2011-12-07, 09:38 AM
Before Big Bang:
I only had three 4th Jobbers and my Bowmaster was level 157. My days consisted of the occasional GPQs, regular PQs on alts, lounging around in my favorite spots and every now and then, actually training.
After Big Bang: Bowmaster is 165, but I don't do as much as I would like to on her because of lack of things to do that isn't PQ or train (though truthfully, that's just laziness on my part). GPQ is gone, so are my favorite spots in the game. PQs have changed completely, either for better or worse, with all the nostalgia gone. ALL OF IT. Training spots got screwed up (either by Nexon or by hackers @ Stronghold and LHC), so I either boss or PQ.
Oh, and my 4th jobber count went from three to eight (if you count the two Cygnus since then), with only two of them, not counting my Bowmaster, above 130 (one of them has been 140 since pre-BB, though). My stats also went up by a very noticeable amount but I can't for the life of me remember what I had before then.
Truthfully, since Big Bang, Maple's lost its touch. There were great updates, such as new areas, easier and more beneficial PQing and a profession system and even new skills and class balancing but then our old favorite past times, or at least mine, are all gone. Training's not as fun when the levels mean nothing anymore (ever since LHC and hackers came along, not even level 200 means a thing anymore because who wants to be legit anymore? But I digress...) and exploration's lost its touch as well.
What I love about Big Bang are the new class changes (... for the most part), professions and easier leveling but sometimes I wish we could go back while still keeping the good things.
Oh, and having to redo all of my ToT quests did NOT make me happy.
I only had three 4th Jobbers and my Bowmaster was level 157. My days consisted of the occasional GPQs, regular PQs on alts, lounging around in my favorite spots and every now and then, actually training.
After Big Bang: Bowmaster is 165, but I don't do as much as I would like to on her because of lack of things to do that isn't PQ or train (though truthfully, that's just laziness on my part). GPQ is gone, so are my favorite spots in the game. PQs have changed completely, either for better or worse, with all the nostalgia gone. ALL OF IT. Training spots got screwed up (either by Nexon or by hackers @ Stronghold and LHC), so I either boss or PQ.
Oh, and my 4th jobber count went from three to eight (if you count the two Cygnus since then), with only two of them, not counting my Bowmaster, above 130 (one of them has been 140 since pre-BB, though). My stats also went up by a very noticeable amount but I can't for the life of me remember what I had before then.
Truthfully, since Big Bang, Maple's lost its touch. There were great updates, such as new areas, easier and more beneficial PQing and a profession system and even new skills and class balancing but then our old favorite past times, or at least mine, are all gone. Training's not as fun when the levels mean nothing anymore (ever since LHC and hackers came along, not even level 200 means a thing anymore because who wants to be legit anymore? But I digress...) and exploration's lost its touch as well.
What I love about Big Bang are the new class changes (... for the most part), professions and easier leveling but sometimes I wish we could go back while still keeping the good things.
Oh, and having to redo all of my ToT quests did NOT make me happy.