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@SirKibbleX2: Yes, Red has been a step in the right direction but GMS still has a lot of work to do. They are far from shutting down though. Lack of population? Yes but far from shutting down anytime soon. Hopefully GMS realizes that what KMS is doing is the right way to turn the game around. If not then ya it's going be hard for GMS to fix any problems. I dislike the p2w aspect of this game as well. Im just hoping they implement that auction house and hopefully slowly bring in more elements of less p2w in this game. The hot times/days we have and the Red shop are really good things. Commerci is good as well just sucks they nerfed the drops and made the bosses with more hp. They really screwed up on that one.

@SirKibbleX2: All Nexon has to do to remedy the situation is make the craft cubes we have now tradable just like KMS, implement additional options, and give us the milage system. Plus the auction house which we should still be getting that, but who knows when or how GMS will implement that one. It can be fixed or at least much better than it is now but that's up to Nexon if they want to do those or not. Should be more specific about it and not just say potential system. Since the potential system is fine. If we had no potentials in this game it be impossible to even beat PB normal one. Nothing wrong with soloing bosses either. There just needs to be a more balance way of doing it. Something with GMS isn't fond of doing I guess.

[quote=Omniscient1]I would say it's there most profitable game right now. Not just one of there profitable games. Nexon can shut down any other of there games and the company will still run. However, if they shut down MS then that be extremely risky for the company. They might not be making enough to compensate that loss.[/quote]

It actually is. Their other games pale in comparison.

[quote=Lehvahk]Youd be surprised how much revenue maple actually brings nexon... its one of their most profitable right now.[/quote]

I would say it's there most profitable game right now. Not just one of there profitable games. Nexon can shut down any other of there games and the company will still run. However, if they shut down MS then that be extremely risky for the company. They might not be making enough to compensate that loss.

[quote=Omniscient1]God people are so ignorant. it isn't the potential system that ruined the game. it's how Nexon made the potential system so p2w. Most mmos have some sorta of "potential" system in them and no one complains about it. The reason is it isn't as p2w. You can actually upgrade through game much more than you can here. KMS actually has really fixed the potential system by a lot. Allowing tradable craft cubes, 100% milage where it's basically doing quests to earn points to buy stuff in the shop free, and the additional options. If GMS was smart they would bring all those in the game and it would make the p2w much less than it is now. However, GMS most likely won't do that since potential is there money maker. They are too greedy on that. So please don't be ignorant it isn't he potential system. it's how the potential system works in GMS that sucks.[/quote]

I firmly believe that was what she was trying to say. The potential system is a great concept, and, as you say, you can find it in many games (with various names). But it is the way they conceived it, so cash restricted, that changed the game for the worse. To this day, i consider 2x exp coupons, which were seen as huge advantages by the old maple community, as fair advantages. Why? Because it only doubled the leveling rate. Yes, you get stronger with every level, but everyone will level up eventually. The potential system is quite differing. It was conceived as a privilege for those willing to invest in the game, inversion which, even on ingame standards, yielded subpar returns, unless heavily exploited.

Youd be surprised how much revenue maple actually brings nexon... its one of their most profitable right now.

[quote=SirKibbleX2]It all started.. when Nexon introduced the potential system.[/quote]

God people are so ignorant. it isn't the potential system that ruined the game. it's how Nexon made the potential system so p2w. Most mmos have some sorta of "potential" system in them and no one complains about it. The reason is it isn't as p2w. You can actually upgrade through game much more than you can here. KMS actually has really fixed the potential system by a lot. Allowing tradable craft cubes, 100% milage where it's basically doing quests to earn points to buy stuff in the shop free, and the additional options. If GMS was smart they would bring all those in the game and it would make the p2w much less than it is now. However, GMS most likely won't do that since potential is there money maker. They are too greedy on that. So please don't be ignorant it isn't he potential system. it's how the potential system works in GMS that sucks.

[quote=SirKibbleX2]It all started.. when Nexon introduced the potential system.[/quote]

This... it was the beginning of the end, though they will keep recycling events, and casual players will hold the population and income at acceptable levels for few more years.

I think maple will just shut down like pop-tag was shut down and it was ran by nexon

[quote=traderweak]Actually , people keep saying Nexon going down, but everyday in youtube people still posting how much they spend on NX.[/quote]

In reality that's probably just 20% of the maplestory population.

New generations come every year. People will ultimately leave the game and a new era will begin. Either that or Nexon will go bankrupt sometime next year.

Nexon abolishing traditional wedding and reinstating same sex marriage.

These threads are starting up again? Damn...Who cares every game will eventually die. Just enjoy it for now or if you dont enjoy it then quit the game and let others enjoy it. This game isn't going anywhere for a long time anyway. Population is still decent enough that it's still running smoothly. Still got some years in it maybe longer. Then there be MS 2 so if this game does happen to die. People will go there instead probably.

[quote=East]People will ultimately get bored and stop playing.[/quote]

Agreed. They are even resorting on old content to lure some of the player base back (masteria). I believe it was a bad idea to remove the content in first place, though.

Edit: @above: always agreed with the "Nexon is a company and their main goal is to make money" statement. But even so, i dont think a company can make money without clients. We are players AND clients, their main source of income. You, as a company, seeking to entrance your clients to keep loyal to your service, should treat them respectfully and measure the changes you make to said service. Nexon threw everything too fast at us. I m not saying big bang was bad. I really enjoyed it at first. But after i lost my most valuable equips to 90% potential scrolls (yes, 90%...), it was either invest time or money on the game. I ended up doing a mix of both and got myself back on my feet. Before long, though, I found myself helpless against all the content and the rate the equips i owned at the time became useless. Maple story has grown from a memorable experience to a glassy casual game.

News Headline: "Hackers Hack Nexon, Steal Billions, Nexon files for Bankruptcy"

People will ultimately get bored and stop playing.