The fatal flaw with the current business model.

The point I'm making is what is the point? At some point everyone has to realize that the likelihood of Nexon changing their tune is slim to none. As [MENTION=2054]Eos[/MENTION]; said, how is everyone whining about it helping anything? The new bandwagon in MapleStory isn't a new class - it's "let's bash Nexon and create tons of useless threads coming up with illogical (and sometimes logical) options on how to fix MapleStory, which will inevitably end in off-topic arguments and be closed." Maybe everyone is in the "bargaining" stage of getting over the loss of MapleStory? Maybe some of us have just accepted that the writing has been on the wall for years, and short of a miracle, things aren't going to change in the way most players want them to.

I'm not talking about praising Nexon. I don't know where you got that from my post? It's obvious to anyone with eyes and a brain that the game is pay-to-win and there are plenty of blatant money grabs going on weekly. All that being said, nostalgia isn't going to help anyone (just look at ProjectOMS) and whatever arguments people are having (it's almost November) that have been going on since Unleashed are beaten to death. Every new topic is just beating a dead horse, and in turn, contributing the the morbid attitude in this game.

My main character is a level 150 Bishop in GAZED. I have several other characters past 100 and several below. I get the whole pay-to-win thing - I understand that you can't get end-game equipment or solo bosses without dropping some serious cash. That's not cool. But, honestly, pre-BB I could barely get past level 70. I played since beta and I still had fun - I still do have fun. As I've said I've played since 2005 and have spent around $400, maybe $425, since then on casual NX spending - maybe $10 at Easter, $25 at Christmas, and some here and there when I had some money left over, all throughout my teens. I haven't purchased NX since March of 2013 and I have almost all my Empress equips, not saying that's much, but they're good enough for me. I have some great friends I go on to talk to and boss or PQ with and I've been trying out some of the classes I've never played. I'm having fun, playing casually and whenever I feel like it.

Maybe one problem, out of many, is the mentality that a lot of players have now. Everyone has to be the best. Yes, the game is more NX based than it was and it certainly can be annoying...but I don't see how it stops people from playing the game. Competitively? Perhaps to a certain degree, but MapleStory has always been a grind fest that requires tons of time to get to high levels and take advantage of high level content. I guess at least now you can spend money to get there, whereas pre-BB you pretty much had to live on the computer, share your account with several other people in several different time zones, hack - or do all three. I don't know, maybe my view is incorrect? It's just how I see it.

I feel like a lot of the people here complaining about the game really don't play it anymore. I certainly was upset reading all these posts in August, but as I started getting back into the game this fall I realized it wasn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be, certainly not to the point where the game will be ending anytime soon. I'm not trying to downplay the issues that exist, but rather to point out that there are a lot of positives in this game and if you find the right group of people, spend some time socializing instead of playing 'SoloStory' then you might be surprised. I'd take 2013 GMS over beta or pre-BB any day of the week.

I decided not to engage in this discussion after the useless bickering that occurred whenever i posted, but after reading this i had to. What savage said is exactly what i was trying to say previously, the game still has its ups and you can still have fun.This is a fan site after all, we can talk all we want but the fact remains that maplestory has lasted way longer and made more money than most online games have, that were alot more fun and rewarding to play and that's saying something. They are flaws we all know about and wish it weren't so, but it is, with a game that has been running this long it's amazing they still managed to keep it afloat, say what you want but the updates and events keep people coming back.

The game has always been bad when you really think about it, it was always grindfest and took up way to much of your time for little reward, that is not deniable. But simple things in the game is what really drives us to keep on playing and coming back, not sure why anyone would think that would change. If you really think about it all the older stuff we used to do are still there, Nexon in a sense just added NX dependant content, but we just want the newer stuff because that's how people are, we can't help ourselves.We can still play a vast majority of the game, and getting the NX gear is practically useless because the rewards you get from cubing and being able to "beat" a certain boss is just all in our head. We made a perspective of the game that isn't actually there. If you wanted to you could just throw away all your new gear and focus on the old gear/monsters/maps/etc. As Savage said i so much more prefer the maplestory now to the old one and i'm looking forward to all the new updates and content.

The only thing that is problematic is being hacked and losing what you have "worked for". Anyone who has been playing maplestory for a minute will realise this and should hopefully be smart enough not to put too much stock in what you do in the game, as you could lose it at any moment. It's your choice.