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update from a volunteer

"Hey guys, I know it's late and everyone is both tired and wanting to play right now, but hang tight and keep things respectful amongst one another please.

Nexon is working as fast as they can to fix the problem, I'm sure the people who were called in to handle this are all tired and wanting to get to their warm beds so there's no reason they wouldn't working their hardest.

That said, fixing these kinds of things takes time as it's been mentioned. Not only do they have to find the source of the problem once they bring the servers down, they have to work with the development team to come up with a fix, apply the fix, test it, and IF EVERYTHING WORKS, make it live, test it again, and then open the servers up. However, if things aren't working perfectly, this means there will be additional fixes and testing, which can lead to a long night for the development team.

To everyone out there waiting to play, thank you for your patience, and do know they are working to resolve the issue as soon as is possible."

[b]tl;dr[/b]
[url=http://maplestory.nexon.net/Community/#%2Fshowthread.php%3F839661-Has-it-been-long-enough%2Fpage13%26nxid%3D6] so we know exactly... nothing[/url]

but they are trying and they want to go to sleep too soo.

[b]Another post:[/b]

Don't worry about it, it's late, people are tired, and it's understandable that they may be upset about the game being down for such a long period of time. I definitely understand wanting to be kept up to date on the status of the maintenance as well, but really, until the issue is resolved, things can change at a moments notice so there's not all that much they can update us with.

If you're sitting there waiting on the edge of your seat for the game to be up, I'd suggest going and doing something for a little while, and checking back every so often. Or just have fun posting around here and enjoy the community

May 6, 2013

35 Comments • Newest first

lokthar111

Thank you @Zana5, I wouldn't have seen this message if it weren't for you, since I don't go to official forums as much as Basil forums.

I hope the staff there are ok, they must have a stuffed inbox full of complaints. Best of luck to them, I suppose

Reply May 6, 2013
zecks

[quote=bowmanfight]well at least they are not playing pokemon cards
http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/2653280[/quote]
Speaking of cards I really wish they would bring back the ITCG I really missed that. It was a lot of fun easy to learn and enjoyable (at least for me it was rather entertaining)

Reply May 6, 2013
bowmanfight

well at least they are not playing pokemon cards
http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/2653280

Reply May 6, 2013
zecks

[quote=NagaLord]Im sure your wall of text has a lot of grammar mistakes, but heres something I bet you probably didnt know since you seem to be a mouthbreather. No game is perfect when it comes to coding. People will always find ways to hack. There is no such thing as a 100% fix for people who know how to play with the codes. Youre also talking about Nexon as a whole company when its different departments and in those departments different sub sections. You lack common knowledge.[/quote]

If you bothered to read the whole thing rather than trying to think of a cleaver way to try and insult someone you would know that I "didn't" group them as the whole company only focused on two departments. No joke theres no 100% fix and that people will always find a way. Perhaps I gave the wrong wording or could have phrased it better, I guess I took for granted that people could actually think and see through it. Alas I failed to calculate people like you exist in the world that would sooner attempt to put someone down than offer any decent form of conversation. Sigh just because it's the internet does not automatically grant you the ability to be the way you are, or perhaps this is how you really are in real life? Maybe because your parents never cared enough about you? Maybe you were or are bullied in school which makes you feel that you should try and do the same to make you feel better about yourself, but you lack the gullet to do so in the real world and are forced to do it with the protection of anonymity on your side. No matter if I hit the nail on the head or not with you means nothing. The very simple fact is that there was no need for what you said to have ever been said and attempting a stab at in insult shows a grave insecurity in your life. I suggest a good ther@pist maybe asking for a hug every once in awhile wouldn't hurt either. Good day sir.

Reply May 6, 2013
iHipster

[quote=Dsfan33224]I just went to sleep and its STILL down [/quote]

you post on basil in your sleep? o.o

Reply May 6, 2013
Dsfan33224

I just went to sleep and its STILL down

Reply May 6, 2013
iHipster

[quote=NagaLord]Im sure your wall of text has a lot of grammar mistakes, but heres something I bet you probably didnt know since you seem to be a mouthbreather. No game is perfect when it comes to coding. People will always find ways to hack. There is no such thing as a 100% fix for people who know how to play with the codes. Youre also talking about Nexon as a whole company when its different departments and in those departments different sub sections. You lack common knowledge.[/quote]

>ign canceraids
>calls others mouthbreathers

autism.gif

Reply May 6, 2013
zecks

Eh I used to work for the Runes of Magic team a while back when they first started up. We used to have issues like this happen all the time, but the funny thing is we actually took the time to 100% fix all the problems wrong with our game not just put a "bandaid" on the issue like Nexon so lovingly enjoys doing. You see Nexons joke for a security system actually makes it easier for people to hack it not really all that much harder. Sure it stops the majority of the kids who have no clue what there doing and just willy nilly hack the game, but it doesn't stop the rest. There is no reason this game or any online game with as large of a community base as Maple Story does to be hacked or under hack threats as much as it is. Especially one that grosses as much as they do. True fact Nexon makes enough money every year to afford a great security system that would drastically drop the amount of hackers and exploiters that they have in the game. Also they have more than enough to afford more encouragements for there incredibly underpaid staff. Seriously the biggest concerns that the higher ups have is how they can take our money faster. They don't truly give a #@@$ about us just what in our pockets or your mothers purse. The for certain don't care about there own employees. There was not a single Maple admin that I have ever met that said they truly enjoyed working there. They all said that it was a horrible place to work and that all there bosses cared about was money. To be completely honest we should never be hard on the admins because they really are working there best to make there prehistoric game engine and security system work as well as it has been. If you are going to hate anyone hate Nexon of America because it is there fault that the game does not have the proper software/servers/security systems that a top MMO needs to survive in the long term. They need to understand that the cash cow that is MapleStory is a bunch of living people that need to be taken care of and made happy and not just a bunch of mindless children. All they ever think about is how they can make the quickest money and alot of it in short burst. What they fail to realize is that there community base is drastically decreasing every year because of this and the cash flow is eventually going to become non existent because for real who wants to play a F2P MMO with a cash focused objective when there are several other F2P MMOs out there that have a cash on the side that focuses on the real content of the game versus being its main object. Ones that actually care about the player. Ones that frequently send out surveys to ask You the player what you think should or could be changed to enhance YOUR gameplay. Hopefully Nexon will one day realize this because it will be a sad day to see a favorite childhood game of mine go down the toilet and close it's door just because some greed cooperate big wigs cared more about the money than the game that they owned. Sorry for the rant people and may you have a pleasent night and a game to return to in the morning.

Reply May 6, 2013
yomamma1134

did i not say so http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/2651052/2#43704522

Reply May 6, 2013
Edatron

I just hope that, if they decide to hold some sort of 2x event, they don't hold it right when the maintenance ends. They've done that the last few times now and it's kind of unfair to some people.

Reply May 6, 2013
09080706l

I hope they sleep well.

Reply May 6, 2013
wammie32

Eh, I wasn't online at all today... What exactly happened? All I heard was something about the day being 'hectic' and a meso exploit(?) maybe?

Reply May 6, 2013
RudyXD

[quote=extrememechiez]amazes me how many people complain...[/quote]

People complain about everything, they complain when it is good and when it is bad. There will never be anything nice in the community.

Reply May 6, 2013
Kewk

I understand the process they have to go through in order to fix an issue and prevent it from being abused, so I've just been watching Halo fail videos, downloading Touhou arranges, playing Wakfu, and refreshing the Maplestory web page.

Reply May 6, 2013
Zana5

[quote=LeafyyElf]@zana5 im sick, didn't go to school, and soon my sis will come and takeover the computer, and ill have to go somewhere, and ill only come back in the evening.
10 hours is more than enough to fix a glitch or w.e that was. and its still TBD, so yeah, know what? nexon sux, and we SHOULD rage nexon, until that lame company will sell maplestory, or even close it.[/quote]

woah, dont shoot the messenger, im only repeating what a volunteer said

@StormZefoe: and @Ecyz: guyysss! thats really sad okay. get off basil, for your own mental health. What I like to do when im in your situation is watch really awesome sports. I suggest both of you guys take up roller derby.
Here, these are some bouts from my league. They're actually super fun and intense once you figure out whats going on:

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrpEYbM35sM]just watch it.[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxr9eF1I-HM]anything but basil all night[/url]

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
ItsTalegas

[quote=Eyjafjoll]It's actually because of a meso/item generating hack, which has been mentioned many times on basil and other forums. (albeit, it was being discussed hours earlier, so you might have missed it)[/quote]

Yeah, saw alot about that issue that been going on today.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
jetskiier

LOL Im in that conversation on the regular forums and its Stupid with no information at all. Just leaving people in the dark.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
Eyjafjoll

[quote=ItsTalegas]We could least here some info about WHY theirs a maintenance but my guess it would be the phantom hack and there trying there best to bring the player job class back.[/quote]

It's actually because of a meso/item generating hack, which has been mentioned many times on basil and other forums. (albeit, it was being discussed hours earlier, so you might have missed it)

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
StormZefoe

[quote=Ecyz]I have been doing absolutely nothing except browse basil.
8 hours. Browsing Basil. I want to die.

I don't trust that I'll be able to wake up in the morning so I'm staying up all night [/quote]

Same...Re-reading guides and waiting for people to post.. Just started watching random youtube videos.
I check the site every half an hour hoping.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
ItsTalegas

We could least here some info about WHY theirs a maintenance but my guess it would be the phantom hack and there trying there best to bring the player job class back.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
KajiReborn

[quote=angryturtle1]well at least we know they're not sleeping[/quote]

Maybe they ARE sleeping and this is all a lie.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
angryturtle1

well at least we know they're not sleeping

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
Ecyz

[quote=StormZefoe]I saw you post at the start of this maintenance and here you are again..
Long wait huh... [/quote]
I have been doing absolutely nothing except browse basil.
8 hours. Browsing Basil. I want to die.

I don't trust that I'll be able to wake up in the morning so I'm staying up all night

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
KamikazeDes

I laughed pretty hard at "enjoying the community." That's rich.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
StormZefoe

[quote=Ecyz]Still something to ride your hopes on[/quote]

I saw you post at the start of this maintenance and here you are again..
Long wait huh...

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
bubblecup118

[quote=goldsage2]At least they keep up is informed. Better than nothing. Now time to go to bed after 7 hours of wait >[/quote]

I think it would of been to post that information in the notice rather than in the forums.

Make it front and centre.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
PrinnyBomb

I wonder what the total overtime pay is in a year for Nexon.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
Zana5

@akon1659: well, i think its interesting to closely ready the second post. From what he said about change, it think we can go back to worrying about a rollback?

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
BlueLight

give us nx and 3x drop and exp
and 50 fre coins
oh
mai
gurd

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
calmkaiser

Working as fast as they can? Seems legit.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
goldsage2

At least they keep up is informed. Better than nothing. Now time to go to bed after 7 hours of wait >

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
goldyboi

How do we trust you. Who do you work for?

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
Ecyz

Still something to ride your hopes on

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited
Akon1659

this is useless information.

Reply May 6, 2013 - edited