2014-10-03, 05:33 PM
I have played Maplestory on and off for a very long time (Back to before Guilds or 3rd job was ever added to the game) my very first account was perma banned for using vac hack in the Horny/Zombie mush underground zone over in sleepywood (Was an idiot i know)
In my time here i have made some very great and long lasting relationships. Fond memories that I will remember for as long as i live.
I never thought Id be one of them Rose-colored players like I often complain about on the WoW forums, but it turns out i am one of them Rose Colored nostalgia people here on Maple.
Theres a lot i miss from classic Maplestory and a lot I like from Maplestory post BB.
But for me it comes down to the community as being the biggest thing I miss from my early days of playing Maple. I was one of those lucky people with a powerful enough of a computer who knew the right people that allowed me to help them run peoples accounts through Zakum or Horntail to sell them Helms and Pendants. I built up a good relationship with buyers, sellers and all the people in between. When it came down to training i would find myself training with the same group of people at Himes, Squids, Skeles or even Newties. The fact it took so long to level is what built up such strong friendships with people. And when you leveled it really meant something. Not like it does now. Bossing required a full field of well geared players to take them down. Things were hard in Classic Maplestory. And I think thats why I remember those days more fondly. Everything meant something. Even the smallest of achievements were extremely difficult to obtain. But it was this difficult that made the community what it was. Everyone was in it together and we all knew it. Sure many of us didnt get along with each other. But again this is what made Maplestory what it was. Until the days when the exp was nerfed and level 200 became achievable in a day or two then people lost sight of the prize. The ultimate goal. Level 200 was the king de kah of all possible things to accomplish in the game.
But one of the biggest things I take from Classic that I didnt care for was its balance and fleshed out classes.
The game at the start offered very little in terms of customization. Basically everyone who played the same job were mirror images of each other with different NX clothing on. Most classes were incapable of running certain bosses like Horntail or Pink Bean without dumping thousands of dollars into HP washing to survive magic or touch damage ex Nightlords, Shadowers, Bowmasters Marksmen or Corsairs. Mages were all the same. They were most powerful classes due to their zone wide ultimates being spamable, and as a result were the most wanted of Training partners.
Warriors literally never died to anything and did a metric ton of damage. As a result they could do everything in the game.
The rest of the classes struggled with training and money problems. You didnt do a whole lot of damage until you were way higher level than the stuff you were killing and because potions cost a lot and our weapons and ammo (Stars, Bullets) cost a fortune we were always broke.
As of right now the game has fleshed out all of the classes to make each individually stand on their own. Everyone can do everything in the game and with the Red update all classes have comparable damages numbers.
Overall I enjoy the game now. But what will more than likely keep me from sticking around for long periods of time is the fact the community is gone. Sure there are exceptions in some cases for people. But for me and many that I know its not the same anymore.
If this looks like a ramble with no real direction you're right. I tried to type this while at work over the course of a 3 hour period. So thoughts will be scattered all over.
In my time here i have made some very great and long lasting relationships. Fond memories that I will remember for as long as i live.
I never thought Id be one of them Rose-colored players like I often complain about on the WoW forums, but it turns out i am one of them Rose Colored nostalgia people here on Maple.
Theres a lot i miss from classic Maplestory and a lot I like from Maplestory post BB.
But for me it comes down to the community as being the biggest thing I miss from my early days of playing Maple. I was one of those lucky people with a powerful enough of a computer who knew the right people that allowed me to help them run peoples accounts through Zakum or Horntail to sell them Helms and Pendants. I built up a good relationship with buyers, sellers and all the people in between. When it came down to training i would find myself training with the same group of people at Himes, Squids, Skeles or even Newties. The fact it took so long to level is what built up such strong friendships with people. And when you leveled it really meant something. Not like it does now. Bossing required a full field of well geared players to take them down. Things were hard in Classic Maplestory. And I think thats why I remember those days more fondly. Everything meant something. Even the smallest of achievements were extremely difficult to obtain. But it was this difficult that made the community what it was. Everyone was in it together and we all knew it. Sure many of us didnt get along with each other. But again this is what made Maplestory what it was. Until the days when the exp was nerfed and level 200 became achievable in a day or two then people lost sight of the prize. The ultimate goal. Level 200 was the king de kah of all possible things to accomplish in the game.
But one of the biggest things I take from Classic that I didnt care for was its balance and fleshed out classes.
The game at the start offered very little in terms of customization. Basically everyone who played the same job were mirror images of each other with different NX clothing on. Most classes were incapable of running certain bosses like Horntail or Pink Bean without dumping thousands of dollars into HP washing to survive magic or touch damage ex Nightlords, Shadowers, Bowmasters Marksmen or Corsairs. Mages were all the same. They were most powerful classes due to their zone wide ultimates being spamable, and as a result were the most wanted of Training partners.
Warriors literally never died to anything and did a metric ton of damage. As a result they could do everything in the game.
The rest of the classes struggled with training and money problems. You didnt do a whole lot of damage until you were way higher level than the stuff you were killing and because potions cost a lot and our weapons and ammo (Stars, Bullets) cost a fortune we were always broke.
As of right now the game has fleshed out all of the classes to make each individually stand on their own. Everyone can do everything in the game and with the Red update all classes have comparable damages numbers.
Overall I enjoy the game now. But what will more than likely keep me from sticking around for long periods of time is the fact the community is gone. Sure there are exceptions in some cases for people. But for me and many that I know its not the same anymore.
If this looks like a ramble with no real direction you're right. I tried to type this while at work over the course of a 3 hour period. So thoughts will be scattered all over.