And here I thought Nexon was just being cheeky

The free market in Maple is free but not a market, since it consists mostly of illegal corporations (Gachapon) that are funded with black money (Gold buyers).

Besides that, if you would compare it to real life, God (Nexon) would exist physically on earth and would sell everything people want for money, and since he is all mighty he can create whatever he wants. Also he has a monopoly on it.

Don't apply real life economics on Maple, it just doesn't work, because in maple (unlike IRL) the almighty creator / god is participating in it's own creation.

Capiche?

Rather, the central problem of economics (scarcity) isn't present in online games, so economics doesn't apply.

Rather, the central problem of economics (scarcity) isn't present in online games, so economics doesn't apply.

That's where event items come into play.

..well, unless they're rehashed *coughAlienweaponscough*