Please...Nexon...

Why don't you tell me then. Tell me how to make this community better now other than to want changes (that most of you posting here seem to be not caring about) that would reverse the very reason that caused the old community to die apart in the first place.

Frankly, it seems as though there is nothing on which to elaborate that will not expand to argument but this. I neither wish to offend nor insult, so I'll just conclude this final portion.

There is an old community to this game which has been lost; I don't think anyone is disagreeing with you there. Many of those whom have left the game, again as you've stated, have done so through the various mechanics implemented by Nexon that have made the game unfair and generally less appealing to said community. I hope I'm covering the bases in saying that you're totally correct about what you've said about the old community and how the game has gone in a bad direction. The issue in this thread is your approach to how you feel about it.

Online gaming is a fleeting thing. You'll be hard-pressed to find a free game which doesn't have players cycling in and out endlessly--effectively reshaping the community with every day it remains open. Why is this? Let's examine World of Warcraft, for example. Blizzard has a great thing going for them. The initial product was outstanding and had a great deal of depth, but also working on their side is the obligation of cost. Many who play WoW not only become indulged in the community, but are kept there by the continual cost of playing. Now, many would look at that and think, "As if they couldn't just cancel at any time," whereas most cannot. They become intertwined with the friends they've developed, and even when they think they should quit, they end up telling themselves, "I'll just finish off the month," only to find they'll have a new reason to continue by the end of that period.

Maplestory does not have that luxury, unfortunately. If you compare the production quality of the game from the time of its initial conception to the level it is now, you'll notice a considerable increase in the time and detail put into everything included within it. The free-to-play mentality of Nexon allows us, at the very least, to enjoy the community of players without having to be bound by the threads of our wallets, despite the availability of pay-to-play ideals.

Much of the current customer base is ready and willing to spend their hard-earned dollars on a hobby they consider to be worthwhile, and in our case, the hobby is playing Maplestory. The general idea, in this case, is that if you pay a little cash, you'll gain what you desire faster. It is only natural for this mentality to permeate the community in a multitude of ways, which justifies the existence of leeching, Zakum Helmet services, and ample other things.

The question of what can be done is not far from that which any social environment in real life presents. As a player, you are the one who chooses to play and you are the one who decides how you play. The old community may be gone, but if you still have a desire to play Maplestory, continue making friends and expanding your horizons to meet your own personal goals. Trying to convince others so strongly of your own opinions on the community as current is not a way of exposing folly, but instead signals you as the hostile who needs to be dealt with.

If by any chance you've read "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen or know of it, you can find a great deal of insight within its pages.