2014-04-12, 10:54 AM
KhainiWest Wrote:I feel maplestory could be saved even without going into deep investments. Although my perspective is based on an assumption, I feel like I misworded it. There has to be a power advantage for those who spend NX, but as other veterans have pointed out, nearly 1000x stronger is the MAIN poison of the game. Most players who turn to hacks, in general, are looking for a quick turn around. However with the gap being so large with nearly little to no options, it brings more allure, not to mention since the company is seen in a negative light, there's little to no reason to feel any remorse.
With all that being said I feel the greatest impact to both getting a stronger, dedicated player base, and making the path of cheating less alluring, would be to significantly change that gap so that NX spenders have at most maybe a 75% advantage.
I agree completely. The issue is that if they move that 1000x stronger casher benefit to the 1.75x casher benefit that you suggest would mean that everyone who spent the money that keeps Nexon afloat would stop playing because, "They cheated me," and all that. Nexon can't really afford to alienate the spenders with the slim chance that it will bring more/better spenders back.
That's why I say the game would need another Big Bang. Big Bang refreshed everything - Builds, monsters, bosses, everything. Everything would need to rescaled if they're going to fix the problem, but because of the previous paragraph's points, it would never really ever happen.