2009-08-26, 02:18 PM
Quantact Wrote:Lurking an MS forum =/= wasting hundreds of dollars on NX and Gach. As far as Maple being "free to play," it's a defense by addicts for addicts. People that are not addicted to Maple go and play something else, which is precisely what I have done, and if you're in Maple, you are in a game where advantages are gained by reckless spending. There is literally nothing to do in Maple other than grind endlessly, which is made faster and less retarded by... well... RECKLESS SPENDING. You can talk to people on Maple, but then you can do so on literally any other internet medium, including a free irc channel or forum.
Nobody "forces" a drug addict to buy drugs, but being addicted he's compelled to do so as much as if he were on a leash. Same as that, talking to some of my Maple friends, all they do is play Maple, and think about Maple when they're not playing. To such a person, 100% 60% GM scrolls are omfgbbqsauce, and they'll be glad to spend like 300 dollars to scroll their Reverse Lampion and overall and whatever with them. When 100% 10% GM scrolls come out, those same people will be more than glad to spend another 600 each to scroll all their gear, etc. Nexon is raking in quite a bit of cash for a "free" game, don't you think? What magical force is compelling all those people to spend so much on something that like half the game calls "free?"
If you disagree with taht, that's fine, but I am not going to discuss this issue further. It's your money, not mine, and it's your neck, not mine. I quit, and I huzzah for it.
i still play MS, myself, and before was VERY addicted to NX... not a proud moment of my lifetime. ive gotten a handle on it though; self control and restraint help out a lot when battling addictions to something/someone.