2008-12-28, 04:56 PM
JoeTang Wrote:Diablo III will come out.
This is the statement that is without a doubt closest to the truth.
No matter how well or poorly Maple is upgraded through patches, the fact still remains that it was made a few years ago. In video-game terms, a "few years" is a lot. For example, the difference between Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 was a "few years."
Once the next generation of online video games comes out, Maple will diminish, and eventually become what Diablo I and Diablo 2 are now. Some people still play those games, but the vast majority of people would prefer something newer. At the point where that's an issue, Nexon being Nexon, they will probably pull the plug, the moment that maintaining Maple costs them money beyond what they get from it in NX charging. Maple was a very good idea, but its graphics and sound are DATED. For gamers spending big money, that is an issue.