HunterRicky's Claw Thief Guide

Introduction

Hi guys~! Thanks for choosing my guide to help you get the perfect claw thief for you. I am currently working on this guide so be patient, please. Don't mind spelling errors, I'm not the best one in English. If you spot them, feel free to edit them. If you want to add something new, please don't. If you have notes to add, also feel free to add them.

What to expect

You can expect the following in this guide:

1. The Road of a Claw Thief (Assassin) <<---- Finished

2. Equipment

3. Level ten, and then?

4. SP Builds (More than just the standards) <<----- Finished

5. Skills

6.Second Job (Assasin)

7. Skills

8.Third Job (Hermit)

9. Skills

10.Training Places

11.Throwing-weapons

History of versions

Ver. 0.2.4 November, 18th 2007

Changed The road of a Claw Thief into The road of a Beginner and completed it.

Ver. 0.2.3 November, 9th 2007

Added a part of the road of a Claw Thief and 1 FAQ

Ver. 0.2.2 October, 26th 2007.

Added a part of the road of a Claw Thief

Ver. 0.2.1 October, 19th 2007.

Finished my custom build. Added part of the road of a thief.

Ver. 0.2: October, 16th 2007.

Added SP Builds: Standard, Power First, Dark Sight Build and part of my custom build

Ver. 0.1: Release date: October, 3rd 2007.

Published Introduction, What to expect and FAQs.

FAQs

Q. What is an AP?

A. AP is an abbreviation for ‘ability point’. You can use them to increase the value of stats like strength (STR), dexterity (DEX), intelligence (INT), luck (LUK), health points (HP), and mana points (MP). You are awarded 5 ability points every time you level up. Most people do not spend their AP on the HP and MP as u will gain HP & MP after every level up (For more information, scroll down).

Q. What is an SP?

A. SP an abbreviation for "skill point". You can use these to increase the level of the skills. You will receive 1 SP when you got the job advancement at level 10. After this you will be rewarded 3 SP every time you level up.

Note: Example, if you are in your 2nd job adv. now, you should spend your SP in the 2nd job skil book rather than the 1st job (The same rule applies to the 3rd and 4th job).

Q. Is it smart to increase MaxHP and MaxMP with AP?

A. It is not smart to add AP to HP or MP because the increasment is negligible (especially in high levels), and LUK and DEX are more important.

Q. Why are dexterity (DEX) and luck (LUK) important for thieves?

A. Luck is very important because it increases their damage. The dexterity does not really help to increase your damage, but equipment has a value of dexterity you need to wear it. DEX also increases Just make sure you have just enough . No more, no less.

Q. What are DEXless thiefs?

A. Dexless thiefs only have 25 DEX for the job advancement. After this they only add SP in LUK. This way you'll have a lower acurracy, but higher damage. In this way, a level 40 Dexless can do the same damage as a level 70 dexed thief.

Q. Why aren't strength (STR) and intelligence (INT) important?

A. STR (Strength) and INT (Intelligence) is not required to wear thief equipment. Because of the low level of STR you will be weak at the first 15~20 levels.

The Road of a Beginner

Introduction

So, you want to be a Claw Thief. Well, First you have to make a character. Log in and pick the desired sever. If you want a quiet server, you may be choosing for Khani, Mardia or Kradia. If you want to have a more busy server so you have no problem getting items you want, you should choose Scania, Broa or Windia. Once you have chosen your server, click "Create a character" Fill in the desired character name and choose the desired clothing. You'll also see numbers below your character name. E.g.

STR 10

DEX 4

INT 5

LUK 6

You should keep clicking the dice until you have 4 in STR and INT, like this. x can be anything.

STR 4

DEX x

INT 4

LUK x

Congratulations~! You are now a level 1 beginner. LOL. Double-click to enter the server.

Training Ground

Yay, welcome to MapleStory. When you first enter Maple Island, you'll see Heena. Click on her. She'll ask you if you want to enter the training stage. This is extremely recommended if this is your first character in Maple Story. When you enter you see a lot of tv's which'll show you the jobs in Maple Story. Nothing special in the first map. The second map, however contains a lot of quests. See Maple Island Quests for more details. The most important quest here is ||Todd's How-to-Hunt||. You shouldn't leave this place until you are level 4 if you leave. If you are level 4 talk to Peter to exit the map. In the next map, click on the NPC to exit.

Maple Island

Now the real (he-erm) training starts. The monster can fight back now and you'll see a larger variety of monsters. In the first three maps you'll see Green Snail and Blue Snail. Kill these until you are level 6. If you want to you can do the quest of Maria, she'll give you a bandana or a skullcap as reward. If you think you are strong enough (something like level 8), go to Southperry and pay the captain of the boat 150 mesos. He'll take you to Victoria Island

Victoria Island

When you arrive, you'll be in Lith Harbour. You'll see a guy and a girl in a bunny suit. Ignore them for now. Continue to walk to the right and go through the portal. Train here until you are level 10.

Level 10, what then?

Remember that guy and the girl in the bunnysuit? Click the guy and choose please take me somewhere else. Then click kerning City.

--HunterRicky 09:19, 19 November 2007 (CST)