Revamp Potential?

Do you even play Maplestory now?
Leveling up is nowhere near an alternative to potential. If you don't cube your gear you very quickly (level 140 or so) reach the point where you can't level up any more because you can't kill enemies around your level in a reasonable amount of time. This is true even in Reboot, where they get a free 1% damage boost for every 2 levels. You can't level up, you can't do quests that require killing enemies, you can't "play the game".

And with this, I am out of this discussion. It's apparent you don't know what you're talking about.

Well I never said it was a "good" alternative. That is simply the nature of the Maplestory that still officially exists. People play it until they dont want to anymore. Each players mileage may vary. Why do you think I threw so much support onto the Pre Big bang wagon when I did?

There's no need to quote technical stuff (like potential tiers, Link skills, etc) because I do already have some awareness of those things.

It was not my intention to sound snarky in the last reply. That is just really what players did in the Pre Big bang era. If someone could not get the best gear (or even gear of the same level) back in those times, the thing to do was "grind it out".