2011-01-09, 08:22 AM
GameMX Wrote:Completely new game, completely new engine.
Maplestory is quite old. Why rework the entire engine to bring it up to date? Its not like it pumps that much money out like other MMOs.
EDIT: It also means they're gonna milk the pineapple out of Maplestory 1 til its last breath most likely. If Maplestory 2 goes well, they'll stop development for Maplestory 1, the servers will still run until it doesn't make enough profit.
GameMX Wrote:Its not like it pumps that much money out like other MMOs.
Actually, it's probably only second to WoW, and maybe a couple more.
So yeah. I don't really see why wouldn't they rework the entire engine. It'd be awesome, users would love it and they'd earn much more money, since many people would come back if the compatibility issues are gone and the entire game engine is revamped.
Sadly, I think you're right about what's going to happen.
That said, I really hope it won't happen. And if it will, I hope it won't be anytime soon. I predict that MapleStory will live for at least 10 more years, seeing how big of a game it is. Maybe even more, especially if MapleStory 2 will be a failure.
You also didn't take into consideration that they might as well manage MapleStory 2 as a completely separate game, and keep updating MapleStory normally, maybe even, one day, updating the core engine of the game.