2012-09-29, 02:25 AM
Oaysis Wrote:Since when have we cared about how much money Nexon makes? Besides Nexon makes money from other games besides Maplestory. Nexon doesn't have to resort to making a pay-to-win game in order to make money. See Guild Wars 2 for example. Ideally players should only be able to buy convenience and cosmetic items from the CS. You shouldn't be able to pay for more damage. Players should be rewarded for skill and experience not how much dollars they have.
Btw I hate this pineapple and pomegranate point system. You shouldn't be down-voting because you disagree with a opinion, but when a post adds nothing to a discussion (memes)
I'm not insisting that we should care about the money they make, but many users continually negate that Nexon is a business. Their actions are made in what they view as their best interest. Believe it or not, pay-to-win works for them and, regardless of if you agree with or like it, that's how it's more than likely going to stay indefinitely. I see this as underhanded, sure, but objectively speaking I'm not going to slander them for being a business that's trying to make money.
If anyone has a problem with the system in place, albeit broken, you have the option to not purchase those items with your NX. The game is perfectly enjoyable without playing to win, but if you're a person who's playing the game to be competitive, unfortunately it may be time to realize Maplestory isn't for you. I wonder how long it'll take for the player base to discover there's not enough complaining in the world that's going to change Nexon's business model which has, thus far, worked tremendously well for them. Sure, they make plenty of money from other games, but that does not by any means insist they should ignore Maplestory as a property of equal or greater importance when it comes to their profit margins.
As I side note, you said it yourself. "Ideally," sure, it'd be nice, but comparing Maplestory to GW2 is not a very apt decision--their demographics and business models are worlds apart.