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The Reputation of Nexon

bazzybazzy
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edited May 2020 in Suggestions, Feedback, and Requests
With every new update, Nexon finds a way to mess up. After every update, players expect a stream of unscheduled maintenances and poor changes. The community outrage every update shows there is something wrong. It feels like Nexon doesn't even understand the basics of their own game. The entire community expects Nexon to mess up on something that affects the core gameplay. In addition to the lack of fair changes, Nexon seems to not listen to the community's main concerns and instead work their way around complaints. This kinda sucks, and it hurts as a long-time player to see Nexon constantly crap on their own game. With each new update and maple memo, Nexon screws us over and over again.
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  • HerptheDerpHerptheDerp
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    edited May 2020
    Nexon is not a game developer.
    Nexon is a publisher.

    I would like to think a developer creates with the player in mind first and the money second.
    A publisher is the opposite. We have a game how can we get as much money as possible from it.

    Now both roles are needed for sure. You need an amazing game, but you also need good market exposure.
    Now lets go look at reviews for NexonNA as an employer at glassdoor....oh look, 2/5 stars. and most of the reviews all have a similar theme.
    "New ideas constantly rejected"
    "If you are not Korean you have no chance at advancement"
    "Old management has no idea what they are doing"

    Even their newest game, Maplestory 2. Nexon did not "Make" that game, they hired NSquare to make it for them. And then Nexon promptly ruined it and closed it down.

    So yeah. Nexon has a history of sticking their head in the sand and pretending they are good at what they do.
    I honestly feel really bad for the developers, because on one hand you need a job, on the other hand you are basically working for the Korean version of EA
    ProphetieTurtlesRockscholar624CutieMiku
  • bazzybazzy
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    edited May 2020
    HerptheDerp wrote: »
    Nexon is not a game developer.
    Nexon is a publisher.

    I would like to think a developer creates with the player in mind first and the money second.
    A publisher is the opposite. We have a game how can we get as much money as possible from it.

    Now both roles are needed for sure. You need an amazing game, but you also need good market exposure.
    Now lets go look at reviews for NexonNA as an employer at glassdoor....oh look, 2/5 stars. and most of the reviews all have a similar theme.
    "New ideas constantly rejected"
    "If you are not Korean you have no chance at advancement"
    "Old management has no idea what they are doing"

    Even their newest game, Maplestory 2. Nexon did not "Make" that game, they hired NSquare to make it for them. And then Nexon promptly ruined it and closed it down.

    So yeah. Nexon has a history of sticking their head in the sand and pretending they are good at what they do.
    I honestly feel really bad for the developers, because on one hand you need a job, on the other hand you are basically working for the Korean version of EA

    You have a point, but Nexon Korea is actually the developer of Maplestory, so you'd think that as a publisher, Nexon America would try to help the game, no?