Is partying worth it? Party EXP and meso calculator
Your EXP from a party kill (your share plus the party bonus), what a monster drops in mesos and how a party splits it, from the formulas the server uses.
Only party members on your map who fought or were hit in the last 10 seconds count. 80% of a kill's EXP is shared by level and 20% by damage dealt.
Is partying worth it? The numbers, at equal levels and damage
| Party (all hitting) | Size bonus | Hit bonus | Total bonus | Your EXP per kill vs solo | Kill speed needed vs solo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +0% | +0% | +0% | 100% | 1.00× |
| 2 | +10% | +5% | +15% | 57% | 1.74× |
| 3 | +20% | +10% | +30% | 43% | 2.31× |
| 4 | +30% | +15% | +45% | 36% | 2.76× |
| 5 | +30% | +20% | +50% | 30% | 3.33× |
| 6 | +30% | +25% | +55% | 26% | 3.87× |
"Kill speed needed" is how many times faster than you alone the party has to kill for you to earn the same EXP per hour. Six players can't kill six times as fast on one map: the map's monster cap only grows with players from the 6th one on (+0.75 per player above 5), and it refills about every 7 seconds. So on a crowded small map a big party usually earns less each. Spread out over a big map, or on a boss, the extra hands count.
Meso drops by monster level
| Monster level | Mesos per drop | Average per kill | At 300 kills / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11–14 | 9 | 2,613 |
| 10 | 21–26 | 16 | 4,824 |
| 15 | 30–37 | 23 | 6,834 |
| 20 | 40–49 | 30 | 9,045 |
| 25 | 49–60 | 37 | 11,055 |
| 30 | 59–72 | 44 | 13,266 |
| 35 | 68–83 | 51 | 15,276 |
| 40 | 78–95 | 58 | 17,487 |
| 45 | 87–106 | 65 | 19,497 |
| 50 | 97–118 | 72 | 21,708 |
| 55 | 106–129 | 79 | 23,718 |
| 60 | 116–141 | 86 | 25,929 |
| 65 | 125–152 | 93 | 27,939 |
| 70 | 135–165 | 100 | 30,150 |
A drop is floor(2.1 × level) + 3 mesos, ±10%, and monsters drop mesos about 67% of the time. In a party the one who loots keeps 20% plus an equal cut of the rest.
How to calculate net meso profit per hour
Net mesos per hour = (mesos dropped per hour + what you sell the item drops for) − what you spend on potions, ammo and repairs in that hour.
- Find mesos per drop. A monster of level L drops floor(2.1 × L) + 3 mesos, ±10%. The table above has it for every 5 levels.
- Multiply by the drop rate. Monsters drop mesos about 67% of the time, so the average is 0.67 × that number per kill.
- Multiply by your kills per hour. Count kills over 10 minutes with the EXP tracker and multiply by 6. At 300 kills an hour, a level 30 monster gives about 13,266 mesos.
- Add item sales. Add what the item drops sell for to an NPC or in the Free Market.
- Subtract your spending. Take off the potions, arrows or stars and repairs you used that hour. The result is your net mesos per hour.
Questions
How many mesos does a monster drop in MapleStory Classic?
floor(2.1 × monster level) + 3 mesos, ±10%, and it drops about 67% of the time. In a party, the player who loots keeps 20% plus an equal cut of the rest.
Is it better to train alone or in a party for mesos?
A party is worth it when it kills faster than you alone by the factor in the table above (1.74× for a pair). Otherwise you earn less per hour, because the loot is shared.
Does a number look wrong?
These numbers are calculated, and the formulas aren't confirmed for this version yet. If the game shows you something else, tell us. Your calculator settings are sent along, so we can find what's off. Nothing else about you is.
Data and damage formulas from OSMS Data Explorer, CC BY 4.0 (reshaped for this calculator).