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The Perfect Bowman Guide

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I. BOWMAN PROS AND CONS
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PROS

THE BEST LONG RANGED CLASS
THE BEST EQUIP'S IN THE GAME NOT LIKE THOSE ROGUE'S AND WARRIOR'S
GREAT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DAMAGE
HAVE A BIG VARIETY OF BOWS
ONE OF THE STRONGEST CLASSES IN THE ENTIRE GAME
DUE TO IT'S DEXETERY THEY'RE ABLE TO KILL MONSTER'S EARLIER THAN ANY OTHER CLASS
HAVE A BALANCED % OF HP AND MP
SOUL ARROW ALLOWS YOU TO NOT HAVE TO CARRY ARROWS
HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF AVOIDAVILITY
YOU GET A MOB SKILL IN LEVEL 30

CONS

CAN'T PERFORM CLOSE RANGED ATTACK'S UNTIL LEVEL 80
IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO TRAIN FROM LEVEL 10-30
IT'S ONE OF THE CLASSES WITH THE MOST UNSTABLE DAMAGE IN THE GAME
DOESN'T HAVE ANY PARTY SKILL'S
THEIR BOWS ARE EXPENSIVE
THEY CAN'T PERFORM THE JUMPING SHOT OR BACKSHOT

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II. BECOMING A BOWMAN
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FIRST, BEFORE YOU CAN BECOME A BOWMAN YOU MUST FIRST CREATE AN ID AT MAPLE GLOBAL
HOME PAGE, THE LINK IS: http://www.mapleglobal.com REGISTER THERE AND DOWNLOAD THE
GAME. NOW YOU MUST INSTALL IT AND LOG IN, SET A PIN AND THEN SELECT THE WORLD YOU
WANT TO GO FROM THE WORLD LIST, THEN SELECT A CHANNEL AND FINALLY CREATE YOUR
CHARACTER THE WAY YOU LIKE AND CHOOSE YOUR NAME AND CLICK ON THE CHECK BUTTON,
AFTER THAT YOU WILL SEE A RED DICE AT THE RIGHT OF YOUR CHARACTER CLICK IT AND YOU
WILL SEE THAT THE STAT'S STR, DEX, INT AND LUK WILL CHANGE, CLICK THE DICE UNTIL
THE STAT'S LOOK LIKE THIS ONE TO BE PERFECT:

STR : ANYTHING
DEX : ANYTHING
INT : 4
LUK : 4

YOU MUST HAVE THE INT AND LUK STAT'S AS LOWER AS YOU CAN TO BECOME A PERFECT BOWMAN
IN THIS CASE INT AND LUK MUST BE 4, YOU MUST HAVE PATIENCE BECAUSE THIS WILL TAKE
SEVERAL HOUR'S, AROUND AN HOUR OR TWO OR IF YOU CAN CHARGE NX CASH YOU CAN GET A
INT 5 AND LUK 4 OR 4 INT AND 5 LUK AND THEN BUY AN AP RESET AND USE IT TO PUT YOUR
INT AND LUK IN 4,4 THE AP RESET COST IS: 3,100 NX CASH (US$ 5.00 FOR 5,000 NX CASH)
IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO CHARGE NX CASH THEN YOU HAVE TO BE VERY PATIENCE. FINALLY
CLICK OK AND ENTER THE GAME BY SELECTING YOUR CHARACTER AND CLICK IN THE SELECT
CHARACTER BUTTON. WELCOME TO MAPLE ISLAND! COMPLETE ALL THE QUEST TO WIN EXPERIENCE
AND ITEM'S. PUT ALL YOUR AP IN DEX UNTIL THE DEX STAT REACH 25 THEN ALL IN STR
UNTIL LEVEL 10 AND THEN GO TO SOUTH PERRY, TALK TO SHANKS THE NPC UNDER THE BOAT
AND GET OUT OF MAPLE ISLAND AND SAY HELLO! TO VICTORIA ISLAND AFTER ALL THAT STUFF,
UNDER THE BOAT YOU WILL SEE THE TICKET STATION TALK TO THE NPC IN IT AND GO TO
HENESYS FOR 80 MESOS, GO NOW TO THE HENESYS PARK AND GO ALL THE WAY RIGHT UNTIL YOU
SEE A BIG HOUSE, ENTER IT AND INSIDE TALK TO THE NPC NAMED ATHENA PIERCE AND SHE
WILL MAKE YOU THE 1ST JOB ADVANCEMENT AS A BOWMAN.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A BOWMAN!!!!!
SHE WILL GIVE YOU A SP AS A GIFT.

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III. AP DISTRIBUTION
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LEVEL 1 TO 10 GET YOUR DEX TO 25 AND THEN PUT THE OTHER AP IN STR.
LEVEL 11 AND OVER YOUR STR MUST BE YOUR LEVEL + 5 STR FOR EXAMPLE.

LOOK THIS TABLE FROM LEVEL 10 TO LEVEL 20. THE STR = YOUR LEVEL +5

LEVEL 10 STR = 15 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 11 STR = 16 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 12 STR = 17 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 13 STR = 18 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 14 STR = 19 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 15 STR = 20 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 16 STR = 21 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 17 STR = 22 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 18 STR = 23 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 19 STR = 24 DEX = A LOT OF DEX
LEVEL 20 STR = 25 DEX = A LOT OF DEX

NOW YOU HAVE REACHED THE LEVEL 10 YOU'RE NOW ABLE TO BECOME A BOWMAN!!!!!

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IV. BOWMAN SKILL DISTRIBUTION
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10 +1 ARROW BLOW
11 +3 THE BLESSING OF AMAZON
12 +3 THE EYE OF AMAZON
13 +3 THE EYE OF AMAZON
14 +3 THE EYE OF AMAZON
15 +1 THE EYE OF AMAZON (MAXED) + 2 DOUBLE SHOT
16 +3 CRITICAL SHOT
17 +3 CRITICAL SHOT
18 +3 CRITICAL SHOT
19 +3 CRITICAL SHOT
20 +3 CRITICAL SHOT
21 +3 CRITICAL SHOT
22 +2 CRITICAL SHOT (MAXED) +1 DOUBLE SHOT
23 +3 DOUBLE SHOT
24 +3 DOUBLE SHOT
25 +3 DOUBLE SHOT
26 +3 DOUBLE SHOT
27 +3 DOUBLE SHOT
28 +2 DOUBLE SHOT (MAXED) +1 THE BLESSING OF AMAZON
29 +3 THE BLESSING OF AMAZON
30 +3 THE BLESSING OF AMAZON

TOTAL SKILL DISTRIBUTION

THE BLESSING OF AMAZON = 12
THE EYE OF AMAZON = 10 (MAXED)
CRITICAL SHOT = 20 (MAXED)
DOUBLE SHOT = 20 (MAXED)
ARROW BLOW = 01

WHY DO YOU MAX DOUBLE SHOT AND NOT ARROW BLOW?

BECAUSE ARROW BLOW HAS A MINOR LEVEL OF CRITICAL SHOT, BUT DOUBLE SHOT FOR EVERY
DOUBLE SHOT THAT YOU MAKE AT LEAST ONE IS A CRITICAL SHOT, SO I JUST PUT ONE SP
TO UNLOCK THE DOUBLE SHOT SKILL.

WHY DON'T PUT ANY SP IN FOCUS?

BECAUSE FOCUS IS NO WORTH OF IT. DON'T WORRY IN LEVEL 69 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE
IT BUT THIS IS NOT A VERY IMPORTANT SKILL.

WHAT ABOUT THE BLESSING OF AMAZON WHY YOU DON'T MAXED IT?

IN LEVEL 69 YOU WILL MAX IT SO DON'T WORRY.

CONGRATULATIONS NOW YOU'RE ABLE TO BECOME A HUNTER. NOW THE ONLY THING THAT YOU
HAVE TO DO IS TO GO TO HENESYS AND TALK TO ATHENA PIERCE AND SHE WILL SAY YOU TO
GO TALK TO THE 2ND JOB INSTRUCTOR. NOW GO TO THE TOP RIGHT PORTAL IN HENESYS AND
CONTINUE WALKING TO THE RIGHT UNTIL YOU SEE A FAT WOMAN WITH PINK HAIR. THAT'S
THE 2ND JOB INSTRUCTOR SHE WILL SEND YOU TO A HIDDEN STREET WHERE YOU WILL SEE
JUST TWO MONSTER'S : ZOMBIE MUSHROOM'S AND EVIL EYE'S. NOW YOU HAVE TO KILL AS
MANY AS YOU NEED TO OBTAIN 30 DARK MARBLES, WHEN YOU GET THE 30 DARK MARBLES TALK
TO HER AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU THE PROOF OF HERO. HEAD BACK TO HENESYS AND TALK TO
ATHENA PIERCE AND SHE WILL ASK YOU WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO.
CHOOSE HUNTER AND CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A HUNTER!!!!!
SHE WILL GIVE YOU A SP AS A GIFT.

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V. HUNTER SKILL DISTRIBUTION
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30 +1 ARROW BOMB
31 +3 BOW MASTERY
32 +3 BOW MASTERY
33 +3 BOW MASTERY
34 +3 BOW MASTERY
35 +3 BOW MASTERY
36 +3 BOW MASTERY
37 +2 BOW MASTERY (MAXED) +1 BOW BOOSTER
38 +3 BOW BOOSTER
39 +1 BOW BOOSTER +2 SOUL ARROW
40 +3 SOUL ARROW
41 +3 SOUL ARROW
42 +3 SOUL ARROW
43 +3 SOUL ARROW
44 +3 SOUL ARROW
45 +3 SOUL ARROW (MAXED)
46 +3 ARROW BOMB
47 +3 ARROW BOMB
48 +3 ARROW BOMB
49 +3 ARROW BOMB
50 +3 ARROW BOMB
51 +3 ARROW BOMB
52 +3 ARROW BOMB
53 +3 ARROW BOMB
54 +3 ARROW BOMB
55 +3 ARROW BOMB (MAXED)
56 +3 POWER KNOCK-BACK
57 +3 POWER KNOCK-BACK
58 +3 POWER KNOCK-BACK
59 +3 POWER KNOCK-BACK
60 +3 POWER KNOCK-BACK
61 +3 POWER KNOCK-BACK
62 +2 POWER KNOCK-BACK (MAXED)
63 +3 BOW BOOSTER
64 +3 BOW BOOSTER
65 +3 BOW BOOSTER
66 +3 BOW BOOSTER
67 +3 BOW BOOSTER (MAXED)
68 +3 THE BLESSING OF AMAZON
69 +1 THE BLESSING OF AMAZON (MAXED) +2 FOCUS
70 +3 FOCUS

TOTAL SKILL DISTRIBUTION

BOW MASTERY = 20 (MAXED)
FINAL ATTACK : BOW = 00
BOW BOOSTER = 20 (MAXED)
POWER KNOCK-BACK = 20 (MAXED)
SOUL ARROW = 20 (MAXED)
ARROW BOMB = 30 (MAXED)
THE BLESSING OF AMAZON = 16 (MAXED)
FOCUS = 05

WHY YOU DON'T PUT SP INTO FINAL ATTACK?

BECAUSE FINAL ATTACK IT'S NO WORTH OF IT AND IN THE 3RD JOB ADVANCEMENT IT'S
USELESS SO DON'T WASTE SP AND TIME IN THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS IT'S PRETTY HARD TO GET THIS LEVEL BUT FINALLY AFTER KILLING
SNAIL'S PIG'S ZOMBIE MUSHROOM'S, DOING KERNING, LUDIBRIUM, ZAKUM PQ AND MANY
OTHER MONSTER'S YOU ARE ABLE TO BECOME A RANGER. FIRST GO TO ELINIA AND TAKE THE
BOAT TO ORBIS, THEN GO TO EL NATH AND THEN TO THE CHIEF RESIDENCE AND TALK TO
RENE AND HE WILL SAY YOU TO GO TALK TO ATHENA PIERCE, SO GO BACK TO VICTORIA
ISLAND AND GO TO HENESYS AND TALK TO ATHENA PIERCE, SHE WILL SAY YOU TO GO TO THE
DOOR OF DIMENSION LOCATED IN SLEEPYWOOD DUNGEON V, NOW YOU WILL BE IN THE PATH OF
THE GLITTERING CRYSTAL, WALK UNTIL APPEAR THE ATHENA PIERCE CLONE. DEFEAT HER AND
YOU WILL GET THE BLACK CHARM. GO TALK ATHENA PIERCE AND EXCHANGE THE BLACK CHARM
FOR THE NECKLACE OF STRENGTH. GO TO EL NATH AGAIN AND TALK TO RENE AND GIVE HIM
THE NECKLACE OF STRENGTH. NOW GO TO THE HOLLY GROUND OF SNOWFIELD (SHARP CLIFF II)
AND ANSWER 5 QUESTION'S CORRECTLY REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL NEED 1 DARK CRYSTAL TO
ANSWER 5 QUESTION'S. GET THE NECKLACE OF WISDOM AND GO TO TALK RENE, GIVE HIM THE
NECKLACE OF WISDOM AND HE WILL MAKE YOU THE 3RD JOB ADVANCEMENT AS A RANGER.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! FINALLY YOU ARE A RANGER.!!!!!

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VI. RANGER SKILL DISTRIBUTION
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70 + 1 STRAFE
71 + 3 STRAFE
72 + 3 STRAFE
73 + 3 STRAFE
74 + 3 STRAFE
75 + 3 STRAFE
76 + 3 STRAFE
77 + 3 STRAFE
78 + 3 STRAFE
79 + 3 STRAFE
80 + 2 STRAFE (MAXED) + 1 MORTAL BLOW
81 + 3 MORTAL BLOW
82 + 3 MORTAL BLOW
83 + 3 MORTAL BLOW
84 + 3 MORTAL BLOW
85 + 3 MORTAL BLOW
86 + 3 MORTAL BLOW
87 + 1 MORTAL BLOW (MAXED) + 2 ARROW RAIN
88 + 3 ARROW RAIN
89 + 3 ARROW RAIN
90 + 3 ARROW RAIN
91 + 3 ARROW RAIN
92 + 3 ARROW RAIN
93 + 3 ARROW RAIN
94 + 3 ARROW RAIN
95 + 3 ARROW RAIN
96 + 3 ARROW RAIN
97 + 1 ARROW RAIN (MAXED) + 2 PUPPET
98 + 3 PUPPET
99 + 3 PUPPET
100 + 3 PUPPET
101 + 3 PUPPET
102 + 3 PUPPET
103 + 3 PUPPET (MAXED)
104 + 3 FIRE SHOT
105 + 3 FIRE SHOT
106 + 3 FIRE SHOT
107 + 3 FIRE SHOT
108 + 3 FIRE SHOT
109 + 3 FIRE SHOT
110 + 3 FIRE SHOT
111 + 3 FIRE SHOT
112 + 3 FIRE SHOT
113 + 3 FIRE SHOT (MAXED)
114 + 3 SILVER HAWK
115 + 3 SILVER HAWK
116 + 3 SILVER HAWK
117 + 3 SILVER HAWK
118 + 3 SILVER HAWK
119 + 3 SILVER HAWK
120 + 3 SILVER HAWK

TOTAL SKILL DISTRIBUTION

THRUST = 00
MORTAL BLOW = 20 (MAXED)
PUPPET = 20 (MAXED)
FIRE SHOT = 30 (MAXED)
ARROW RAIN = 30 (MAXED)
SILVER HAWK = 21
STRAFE = 30 (MAXED)

WHY DON'T PUT SP IN THRUST?

BECAUSE THRUST IS JUST FOR FAST MOVEMENT, YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH SPEED WITH
YOUR CAPE, SO IT'S USELESS.

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VII. TRAINING SPOT'S
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LEVEL 1-10 KILL SOME GREEN BLUE AND RED SNAIL'S. WHEN YOU REACH LEVEL 8 LOOK
FOR ORANGE MUSHROOM'S. IT'S EASY TO KILL ORANGE MUSHROOM'S AT THAT LEVEL IF YOU
FOLLOW THIS GUIDE.

LEVEL 10-15 GO TO THE SLIME TREE IN ELINIA USING A CLOSE RANGE WEAPON FOR EASY
KILL'S AND NO ARROW'S USAGE.

LEVEL 15-21 IF YOU WANT TO LEVEL UP REALLY FAST AND YOU'RE FUNDED AND HAVE
LOT'S OF POT'S GO TO THE PIG BEACH IN LITH HARBOR AND KILL PIG'S AND RIBBONED
PIG'S. IF YOU ARE UNFUNDED GO TO THE HENESYS HUNTING GROUND AND CONTINUE KILLING
ORANGE MUSHROOM'S AND SOME GREEN MUSHROOM'S.

LEVEL 21-26 WELL AT THIS LEVEL YOU ARE ABLE TO GET IN A KERNING PARTY QUEST
WITH A GOOD PARTY. IT'S HARD TO GET IN ONE SO YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENCE. IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO MAKE PARTY QUEST THEN AT THIS LEVEL YOU CAN KILL PIG'S WITH ONE
DOUBLE SHOT AND RIBBONED PIG'S WITH TWO DOUBLE SHOT GO AND YOU WILL LEVEL UP
FASTER OR GO TO THE GREEN MUSHROOM'S TREE AND KILL SOME OF THEM.

LEVEL 26-30 WELL THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET IN THE KERNING PARTY QUEST
BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER IN ONE AT LEVEL 31, SO MAKE AS MUCH PARTY
QUEST AS YOU CAN AND YOU WILL BE RICH IN EXPERIENCE, MESOS AND ITEM'S OR YOU CAN
GO TO THE ANT TUNNEL I, II, III TO KILL HORNY MUSHROOM'S AND ZOMBIE MUSHROOM'S.
IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO KILL THEM UNTIL LEVEL 29 BUT IN LEVEL 30 GO TO THE BOTTOM
PORTAL AND YOU WILL SEE A PLATFORM AT THE LEFT OF IT, JUMP IN IT AND WAIT SOME
MONSTER AND USE THE ARROW BOMB ATTACK AND YOU WILL GAIN ABOUT 180 EXP PER 6 HORNY'S
KILLED.

LEVEL 30-37 YOU WILL ABLE TO KILL HORNY'S AND ZOMBIE'S WITH ONE ATTACK.
AWESOME DOESN'T IT? CONTINUE THERE OR IF YOU GET BORED GO TO THE WILD BOAR LAND
LOCATED IN EAST DOMAIN OF PERION OR GO KILL SOME EVIL EYE'S IN THE EVIL EYE CAVE
AT DUNGEON.

LEVEL 37-40 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO KILL FIRE BOARS WITH ONE OR TWO HIT'S SO GO
KILL SOME IN THE BURNT LAND AT PERION AND SOME WILD BOARS TOO IF YOU WANT, AND GO
HUNT SOME LUPIN'S AND ZOMBIE LUPIN'S TOO.

LEVEL 40-46 WELL NOW YOUR LIFE STYLE CHANGE'S NOW GO TO KILL SOME JR. GRUPIN'S,
JR CELLION'S AND JR. LIONER'S. THE BEST THING IS THAT YOU WILL ABLE TO GET ABOUT
100 MESOS PER KILL AND THEY DROP SCROLL'S TOO.

LEVEL 46-50 YOU ARE ABLE TO KILL COPPER DRAKES, STONE GOLEM'S AND DARK STONE
GOLEM'S IN THE DANGEROUS VALLEY I, THE ENTRANCE OF GOLEM TEMPLE AND SLEEPYWOOD
DUNGEON IV, V AND OF COURSE YETI'S AND DARK YETI'S IN EL NATH.

LEVEL 50-60 OK GO KILL SOME COLLIE ZOMBIE'S AND CURSE EVIL EYE'S TOO IN THE
FOREST OF DEED MINES AND GOLEM'S AND DARK GOLEM'S IN THE STONE GOLEM TEMPLE AND
ZAKUM PARTY QUEST TOO.

LEVEL 60-70 YEP MORE ZAKUM PARTY QUEST. KILL SOME WILD CARGOS KILL AND SOME
COLD EVIL EYE'S TOO IN THE FOREST OF DEED MINES. CONTINUE KILLING DARK GOLEM'S TOO.

LEVEL 70-80... YES IT'S TIME TO ATTACK SOME PLATHOON CHRONOS, TAUROMACIS, LUNAR
PIXIES AND SOME WRAITHS AND HOT SAND'S TOO IN THE SANCTUARY II, CLOUD PARK IV,
THE FOREST OF DEED MINE'S AND IN THE SUBWAY LINE 1 AREA 4. CONTINUE THERE TRAINING.