Xaorath Wrote:I'll keep this short but let me just say that if you think Nexon is bad, you really should try some of the other Free MMO's out there. I used to think the same thing, but trust me, they are amazing compared to the alternatives. Yes people with money get a huge advantage, but you don't need to spend real money to catch up. I never spent a cent of real money and I bought all of my NX with Mesos through the MTS. I did all of the following with the MTS:
- Reset 86 AP.
- Bought Pet, Pet Loot, Meso Magnet, Item Pouch and Water of Life.
- Bought 2 or 3 complete NX Clothes Outfits to cover up my lukless character.
- Bought about 15 30 Day 2x EXP cards to get me from Lv.146 to Lv.186.
- Bought 3 or 4 months of 30 Day 2x Drop Cards to fund myself.
- Bought Megaphones, Hair Coupons and Various other Cosmetic Items.
So yes, it's a lot more work to enjoy the game if you don't pay real money, but at least it's still possible. Look at games such as Trickster. You can't get Cash Shop items in that game unless you spend real money. You could do an under the counter trade with other players for in game currency but you risk getting scammed and if the user chargebacks your account will get banned. Also the cash items in trickster give crazy stats. It'd be the equivalent of Nexon selling Zakum Helmets and Horntail Pendants in the Cash Shop. So count your blessings that it's at least possible to compete in this game without spending money.
Your point is valid, but if MTS was for people like you MTS wouldn't exist. MTS is for people like me, who charge NX to buy items in it. People can argue "free game" all they want. For every person I meet that's like you, who plays the game for "free" I meet maybe 20 who don't think it's free. Competitive players can charge as much as $50 a day on this game. With events such as this Gach box thing, where people are getting Chaos Scrolls for like $1.50, playing turns into a spending spree. Compare that to something like WoW, where you pay a subscription fee but don't otherwise spend money. My point is, the game should have no mind games that compel the spending of money. Having superhuman willpower should not be necessary to play Maple for free.
Also, saying "if you don't like it, go to another game," fails to size up the situation imo, even though that's what most people who argue "free game" say. I actually have more incentive to stay than the vast majority of ppl on Maple, precisely BECAUSE I expended so much money. I have endgame gear for both mage and two attacking classes, and my main is a lvl 159 bishop and getting higher daily. After having wasted all this money, and getting to the point where I can finally waste less, (I need nothing but charms and 2x cards,) I want to finish with this game, so I have no regrets when I DO leave it.
Edit: I hope that doesn't sound rude; I don't mean to be, it's just that this event combined with some other stuff to make me a lot more grouchy than usual.