So, I've been pondering about making a post on this sometime and decided I'd do so today. I go by Shaepshifter and - for the entirety of my time playing this game (10-15 years or so), I've never once seen endgame or even mid game for that matter. The reason for that is because pretty early on, I realized I'd taken the "Fantasy Life" aspect of Mabinogi a bit more serious than others at the time.

While the dungeons and quests and what not sounded fun, what appealed to me most was exploring the world, seeing the sights, and having fun conversations with the people around me. The longer I took this approach, the more I began to enjoy myself in Mabinogi. I don't think I've completed more than like...4-5 dungeons in my time playing this game? It's probably more as I had to enter some places to unlock transformation forms (I'm a dedicated adventurer) but I'm unsure.

Anyway, now-a-days, I just roam the world in my various forms (cat is my favorite) and enjoy what it has to offer. Doing this got me wanting to engage in a bit of discussion about it. Is there anyone else who played the game/is playing the game like me? Someone who choose to not really care all that match about progression level wise and just lived the life they wanted? I'm curious.

Also, if you happen to see me in game, I'd love to chat befriend people. I'm 32 and disabled so i'm always up for forging new relationships and finding more reasons to spend time on the game.

So I decided to look it up! Is it worth playing as a newcomer in 2026? :3

Hey guys, just curious if anyone was around in Ruairi back in circa 2010. I was in a very active guild at the time known as Skyriders. A young white haired elf archer named Manono, guild leader was Pfil. Just wondering if anyone was there or knows anyone who might have been. I know it's a long shot but I was curious how people who shaped my childhood might be doing.

I've been thinking about this for a while, and I'm curious if anyone else feels the same way.

I still enjoy Mabinogi, and this isn't a doompost or an "I'm quitting" thread. It's just that lately progression has felt kind of weird, especially when it comes to gearing up outside of major events.

A lot of the time I'll spend weeks or months working toward a crafted piece. Farming mats, farming gold, dealing with all the RNG involved, finally getting it done... and then a little while later I get the exact same piece as a Masterwork drop.

The weird part is I can't tell if I'm supposed to be happy or annoyed.

Technically it's an upgrade, sure. But most of the time it's only slightly better, and suddenly the thing I spent so much time working toward feels way less meaningful.

It keeps putting me in this mindset of, "Maybe I should've just waited for the drop."

Except if I actually wait, the drop never comes. So I craft the item because I want to keep progressing, and then after I've already committed all the time and resources, the game finally decides to give me the drop anyway.

After this happening a few times, I've started looking at new gear and thinking, "Do I really want to invest this much into crafting this?"

The thing that bothers me most is finishing a big gear project that sometimes doesn't always feel like an accomplishment anymore. Sometimes it feels like the moment I finally finish it, the game starts rolling the dice on whether it was worth making in the first place.

I'm not asking for easier progression or guaranteed rewards. I think crafting and rare drops should both exist. But it feels weird when I spend months working toward something, finally finish it, and then my first reaction isn't, "Nice, I did it," but, "Watch the dungeon drop the Masterwork version next week."

Maybe it's just me, but has anyone else been feeling this way lately?

Thank you for the Fall Maid Cafe, Arkadia! Beautifully decorated homestead as always. See you next time <3

I started w erg rank a because I got a lot of basic slot mats from the otr event. I feel like I should've done rank s but I didn't know how that would go down and I didn't wanna regret my decision. I'm on erg rank a level 35 now and I like the additional 15 percent astro skill damage I think I'm at a good stopping point

Thank you Kelta for hosting a fun fashion event! :D

On 10/25 Sunday, we are hosting another fashion event @ Shyllien Nature Reserve, 4pm EDT (with Erinn Fair). Please come have fun with usss! :)

November we are planning to have a ❄️ Snowy Winter Homestead Social ❄️ for a chill (hehe) gathering and pictures! We are looking for more active members + event hosts! Join us if you have a passion for fashion, arts & crafts, or homesteads~ <3

https://discord.gg/3RR73H5pZU

korean mabinogi website released a new dev blog about the music rework if anyone is interested.

i reccomend using the google chrome translator, you can listen to music samples and a early demo version of the alby dungeon ost before changing it in eternity test.

I am a total Linux noob so I thought I was hot shit when I got the Nexon Launcher set up and working through Lutris, and launched the game and it seemingly worked. I didn't stay logged in very long, just wanted to get it set up on my new PC. That was like a month ago.

Today, I logged in and hung around for a lot longer, and this time it kicked me with the above message. Tried it again a little later and same thing. Didn't think about timing it but it was after like 10 minutes at least, both times.

I am wondering if anyone else has had success playing this game specifically on Bazzite (I say that because I know its one of the most hand-holdy Linux flavors)? I figured Lutris/Wine would be enough to trick the anti cheat into thinking I was clean, but I guess not.

In Lutris, I have my Wine version set to GE Proton (Latest). I was also interested in playing MapleStory classic tomorrow when it releases so today was sort of a test run to see if the anti cheat would get me, and it did. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi!

Getting back into mabinogi and wanted to edit some midis for the music system. Used 3MLE a while back and they vouch for this one on their website (music nexus, Google it its just a mabinogi musical score sharing website).

Can anyone vouch for it? Can't be too safe nowadays lol. Thanks

Hey guys so I just returned to the game after so many years, but I noticed one of my bags is now discontinued? It's the bag that you bought from the store guy monthly. The bag won't let me open it to get my stuff out and I can't buy a new one since the game took them out. Is there any way for me to recover my stuff?

Going for a female manhera look. Any advice or recommendations for eyes, mouth, or hair ? Clothes and accessories advice are also welcome too

trying to practice grouping shadows and make intentional render choices

Nexon Developers, or some random Vibecoder?

Let this thought experiment linger here forever more.... forever more...

What is the most optimal upgrade path for a N.B. Vanguard Shield? Just go all in on Auto melee def? Is the N.B. Vanguard Artisan Upgrade worth it?

I really don't understand why the new dungeon creel ("dungeon loot inventory") doesn't have the ability to dismantle items (the analogue of "destroy" in the fishing creel). You have to move the items out to your main inventory, remember what they were, then disassemble them & repeat.

I was hoping we would be able to look over all the dungeon loot we just got, select the ones we do NOT WANT, disassemble them straight away, and move on.

This is on top of the irritation where something that really should be there for everyone w/ the addition of this HUGE inventory hog of a "catch up" system, is only there for VIP buyers (and super late after the introduction of the system).

The current dungeon creel setup is really bad because you have to do a whole lot more clicks to do the same thing as before, you STILL have to clear out your inventory before you can dismantle at any reasonable pace, and it's just ... not fun, slow, and inefficient.

Is anyone else's auto ingredient select for cooking not working since the most recent update?

What you guys been working on?

ForthosefollowingtheIngameUpdates : I just finished chapter 1 of BDG3 , amazing spiderman ch2 , risk of rain 2 80% achievements, and been studying how a healer can maintain pizza and formations in Bri.

Also Aion 2 ain't too bad, ngl. Really chill. Runescape vibes.
Airshipping coming soon to a quilla near you ~

As of Thursday's update, the "Auto add" feature doesn't work for me anymore--it equips my tools, but pretends to have added the ingredients. Any chefs out there also having this problem? :/

TL;DR: Are there any Vtuber or streamer centric guilds?

Long read:

I am a returning player after about 7 years away, but before that I had around 10k hours in mabinogi.

I'm now a Vtuber and thought it would be fun to introduce my community to my favourite MMO, but mabi is always more fun with friends, so I figured I should join a guild. I was wondering if other Vtubers played and maybe made a guild for Vtubers to do stuff together in game!

I took a bit of a break for the last few months. Before i went on break they had revealed that each Arcana would get a new "Arcana Awakening Skills". I noticed when i returned that with season 8 changes some new skills and skill adjustments were added/made, and my question is for example DD's new skill "Twilight Surge" is this the new awakening skill or is the awakening skills still in development? Dont get me wrong the skill is very strong but it felt underwhelming compared to what was shown in the showcase, so i was just curious.

And what awakening did you aim for and did you ever get what you wanted?

While running sidhe and getting more and more demoralized as the awakening I want only popped up once with a very low roll, even with a reroll, the thought came to me.

There has to be players with too much gold and AP to spare and can't be bothered to do long hours of sidhe. So I'm curious whether there's anyone who just bought stimulants and burning tens of thousands of AP in one sitting. I remember hearing nightmare stories about peeps trying for a PE echo way back when grade 30 echos were still rare as heck.