Koolk was arrested!!

On top of what Loddlaen said, cash shop items has catches, that is you need a character to buy/wear it obviously. If you dont have a character on their server in the first place, they they're not losing any income from that.

Then Nexon could argue that without private servers, that player WOULD HAVE played on their server.

But, BUT, to play on their server, it's free. They advertised it that way. No need to pay, it's free and because we can. However, that's the same with playing on a private server. It's still free. You dont have to pay anything.

I'd normally not bother doing this, but I feel I have to point this out. In GMS, can you obtain cash items without NX Trade or buying them via NXCash? The answer is no. Can you on private servers? The answer is very yes.

Nexon used the argument that we buy NX POINTS, and thus it's not refundable, and however we choose spent with those NX points are up to us. We're not oblige to buy the points, so how are they saying they're losing money on cash shop items otherwise? What is the difference between a player playing on a private server and one playing on GMS say?? (ignoring all these copyright issues). Absolutely nothing. Someone joining GMS doesnt mean they have to buy NX. That was how Nexon advertised it.

You're not obliged, but think for a second. What are the odds of you buying NXCash on GMS? Greater than one. What are the odds of you buying NX from Nexon on a private server? Zero. Private servers offer the exact same service as Nexon, with all the benefits and none of the cost. How is that not losing them business?

Let's say you recorded an album. You give the album out for free, but you charge money for additional bonus tracks you record. Someone takes the bonuses tracks, and your album, and distributes them for free. Whether you choose to accept it or not, you lose revenue from the people distributing your work for free. Someone who may have bought the bonus tracks no longer have reason to. After all, they get the exact same content for 100% less of the cost.

Much like you don't need NX to enjoy Maple Story, you don't need the bonus tracks to enjoy the Album. However, the bonus tracks, like NX, raise revenue to enable you (Nexon) to keep providing your fans (users) with free content.