2013-12-13, 10:17 PM
I've been playing since 2005 and I don't think that getting back to the 'old maple' is possible under any circumstances. It was one of those things where the planets align and people are at the right age and things just work out. To experience the old maple, you'd have to go back to 2005-2009, shrink back to whatever age you were then, eliminate social media and technological advances, and so on. Essentially, if you can make a time machine, then I guess you can go back to how maple was.
I think the way the game is now is fine. It's just a completely different game. I'm a level 154 Bishop and literally all I do now is login, get whatever hottime crap or attendance crap I can get, maybe DIPQ a few times and level, boss run if any friend's will take me like Abyss, and talk to guildmates until things get boring. At least for my level range, it's very limited in what you can do that is worth your time. Most of the time I just go afk after a while and then log off. It's fun when I can talk to guild mates and friends and sometimes we share a laugh, but you really have to keep playing frequently and grinding to keep up with your friends. The servers are also extremely inactive - I play in GAZED and it still has less users than Scania. It makes partying difficult, reinforcing the whole 'SoloStory' thing.
All in all, it's an OK game. I think the time has just come and past and we'll see how long it sticks around. Nexon seems to be coming to their senses, but it may be too little too late.
I think the way the game is now is fine. It's just a completely different game. I'm a level 154 Bishop and literally all I do now is login, get whatever hottime crap or attendance crap I can get, maybe DIPQ a few times and level, boss run if any friend's will take me like Abyss, and talk to guildmates until things get boring. At least for my level range, it's very limited in what you can do that is worth your time. Most of the time I just go afk after a while and then log off. It's fun when I can talk to guild mates and friends and sometimes we share a laugh, but you really have to keep playing frequently and grinding to keep up with your friends. The servers are also extremely inactive - I play in GAZED and it still has less users than Scania. It makes partying difficult, reinforcing the whole 'SoloStory' thing.
All in all, it's an OK game. I think the time has just come and past and we'll see how long it sticks around. Nexon seems to be coming to their senses, but it may be too little too late.