Why do we play Maplestory?

For awhile (until maybe a few months ago) I was playing the game due to a combination of nostalgia + keeping in contact with friends met through the game. However, a lot of those have left too, and the majority of the ones that stay including myself find the game boring and afk a lot or just use it as a chat client (slowly moving to skype).

My state with the game can best be described as tolerating how boring the game is in hopes that all the good things that made me originally play the game return (and with it, the people). Actually, I think I play it because it's become part of the status quo. It's the only game I've spent significant time playing in the past 4 years, and I don't want it completely let go of it yet.

But! I've since realized in the past week or so that it's really not the same game, so I actually don't feel that bad completely letting go if I had to. However, I have so much extra time right now though, I don't mind spending time with the game on what seems to be its deathbed.

Special shoutout to [MENTION=4455]HellenzSin[/MENTION]; BibleThump