MapleStory/Training locations

It is advised that you only hunt monsters that you can kill within 4 hits. It is highly suggested that a player seeks the best exp giving monster he/she can one or two hit KO. A player can acquire more EXP in a short amount of time from numerous lower level enemies than one giant enemy. For example, you may be able to kill a monster in one hit that gives you 1/4 the experience of a monster that takes 16 hits. In the time it takes to kill four of the small monsters, you would have acquired as much experience as damaging the larger monster to 1/4 of its health. To maximize your experience gain and minimize the amount of time you have to spend killing monsters, you should pay attention to how much experience you gain from each enemy, and how long (how many hits) it takes to kill them. Higher leveled characters (80-90+) may train better at monsters which require more hits, such as Death Teddies and Spirit Vikings, because of Area Effect attacks.
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Spawn rate sometimes depends on how many people are on a given map. The more people on a map the higher the spawn rate becomes, termed spawn acceleration. By the same token the opposite is true: the less people on the map the worse the spawn rate becomes. It is advised that players seek other players of a similar level, given that parties of 4+ affect spawn rate. Since each player gains exp from each others' kills with the addition of a 10% EXP bonus, you should be able to level faster in large groups. In the case of maps with fewer numbers of monsters (i.e. Lycanthropes in Wolf Territory V), soloing may turn out to be more advantageous.
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