2010-03-01, 03:56 PM
Each MMO has it's expiration date, without the hackings Maple would last a little bit longer but would die eventually.
Main reasons why MMO's die? Newer programming languages, better security, better graphics. Things they pretty much cannot update unless they completely rewrite the game.
Maple in this case, is taking huge hits from these leaks and hackings, MSEA indeed endured a big hit, but countered that with more and better content. GlobalMS on the other side, seems to be releasing a pile of crap each patch. As well Maple has an unstopable inflation rate, prices are extremely high and grinding barely brings in some mesos.
Maple is a dying cow being milked out, Nexon made a good profit of it I guess, but it's time for them to move on to a new game. The thing that kept Maple together was the feeling of a "different" MMO, and chatting with friends, but with the hacking and duping going on this feeling has no use. Maple becomes equal to a small web-game, when you close it you can start over again.
At least this is how I look at it.
Tl;dr: Maple is going to die, if not now within ~2 years. This is the fate for all versions eventually.
Main reasons why MMO's die? Newer programming languages, better security, better graphics. Things they pretty much cannot update unless they completely rewrite the game.
Maple in this case, is taking huge hits from these leaks and hackings, MSEA indeed endured a big hit, but countered that with more and better content. GlobalMS on the other side, seems to be releasing a pile of crap each patch. As well Maple has an unstopable inflation rate, prices are extremely high and grinding barely brings in some mesos.
Maple is a dying cow being milked out, Nexon made a good profit of it I guess, but it's time for them to move on to a new game. The thing that kept Maple together was the feeling of a "different" MMO, and chatting with friends, but with the hacking and duping going on this feeling has no use. Maple becomes equal to a small web-game, when you close it you can start over again.
At least this is how I look at it.
Tl;dr: Maple is going to die, if not now within ~2 years. This is the fate for all versions eventually.