Oddjobs

Oddjobs represents a handful of folks who enjoy playing so-called “odd jobs” in (pre-“Big Bang”) MapleStory. Oddjobs currently occupies a server called MapleLegends, where Oddjobs is a guild with its own self-imposed ruleset, complete with a cute little apple icon next to the name. Thus, Oddjobs is a “guild” both in the general sense, & in the MapleStory sense.

In MapleStory, every character is built in a certain way. The player must decide what job advancements to take, how to allocate their AP, how to allocate their SP, & what equipment to use in combat. The player is free to do as they wish, so long as they don’t violate any of the game’s rules. Nevertheless, the game naturally encourages players to make their choices in one of a handful of narrow ways.

In spite of the game’s encouragement, players of MapleStory have always found creative & interesting ways to violate these norms. In many cases, these violations have their own kind of structure — a certain logic to them. So much so, that we often think of these strange character builds as “jobs” in their own right.

There is no limit per sē to what odd jobs exist, other than your imagination. Nonetheless, we’ve made an attempt to catalogue some of the odd jobs that’ve already been invented; for more information, see the Odd Jobs page. For a gentler introduction, see: Introduction To Odd Jobs.

Because it’s fun. Plus, odd jobs give new ways of experiencing MapleStory! If you also happen to think that playing odd jobs is fun, then we encourage you to join us!

If you want the details & a sustained argument as to what odd jobs are & why they’re beneficial for any Mapler to play, see: On odd jobs.

See the Join On Up page for more information. If you aren’t already familiar with playing odd jobs, & want some place to start, see: Introduction To Odd Jobs & Odd Jobs.