Nostalgia of Pre-BigBang Maplestory

Hello fellow forum browsers! So while Maplestory was down, I was messing around with Bannedstory (A character scene image creator). I began to feel very nostalgic as I saw all of the old equipment that, 5 years ago, was godly and worth hundreds of millions (Which was a ton back then). I played from around 2008 up to the big bang update, which changed most everything. I came back to Maplestory about 9 months ago, and oh my god things were different. Getting to level 200 no longer required months of continuous grinding at Skelegons. Defeating Zakum didn't need a team of 4 full parties. And hitting 5 digits on an enemy was noobish.

If you remember Tiger before FangBlade, if you remember things like "dexless sins", grinding for days for one level at Windraiders, and getting leech from a Bishop at harps, you are part of a dying breed. A breed of Mapler who remembers the incredible communities, the dedication, the resourcefulness of the old Maplestory.

If anyone reading this has the time and motivation to reply, one thing I'd love is if you could tell me your favorite thing about Maplestory before the Big Bang.

I can start by saying my favorite thing about pre-BB Maplestory is a tie between between using my dexless assassin to beat the crap out of the other team in Monster Carnival PQ, and the community of Islanders (People stayed on the tutorial island and relied only on monster drops, which were scarce) who formed the guild, appropriately named, RogersApple. I remember those people fondly.

Thank you so much for your time.