Damage

Damage is the number of hitpoints you deal to the enemy. Higher the attack, easier it is to kill.

Apperances

Maplestory characters (like us) when attacking will see an orange color number appear above the enemy. If you do critical damage, it will show a puffed pink number even though sometimes this is still only 1 damage. Enemies damages are purple colored.

Dealing/Taking Damage

To deal damage, attack your enemies. However if monsters use a magic attack on you or touch you, you take damage as well. So better look at your HP and don't fool around unless you want to die.

Miss?

Missing is where you see a damage called miss. This only happens if a monster is higher and stronger than you or you have low accuracy. However, they could miss too (only if you are way higher than the monster, you get lucky or you have high avoidability).

Max Possible Damage

In MapleStory , There is a cap damage of one million ,no one can exceed 999999 damage value .

major patches of damage cap increase

In year 2008 , a patch is released to raise capped damage to 199999
In Big Bang Patch , Damage capped multipied by 10, with a raise of damage cap from 99999 to 999999

Damage Reflect

This is a buff casted by mobs and bosses to make killing difficult, just like a monster's power guard. Whatever damage you do to the monster or boss will be return back to you , if you do 10k on the boss, you will take 10k damage. It Stronly encouraged to look out for the icon for damage reflect .( summoned attackers like ifrit and bahmmut are not affected by damage reflect.

Damage Over Time

There is this attribute called DOT in MapleStory , where monsters take damage repeatedly after the skill is casted , usually this type of damage is done by Fire/poison , 4th job theives , Flame Wizards , Night Walkers .

Extreme HP and MP attack

Some bosses like Manon , Griffey , Zakum and etc. are capbable of reducing HP and MP to 1 regardless of the damage done by them.