2013-06-03, 10:08 PM
In order of my preference, with some (but not all) of my ideas on what could be added:
1. SAO or Adventure Time
Why SAO?
The Facebook poll shows without a doubt that a fair amount of people are excited about SAO content. SAO is fairly recent and is still gathering a fair amount of hype. Without discussing reasons why people love/hate SAO, this option would be best for getting brownie points with the existing community, as people who play Maple seem to also generally have interests in anime/manga (seeing as Maple itself is in chibi art style).
Content?
SAO wouldn't fit very well as cash/non-cash equipment, since there's nothing particularly unique or iconic about the main protagonists in SAO. In my opinion, the best way to integrate SAO is using quests/interactive content.
Please don't make typical special event NPCs which give you some vanilla quests to kill or fetch items and have uncharacteristically cheesy personalities; that would totally ruin it...
I'd love to see a jump quest/dojo (party) styled area (with 100 levels like in SAO! ... okay maybe that's overkill). Modify and use one of the combo systems (e.g. Hayato) to make the various sword skills from SAO, which will be the only attacks you can use in this area. If you can implement teamwork and the feeling of danger (of dying), that would be the cherry on the top. Stick in some great rewards for people who can make it to the top.
Why Adventure Time?
I haven't watched Adventure Time, but it's obviously the only Western cartoon in the list of options, so I assume this would be a good way to pull in all those people who aren't into Japanese anime (but watch Adventure Time).
Content?
Equips and mounts as others have mentioned. It's quite easy to identify the characters and styles from Adventure Time.
2. Naruto or FMA
Why Naruto?
Just for the amount of people that like Naruto. Don't you remember when there were all those "xXxnaruto15935xXx" dexless sins running around? Although, the Naruto hype is starting to die down, so I'm not sure how successful this would be.
Content?
Equips/mounts. The whole ninja concept is already done in the thief class (especially NL) in Maple.
Why FMA?
Also a really good series, but since it has ended already, it doesn't have as much hype as SAO at the moment.
Content?
Great ideas pointed out by Khaini.
3. Fairy Tale and Hello Kitty
-As far as I've seen, Fairy Tale has a significantly smaller following in the U.S. and isn't as popular. I suppose you could make a pet out of "Happy" and do dragons and stuff...
-Although I know firsthand that Hello Kitty is insanely popular in Asia, I feel like the perception in the U.S. is that it's for "girls or kids". It seems to carry a negative label especially for teenage males.
1. SAO or Adventure Time
Why SAO?
The Facebook poll shows without a doubt that a fair amount of people are excited about SAO content. SAO is fairly recent and is still gathering a fair amount of hype. Without discussing reasons why people love/hate SAO, this option would be best for getting brownie points with the existing community, as people who play Maple seem to also generally have interests in anime/manga (seeing as Maple itself is in chibi art style).
Content?
SAO wouldn't fit very well as cash/non-cash equipment, since there's nothing particularly unique or iconic about the main protagonists in SAO. In my opinion, the best way to integrate SAO is using quests/interactive content.
Please don't make typical special event NPCs which give you some vanilla quests to kill or fetch items and have uncharacteristically cheesy personalities; that would totally ruin it...
I'd love to see a jump quest/dojo (party) styled area (with 100 levels like in SAO! ... okay maybe that's overkill). Modify and use one of the combo systems (e.g. Hayato) to make the various sword skills from SAO, which will be the only attacks you can use in this area. If you can implement teamwork and the feeling of danger (of dying), that would be the cherry on the top. Stick in some great rewards for people who can make it to the top.
Why Adventure Time?
I haven't watched Adventure Time, but it's obviously the only Western cartoon in the list of options, so I assume this would be a good way to pull in all those people who aren't into Japanese anime (but watch Adventure Time).
Content?
Equips and mounts as others have mentioned. It's quite easy to identify the characters and styles from Adventure Time.
2. Naruto or FMA
Why Naruto?
Just for the amount of people that like Naruto. Don't you remember when there were all those "xXxnaruto15935xXx" dexless sins running around? Although, the Naruto hype is starting to die down, so I'm not sure how successful this would be.
Content?
Equips/mounts. The whole ninja concept is already done in the thief class (especially NL) in Maple.
Why FMA?
Also a really good series, but since it has ended already, it doesn't have as much hype as SAO at the moment.
Content?
Great ideas pointed out by Khaini.
3. Fairy Tale and Hello Kitty
-As far as I've seen, Fairy Tale has a significantly smaller following in the U.S. and isn't as popular. I suppose you could make a pet out of "Happy" and do dragons and stuff...
-Although I know firsthand that Hello Kitty is insanely popular in Asia, I feel like the perception in the U.S. is that it's for "girls or kids". It seems to carry a negative label especially for teenage males.