[Rant] This game's practically dead in terms of actual content.

This is basically what training alone is like on MapleStory 2, at least for a close ranged attacker. I would rotate around the map killing mobs, and eventually after a while I would rest at the healing spot (which they have in all maps) for a minute or two. It's not that bad.

You said eventually after a while. That doesn't sound so bad if you did survive that long. But we don't have healing spots in MS1, except in the Dragon Forest and they're not on any safe location to rest and the healing aura turns on once in a while. And with YennoX's suggestion of taking 10x increased damage and adding potion cooldowns means you're only be fighting for a few seconds before you have to rest/be in a safe spot and wait for cooldowns to expire.