I think it is about time for Maplestory to close down

Fifa Online 3 and Sudden Attack are published by Nexon and are more popular and higher ranked than MapleStory and Dungeon Fighter Online in Korea.
However, MapleStory has always remained strong in the top 10.

I have often wondered if Maple would be better/ worse if GMS only stuck to a straight port of the Korean version but I remember times when Nexon GMS did make good choices. There is a lot of hit or miss but I like to think that sometimes they do get it right.

i think it's time you stop making pointless rage posts

go play vertisy or something

Well played sir, I will have you know that I actually went to go look up what that was btw.

http://www.southperry.net/showthread.php?t=78903

http://www.southperry.net/showthread.php?t=78882

http://www.southperry.net/showthread.php?t=80391

http://www.southperry.net/showthread.php?t=79953

http://www.southperry.net/showthread.php?t=80005

http://www.southperry.net/showthread.php?t=79480

This thread isn't specifically "pre-big bang", but you've made thread after thread after thread about how the game is dead, it's horrible, bad, all over, etc.... Yet it's been getting along alright this whole time - we're still getting regular updates, so clearly things aren't as bad as your end of days threads every few months paints them out to be. Why do you keep beating the dead horse? It's just a pile of dust at this point.

Geez bruh, gimme a break! Something had been bugging me for a while and it took a really long time to pin it down. Since you went to all the trouble of keeping tabs on some of my forum literature, I shall gladly share some of the reasonings behind some of the ramblings.

First I should probably put a disclaimer on most of those since I often dabble in worst-case-scenarios. Which means that theres always the chance that the reality is not as dire as it could be inside one of the threads.
Next its always been my opinion that the game itself is not "bad" nor do I think it will ever reach a point of being beyond repair. However if I notice a large concentration of pomagranates falling from the sky then I will most likely call out those pomagranates.

Lets just take a look at the current state of affairs:
The sub reddit can be tough for the uninitiated.

The official forums should not be taken seriously.
(believe it or not, this is considered to be one of the more moderate views)

And given the history, these conditions are not surprising.
Players before the Big bang were betrayed at around the time of the introduction of cubes. I was fortunate enough to not have been a very high level at the time but even with the years on and off that I had spent playing, I can imagine how much of a blow Big bang could have been for someone who was playing in a committed fashion.

Dont worry, players who joined during or right after Big bang also get thrown under the Nexon bus! What was one of the defining reasons for having Big bang to begin with? To make it easier to reach 200 and make the game more accessible. So we wait a little while and the level cap jumps up to 250! For someone that wanted to be a top player in the post BB era, that goal suddenly got moved very far away.

Not only did the Pre Big bang world get ruined but the world after that (the Maple with less grinding) also suffered a similar fate. Its almost poetic at this stage. With the adjustments in job advancements and SP's, I would question if it would have been possible to have simply fit the recent additions into the old 200 level cap, there certainly was plenty of extra space. This cycle might sound like a masochists dream but for the average person, it does not seem like much fun.

Most of that is history, hindsight and all of that but the question is were those global changes done for the sake of the game or for the sake of making cash? Progression is fine but not so much when it involves betraying the "spirit" of the game.

To test where on the spectrum the game feels to be borderline scam or not, here are some questions that anyone can try to answer or estimate if you wish.

1. A new player that starts today in December wants to know how long will it take to reach end game. They dont want to spend money but do have lots of free time.
For Reboot:
(And for the sake of argument) For standard:

2. Another new player has some money and would like to get into an MMO game. He wants to know about end game gear and solo'ing all bosses that can be solo'd.

How much should he expect to spend?
How much would be reasonable to spend?
How much would you recommend he spend?


Good luck and have fun everyone, happy holidays!