Query Regarding Mania+ And Exclusive Sky Ring Maps for Mercenary Leveling

[coolsmanak]

This was posted on the A3 Mania forum on September 16, 2021. I would like to ask the Game Masters a question regarding the same.

Original Forum Post from 2021 by GM Olly:

Mania+ Subscription
We have added a new subscription-based system called Mania+.
You will receive the following benefits:

Exclusive Sky Ring maps for Mercenary Leveling

Exclusive access to special bossing maps for making Woonz

Access to exclusives

Here is the link to that post viewtopic.php?p=58721#top

I have played A3 Mania occasionally — during 2012–2014, again in 2017–2018, and now in 2025. Nostalgia always hits me whenever I revisit this game.

I purchased the Mania+ subscription 15 days ago and have been trying to level up my Mercenary. This is my honest opinion and concern: if a special map was promised back in 2021, was it released for a few years and then removed? Or is it still pending implementation?

As of now, the latest update from a GM came on June 1, 2025, mentioning that something would change regarding Merc leveling. Is there any update regarding that?

The current Sky Ring map — which I believe has always existed in the game — includes five important leveling spots for Mercenaries. However, all five are occupied 24x7 by many players. There are approximately 40+ characters present in the SR map at all times.

So I sincerely request you to consider releasing an exclusive Sky Ring map for Mania+ subscribers, one that is at least 3 to 4 times larger than the current map, so more players can grind Mercenary levels effectively.


Additional Observations After Buying Mania+:

After purchasing Mania+, I did receive special access to Rubal’s Fortress maps, where many bosses appear together with increased drop rates. However, I do not yet have a high-level Holy Knight Mercenary that can tank 3–4 bosses at once.

Currently, my character is a RB12, level 165 Mage, and sometimes it takes 2 full refills to kill a single boss. So while the map is helpful, it’s not fully usable for me yet.

Also, the quest that rewards Rubal’s Linguine, which increases Merc EXP by 500,000 points, is a very nice addition. But I did some rough calculations (which may be wrong — please correct me if so):

• To tank high-level bosses, we need a Mercenary level of 180+.

• If I’m currently at Merc level 100, I’ve heard it requires around 150 crore EXP points to reach level 180.

• Each quest gives about 15 lakh (1.5 million) EXP, and there’s a 24-hour cooldown on the quest.

So by this math:

150 crore ÷ 15 lakh = 1,000 quests

That means it would take at least 1,000 days (~2.7 years) to reach level 180.

Even if I buy Rubal’s Linguine from other players to accelerate the process, it would still likely take 1 to 2 years, depending on consistency and availability.

I genuinely love this game, and I think the updates over the past few years have been fantastic. I just hope that every 1 or 2 years, there’s always something new for players to look forward to.

[bloodbeast39]

Hi,

Here are some of my observations in addition to what you have already mentioned
- There is a hunting fee auto deducted from players inventory of 200,000 WZ for every min (This is absurd if player is not having Mania + Subscription)
- We do not get any WZ when merc kills the monster
- We do not get any exp when merc kills the monster
- Monsters are having full attack and defense stats in Skyring which makes it difficult to kill if you have a low level merc

Overall summary you must have high level to survive monster damage + must have Redyan's necklace to auto heal + you must have mania subscription for WZ + you must make your merc atleast at decent level (100 lvl I am assuming) first to go AFK in Skyring


So this is not a merc levelup map its a game supporting map - which is fine but then atleast it should be able to achieve something out of it which I don't see anywhere


My suggestions

- Monster attacks and defense stats should be 1 so that low level players can join freely
- Give 10 exp to player only in this map so more people are willing to join and can do solo hunting
- Provide WZ accquisition ( like 250,000 WZ for every min just an example ) so players wont feel looted

I am a returning player as well and yet to recover my old account so playing at low level account exploited me with these scenarios.

I would appreciate if any of these changes takes place in upcoming updates

[gu1ll3ine]

What coolmanak proposes is very good, we Argentinians need to bring in mercenaries because we are bringing in new players, but we never have space. We also made the proposal by sending a private message to the GM in the game.

[coolsmanak]

Hi GMs,

This is a follow-up to my earlier post, where I shared detailed feedback regarding the difficulty of leveling Mercenaries due to the overcrowding in the existing Sky Ring (SR) map.

Since that post, I’ve continued playing regularly and still see 40+ characters constantly occupying SR spots, leaving very little room for newer or mid-tier players to grind effectively — especially Mania+ subscribers who want to maximize their subscription benefits.

I would sincerely request the GMs to consider launching a new Mania+ Exclusive Sky Ring map that is:

3x to 4x larger than the current SR map, or

Includes multiple instances with similar mobs/EXP to reduce congestion

Since the last GM update on June 1, 2025 hinted at upcoming Merc leveling changes, could this be one of them?

Please let us know if there are any upcoming plans related to this. Even a small roadmap or acknowledgment would be appreciated.