2010-12-09, 04:48 PM
Two comments to those whining about leveling speeds (to be taken as you will):
1.) While myself and others may be ridiculously high leveled, a lot of us have been playing this game for years, even before the release of 4th Jobs. Back then, when 2x cards were brand new and no other form of stacking existed (aside from the occasional 4x with card + server 2x), and the best maps to train on included those in Aqua and the Ludibrium clock dungeon, grinding was slow. as. hell. I'd imagine quite similar to what many 170+ players are finding now, only that it's probably STILL faster now than it was then. Yet people still leveled, had fun with friends, and hit milestones.
tl;dr lesson: Quit whining about the present rate of training that, while not as fast as what we've had these past 2.5 years, is still much faster than the first 2.5 years of Maple, AND has not only promise but factual anticipation of increasing in the months to come (see point 2 for this).
2.) Going along with point 1, we all know Lionheart Castle will be released soon, the godly party training map that can utilize any high-leveled class well, provided they have the strength to participate. Training there alone should be quite similar to what we had these past few years, though will be even nicer because organizing a party no longer requires organizing around 2x card/buff times. To be honest I think you should all be excited to train in a place like LHC and all other similar maps Nexon now has the potential to create in the future, as the training is a lot more like what Maple was like before 2x cards and crazy maps: a community of players having fun, choosing to go kill grind every now and then when they felt like training, and doing other stuff when they didn't.
In the end, Nexon has taken the "job" aspect out of grinding by removing timed cards and buffs, and will provide adequate, more fun, party-based replacements in the near future and beyond, and you're all complaining about the NOW. Take a look at where we've come from and what lies ahead, and I'm sure any fears or frustrations will be quickly assuaged.
1.) While myself and others may be ridiculously high leveled, a lot of us have been playing this game for years, even before the release of 4th Jobs. Back then, when 2x cards were brand new and no other form of stacking existed (aside from the occasional 4x with card + server 2x), and the best maps to train on included those in Aqua and the Ludibrium clock dungeon, grinding was slow. as. hell. I'd imagine quite similar to what many 170+ players are finding now, only that it's probably STILL faster now than it was then. Yet people still leveled, had fun with friends, and hit milestones.
tl;dr lesson: Quit whining about the present rate of training that, while not as fast as what we've had these past 2.5 years, is still much faster than the first 2.5 years of Maple, AND has not only promise but factual anticipation of increasing in the months to come (see point 2 for this).
2.) Going along with point 1, we all know Lionheart Castle will be released soon, the godly party training map that can utilize any high-leveled class well, provided they have the strength to participate. Training there alone should be quite similar to what we had these past few years, though will be even nicer because organizing a party no longer requires organizing around 2x card/buff times. To be honest I think you should all be excited to train in a place like LHC and all other similar maps Nexon now has the potential to create in the future, as the training is a lot more like what Maple was like before 2x cards and crazy maps: a community of players having fun, choosing to go kill grind every now and then when they felt like training, and doing other stuff when they didn't.
In the end, Nexon has taken the "job" aspect out of grinding by removing timed cards and buffs, and will provide adequate, more fun, party-based replacements in the near future and beyond, and you're all complaining about the NOW. Take a look at where we've come from and what lies ahead, and I'm sure any fears or frustrations will be quickly assuaged.
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