2015-02-14, 09:58 AM
Justin Wrote:Might be jumping the gun here but why are you so obsessed with the "old" maplestory? And what maplestory "used to be"? (The same steaming pile of poo it is currently
I mean, I love maplestory too despite its glaring flaws(both pre-big bang and post) but why do people cling so hard onto this weird inclination that maplestory was oh so better before big bang?
For me personally, I played it so much when I was younger in my early teens. I started playing the first year global came out. Seeing old videos brings back the memories and feelings I had back then when the game meant so much to me. It's like a dad reliving his childhood through his son when his son starts playing football, or something like that. It's not so much wanting the game to be back how it used to be, or thinking it's better back then, but about remembering the game in a time where you made a ton of friends in the more community-centered game. I'm not going to lie, MapleStory pretty much used to be my life when I was younger. I was an introvert, and this game let me socialize. Now that I've grown up and grown out of that, it doesn't hold the same value to me, but I can appreciate the old memories and comfort the game gave me through videos like what OP wants.
The game pineappleing sucked back then. It took forever to level, there wasn't much content, and the game in general just wasn't extraordinary. But I could always log in and make a friend. When I log into MapleStory now, no one even talks to me. It's pointless to play as a new player (or returning player), because the current point of the game is to be powerful and solo everything.

