My humble opinion on Nexon's path.

[MENTION=10378]Curtiss[/MENTION]; You're completely correct that most MMOs do not rely on multiple characters the way MapleStory does. The only one that comes close is SWTOR because the only thing it has going for it is the class storylines. Everything else about the game is rather unimpressive, but I had tons of fun just leveling each class from 1-50 for their story arcs and I know that a lot of other people did the same. Depending on the bundle of "Cartel Coins" you buy, character slots cost as much as $6.66. Now that I think about it, the Legacy system there is very similar to link skills in MS... While SWTOR hasn't released any new character classes yet, I believe there are enough parallels to establish the price in MS as more or less industry standard.

I don't really see untradable items as a problem. With the exception of a few event items (mostly cosmetic), there are very few account tradable only items. Account tradable only scrolls can be used simply by trading the equip to that account temporarily. I do this all the time when farming event items and it's really no big deal. I guess it would become problematic if you aren't able to use access both accounts simultaneously tho...

I think Nexon is going in the right direction, sure they ask us to give them money alot, but the game itself has been getting better.. Hackers at LHC and others places getting banned, every person I reported has shown up on the perma ban list.

This hasn't helped prevent the guild full of map crashers in GAZED which do nothing but camp FM1 and dc anyone with a regular permit or someone doing shop maintenance. I still see the same botters and stack hackers that I reported weeks ago.