MapleStory First Time Together / Kerning City Party Quest

Is there any changes made after Big Bang for  (MapleStory) Kerning PQ ?

Kerning PQ
- Stages changed.
- No more random question asked at stage 1, just collect the amount of passes requested.

Rank	Fastest time	Completed	Item Required
S	10 min	70	Yes
A	15 min	50	Yes
B	20 min	30	No
C	25 min	10	No
D	30 min	1	No
F	-	0	No

You need to be at Level 20-200 to do the party quests
Talk to Lakelis who is located in Kerning City, near the sewer. Form a party of 3-4 members before you click on Lakelis to do the party quest.
Updates on the PQ post-Big Bang:

• There is a time limit of 30 minutes for each round.
• A countdown timer is now added on the blue bar.
• You can no longer smuggle the passes and coupons.

This Party Quest comprises of

1.     Stage 1
2.     Stage 2
3.     Stage 3
4.     Stage 4
5.     Last Stage
6.     Rewards/Prizes

How to go to kerning party quest?
You can use the Mirror of Dimension,  select First Time Together icon and press GO.

OR

Take the regular taxi to Kerning city and find this NPC Lakelis and talk to her.

You will enter this map and you will see another Lakelis, form a party here and the party leader should talk to her for the whole party to enter the Party Quest.

Stage 1

1. Walk to the right of the map and talk to Cloto.
2. Post-Big Bang, Cloto will ask you for a specific number of coupons.
3. Defeat the monsters in the map to collect the coupons.
4. Once you have collected the right amount of coupons, talk to Cloto and you will receive a Pass. 2-3 Passes are needed, depending on the number of party members you have.

Pass

5. If you're not the leader of the party, pass the yellow Pass to your party leader. If you are the party leader, collect all 2-3 Passes from your party members.
6. For the party leader, once you have collected all 2-3 Passes, talk to Cloto and the portal will be opened for the next stage.

Stage 2

1. Walk to the right of the map and talk to Cloto.
2. The party members should climb on each vine while you, the party leader should stand aside and click Cloto till you get the right combination.
3. If the combination is wrong, try the other combination by asking one of the party members to climb the other empty vine. Keep trying until you get the correct combination.

 4. Once you have the right combination, the portal will be opened for the next stage.

Stage 3

This level is another combination with 5 platforms (1 kitten as platform 1, 2 kittens as platform 2, and so on)

  1. Walk to the right of the map and talk to Cloto.

2. The party members should get on the platform while you, the party leader should stand aside and click Cloto till you get the correct combination.

The objective is to arrange 3 of your members on these platforms to try to find the right combination, while the leader clicks Cloto to determine if the combination is correct.

It is recommended that you follow this pattern to prevent confusion:

1-2-3
1-2-4
1-2-5
1-3-4
1-3-5
1-4-5
2-3-4
2-3-5
2-4-5
3-4-5

After the first Wrong try, a hint will appear (Sprinkles on the Correct Platform). One person must not move on that platform because that is the right platform to stay on.
If the platform hint is on 1, the combinations that are possible are : 123, 124, 125, 134, 135, and 145
If the platform hint is on 2, the combinations that are possible are : 234, 235, and 245
If the platform hint is on 3, the combination that is possible is: 345

3. Keep trying the recommended combination in numerical order till you get the correct combination.
4. When you make your first mistake, some sparkles will appear on one correct platform which would indicate the first number in the combination. Get one of your party members to remain on that platform and don't move, while the rest tries for the correct combination. For example, if the sparkling platform is 3, the combination would then be 3,_,_ - as 4 and 5 are the only platforms higher than 3, the combination would then be 345.
5. Once you get the correct combination, the portal will be opened for the next stage.

Stage 4

1. Post Big-Bang, this stage requires you to kill all Curse Eyes in the map.
2. Note: You need not collect any of the passes that are dropped by them, although the leader could keep 1 pass to obtain extra EXP in the Last Stage.
3. Once the stage is cleared, proceed to the portal to the next stage.

Last Stage

1. Prepare potions and support skills before jumping down to fight King Slime. (Note: Post Big-Bang, you no longer need to fight other monsters before facing King Slime.)
2. Once you're ready, jump down and take on King Slime.

King Slime Boss

Note: Be careful of its Earthquake skill as the damage is high.

Stats

• Level: 40
• HP: 8,000
• MP: 100
• Experience: 800
• Knock Back: 300
• Speed: -20

Attack

• Weapon Attack: 130
• Magic Attack: 165
• Accuracy: 140

Defense

• Weapon Defense: 160
• Magic Defense: 160
• Avoidability: 10

1. Once you have taken down King Slime, climb back up to Cloto.
2. Once King Slime is defeated, a treasure box pop-up will appear - select one to receive your prize.
3. Beware: You will not be able to receive your prize or exit from the pop-up if King Slime is defeated before the party leader arrives in the map. If this occures, you must forfeit your prize by having a party member leave the party. This is a glitch that has yet to be rectified at the time of writing.
4. There's a chance that King Slime may drop Squishy Shoes.
5. Talk to Cloto to exit the stage.

	Squishy Shoes	Req Level: 30	Req Stats: -
Weapon Def.: 10		Magic Def.: 5	Job: Common
Effects: STR +1, DEX +1, INT +1, LUK +1, Speed +3		No. of upgrades available: 5	Sold for: Cannot be sold, cannot be traded
Dropped by: King Slime
Available from: -
Remarks: Trading can be enabled once when the Scissors of Karma (Cash Shop item) is used.

Rewards/Prizes

The Bonus Stage has been removed post-Big Bang, and it has been replaced with a treasure box pop-up as indicated previously.

You may obtain 1 of the items listed in the following list.

Scrolls:

Scroll for Overall Armor for DEF 10%

Scroll for Overall Armor for INT 10%

Scroll for Overall Armor for DEX 10%

Scroll for Helmet for DEF 10%

Scroll for Bottomwear for DEF (10%)

Scroll for Topwear for DEF 10%

Scroll for Gloves for DEX 60%

Earrings:

Yellow Square	Gold Earrings
Red Cross Earrings	Lightning Earrings
Emerald Earrings	Star Earrings
Sapphire Earrings

Hats:

	Brown Bamboo Hat	Req Level: 25	Req Stats: -
Weapon Def.: 15		Magic Def.:-	Job: Common
Effects: LUK +3 (3-5)		No. of upgrades available: 7	Sold for: 6,000 mesos
Dropped by: -
Available from: This item can be obtained from Maya and the Weird Medicine (Level 15 and above) quest.
This is good for thief as starter hat as it adds LUK.  Note: You only can get 3 luk brown bamboo hat in this PQ. For 4-5 Luk, you need to play gachapon to get it.

	Blue Bamboo Hat	Req Level: 25	Req Stats: STR 30
Weapon Def.: 15 (14-16)		Magic Def.: -	Job: Common
Effects: STR +3 (3-4)		No. of upgrades available: 7	Sold for: 6,000 mesos
Dropped by: -
Available from: -
Good for swordman as starter hat, as it adds STR. You can only get 3 STR bamboo hat in this PQ.

	Green Bamboo Hat	Req Level: 25	Req Stats: DEX 30
Weapon Def.: 15		Magic Def.: -	Job: Common
Effects: DEX +3		No. of upgrades available: 7	Sold for: 6,000 mesos
Dropped by: -
Available from: -
Good for archers as starter hat, adds dex.

Potions, food and materials:

Blue Potion
Orange Potion
White Potion
Mana Elixir
Unagi
Pure Water
Elixir
Screw

Ores:

Adamantium Ore Bronze Ore Gold Ore Mithril Ore Orihalcon Ore

  Silver Ore Steel Ore Amethyst Ore Aquamarine Ore Black Crystal Ore 

Diamond Ore Emerald Ore Garnet Ore Opal Ore Sapphire Ore

  Topaz Ore

 

Getting back into your PQ when finished:  
In order to swiftly get back into the PQ when finished, instead 
of waiting around, have one person leave the bonus stage (as long 
as 2 people including the leader remain in the bonus no-one 
else will be able to enter the PQ) to check whether there are 
any parties outside waiting.

If so, try to ‘Rush’. This means everyone leaves the PQ, 
activates Nimble Feet if they have it (which you should) and 
runs like mad back to the PQ start. The leader then clicks 
Lakelis again and re-enters your party for the PQ, hopefully 
without the other group trying to enter while your party is running 
through Kerning City.

If there is no-one outside, you can be a bit less frantic with
the Rush tactic, but try to get there quickly. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you get there within 10 seconds of 
leaving the last PQ, it will say there is a party already 
in there. There isn’t. Wait for a few seconds and try again, 
it should let you in. 

"Hogging" or "Camping" Hogging is the term used for staying in the bonus stage until the time in the Party Quest ends. The point of this method is to obtain as much EXP as possible with the time remaining, training on the Green and Horned Mushrooms in the stage. It's a highly unrecommended thing to do. If you get whispers from other characters telling you to get out, you should leave if they kindly asked you. If they whispered you in a bad way, I suggest you reply to them saying you will stay longer if they whisper like that again to you. Many parties don't like that when people do that. In the event that you do get whispers from waiting parties, many people suggest scouting or rushing rather then doing bonus hogging. This is because it really irritates the members of other parties, and could result in defames or bad reputation.

PQ Etiquette and manners:

Here are a few basic unspoken laws and general manners in PQ, which I sincerely advise you to follow:

1: If your leader ‘misses’ and another party gets in before you, 

DO NOT cuss them out and make a noob of yourself. Remember, ‘he who 
calleth another a noob sees not another person, but merely a mirror image’ 
(Thanks KnightKurisu for your words of wisdom ^_^) If you think the 
party is full of idiots, just leave. Alternatively, save everyone 
hassle and just wait or change channels to try again.

2: If, during any point, you need to go AFK for a few minutes, 
politely inform your party members of this. If this is during Stage 1 
and you need someone to get your coupons for you, ask POLITELY and 
say please, and thank you when you get back. 

3: If one of your party members does the above and goes AFK: DO NOT call
them noobs or cuss them out. Sitting around with the F7 expression or 
aimless poking of the AFKer is still ok. ^_^

4: If someone can’t get into position on Stage 4 due to bad 
co-ordination or something, don’t cuss them, just wait for them. 

5: If someone doesn’t know the traditional order for the puzzle 
stages, explain calmly. 

6: If someone dies (more on that in a minute) tell them to meet you 
outside the PQ again.

7: Even if you don’t get along with the other party members, don’t 
leave/kick anyone, because this will end the PQ and lose everyone 
Exp and time. 

8: If someone ruins your solo on the Slime King, or someone rushes 
ahead and steals all the Necki kills (happens a lot) just ask them 
not to do it again, don’t start swearing.

9: If there are passes lying around, pick them up and take them to the
leader.

10: If you continually get bad rewards, it’s no-one elses fault. Don’t 
blame the party for your bad luck. Similarly, if you get 3 Overall 
DEX scrolls in a row, don’t brag. Inform your members what you got, 
though, since they may wish to swap or buy from you.

11: If you finish Stage 1 early, or are the leader, help the weakest 
members or the ones with the largest amount of coupons to collect.

12: Make use of your character expressions. Using F2 when entering 
the PQ, or giving your passes to the leader, or after killing King 
Slime etc, helps lighten the atmosphere.

13. There is some theory that the ordinary slimes spawned when the 
King Slime dies shouldn’t be killed because it affects the reward 
– I personally haven’t noticed any difference either way over 
hundreds of PQ’s, but hey, there might be something in it, so 
don’t kill them.

~To summarise, just try and be nice. It makes the PQ much 
more fun and infinitely easier.~

Terminology:

AC                             Acronym for Autoclick.

Autoclick                  A program that is used to automatically click
                                  Lakelis to guarantee getting in to party quest.

Cloto                         An NPC you need to click to advance in the party
                                 quest.

Corner kill                Killing a monster when its in a corner on the
                                  last level, causing it to not drop a pass.

Coupon                     An item you need to collect on the first level of
                                  party quest.

Curse Eye                A monster you need to kill on the final level of
                                 party quest

Jr.Necki                    A snake monster you need to kill on the final
                                 level of party quest.

King Slime               A giant slime in the last stage of party quest.
                              

Lakelis                    An NPC you need to click to get into the party
                                quest.

Ligator                    A green crocodile monster you need to defeat in
                                the first level to get coupons.

Pass                        An item you need to collect to advance in first
                                and final stages.

Track                      Name of a person currently doing the PQ. See
                                tracking.

Tracking                 Using the /find command to see what level someone
                                is at in the party quest to be prepared for
                               clicking when they are exiting. 

Credits to:
Hidden-Street.net
Myself for adding and correcting information.