Please...Nexon...

The comment a few posts above which referenced games such as Final Fantasy being comparable to Maplestory is almost completely irrelevant here. There are numerous mechanics incorporated into offline games which allow them to have replay value (such as easter eggs, or being able to start over with new abilities) and are simply not reasonable for online play. In Dead Space, for example, once you finish the game you're able to play through again with all the upgrades you've purchased for your character enabled right from the get-go. A lot of people find this really fun, as they can compare it to their initial experience with the game. This kind of thing doesn't work in an online environment, though, where linear storylines aren't present.

If a developer wants to encourage community and allow a player to free-roam their world, the ability they have to do things the "right" way that you're proposing becomes extremely limited. Sure, the game may be broken with all of what we have now, but fact of the matter is idealism doesn't cut it. This game runs on money, and Nexon America is a part of a congolmerate which sees profit as its ending result. Do not compare our version to those of other countries, as those countries have different social structures as well as drastically different economic situations.

It would be best if we didn't have 2x cards or things that allow others to gain mass profits, but in a world where everything needs to have pecuniary value (like the world we're living in now), the end must justify the means. Any intelligent person in business knows they need to make a profit to stay afloat, and in the game industry it is no different.

I can use my Paladin's equips to make another Hero and experience the aspect that I don't experience on my Paladin. That would be replay value, except there is none in sight because even my Paladin is a chore and even after 4 years I still haven't "beaten" this game.