[Rant] This game's practically dead in terms of actual content.

I honestly don't know about catering to GMS' demographic, What is it exactly? mind you it's global maplestory. World tour and the like are available,I all kind of different content is incorporated into the game from all kind of cultures.

Not in content, in business and game mechanics. How they differ, I can't say I really know. This discussion calls to mind something Min Kim said about the differences though, specifically about the abundance of PC Cafe based gaming in Korea and the distinct lack of it in North America:

"There's so many things the cafe would do," he continues. "It would market the game for you. There's user interface things taken care of because players are sat next to each other. These natural supports, you don't understand in North America."

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/22633...he_way.php