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In Response to KMST March 13 Starforce Improvement

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edited March 2025 in Suggestions, Feedback, and Requests
These will be things to further add to the starforce improvements currently on the KMST (Korea MapleStory Test Server) to create an even better experience and for GMS Heroic Worlds.

~ Destruction changed to instead of resetting the equipment to 12 stars will instead reduce the star force by -5 stars from where it was at, example you destroy the item at 21 to 22 stars attempt (21 stars item) it will drop down to 16 stars instead of to 12 stars.
- The item still needs to be repaired in order to continue to use and starforce on the item.

~ For Heroic Worlds, add in an additional option to repair destroyed equipment through a choice of either sacrificing the same equipment to repair the item which is the current system OR can choose to pay a mesos fee to repair the item based on the equipment's level as if you used the same equipment to do it.

Example mesos fees for repairing if used the mesos option to repair:
- Level 250+: 10 billion mesos
- Level 200+: 5 billion mesos (this matches the cost to buy the droplets with mesos for Arcane Umbra armour pieces)
- Level 160+: 1 billion mesos
- Level 150+: 500 million mesos
- Level 140+: 250 million mesos
- Level 130+: 50 million mesos
- Level 120 and below: Free!

This will make it where players will more likely try to pursue higher starforce otherwise the system will be to much of a hassle and you will see players cap out at 25 stars with these starforce changes because it is not worth the headache to try to go past 25 stars when you jump all the way back down to 12 stars upon attempting to do so.

For Heroic Worlds specifically, the burden of backups will be to much without two options to repair equipment between a choice to repair for free if you have the same equipment or choosing to spend mesos to repair the destroyed equipment. Interactive Worlds have the Meso Market so they can always just buy their backups from someone else.



Khaeira