2013-11-29, 03:00 PM
I can't understand Korean, but my impression is that while they're starting to understand what players want to change with Maplestory, they're still grasping at straws when it comes to implementation.
- Combat system: making new mini-bosses and introducing a combo-system for all classes (?) doesn't solve any of the problems with the current system. If anything, it just dilutes the uniqueness of classes that rely on a combo system.
- Guided gameplay (easier leveling to 100): I still think that Maplestory doesn't really introduce new players through the game very well. Yes, a lot of things are streamlined and there's also Tot quests, but making things simple is not the same as making a game approachable. In any case, I have a feeling they're going to make grinding even easier and maps/quests even more dumbed-down.
-Pirate hero: finally? They still haven't fixed any of the major plot-holes (and Luminous really doesn't fit in...) and I really hope that the new class isn't reskin/mod of Kanna.
-Cash inventories: I don't understand why they can't just make cash inventories shared BUT limit transfers. Like, they can make it so that a single item can only be transferred once every 3/6 months (some long period of time). That way people that play alts will still have to purchase multiple cash sets, and people that quit their old characters can transfer the stuff they wanted to keep.
- Combat system: making new mini-bosses and introducing a combo-system for all classes (?) doesn't solve any of the problems with the current system. If anything, it just dilutes the uniqueness of classes that rely on a combo system.
- Guided gameplay (easier leveling to 100): I still think that Maplestory doesn't really introduce new players through the game very well. Yes, a lot of things are streamlined and there's also Tot quests, but making things simple is not the same as making a game approachable. In any case, I have a feeling they're going to make grinding even easier and maps/quests even more dumbed-down.
-Pirate hero: finally? They still haven't fixed any of the major plot-holes (and Luminous really doesn't fit in...) and I really hope that the new class isn't reskin/mod of Kanna.
-Cash inventories: I don't understand why they can't just make cash inventories shared BUT limit transfers. Like, they can make it so that a single item can only be transferred once every 3/6 months (some long period of time). That way people that play alts will still have to purchase multiple cash sets, and people that quit their old characters can transfer the stuff they wanted to keep.