Starlitsky's Translations
Damage Calculations for Maple Story v0.01
last modified: 12/29/2004

Introduction:
All information here is translated from: http://maplestory.netgamers.jp/,
Since the site i got the information from is japanese, i cannot give any 
guarentees as to whether the calculations are accurate for GMS. 

All Classes:
One Handed Sword: [((STR*4.0) + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
One Handed Axe and Blunt: [((STR*4.4) + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Two Handed Sword: [((STR*4.6) + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Two Handed Axe and Blunt: [((STR*4.8) + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Spears and Polearms: [((STR*5.0) + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Non-Thieves:
Dagger:¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@ [((STR*4.0) + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Thieves:
Dagger and Thrown: [((LUK*3.6) + STR + DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Archer:
Bow: [((DEX*3.4) + STR) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Crossbow: [((DEX*3.6) + STR) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Mages:
Any Weapon: {[(MAG*0.8) + (LUK/4)]/25} * Spell m.atk

*note 1:
you might be wondering why the mage formula is so weird. that's because 
it's not on that site. it's actually from this chinese site where their 
calculations are all different. yes, i'm aware that i can just multiply 
everything by 4 and get the same result, but i don't feel like it.

*note 2: 
for mages, MAG is the sum of your wand's m.atk and your int. so having a 
wand that's 10 m.atk less than another one just means that you're 2 levels 
behind.

*note 3:
Mages' Spell M.ATK is defined in your skill. For example, max magic claw has 40 
and max e. bolt has 55. no, Magic Claw does not have 80 m.atk, it has two hits 
of 40. it'll make a difference when you're fighting higher level monsters with 
m. def.

now, the calculations (some of you) have been waiting for: min damage.

All Classes:
One Handed Sword: [((STR*0.9*4.0*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
One Handed Axe and Blunt: [((STR*0.9*3.2*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Two Handed Sword: [((STR*0.9*4.6*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Two Handed Axe and Blunt: [((STR*0.9*3.4*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Spears and Polearms: [((STR*0.9*3.0*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Non-Thieves:
Dagger:¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@ [((STR*0.9*4.0*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Thieves:
Dagger and Thrown: [((STR*0.9*3.6*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Archer:
Bow: [((STR*0.9*3.4*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk
Crossbow: [((STR*0.9*3.6*mastery)+ DEX) / 100] * Weapon Atk

Mages:
Any Weapon: {[(MAG*0.8) + (LUK/4)]/25} * Spell m.atk * mastery

*note 0: mastery in this case is the decimal representation of the value. 
60% = 0.6

*note 1: the mages' min damage is only speculation on my part. they don't 
have it exactly on the website, but it sounds about right.

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Credits:
Wizet, for making the game.
Zukabunni, who got me playing maple story.
Zephy84, who got me interested in doing calculations in the first place.
sleepywood.net, for giving me a forum to read while i was waiting 
for hp/mp regen.

All information here is translated from: http://maplestory.netgamers.jp/,
with the exception of the magician's max damage, which i translated from
here: http://www.51dd.com/InfoView/Article_6258.html.

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Other notable Maple Story sites:
http://www.mapleglobal.com - the main site where you can download this game
http://www.littleblink.com/ms/ - my FAQ, which is a summary of Zephy84's 
patience answering our questions
http://www.u8generation.com/maple/ - English item and weapon database
http://sauna.gibbed.us/quests/ - English Quest FAQ
http://maplestory.netgamers.jp/ - A Drop of Maple, which has extensive 
information on Maple Story, including job skill statistics (Japanese)
http://game.sinayaka.com/maplestyle/ - Maplestyle mirror (Japanese)

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Contact:
please send questions and comments to: starlitsky(at)waywardhearts(dot)com