2012-11-05, 05:49 PM
Sephie Wrote:Idk what preconceptions you have that makes you think that because all I have done is emulate existing MMOs that have propelled this system with a good amount of success. Defense is a joke in this game and all you're doing is complaining about a change that could change it to be useful.
@KhainiWest; I do not have numbers to back my claim nor do you for your claims. Arguing opinion is pointless.
I don't want to play devil's advocate: I already know what you say could be true. However, your suggestion relies on existing resources to make up for the loss of a huge cash cow. I am extremely doubtful that the sheer volume of players can be subsidized by paying players with just cash clothes alone. Do you have something new to suggest?
[MENTION=5537]Locked[/MENTION]; has posted the numbers of people logging in at a certain time at some point and it wasn't anything impressive. I mean I can walk through khaini and see how dead it is. I have over 10 thousand omok games, managing 20 games a day after training. I can barely manage 4 a day because there's no one around.
As for nx, I could apply the fact the black market is still thriving, that the biggest hackers have stopped selling, because no one is buying. Everyone has all this end game gear, which would lead me to the conclusion that the big spenders have already spent. The items are getting cheaper and cheaper because everyone either has it, doesn't know they can buy it, or just can't afford it.
I'm sticking by my claim, if players were able to get NX in other fashions within the game, or strictly nerf the current big purchasers, hundreds of players would come back. But they'd also have to do something with this top 10% equipment, make it untradeable, nerf it, or make new equipment that's stronger along with content. The point is people have lost the motivation to play, not because the content is dry, but because the resources that are available has killed what potentially could be great content.
Everyone on maplestory wants to see progression, they want to see their efforts flipped to make profit, so they can slowly make a moneyball to continue their personal progression. YOU CANT DO THAT ANYMORE. People skipped right to the top, got bored and left. Not because maplestory spoonfed you, hackers did. (not you specifically just in general).
I find these reasons more of logical conclusions than opinion's, however we need to get that fixed before we discuss any form of "trade offs". I think it's time nexon, for once, bit the bullet for us, well who are we kidding, the lack of player base is what they are biting right now.