Messaging the MLC

I know, but coming from someone that stills actively playing the game seems to have quite some time ahead before going down, but SP...

This is still the only forums I browse though.

SP also "suffers" from an aging user population. I'd postulate that many users have simply aged out of MS and similarly SP. The difference between the SP and MS populations is that MS makes an effort to recruit new players to replace the old ones. I don't think Eos or the rest of SP has any particular interest in attracting new users. One of the main attractants for maplers was the extractions which are no longer promptly done so there's less incentive for site traffic, especially from newer players. We mostly subsist for nostalgia reasons and a general sense of community for the old farts.

The reason SP continues to exist and will likely outlast maple is simply that Eos doesn't particularly care that he's running the site at a loss. It will last for as long as he chooses to support our charity case. We've also diversified a bit into other games, although this has not attracted any new members, allowing SP to remain somewhat relevant beyond MapleStory's inevitable demise.

I could see SP having a strong revival if MS2 takes off and extractions are re-emphasized.