2013-12-13, 12:35 PM
I suppose it depends if you mean literally pre big bang, or pre big bang including pre potential
Before the introduction of easy leveling, getting from 50-70 took about an entire day to get one level at zombies. I would do everything in my power to never have to go back to such an experience. However, as the game of Maple Story evolves, other mmorpgs do as well.
I believe this is what determined the easier leveling factor (and not to mention unless you're extremely funded, when you have to start leveling outside of evolving world, it's still pretty difficult especially depending on your class if it's prone to death) MMORPG models nowadays seem to streamline the leveling process and focus on end game content.
Maple Story has attempted to do the same. Whether or not this was a good move is of course up for debate.
For my specific viewpoint, I'm one of those people who believes those who feel nostalgia over the game miss the old community as opposed to the actual content of the game. I also hold the same feeling.
Now, when we get in to potential/damage/etc..
99k damage cap: Okay this was fine, nobody could really reach it without potential
199k damage cap: This was a terrible move, it was way too low and was an awkward number in my opinion
999k damage cap: At the time, this was the perfect amount. It got phased out towards the end of its life by a landslide and was not even considered an accomplishment.
50m damage cap: This is way too high, and look at the jumps between the damage cap raises. Why on earth was this implemented? While I reach the damage cap now, this was one of the biggest determining factors in me quitting the game. We would have been fine at 10-20. This promotes an absolutely ludicrous amount of spending all of your money in order to attempt what seems like an impossible number to reach, and there's absolutely no fun in being able to 1-2 hit everything in the game alone.
My input on the company itself is rather negative, but there's not much need to get in to the specifics of that. Most already know how/why anyway.
Before the introduction of easy leveling, getting from 50-70 took about an entire day to get one level at zombies. I would do everything in my power to never have to go back to such an experience. However, as the game of Maple Story evolves, other mmorpgs do as well.
I believe this is what determined the easier leveling factor (and not to mention unless you're extremely funded, when you have to start leveling outside of evolving world, it's still pretty difficult especially depending on your class if it's prone to death) MMORPG models nowadays seem to streamline the leveling process and focus on end game content.
Maple Story has attempted to do the same. Whether or not this was a good move is of course up for debate.
For my specific viewpoint, I'm one of those people who believes those who feel nostalgia over the game miss the old community as opposed to the actual content of the game. I also hold the same feeling.
Now, when we get in to potential/damage/etc..
99k damage cap: Okay this was fine, nobody could really reach it without potential
199k damage cap: This was a terrible move, it was way too low and was an awkward number in my opinion
999k damage cap: At the time, this was the perfect amount. It got phased out towards the end of its life by a landslide and was not even considered an accomplishment.
50m damage cap: This is way too high, and look at the jumps between the damage cap raises. Why on earth was this implemented? While I reach the damage cap now, this was one of the biggest determining factors in me quitting the game. We would have been fine at 10-20. This promotes an absolutely ludicrous amount of spending all of your money in order to attempt what seems like an impossible number to reach, and there's absolutely no fun in being able to 1-2 hit everything in the game alone.
My input on the company itself is rather negative, but there's not much need to get in to the specifics of that. Most already know how/why anyway.