1. I doubt it, you just have to do it over and over again. Seriously, though, it depends on what kind of thief you're making (Assassin or Bandit). If you were to make a Strength Bandit, you would only have to make sure that INT is 4, everything else can be anything (you just have to make sure that STR is half of your level, pump dex to 25 as soon as you possibly can, and keep it double your level after that, and put everything else into LUK.
Other than that, 1 extra stat isn't going to affect you much.
2. You can't fame until you're level 15, probably to avoid people creating new characters just to fame/defame.
And I've never gotten a character past level 43.
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(though my F/P Wiz will DEFINITELY get past that.)
Anyway, I decided to make a Bandit and my Archer was TERRIBLY boring to play, so I ditched it. ._. I've done Ludi PQ a bit lately, but I HATE the PQing community, so it's rather annoying. D: I was asked to lead a PQ today and it was disastrous. xD (I didn't even get to form the party before my friend left and I just logged off too) Channel 1 was way to empty to get a part easily. :\
My characters:
xKyoushirox Level 42 F/P Mage
TheHusky Level 20 HP Warrior
MaIamute Level ## Eventually a Str. Bandit. (just started it a little while ago)
BTW, if you're in Bera, Mjrinella, we're looking for people to join our guild (Chocoholics).
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Just talk to one of those people online (heck, buddy them all if you need to), and if I catch you on, I'll add you... that is, if you want to.
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