Nexon's decline in traffic

Can't agree with you more.

I'd rather have a crapload of new areas than new classes and revamps. Why can't they just do that? It's not that hard, and really, you don't need much imagination to think about what you could add more to this game. It has potential to be expanded forever. They could continue the Black Mage's storyline, or they could expand Omega Sector and continue its storyline, or they could revamp Guild PQ and add it back and finally add a HUMANLY POSSIBLE way to level up guilds faster. There are hundreds of things they could do which don't involve revamps and new classes.

But they're probably following a scheme, so they will keep doing that. Maybe they noticed that, when releasing new classes, more people play the game, or something. I don't really know anymore.

Now their target audience likely is new players, since most of the old ones quit because of their incompetence. That would explain the reason behind the new revamped small and "easy" maps / game systems / PQs, the stupid storylines (*cough* Masteria *cough*) which seem to be aimed at 10 year old kids, etc.

So yeah. I guess that, if this keeps going on, Maple's future won't be bright.

One thing I remember NEXON saying is how long it really takes just to make a new area. Like 8months to a year or something. Problem is NEXON Korea only cares about the Korean players. The korean players say they like new classes, WE GIVE EM NEW CLASSES! I have noticed when it comes to GMS if the patch is small they tend to throw in their own little flare into it. This last patch is a good example, we got a new Masteria area with a patch that was basically just a revamp. Idk they just seem to throw in their own little flair. But, I agree new areas need to come out more=\ When they do the areas are good and usually well done. Plus like you said I can think of a few areas they can do off the top of my head right now:
Theme Dungeon:Inside Netts pyramid 90+
Theme Dungeon:Mu Lungs Shaolin Temple: 120+
An expansion of Omega like you said
They could make a Theme dungeon based off of Ulu City which could be spectacular
Expansion more into Elin forest of what is the Island like.
Expansion of the future.

Something like that.