Discrimination

[spoiler=DiscoStun on "Free2play" and "Merchanting]
Then learn. That's your problem that you don't want to merchant, not Nexon's. Merchanting is one of the best ways to get mesos, not their fault you don't want to and want some easier way to get mesos.

From FMS, find the GM was fun, but it'll bring up the "Omg, mages get teleport and nls have fj, warriors and archers can never win" argument. And it was busy on a pserver, imagine how busy and laggy it will be on GMS[/spoiler]

 Stereo on Class Balance

This is about "NX events" and stuff, not about how classes compare to eachother. That's a completely different issue and we alreday know MS is not balanced and will never be balanced. I was an F/P misting grims while almost everyone else was at himes/gobies. I sucked it up with my 2.5m/hr rate while everyone else was getting 4~5m+/hr. It wasn't fair but okay, if I wanted to play for exp rates, i would have chosen a bishop. I play my fp because i like playing my fp, the good and the bad that comes with it

 Judgment on Class Balance

Archmages actually can use FD/ID to help them kill faster. For me, it was a pain but you know what I did? I got friends to help, 16x/17x bm, nl, and drk. At the rate + buffs we were killing at and got, I ranked in more boxes by splitting than I would have soloed + saved pots and such. There are alternatives than soloing.

And as for BF, unless GMS BF is very different from FMS bf, as long as the paladin has enough HP or is careful, they can solo them on twisted path without ever taking touch damage.

Rush to one side, spam blast with fire charge. You should never have to move unless you hit the 101 attacks w/o moving rule. And if you can't reach the 2k KB as a paladin, then you should probably just quit cause obviously you're using level 0 gear or something.

 Judgment on Classes being unwanted

Go make friends to help you out. I have friends who HT and was able to HT and get my skills/pendant/egg. I am always part of a zakum group and usually do buyers. Was part of zruns and was able to loot my helm + my second helm. Connections are a big part of the game and not that hard to establish if you try. Go talk to some people, make some friends, give it some time, and you'll be good.

Btw, this isn't a thread on class balance but rather a thread on how it's not impossible to get NX and related NX topics. Like everyone has said many times, MapleStory is not balanced and will never be balanced. It's a sad truth but you have to accept it.