2014-04-25, 05:18 PM
I decided to hop back on this forum after reainstalling Maplestory again, just to see what people were up to (did not have the drive space previously). I was greeted with "You haven't logged in for 552 days, welcome back!".
I don't plan to ever really play again, just wanted to scope out the changes.
I quit MS multiple times in the past, coming back each time for various reasons. In 2009 i was put in one of the first groups for the MWLB, my name was Sinuatum. It was neat for awhile, but soon realized the limits of our abilities. I hounded them for more power, to let us ban or d/c obvious flying hackers, but to no avail. The system had too many checks, and was too time consuming for very little gain, so i gave up on it except for the few events we could do. (absolutely loved being invisible and summoning tons of bags of monsters in towns when they let us).
In 2008, Diablo 3 was announced. I was stoked, and patiently waited. At the beginning of 2012, after the release date had been set for Diablo, i reached 200 on my main Axe Hero and bid my farewells. Prepared my setup for Diablo's release, and that was about it. I shifted from Diablo 3 to Borderlands 2, then to a few other PS3 games, then played World of Tanks for a solid year. Quit that stressful game recently to go back to Diablo ROS, which i'm currently playing.
I've never spent more money on a game than i did in MS. I played it pretty solidly from June 2005 until January 2012, with a few breaks thrown in. Being able to talk to GMs, i actually asked them 'about how much money have i thrown at this game'. I didn't want to hear the actual number, so i asked if it was over a certain amount. From 2005-2011, i had spent well over $5000 on Maplestory. I will never play such a money sucking game again. I felt required to throw hundreds at MS per month just to try and roll gear for that small % boost, and keep up with some of the top damagers in the game (which i couldnt, quite, because i sucked at merching).
Anyway, good riddance. The game was cool at first, but i've seen first-hand how it mutated over the years to require more and more monetary input just to feel good about my characters.
Was it hard to let go? Not really. 2012 was a big change in my life. I also got divorced that year, shortly after quitting MS. I'm currently engaged to be married again to someone else this year, and she likes to casually play WoW. I got her into Diablo, so we play that together sometimes. I won't jump into WoW, though. That ship sailed a long time ago. Had i jumped into WoW in 2004-05, instead of MS, my life might have been very very different.
I don't plan to ever really play again, just wanted to scope out the changes.
I quit MS multiple times in the past, coming back each time for various reasons. In 2009 i was put in one of the first groups for the MWLB, my name was Sinuatum. It was neat for awhile, but soon realized the limits of our abilities. I hounded them for more power, to let us ban or d/c obvious flying hackers, but to no avail. The system had too many checks, and was too time consuming for very little gain, so i gave up on it except for the few events we could do. (absolutely loved being invisible and summoning tons of bags of monsters in towns when they let us).
In 2008, Diablo 3 was announced. I was stoked, and patiently waited. At the beginning of 2012, after the release date had been set for Diablo, i reached 200 on my main Axe Hero and bid my farewells. Prepared my setup for Diablo's release, and that was about it. I shifted from Diablo 3 to Borderlands 2, then to a few other PS3 games, then played World of Tanks for a solid year. Quit that stressful game recently to go back to Diablo ROS, which i'm currently playing.
I've never spent more money on a game than i did in MS. I played it pretty solidly from June 2005 until January 2012, with a few breaks thrown in. Being able to talk to GMs, i actually asked them 'about how much money have i thrown at this game'. I didn't want to hear the actual number, so i asked if it was over a certain amount. From 2005-2011, i had spent well over $5000 on Maplestory. I will never play such a money sucking game again. I felt required to throw hundreds at MS per month just to try and roll gear for that small % boost, and keep up with some of the top damagers in the game (which i couldnt, quite, because i sucked at merching).
Anyway, good riddance. The game was cool at first, but i've seen first-hand how it mutated over the years to require more and more monetary input just to feel good about my characters.
Was it hard to let go? Not really. 2012 was a big change in my life. I also got divorced that year, shortly after quitting MS. I'm currently engaged to be married again to someone else this year, and she likes to casually play WoW. I got her into Diablo, so we play that together sometimes. I won't jump into WoW, though. That ship sailed a long time ago. Had i jumped into WoW in 2004-05, instead of MS, my life might have been very very different.