2013-03-16, 03:05 AM
On the contrary, I think it should be the other way around. More classes like Hayato would make this game a lot more interesting. It makes grinding to certain levels actually fun. Normally, I HATE the grind from level 100 to 120, but today, going from 100 to 110 on my Hayato at Blue Dragon Turtles was a lot more fun than I've ever had with any other class in such a situation.
The issue is that the way classes are designed just isn't that good. It's very stiff and boring. It's all about being able to take on the next boss faster than the last class. I can't be bothered to level up any of my other characters beyond 120 anymore. They're just so f'ucking dull in comparison. Every time I try to pick up my Hero, Paladin, Dark Knight, Kaiser, Viper, Mercedes, Dual Blade, Phantom, and whatever else I have, I just find myself wanting to pound my head into my desk has hard as I possibly can within the first hour or two of grinding - sometimes within the first 5 minutes - because it's so dull.
With Hayato, grinding may still be a chore that takes AGES, but my god... It's a lot of fun. It sure as hell beats soloing the same boss a bazillion times and it most certainly beats doing the same thing with any other class by many magnitudes.
If they could make Hayato an example of how general mob specialization classes should be, MapleStory could become a lot more interesting.
Not to mention, with the new level 250 cap, that experience curve makes that "it's too easy to level" crap inert. pomegranate. You try grinding without LHC to 200, on normal mobs, and tell me it's still easy. Sure, it's easier than it was in 2005 ~ 2007, but it still takes a long ass time.
Also, it's not like Hayato levels significantly faster than everyone. In fact, he levels a lot slower than a ton of classes. The "general mob specialization" for Hayato just means he has more versatility and such at such a situation, versus a bossing situation. He has more ways to take down a regular enemy than he does in a boss situation. It doesn't mean he can one-hit KO every mob on the map at any given time, unlike some classes (Luminous). It's the kind of thing we need in MapleStory. It's what this game is lacking, really.
The issue is that the way classes are designed just isn't that good. It's very stiff and boring. It's all about being able to take on the next boss faster than the last class. I can't be bothered to level up any of my other characters beyond 120 anymore. They're just so f'ucking dull in comparison. Every time I try to pick up my Hero, Paladin, Dark Knight, Kaiser, Viper, Mercedes, Dual Blade, Phantom, and whatever else I have, I just find myself wanting to pound my head into my desk has hard as I possibly can within the first hour or two of grinding - sometimes within the first 5 minutes - because it's so dull.
With Hayato, grinding may still be a chore that takes AGES, but my god... It's a lot of fun. It sure as hell beats soloing the same boss a bazillion times and it most certainly beats doing the same thing with any other class by many magnitudes.
If they could make Hayato an example of how general mob specialization classes should be, MapleStory could become a lot more interesting.
Not to mention, with the new level 250 cap, that experience curve makes that "it's too easy to level" crap inert. pomegranate. You try grinding without LHC to 200, on normal mobs, and tell me it's still easy. Sure, it's easier than it was in 2005 ~ 2007, but it still takes a long ass time.
Also, it's not like Hayato levels significantly faster than everyone. In fact, he levels a lot slower than a ton of classes. The "general mob specialization" for Hayato just means he has more versatility and such at such a situation, versus a bossing situation. He has more ways to take down a regular enemy than he does in a boss situation. It doesn't mean he can one-hit KO every mob on the map at any given time, unlike some classes (Luminous). It's the kind of thing we need in MapleStory. It's what this game is lacking, really.