This "MS 2.0" is nothing really...

As a retired player for 3 years now, I felt a small urge to download the game again and play it however, I keep getting reminded of the two reasons that kept me away all those years: the game is still not free to play. I'd still need to rely on small pay-to-play factors that are pets, pet equips and a shop permit. The second reason being that the real content lay in the 4th job skills and to even have some skills to play with, that would require being level 13x-15x. And despite new and revamped skills, it doesn't stray away from the fact that I would still need to sit at some computer for consecutive hours for days and the eventual weeks that are necessary to reach level 13x-15x. Oh and a pet peeve of mine has always been the unnecessary waits for ship, boats and trains. It can take a good one to two hours to go from one end maple world to the other.

So to directly reply to the OP, yes. Yes, I do agree that "these updates don't make much jack".