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Hi Maplers,
Previously we indicated that the migration of Europe MapleStory to the Global service would take place on September 28th. We regret to announce that this migration will need to be delayed by a few weeks. We don’t have an exact date yet, but rest assured we will provide you with an updated timeline as soon as we have one.
Thanks,
The MapleStory Team
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Its okay nexon...just keep fighting
-sobs-
Once the servers merge, will the British law system (mostly the laws that prevent art theft) be put into place? I don't know if the rules would change since GMS is handled by NoA, and the laws of America would apply, but it doesn't hurt to ask. (I mean, I already have custom art ready so it doesn't effect me but whatever)
But the thing is the Nexon of America technically runs GMS, so I don't know if the server merge will force players to follow the laws of other countries or if they only need to follow the laws of their own and America's.
As for the delay of the merge... It's sad, but I hope this means there will be less bugs and problems once it happens. I remember the day Europeans could no longer create accounts on GMS and I was so sad I could no longer recruit my friends irl. I hope more start playing on the GMS servers and that the community grows! /optimism end
Fair Use is a gray area when it comes to images, due to the low amount of cases there are to help define what it means. Sometimes companies will enforce an infringement upon their copyright, and other even make avatars for free advertisement (a la Warner Brothers with the release of The Great Gatsby movie and the avatar creator app). American companies are more lean as to whether it is allowed. I would say that most big companies don't care as it is free advertisement, but the topic I'm referring to focuses more on the less famous authors, such as those on DeviantArt or similar sites.
Been waiting to join reboot since the announcement of the merge and now its delayed for couple more weeks. shame on you nexon
I can't speak for Nexon, but when I fail to finish a project on time, it can be one of three situations:
1. It was too big of a project for any one person to complete in the allotted time;
2. I was busy doing other things and never got around to the project until it was too late;
3. I worked on it and thought it was complete (or nearly so) when I discovered a major problem that would take longer to fix than the time I had left.
Translated into this migration project, this comes to:
1. The original schedule was too ambitious. It was impossible to be ready on time with the resources (mostly dev hours) that were allocated to it.
2. The people who were supposed to be working on the migration kept getting pulled away to other things.
3. The project was advancing on schedule, until a major issue was discovered just now.
You assume it's #3. I make no assumptions. And I doubt we'll ever be told which it is. Just have to wait patiently.