Hiya! New to the forums and to MapleStory!

Hiya! Call me Nethial. I'm the guy who's been toying around a bit on Dungeon Fighter Online, and I thought I'd take a peek at the other games that Nexon offered.

This thought should be welcome, although

MapleStory caught my interest, but I'm perplexed on what the game is like.

I'm not sure if this is good.

That being said, I know next to nothing about it, even after having browsed these forums and read almost every single post.

So... um, first thing's first. I'd like to know exactly how long this game's been in service (from what I understand after reading, it's been a pretty long while).

It's basically like Mario, 2D gameplay. Probably you can have a better understanding of the gameplay by browsing MapleCinema.
Additionally (sadly), Maple is an RPG with a plot that's worth knowing about, even though more than 99.9% of the players don't. Refer to [thread=215]this thread[/thread] if you have a thing for this game's RPG aspect.

One thing that I don't think I've decided on yet, is which class to be first. I know it's taboo to make a "Which class should I be?" thread without posting preferences, so I'll do that.

In DFO, I'm a Blademaster, which utilizes speed and high combos over raw, brute strength (if any of you play DFO, you'll know what I mean). I'm someone who would like to keep an enemy on its toes, constantly dancing from place to place while avoiding any major hits from an enemy. In my book, Speed > Power.

Perhaps a Thief -> Assassin -> Hermit -> Night Lord branch, or
Pirate -> Gunslinger -> Outlaw -> Corsair.
They have good mobility and offensive speed.

Okay, next thing I want to address: Someone (I won't say who, because I'm not going to offend that person) told me that this site was based on posting facts and overall deciphering of the game's mechanisms. Does this mean that you guys don't typically welcome newbies, or do you guys have trust issues? What's the deal here?

We don't really shun newbie questions, as a matter of fact, I believe most of the regulars here and more than inclined to answering any question posted with adequate and reliable information.
The bolded part is true about Sp.bet's main feature, we like science and facts, not something like [thread=18917]this[/thread]. It's always better to know for sure what you're talking about, instead of giving vague and/or misinformed responses.

I've only played one MMO prior to this, and that was WoW. I didn't like the whole "mindless army of raiding drones" deal, so I left. Now, I'm not going to bash this game if I find the majority of the community is similar, but at least tell me there's some decent people in this game, unlike the many idiots in WoW. I don't care if it's just one group I'm associated with, I just wanna know that I have a place to call home and not be judged on whether or not I've hit the level cap by said group.

I haven't played WoW but I heard it's worse here. My friend quitted this game once for Wow, but he came back in a week because "WoW sucked".

Which brings me to my next concern: Server choice. I'd prefer a server that isn't too crowded, but has friendly enough people to merit being on. Any suggestions?

This is hard to answer, I can give you a few heads-up, not recommendation. Steer clear of Scania, for a start.

Finally, why does the head admin of Southperry.net have such an interest in Chinchillas? I'm just curious, that's all.

Alright, I'm going to close my questions and concerns for now. If there's any more concerns I have, I'll be sure to post them here (that is, if you guys don't mind me doing so).

Later guys!

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