Signing Off, For the Last Time

[Spiral]

Official Post

Hello MNNians, kind viewers, and maplers,



It is with a heavy heart that I announce that on Friday, January 10th, 2014 Maple-News.com will close permanently. It has been an amazing six years, but it is time for us to put down our pens, turn off our computers, and move on. The reasons behind my decision to close the site are many, but I’ve come to the realization, after consulting with our staff, that we have done and said all we wanted to. MapleStory has changed dramatically since we founded the site on June 30th, 2007 and so has the community. The change in game-play from a socially-driven system to a more single-player, ‘SoloStory,’ design has affected the way the community interacts – for better or for worse. Maple-News has been greatly impacted by this change.

When we started Maple-News we said we would write as long as you would listen. We never wanted this to be a case of us talking to ourselves – or worse – to a wall. I would rather end the site now, while it still has dignity, than let it slowly fade away. I want to say thank you to every single person who ever took some time out of their day to visit our modest website, read an article, and make a comment. I’ve made many friends over the years thanks to this site, and am so grateful for that. Thank you to everyone who worked at MNN and contributed. Without you guys, this site wouldn’t have been what it was. I never thought a thirteen year-old kid trying to make a silly site about a video game like MapleStory, using FreeWebs no less, would have turned into this. I am humbled.

But – we’re not going out with tears and a eulogy! We invite all of you to come celebrate our demise with us for the rest of the month! We have some official MapleStory swag left over from our events and interview with the Maple Team back in 2012, and will be giving it all away! So, check our website tomorrow, December 11th, at 7 PM EST/4 PM PST for the official event post. Oh, and we will continue to post MapleStory news until January 10th and have some fun things planned.



Let’s go out with a bang!



Savage

[LiquidSwing]

I don't really agree with your assessment in regards to "solostory", but I do hope you find awesome opportunities in the future :)

[Sephie]

Didn't you just ask for a graphic artist just a moment ago?

[Niernen]

Didn't you just ask for a graphic artist just a moment ago?

Probably for one of the events mentioned?

[Spiral]

I don't really agree with your assessment in regards to "solostory", but I do hope you find awesome opportunities in the future :)

Thank you! Much appreciated :)

Didn't you just ask for a graphic artist just a moment ago?

Yes, I did! That's still on and nothing has changed because of this announcement. Sorry for any confusion!

Probably for one of the events mentioned?

I wish! Sadly there's not enough time between now and the announcement tomorrow - I just wanted to give people a month participate since Christmas and New Years are coming up. But, they will be featured prominently on the site ;)