2013-03-05, 12:27 AM
I wonder how different maple would be if they stuck to the motto that the cash shop would offer no game play advantage and only be visual or similar effects. I would thin their profits would be much lower as people could not buy power as easily. I dont mind people paying for power in a game, but maple story is a huge gamble most of the time. their are always new nx events where you have to buy an item opener, or some other special thing, and have a low chance for a good prize (and a high chance to get crappy scrolls/pots). Some loyal fans will pay hundreds for the chance to get an item and never get anything good. Same with cubes. There is no grantee on your "investment" into the game. I much prefer buy able content from other games. Take the New Fire Emblem Awakening for example. The DLC maps cost $2.5 ($2 if you buy the special 3 map bundles). Its about the same as a cube, but you know what you are getting. You can easily judge if its worth it or not. There no feeling you could have done better or worse, you know what you were getting from the start. The nx options also seem expensive when you look at it comparatively to other similar things. And agree they kick loyal players in the balls often. Giving "retuning" players some maple points or items, giving only newly created characters and not old ones exclusive equips and the such. While i get you want to attract new players, you can not forget your current ones.
The gap between the funded and unfunded grows ever wider. While im fine with people that pay getting an advantage, the way maple does it is ridiculous. content is to unbalanced, when we even get it. we occasionally get a new party quest or area, but rarely some thing that is "new". mostly either some boss or the same old kill xx amount of monsters for xx times/hours for the chance to maybe possibly get something good. they dont add new areas or theme dungeons that often, adn most of the new mechanics are just aimed for damage. I wish they had expanded on the theme dungeons, added some more so every level range had one and fleshed them out. When they realized people just wanted to level fast they really simplified the dungeons. the new ninja castle was a real disappointment... I do wish they brought back GM events, or at least the GM presence. I wish GMs were able to do more, but i know they are probably limited. I wish they had enough to catch more hackers, the amount of hacking in this game.... Its not like Nexon doesnt make the money to hire more or pay them better...
I still dont get why they dont remove the nx skill books, just seems silly. Instead of making it mandatory, they could make it optional. Hell, most people would rather buy a nx book than spending hours searching for on or paying for an sok... at 4th job. No one want to have to buy books at these lower levels. If they made all skill books buyable for lets say 2.5-3k (just a tad more than an sok) they would probably still make profit. Also, anyone notice how no new job since big bang has needed a skill book? None of them at all... If we are on the subject of books, i wish mmb would only give books for your class, it would make things so much easier. you could still get repeat/unless books, but the chances of getting a book you want would be much higher.
Characters slot limitations has only recently become a problem with the links skills, character cards, account tradable items, and the sheer number of characters in maple. most other games that have this many characters does not give you bonuses for having multiple high level characters in the same world. most of the new classes are just link skill or some other mule.
sorry for the ideas all over the place, just listed what was on my mind at the time.
The gap between the funded and unfunded grows ever wider. While im fine with people that pay getting an advantage, the way maple does it is ridiculous. content is to unbalanced, when we even get it. we occasionally get a new party quest or area, but rarely some thing that is "new". mostly either some boss or the same old kill xx amount of monsters for xx times/hours for the chance to maybe possibly get something good. they dont add new areas or theme dungeons that often, adn most of the new mechanics are just aimed for damage. I wish they had expanded on the theme dungeons, added some more so every level range had one and fleshed them out. When they realized people just wanted to level fast they really simplified the dungeons. the new ninja castle was a real disappointment... I do wish they brought back GM events, or at least the GM presence. I wish GMs were able to do more, but i know they are probably limited. I wish they had enough to catch more hackers, the amount of hacking in this game.... Its not like Nexon doesnt make the money to hire more or pay them better...
I still dont get why they dont remove the nx skill books, just seems silly. Instead of making it mandatory, they could make it optional. Hell, most people would rather buy a nx book than spending hours searching for on or paying for an sok... at 4th job. No one want to have to buy books at these lower levels. If they made all skill books buyable for lets say 2.5-3k (just a tad more than an sok) they would probably still make profit. Also, anyone notice how no new job since big bang has needed a skill book? None of them at all... If we are on the subject of books, i wish mmb would only give books for your class, it would make things so much easier. you could still get repeat/unless books, but the chances of getting a book you want would be much higher.
Characters slot limitations has only recently become a problem with the links skills, character cards, account tradable items, and the sheer number of characters in maple. most other games that have this many characters does not give you bonuses for having multiple high level characters in the same world. most of the new classes are just link skill or some other mule.
sorry for the ideas all over the place, just listed what was on my mind at the time.