2016-06-20, 08:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 2016-06-21, 05:22 AM by Pikamemnon.)
The question I wonder about is which Maplestory is the real Maplestory?
Official Maple:
Slightly better game
Worse community (not including Southperry) or to be precise, a reduced need for a "community"
Private Maple:
(arguably) Worse, more grindy game
Generally a friendly community overall
Its true that there can be exceptions within communities and that KMS managed to avoid the dilemma and also that people quit Maplestory and it is true that Nexon might have restrictions on what is is allowed to do for GMS but the answer might not be as easy as one might think.
If Nexon was not able to upgrade the game without shattering the community into a million pieces then it is possible that the updates were not worth it. At the very least they could have asked if anyone was still interested in the past game but they didn't, not even once. Which they are not obligated to but it still means that no good alternative options were provided. Reboot just shows that there might still be hope but that is about it. I have not yet become a part of the crowd that has lost faith in Nexon but I can see the path that others took to get there.
The torch has been passed to the next generation of Maple but it doesn't mean a whole lot if the atmosphere goes down the toilet in the process. As a long time player, I am not thrilled about either of the above choices.
The only reason any of this matters is because deep down, what is an MMO without its players?
Official Maple:
Slightly better game
Worse community (not including Southperry) or to be precise, a reduced need for a "community"
Private Maple:
(arguably) Worse, more grindy game
Generally a friendly community overall
Its true that there can be exceptions within communities and that KMS managed to avoid the dilemma and also that people quit Maplestory and it is true that Nexon might have restrictions on what is is allowed to do for GMS but the answer might not be as easy as one might think.
If Nexon was not able to upgrade the game without shattering the community into a million pieces then it is possible that the updates were not worth it. At the very least they could have asked if anyone was still interested in the past game but they didn't, not even once. Which they are not obligated to but it still means that no good alternative options were provided. Reboot just shows that there might still be hope but that is about it. I have not yet become a part of the crowd that has lost faith in Nexon but I can see the path that others took to get there.
The torch has been passed to the next generation of Maple but it doesn't mean a whole lot if the atmosphere goes down the toilet in the process. As a long time player, I am not thrilled about either of the above choices.
The only reason any of this matters is because deep down, what is an MMO without its players?