2008-10-23, 02:07 PM
This happens to me more than I'd like (of course, any of it is more than I'd like), but for some reason it happened a lot more when I got spots in low-numbered rooms. Hmmmm...
Anyway, the reason your game stays up is that it doesn't know it's been disconnected. The MapleStory client can run for quite a long time with no server interaction, as you have seen. If it's no longer connected, you won't have a problem until you try to do something that requires it to talk to the server, such as closing your shop or trying to /find someone. At that point, the game sends a message to the server and it doesn't get through, and suddenly it realizes it's not connected any more.
(Remember the Roadrunner cartoons? Maple is like Wylie Coyote running off of a cliff. He's fine until something happens to make him look down....)
Anyway, the reason your game stays up is that it doesn't know it's been disconnected. The MapleStory client can run for quite a long time with no server interaction, as you have seen. If it's no longer connected, you won't have a problem until you try to do something that requires it to talk to the server, such as closing your shop or trying to /find someone. At that point, the game sends a message to the server and it doesn't get through, and suddenly it realizes it's not connected any more.
(Remember the Roadrunner cartoons? Maple is like Wylie Coyote running off of a cliff. He's fine until something happens to make him look down....)