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A non-aggravating K- or J-drama? Okay, so I just finished a J-drama where, as is the case in most dramas, the girl ends up with the guy who doesn't deserve her and doesn't treat her well, and it's driving me insane. I guess I wouldn't mind that much if he were the only love interest, but there's always this really nice friend that loves her and cherishes her and he never wins, you know? Is there any drama where the girl ends up with the childhood friend or the kind love interest with a great personality? I'm tired of getting frustrated over terrible romance plots and need something refreshing. I don't mind whether it's Korean or Japanese, but I would prefer that it be an episodic drama. Not too long would be awesome too. (Also, I understand

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Does anyone else want Supreme World? I am just so, so bored with the game the way it is now. When I look at old footage of Supreme World, it looks fun and new, and I've heard it was enjoyable from people who did it. Not to be one of those nostalgia-goggles types, but I miss the days when people didn't hit 200,000,000 damage in a single attack and get to 200 in under 24 hours. I think there's a difference between wanting super sluggish play and boring skills (like the Maplestory people have forgotten was absolutely monotonous) and thinking that maybe Maplestory has gone a bit too far in some areas and skimped out in others. I have no motivation at all to keep playing now, and I'm just sort of clinging onto this sliver of hope that GMS will d

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Maplestory takes 10 minutes to start? I've been playing MS for seven years and I have never encountered this before. Since about 2 months ago, Maplestory has been taking more than ten minutes to start on my laptop and about eight to start on my desktop. Both are fairly powerful computers and this problem started out of the blue. The game starts up just fine, but the loading screen is where it stops responding for far, far too long. I use the game launcher because I am logged out from inactivity if I use the site. Does anyone know what the problem is?

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Crazy online game organizations? Hey, does anyone remember that old guild from back in the day called the BF Police? Remember how they used to DC people repeatedly for fighting Bigfoot? Now that I think about it, despite it being frustrating and horrible at the time, it's kind of cool now. The whole idea that players can police a game brutally despite having no administrative power is really fascinating. I think I want to write an article for Cracked about insane MMO organizations. So, does anyone know of a horribly corrupt guild, group, etc.--past or present--from an online game that lives in utter infamy? I'd love to get more information.

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The Hunt for the Hidden Forum Hello, Beginner army! As you all know, our dear forum subsection has been cast into obscurity. Now, normally this would be a bad thing, but as a result we are now members of a select group of Maplers that have access to a secret forum. This can only mean one thing: the existence of [i]another[/i] secret forum, removed from the site in the thousands of years since its birth. I'm sure we are all thinking the same thing here. Who will lead this expedition? Psh, not me. I'm the ideas guy--the one who comes up with sloppy plans for missions, like searching for some secret subforum on a Maplestory site. Still, we need a leader! I can bring flashlights. I got like a warehouse full of 'em thanks to this back-alley deal

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Just another peacemaking thread I know that this will probably just be another failed attempt to throw in some logic here, but guys, why are we fighting? We don't need to. Regardless of who has a feud with someone or who did what to whom, one thing will always ring true: this is the internet, and at the end of the day, your fights with people here don't matter. I hate being frank like this, but you're really just wasting your time getting upset with people. If someone makes a personal attack on you, sure, defend yourself; but there's no reason to get personal. Please be the bigger person and walk away. Yes, it [i]sucks[/i] doing it, but in the end you'll end up a lot less upset. I'm not pointing fingers here, because honestly, Maplestory ch

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Thank you, Nexon This isn't sarcastic. I'd like to genuinely thank Nexon for this latest patch, because despite the fact that I haven't beaten one of the bosses yet, I'm having a great time. Root Abyss is one of the best ideas they've had yet. Four bosses with different fighting styles that are [i]actually hard to beat[/i]? Heck yeah! It really makes a difference when the characters all feel equal as you're fighting. Not just that, but the music and art are [i]stellar[/i]. It's actually engaging and fascinating, and the bosses are intimidating. So this is how it feels to not have exposure to a patch via KMS before we have it...I like it. Definitely.

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Explorers - Why Dont We Just Ask? Okay, this sounds kind of crazy, but why don't we just ask GMS for a buff? Yes, it seems pointless, and yes, it's unlikely, but we won't improve if we don't get the attention of the people who run our game, right? They've released GMS-exclusive content and have adjusted class power separate from the original patches before. Why not now? Just hear me out. The only reason people don't bother sending in complaints is because people don't feel like they'll be heard. But because everyone thinks this, we don't bother trying. If GMS knows that explorers want a buff, they'll give us one eventually. We just have to try. I'm expecting a lot of cynicism with this, and that's fine. But I'm tired of my favorite characte

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Kaisers are what WKs should be Now don't get me wrong; I'm not saying Kaisers are better than WKs or anything. I have a level 150 Paladin that I love dearly, and I've loved the Page route ever since I started playing six years ago. However, I also realize that explorers are under-powered and very dull in comparison to new classes. The revamp of explorers was needed, but it still wasn't enough. Explorers still walk around without interesting buffs or abilities to make them stand out. They have very lackluster attack skills, and they have no story or interesting quest line to follow. I understand that they aren't meant to be heroes, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be special. I made a Kaiser recently and thought of something. When Kaiser

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