Maplestory 2 coming soon?

I don't follow hardware enough to even contemplate your claim, but I'm just generally wary of "minimum requirements".
Mostly because I bought my current laptop maybe two years ago and it has a really difficult time playing Starcraft 2 on the lowest settings.

I do agree with your point about MS2 being in danger if it tries to simply emulate the current trend, but I don't believe Wizet is stupid enough to even attempt to do that.
You can't judge an entire game from one screenshot.
I don't think the new look has anything to do with trying to conform or become "modern". Remember that it's just as important that MS2 distinguish itself from Maplestory as it is for it to distinguish itself from other games.

I'm making the basis on the company's history, well not even the company the "maplestory group". As for modernize, I feel like by straying away from maplestory's original "platformer" to imitate the games current market it feels like they are conforming.

All of this is just opinion and assumptions though so it might as well be dribble but my trust in anything to do with nexon is absolutely unrepairable. I'm moving to B&S because it most likely will be paid to play, and I don't mind paying a small fee for some type of assurance I won't be royally fked over and/or trapped in the cube loop lol