the past few weeks has been at least 7.5 billion, and peaked at 9 billion (!) mesos two weeks ago. That's quite the monthly expense.
For reference, that amount can buy you Eternal gear or one of the commander accessories. 9 billion mesos a month isn't impossible for trade-restricted players, but without being able to sell high-value equipment and expiring vouchers you have to resort to dozens of hours of meso grinding. That isn't worth my time, plus the inevitable release of Maple Coin Exchanger is going to further increase the value of Maple Points. Without dynamic boss crystals and Potential revamp, progression in Luna is only going to get worse as inflation remains unchecked. Which is one of the reasons why I've been considering to replace my Amaterasu set with Eternal, but I'll save the explanation for a future blogpost.
Anyway, I hit Level 284 on the 3rd of this month and I'm expecting to hit Level 285 in early September. The Dreamer update has been incredibly generous with EXP rewards. The Guild Castle update from TMS look fantastic; I hope we'll see that soon here. That one is definitely going to help making Level 290 a possible milestone next year, alongside the release of Angler Company this Winter. Speaking of Guild Castle, I've recently maxed out the Cache of Greed skills!
Furthermore, I've hit Level 260 on my fourth Hyper Burning character yesterday. I initially planned to burn Viper, but seeing as how effortless it became I've decided to work on characters with the best Union effects instead. This time I picked Zero and I'm preparing Mercedes for the next season. Oh, and expect two High-Dex Hero videos soon.
Before I wrap up, a couple of other achievements of note: I've obtained all of the Pharaoh Treasure rewards and my shoes went to Legendary Additional Potential. I've also maxed out my Arteria symbol! But because I have to focus my mesos on Maple Points, I can't level up my symbols for now. And yes, I'm close to maxing out my Odium and Shangri-La symbols. Will I have these maxed out before I unlock Carcion's? Find out next episode, on Rayque's Blog...
That's it for today - I'll see you guys again next post!