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When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - LazyBui - 2008-07-31
I've been wondering this for a while and as I see more and more people quitting global for numerous reasons, I'm interested in the general ideas of southperry.net. To have fun with the game, there must be something inherently fun about it.
Whether it's your rank, a competition for the most damage, a race to level 200, maybe being the first person to 30,000 fame, maybe you play because there's nothing better to do. When was the last time you had fun doing it?
If you can't remember or it was a long time ago, is Nexon at fault and if so, what are they doing incorrectly that prevents you from having fun in your own way?
I'm curious and would like to gain some insight into something that is a common bond between all players.
I would prefer to stay away from arguments such as "the reason why Nexon this" and "Nexon does that because" - I just want to hear raw opinions. I suspect it won't stay clear of argument for long, but I'm hoping we can try. It might be helpful in more ways than you think.
Example:
Personally, I enjoy the game itself, but I see the community issues (hacking, KSing) as the biggest problems in global. GM presence is closely related, but I'll just focus on this.
Nexon is always dreadfully slow to respond to most major hacking outbreaks and they usually never respond to community issues such as those who dupe items or do nothing but harass other people to get their jollies. I speak mostly in reference to KSing and numerous people that have a reputation for just making the game a generally worse environment.
If they do respond, it's always lackluster compared to the problem in the first place - case in point, their "compensation" for guilds that got guild hacked was 10mil - regardless of the actual size of the guild (that guild could've cost someone 100mil and they could've EASILY checked this, but they said no, you're getting 10mil).
These community issues make it incredibly difficult for me to enjoy the game and as such, I haven't had fun on global in a long time.
EDIT: Not worded terribly well, trying to fix it, but I'm tired.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Takebacker - 2008-07-31
1) When i starting owning STDs with my 1h fighter.
2) 70-87 on my CB.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Tamekii - 2008-07-31
When i was Glitch PQing and a GM come near me saying:
'You are using your internet to hack'
And blah blah blah
Then,he left and we came back to Glitch PQ
!Also,the funniest thing ever,was the 4x exp event (24h /4 days) =D!
That was EPIC
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - DrRusty - 2008-07-31
I still do have fun playin MS. I'm one of the few people who actually does find training enjoyable. Especially on my shadower omggg. Chaining together BOT, SB, assaulter, assassinate, and boomerang step is sweeeeeeeet. Wait for my 13x video guys
It'll show some serious shadower ownage and control.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Greg22 - 2008-07-31
I had fun about ten minutes ago, when I finished soloing Pap.
But to give a more insightful answer, I don't really allow most of what you've said bother me when I play. The guild hackings and the compensation for it was bullshit, and greatly influenced the disbanding of the guild I had been a part of. Hacking is nowhere near as common as it was in '07, but there will eventually be yet another major outbreak (pomegranate, remember those two or three weeks with PG hackers?), and Nexon will once again be slow to take action. I still don't allow this to make me 'not enjoy' the game. Sure, it pisses me off, but there's other things I can do... 50% of the people who play this game only come online to talk to the friends that they have met and made through this game; I could do that all day.
Training and leveling is nowhere near as fun as it was back in the day. I can easily say that I enjoyed my lower levels on my first character more than I do today on my Shadower, but since then I've grown much more competitive, as I have found that finding competition in things like damage and level actually makes the game more enjoyable for me. Because who doesn't like competition?
It's the people that dupe their items and hack their levels that take the fun out of that competition, and turn it in to something that people hate on.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Aggravate - 2008-07-31
Well, I usually have fun when I play against challenging Omok players. :d
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Roxas - 2008-07-31
When I tried playing a Shadower on a private server. Man, I never knew they were that much fun, but ofcourse, I don't have the patience to make on gMS.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Corn - 2008-07-31
Hmm...well, it happened three times *points at signature and avatar*.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - nannerz - 2008-07-31
If I didn't have fun playing MapleStory, I wouldn't log in. So I guess last time I had fun was when I was just chatting with friends last night and doing some quests with them. I also actually enjoy grinding...so guess that helps.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Chompy - 2008-07-31
GPQs are fun.
So is random exploring.
Sometimes quests are too.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Acim - 2008-07-31
DrRusty Wrote:I still do have fun playin MS. I'm one of the few people who actually does find training enjoyable. Especially on my shadower omggg. Chaining together BOT, SB, assaulter, assassinate, and boomerang step is sweeeeeeeet. Wait for my 13x video guys
*waits for video*
Anyways, it seems like CBs are a fun class. I'm not even at the CB level, and I enjoy training, unless I'm hungry. I never had fun grinding on a DK/page/hunter, but oh my god bandits are fun! Except when you die in LMPQ because Tauros 2-3HKO you. =\
And let's not forget, I love doing anything with my guild. Chatting, GPQing, taking on the bishes who stole our FM, all of it.
I had fun last night with a guildmate in Ludi. Not Will. Seriously. Not Will.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Russt - 2008-07-31
At level 73 and messing around with Squids, Gobies, Vikings, GK, Wyverns, WS, Himes, the works.
Freezing allows you to do anything.
I find grinding dull and a waste of time though... which is why I've decided to quit my own char and share my friend's instead. I feel a lil bad about leeching off his time spent leveling though, so I help train him once in a while.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - PieM4ster - 2008-07-31
Cpq was really fun when i was just learning the strategy of it, but it stopped when i realized it was about as deep as the "Hole to china" i dug as a kid.
I really enjoy playing my hunter, because I use multiple skills pretty much for the first time since i started playing maple.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Findings - 2008-07-31
Yesterday. I wouldn't be playing if I wasn't having fun. Whenever hackers begin to dominate any aspects of Maple Story that I enjoy, I usually leave for awhile.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Salguod - 2008-07-31
I still kind of have fun. For example, yesterday I was questing and puppet was very fun to use on the ludi clocktower monsters.
However, it's not the same anymore because most of my friends have quit, especially one who basically was the "soul" of my old guild. She got everyone to talk and do stuff as a guild. Another factor was that my brother quit, but I was still able to have a lot of fun before my guild collapsed because we did GQs, HPQs, KPQs, CPQs together and chat. I didn't mind grinding since there will often be purple text entertaining me.
Personally, the competition and getting better equips are tedious for me, since they are expensive and I don't want to spend my time just trying to make money merchanting.
That's basically it.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Rain - 2008-07-31
Mine would have to be yesterday, when I met up with my friend at Ludi and died twice
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Judgment - 2008-07-31
I think I had the most fun pre-3rd job, where Henesys was even closer to my training spots, and how the equipments at the level range led to the inspiration for my signature about 3 years later. (Old Wisconsin and Whitebottoms FTW!)
That was also the time where people thought that landing a 10% scroll made an item godly. Also, I would say that I got a kick back in 2006 and 2007 for catching hackers. (Yes, it was an obsession for me at the time.)
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Kranzorbaken - 2008-07-31
I was getting bored but i made a HP warrior and im having a shitload of fun on it.
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - Flirtini - 2008-07-31
bossing with frnds =)
my only love right now xD training is too blah :x
When was the last time you seriously had fun playing MapleStory? - kleptophobia - 2008-07-31
My first zakum, papulatus, doom flounder and even watching my brother horn tail was fun... That is about it, grinding never was fun for me.