My story has come to an end
If you do not want to hear my story then Don't bother reading the thread.
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This isn't really important an I don't know why I'm Posting this on Basilmarket but Tonight I realised How much time and money I wasted on maple. After the recent events of certain scrolls being untradable i can no longer perfect my cannon, I was pretty sad and a little angry that i couldn't Finish it and waste so much money. It was then i realised that this game isn't worth the money or time when i could be doing much more productive things, Like sketching or sculpting (Arty person ) I realised that I had gotten so stressed over tiny things like weapons or an item blowing up or someone Ks'ing me. I'm not going to lie I Made some great memories on this game that will live on in my heart and mind forever, I met nice people and not so nice people. But tonight I realised that the game I once loved and spent endless hours training on came to end for me.
At first I thought "I'll Slowly quit over a few months" But It became clear I could never quit that way.So a started dropping all my stuff except my empress equips and cannon I was left with my empress hat,Shoes,Overall,Gloves and cape and of course my cannon. Someone saw me dropping all my stuff and picked it up I didn't mind I then gave him the 56 mil I had which was all that I had. I knew by that time it was at the the end of the game. I went back to the Nautilus where I started I unequipped all my empress equips and cannon and replaced it with level 10 items. I then Looked around the Nautilus and logged off.I Uninstalled Maple and got rid of all files to do with it.
I Know for a fact I won't be logging back on again, I chose not to delete my character due to all the fond memories But I gave my friend(rl friend) all my account info and made him promise me to never let me back on and to always remind me why I quit.
At the Moment I'm going through my old Screen shots and videos to remember My fun times on maple. Quitting is possible for this game and everyone's story comes to an end eventually. I know that by quitting this game I'm Making a step in the right direction.This is my last thread on basilmarket as I will not be coming back to anything maple related. Even though I spent lots of money on maplestory I still Want to thank it For helping me meet some good friends and for some good memories. If you read this then you deserve a golden coated cookie for your time and patience. My story on Maple has come to an end But Another book called Life has opened up for me.
Happy Mapling~
EDIT: Just to set things straight I'M NOT QUITTING BECAUSE I CANT PERFECT MY CANNON I'm quitting because I realised I shouldn't be wasting money or time on this game when it could be used more productively on things I enjoy. I'm sorry I'f I didn't put it clearly enough
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Good luck and god speed
Good luck, I don't play often as I used to cause I reached my goal in the past. If you want a good game to get into, it doesn't hurt to try Pokemon.
Its good that you quit, but this is the dumbest quitting reason Ive read or heard of, ever. Good luck with life I guess.
People Don't Understand that it's just one little thing that makes you see the realisation, in this case it was a cannon that will never get perfected. The story is not "Omg my cannon will never be perfected i quit GG."
I don't get why you quit. I guess I can understand that you wasted money and wanted to stop, and I guess I can understand that it took a lot of your time and wanted to spend it on better things, both are all well and good. But I don't understand why that required you do a full stop. Could always be a free to player, not spending money, merely time. And you could be a casual player, not spending a lot of time, just some to enjoy playing the game.
Honestly, like any other video game, you could just manage yourself and your time on the game instead of treating it like some addiction you are quitting. I also don't get why post it here, a place to remind you of the game itself, if you went through all the effort to remove it and block yourself off.
You would never have been the best in the game, but that should never have been the goal, so an unperfectly scrolled cannon now shouldn't bother you beyond a "oh well". Becoming so concerned with things such as that to the point you feel you have to treat it like an addiction to quit rather then a hobby to re-evaluate is kind of telling about you, and about most of the people who view the game the same way. It isn't a drug, it isn't some evil seductress, it is a game. If you have to treat it like a drug, I suggest you visit a psychiatrist and see if there is not some underlying issue that is causing that, because I have been playing it for years and never blew paychecks on it nor spent more then a hour or two every other day or so when playing.
You can't perfect your canon with untradeable GM scrolls anyways, there isn't a gm canon scroll. Your option has always been either 50% and ws or 20%'s + PS + WS.
[quote=vegetoox]Your point of view is flawed. It s not pixels you've waisted money on. It is entertainment you've invested money in. Like pepple go to a movie, pay for the ticket? Like pepple buying a new game to play, pay for the CD?
I for once pay for things I like, be it my car, my girlfriend or my home. It is not a reason to quit. I wouldnt sell my car cause the paintjob I got is scratched now or dump my girlfriend cause she likes different things than me.[/quote]
It used to entertain me but it just became boring I didn't enjoy playing the game any more I guess your right but I'd really rather not play any more as i want to start using my money more wisely and save up for things that I need like a phone or a better computer y'know?
I applaud you. And I really enjoyed reading this thread. Good bye sir.
Quiting maple is getting easier and easier...
i drop traded about 30b worth... and dced..
im gunna be merching for a wihle... a LONG WHILE
[quote=vegetoox]You are acting like its a drug.
It is just a game, you're quitting be cause you cant perfect your cannon. Uhm, good luck?[/quote]
For some people its harder than others to quit, I'm not going to Lie I Was Addicted to the game I'm not quitting JUST because of my cannon I just came to the realisation that
I'm going to keep wasting more and more money On PIXELS if I didn't stop it and the cannon was one of them. I wasted $50 alone Buying that cannon It could have been spent on something more productive. Unfortunately It was My own fault for Wasting my own money on this game and so I decided I'll take this chance to stop right now.
And I have .
are u writing a story book or something? , why is it so long?
Move to EMS.
Congratz, gl, hf xD
Then why did you let your friend play this game? Stop him this instance!
hahaa.... i like how sentimental this is. Me, i have to remind myself to play if i have nothing else to do. and i pretty much just merch.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do