My humble opinion on Nexon's path.

I definitely have to agree with this.

I've played both LaTale and WonderKing, and both lack polish, in my opinion. At least the base game of MapleStory is polished, in a mechanics aspect. It doesn't feel jittery or unresponsive, but I always felt that with both LaTale and WonderKing. MapleStory might have all kinds of problems, but the base mechanics are solid and well done. It's one of the reasons I originally liked the game, it was smooth, easy to play, and it didn't piss you off with bad control.

Plus, the art style and music are far superior to those two games too. LaTale and WonderKing to me just don't feel, look, or play like a good game. That's my personal opinion, and I have to imagine others agree with me when neither are very popular.

It's a shame MapleStory is screwed up on so many other levels.

*Raises hand*

Maple Story may have a lot of shortcomings but its 2D graphics, music and animations are top notch in my opinion. It's simply so much prettier and vivid and control issues are among the most important things a game has to get right so it's no wonder we'd rather talk about Nexon improving than fantasizing that another 2D game will replace Maple Story.