2015-01-10, 05:59 PM
I would definitely say modern Maple's biggest weakness isn't its pay2winness, which has been lessened a lot (but is still very prevalent if you want to kill the harder bosses). Rather, Maple's biggest weakness is its sordid past and soiled reputation. It will be very hard for Nexon to repair their image under Owen Mahoney, and even if they put the effort in it will take a lot of time to build up an appreciable amount of good-will.
All in all, I've been decently happy with how things in Maple and Mabi have been going lately, and I have high hopes for Tree of Savior and Maple2 (which I will probably play regardless of whether or not they're pay2win, lol). I think rather than focusing on the bad parts of the game, such as the silly economy and prevalence of botting, people should focus on the reasons they keep playing; in my case that would be the fun boss gimmicks they've introduced, like Gollux or RA, the relaxing activity of grinding along to awesome BGM, and The Pursuit of Larger Numbers (my greatest joy!). And, of course, a healthy dose of nostalgia!
PS: Quests are cool and localization is Nexon NA's greatest strength.
All in all, I've been decently happy with how things in Maple and Mabi have been going lately, and I have high hopes for Tree of Savior and Maple2 (which I will probably play regardless of whether or not they're pay2win, lol). I think rather than focusing on the bad parts of the game, such as the silly economy and prevalence of botting, people should focus on the reasons they keep playing; in my case that would be the fun boss gimmicks they've introduced, like Gollux or RA, the relaxing activity of grinding along to awesome BGM, and The Pursuit of Larger Numbers (my greatest joy!). And, of course, a healthy dose of nostalgia!
PS: Quests are cool and localization is Nexon NA's greatest strength.