2015-10-23, 03:12 PM
SaptaZapta Wrote:Not sure what you mean by "the old system" that wasn't more reliable.
The web launcher and the Nexon downloader (with Pando media booster) sucked, but FTP (originally one huge file, and later 3 or 4 and now 5 files) and GameLauncher.exe always worked like a charm, except when Nexon messed up GameGuard/BlackCipher/NGS/anti-hack-tool-of-the-day.
I hope we get to keep those as fallback for when the newfangled launcher repeatedly misfires.
By the old system I meant the
1. Web Launch (play button)
2. Game Launcher
Personally I had bugs and errors with all of those, even if my computers have been fairly new and updated. Almost every update there is/was some technical issue I have to fix, I don't really mind though. Always get in game eventually, so ya.
GameLauncher.exe is still an option thankfully, so right now we have two launching methods. Manual patching gone though, so what happens to the Southperry pre-patching thing then? That won't be a thing anymore?
Edit: We have three methods, because Steam launch is a thing
Grey Wrote:I don't care what launcher they use, I'll still have a preference for just launching the game directly through the Game Launcher executable bundled with the game itself (maybe even MapleStory.exe, if that no longer redirects to the website). There is pretty much no way for any launcher they devise to be more reliable than that, since at the end of the day, I'm pretty sure all their launching methods have to use the MapleStory executable itself. I can see why a launcher would make sense for a game company that publishes multiple games since it makes it easy for users who play more than one of their game to get in a game when they're all in one place, or to get users to expand into their other game offerings if they're not currently playing them, but it's just not something I'm all that into. I don't mind clicking icons on my desktop or start bar, and a launcher is less of a convenience and more of an unnecessary middle man for me. I care little for all the bells and whistles that come with a launcher, to me, it's just superfluous crap.
What I have a bigger problem with is not being able to download the game directly, so hopefully they still have that. I guess the fact that they distributed Pando Media Booster with one of their downloaders in the past without disclosing this to the user left a bad taste in my mouth with regards to their downloaders.
To me, these are the old, reliable systems, executables and direct downloads, not whatever unnecessary extra steps they've put between us and the content that they've implemented over the years.
Ah I see, it's good that you can still use GameLauncher.exe. Hm I barely remember using Pando Media Booster, I did though. That was a looong time ago, hmm don't remember what year. I didn't find the old system that reliable though, then again one of the methods always worked. More options means we have a plan B to get into the game, so I see what you mean.
I will adjust to the changes that are coming, as long as I can get in game I'm happy.