2013-04-10, 02:44 AM
I didn't really play much after Big Bang, but I was feeling pretty nostalgic today and wanted to share some of my fond memories of the Maplestory I remember.
Facing high level monsters that would kill you in one hit, while you had no chance of even hitting them. The iron pig in pig beach, venturing as far as you could into the Sleepywood dungeon, and staying outside on the ship to Orbis for a chance to see Crimson Balrog.
The thrill of getting into PQs, the rewards and bonus box hitting, and then the even bigger thrill of rushing back inside the PQ.
Grinding a specific monster because of the rare chance that they would drop the rare event item or awesome equipment you wanted. (I actually created my main character, PSAssassin, because I found a set of steelys at red drakes on my Dragon Knight that I wanted to be able to use).
Participating in the holiday and seasonal events and collecting all the limited time items from them. Finding the unbelievably rare yellow crow from Blue Mushmom.
Going to a high level training map and partying with new people you just met there. Having fun talking and training together for a few hours and maybe making new friends.
The butterflies in my stomach before some of my first Zakum, Pap, and HT runs and the great feeling of accomplishment after finally succeeding in defeating the boss after previous failed attempts.
The small, but closely knit high level community, where people knew each other. Level and ranking were points of pride and leveling was a cause for congratulations and celebration.
Then the more personal reasons like my guild, my friends, the community, and everything else that make me wish I could go back and experience it all over again.
Facing high level monsters that would kill you in one hit, while you had no chance of even hitting them. The iron pig in pig beach, venturing as far as you could into the Sleepywood dungeon, and staying outside on the ship to Orbis for a chance to see Crimson Balrog.
The thrill of getting into PQs, the rewards and bonus box hitting, and then the even bigger thrill of rushing back inside the PQ.
Grinding a specific monster because of the rare chance that they would drop the rare event item or awesome equipment you wanted. (I actually created my main character, PSAssassin, because I found a set of steelys at red drakes on my Dragon Knight that I wanted to be able to use).
Participating in the holiday and seasonal events and collecting all the limited time items from them. Finding the unbelievably rare yellow crow from Blue Mushmom.
Going to a high level training map and partying with new people you just met there. Having fun talking and training together for a few hours and maybe making new friends.
The butterflies in my stomach before some of my first Zakum, Pap, and HT runs and the great feeling of accomplishment after finally succeeding in defeating the boss after previous failed attempts.
The small, but closely knit high level community, where people knew each other. Level and ranking were points of pride and leveling was a cause for congratulations and celebration.
Then the more personal reasons like my guild, my friends, the community, and everything else that make me wish I could go back and experience it all over again.