2012-02-14, 08:39 PM
lorx Wrote:Only trash if nexon chooses to learn nothing from the experience. We already know many, many things that are terribly wrong with the game. Stuff nexon has been ignoring because they don't view it as an issue people care about, or because they don't know about it in the first place. Bringing to the table that the problems exist, and people care, is great if nexon actually takes in the feedback and uses it.
Gigantic if there since nexon would have to act, but, you know, one can hope.
The NDA is basically Nexon's way of ignoring claims of what they said they'll do. Since there is no public knowledge of those statements, they don't have any reason to act upon them in comparison to if it were made public. Nexon can say all it wants in there, but it won't change a damn thing. Especially since this is the third one and we've rarely seen changes as it is.
Leaves Wrote:Not to be the bearer of bad news, but...
Since this is a focus group, you will not have much of an opprtunity to voice concerns about specific game issues. A focus group is an initiative run by the Marketing department, where they attempt to identify their strengths and weakness with their target audience (players). Most of what you'll be asked will include your playing habits, spending habits, rating your enjoyment/satisfaction with regards to specific MapleStory content that they've launched, etc., as opposed to in-depth game questions.
This is because you will be speaking with Marketing reps. (minimum-wage and/or very low salary) who do not have in-depth knowledge of MapleStory. Their job is to run through a series of "survey-style" questions and then compile this data in order to try and figure out their next marketing moves. Again, this is on a broad scale (should we play more TV ads during cartoon hours to attract that demographic?), not a specific one (let's make Secret Spell Scrolls untradeable to remedy the game economy).
Nevertheless, you should still go and enjoy the $150.
That too.