2013-02-08, 11:09 AM
Both are important to fix, but the problem is that this stack hack has been around for weeks so they should at least make it known that they know about it and are working on a fix if they're doing anything. Meanwhile, a cash-related exploit surfaces and they work on it at once so if at anything the argument is not about which fix is more important but whether hacks damage the game, the economy and Nexon's income that much, to which I say it does.
In terms of the game, hacks make it difficult for one to find legit parties to go anywhere. Let's say you do and go for an Empress run- oh oops, 454090 is in there and there goes your run. Then there's the anti-hacking system that manages to ban everyone except for the actual hackers (Or if they get banned there's virtually zero impact on them).
In terms of the economy, consider what happens when there's an overflow of mesos. It's true that the players complaining now are mainly funded players but more mesos means everything gets inflated, while there's realistically only so much a non-funded player can earn without heavy merchanting and some NX/mesos for a store. The naive Mapler cheers when MMB prices go down because they can then master their skill, but then they wish to also buy chairs and they learn that it's not possible because it's too expensive since other players set the price in this case and not hackers, and these players need more mesos to afford higher-end items. If counterfeit money was made undetectable and it flooded our markets, your salary wouldn't be enough to buy anything, would you? That's how inflation ultimately hurts the economy because newcomers and some other Maplers can only some money which may not be enough for them to progress further after a point, and if some of these players might have become big spenders that's a loss to Nexon.
Finally, a great part of Nexon's income doesn't come from these slot expansions (At least not directly) but from cubes and things such as Gachapon. Do the math, you need damage to fight end-game bosses and you need compensation in order to not make a huge loss. Furthermore, you would hardly spend $1000 now if you saw everyone complaining about hackers hogging Empress since you'd think you have no chance of getting in, so you spend a lot less than you might have if Empress was available for you. The worse part of course is when former legits also decide to hack since why bother with integrity when it costs you a paycheck in-game, it's just a game and you'd do more damage for free*?
I don't know just how Nexon still keeps earning (Meh, MSEA is like this too with people who keep spending tons of cash with no positive results) but these events are all related so they would and should get on it as soon as possible.
*This is not a stance of mine, but I wouldn't be surprised if others have thought of it. I just chose to cut out the hassle and not invest anything near the amount needed to boss.
In terms of the game, hacks make it difficult for one to find legit parties to go anywhere. Let's say you do and go for an Empress run- oh oops, 454090 is in there and there goes your run. Then there's the anti-hacking system that manages to ban everyone except for the actual hackers (Or if they get banned there's virtually zero impact on them).
In terms of the economy, consider what happens when there's an overflow of mesos. It's true that the players complaining now are mainly funded players but more mesos means everything gets inflated, while there's realistically only so much a non-funded player can earn without heavy merchanting and some NX/mesos for a store. The naive Mapler cheers when MMB prices go down because they can then master their skill, but then they wish to also buy chairs and they learn that it's not possible because it's too expensive since other players set the price in this case and not hackers, and these players need more mesos to afford higher-end items. If counterfeit money was made undetectable and it flooded our markets, your salary wouldn't be enough to buy anything, would you? That's how inflation ultimately hurts the economy because newcomers and some other Maplers can only some money which may not be enough for them to progress further after a point, and if some of these players might have become big spenders that's a loss to Nexon.
Finally, a great part of Nexon's income doesn't come from these slot expansions (At least not directly) but from cubes and things such as Gachapon. Do the math, you need damage to fight end-game bosses and you need compensation in order to not make a huge loss. Furthermore, you would hardly spend $1000 now if you saw everyone complaining about hackers hogging Empress since you'd think you have no chance of getting in, so you spend a lot less than you might have if Empress was available for you. The worse part of course is when former legits also decide to hack since why bother with integrity when it costs you a paycheck in-game, it's just a game and you'd do more damage for free*?
I don't know just how Nexon still keeps earning (Meh, MSEA is like this too with people who keep spending tons of cash with no positive results) but these events are all related so they would and should get on it as soon as possible.
*This is not a stance of mine, but I wouldn't be surprised if others have thought of it. I just chose to cut out the hassle and not invest anything near the amount needed to boss.