2010-06-23, 03:46 PM
How do you implement running while still keeping speed scrolls, mounts, and movement skills useful?
Just because other MMOs have cooldowns on potions doesn't mean it would ever work in Maple. Jobs with HP recovery skills would never die and as a result become bandwagon jobs, effectively making all the work put into revamping Maplestory useless. Games that try too hard to be realistic end up only appealing to a small audience. Virtua Fighter is a lot more realistic and strategic than Street Fighter but Street Fighter has a significantly larger fanbase than Virtua Fighter. Maplestory will never cater to a niche market because it doesn't use a subscription business model.
There is always a price for adding strategic elements to a game. That cost usually appears in the form of slower gameplay. Slower gameplay takes away from the real-time action aspects. MMO's that make strategy the primary focus end up spending all their time trying to speed up gameplay. Believe or not, many people like that Maple isn't too complicated. If you are looking for something more strategic, play Tenvi.
Just because other MMOs have cooldowns on potions doesn't mean it would ever work in Maple. Jobs with HP recovery skills would never die and as a result become bandwagon jobs, effectively making all the work put into revamping Maplestory useless. Games that try too hard to be realistic end up only appealing to a small audience. Virtua Fighter is a lot more realistic and strategic than Street Fighter but Street Fighter has a significantly larger fanbase than Virtua Fighter. Maplestory will never cater to a niche market because it doesn't use a subscription business model.
There is always a price for adding strategic elements to a game. That cost usually appears in the form of slower gameplay. Slower gameplay takes away from the real-time action aspects. MMO's that make strategy the primary focus end up spending all their time trying to speed up gameplay. Believe or not, many people like that Maple isn't too complicated. If you are looking for something more strategic, play Tenvi.