The increasing gap between players and bosses.

Nexon shoots themselves in the foot by making the game 100% free too imo. It's overrun with beggars, cheaters and hackers who have nothing to lose if they get caught; they are the equivalent of stereotypical people on welfare choosing to stay unemployed yet 100% able to work all sorts of jobs; and receiving benefits for doing basically nothing irl. Do those people deserve to be closer to the average or funded players who play fair? If they were to require a person to pay 5 little bucks per month, I guarantee the disparity wouldn't be so huge.

Obviously I can't speak for your experience but from my own personal experience most of the cheaters, hackers and beggars I've met in game are in some way connected to or comfortably placed in that top tier 1%. I know many people personally who scammed and hacked their way to "godly" funding. And the greed doesn't magically stop once they are on top. It just gets worse... Every time something new is introduced to the game these same people are in a rush to find a way to cheat or scam their way to the top again. So it should not be a question of whether or not these people deserve to be closer to average or funded players. From what I've seen more often than not, they are already miles and miles ahead.

And to address what you said in your other comment about the gap between the rich and the poor... Yes the rich arguably contribute a lot to the game but there's a massive pool of "middle class" players that contribute to the game too. They may spend just as much as the rich players but perhaps they don't spend on the same sorts of things. From personal experience I've spent thousands on this game through my years of playing and I've never had my range on any character reach over 70k. The majority of my money has gone to cosmetics, pets, and shops. I've gotten what I've paid for and I'm not complaining about it but with that said, I wouldn't see it as asking for a handout if I wished Nexon would do something to close the gap a bit. I've contributed enough to show my loyalty to the game. The least they can do is consider this request. I don't think it's asking too much. Overall closing the gap between the rich and the poor in maple can and will help players who deserve it. It may even encourage more players to spend to support the game.

Perhaps this is slightly off topic but sometimes I wonder if the people who create and publish this game ever tried to play it themselves. I'd be curious to see how far anyone from Nexon (GMs included) would get without taking out their credit card. I wonder if they'd see this game as balanced and fair if they knew personally how much it can cost to fund a character to the extent that late game bosses require for participation.