Nexon Wrote:4th of July in MapleStory!

MapleStory will be holding additional 2x EXP time to celebrate 4th of July!
(Click here for other 2x EXP event times throughout summer!)

Enjoy double rewards during this time slot:
Saturday, July 4th, 12 pm to 3 pm PDT
(Saturday, July 4th, 7 pm to 10 pm GMT)

Have you also noticed the special Independence Day Firecracker drops?
They're only available for a limited time (until July 7th, 2009), so enjoy them while you can!


In addition to the cool fireworks weather effect, it'll also give you a buff for 10 minutes.

Happy Mapling!

Tykian Wrote:I am more interested in why this years event is so small by comparison.

SuperNerd Wrote:Because we've gotten so many big and great things the past few months, I think it's fair to let them take a small break on holiday events. Especially considering at the end of July-beginning of August, we're getting Knights of Cygnus.

Besides, it's free 2x EXP. Good enough for me.

BombsAway Wrote:Nexon: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. GIVE US YOUR MONEY.

*doesn't fix glitches*

Opeth Wrote:'Sup. My name is Mark, and I'm a Buccaneer. My Transformation skills were glitched for more than a month. Nexon shafted me something fierce. I couldn't use anything except Demolition while Transformed in fear of being disconnected. Where were you when I needed the support of being fixed? Oh that's right...your book gets a little screwed up and then you expect Nexon to drop everything and call for an emergency patch.

Sorry, but you might as well stop complaining.

Opeth Wrote:'Sup. My name is Mark, and I'm a Buccaneer. My Transformation skills were glitched for more than a month. Nexon shafted me something fierce. I couldn't use anything except Demolition while Transformed in fear of being disconnected. Where were you when I needed the support of being fixed? Oh that's right...your book gets a little screwed up and then you expect Nexon to drop everything and call for an emergency patch.

Sorry, but you might as well stop complaining.

BombsAway Wrote:Because 2x seems like a good way to make up for their failings but it's little more than a cash-milking scheme from the greedy minds of corporate (nexon) America.

eos367 Wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again -

[SIZE="4"]Free To Play is Not Free To Run[/SIZE]

Of course Nexon obsesses on ways to make money. Without it they're bleeding money like there is no tomorrow, and that means no incentive to the keep the games everyone kvetches so heavily about but still continue to play.

This constant calling of Nexon "Greedy" for wanting to make money off their investment is frankly annoying, regardless of who it's coming from. It's like calling a starving person greeding for wanting food. Without money, they don't exist.

Yes they have a multitude of reasons why they legitimately suck behemoth ass, but greed isn't even in the top 10.

BombsAway Wrote:I understand the costs of running a game like this are massive and take that into consideration, but Maple Story is one of the top-earning MMOs currently. Apparently in 2008 they were the #4 top earner last year, making between $150 and $500m. There is no way that their costs are any where near that. While admittedly, I don't know exactly how much it costs to run a game like this, I would estimate that at most it is $20m/year and that includes salaries.

So calling them greedy isn't a stretch by any means.

sinisterboy9 Wrote:And exactly how much money do you think they'll make off of this 2x event? Has it ever occured to you that maybe nexon is just trying to give us a 2x event?

Tykian Wrote:Oh, I'm not complaining, I much prefer it this way, but I'm still curious as to why they are shying away from holiday events, this is seeming to become a trend of sorts.