Free-to-play schemes could be unlawful, warns OFT

Have you actually tried playing Maplestory's competition in the realm of 2D MMOs? Wonderking (now dead), LaTale (looks worse than maple, imo, and it's currently pretty dead), Dofus... None of these games even come close to the amount of depth and community that Maplestory currently provides. It's the best 2D mmo available, and I have tried all the rest. I really have tried them.

Nexon is thoroughly trouncing the competition on 2d mmos. There really is no competition left. Nexon either bought them out or so dwarfs them that there is no competition to be had.