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Recently came back, state of game future?

jbro212jbro212
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Hi all. After some mega grinding for the last 2 days after coming back, I realize that Maplestory is stuck with many of the old problems from a few years ago. Mainly optimization and a game direction that isn't too popular in America. Hoping for change after waiting hasn't worked out well in the last few years, however the nostalgia and charm of Maplestory has never completely left me. And so I'd like to get to the point.

My questions are:
1. What can I do as a player for this game?
2. How to make our voice heard?
3. Does buying NX help or hurt that?
4. Are we stuck with wait and see because Nexon America is almost nothing to Korea?

Basically meta questions on Maplestory. This is driven by frustration at the game, yet I am tired of hoping for better. While Maplestory always has a place in my heart, I can almost completely agree with the sentiments of peers who quit the game. It is filled with problems that take a long time to resolve, with questionable changes to the game based on the structure of Nexon.

While I have done some light reading on the forums regarding the state of Nexon America ability to govern the game, I am not too clear on whether or not we over here in GMS are just dead fish in the water. And whether waiting around hoping for change is just a waste of time. If so, it may be time for me to finally come to terms with it rather than this cycle of returning to this game and quitting over and over again.

Thanks for reading

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  • HuskyDMHuskyDM
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    edited October 2019
    Wlelcome back. I would like to know some of the specific issues you have with the game since just saying "stuck with many of the old problems from a few years ago" is kinda broad.

    As for your questions I'll give my point of view.

    1. What can I do as a player for this game?
    Very little. Just keep playing as usual. As long as there are people playing the game has a chance to recover.

    2. How to make our voice heard?
    I also would like to know that. Despite being the official forum it feels as if very little is actually communicated until the memos come along every so often. Sometimes stuff from here is heard so keep trying.

    3. Does buying NX help or hurt that?
    I believe it hurts more than anything. Given the poor state of the game giving them no money until fixes are made would be the way to go imo. The best way to speak up is with your wallet. The game will never be perfect but showing that they care would be a first step towards earning money from non-whales.

    4. Are we stuck with wait and see because Nexon America is almost nothing to Korea?
    Yes. Nexon America seems to only copy paste whatever Korea does and supposedly the team here has little freedom to implement any changes needed (assuming they want to). However keep in mind that on this side of the planet MMOs are nothing the size of what Korea moves. Korea by itself is one of the biggest videogame markets in the planet and in America/Europe they are a very niche pastime, even big MMOs like WoW and FF14 are small in comparison. If they do have freedom to do stuff then they have failed at communicating that completely.
    Skyfall1989