The Maplestory Gameplay Designer Team that is full of brainless idiot who doesn’t even understand their own game.
This was unnecessary and rude; keep your criticisms constructive.
You had a detailed post, please don't ruin things by breaking the rules and acting uncivil. (less)
Neo City was the area in Tera Forest. The plot was, a time traveler named Andy arrived from the year 2503 from a stereotypical "destroyed by rogue robots" future, but his time travel failed, so you (the player) are tasked with obtaining parts for his Time Diver device, then traveling to 6 different years:
2021: An average town where you save a couple of kids from slimes. One of the kids mentions in passing wanting to design robots to help keep everyone safe
2099: A harbor at night, where the player fights off a large mecha (Bergamot)
2215: A bombed city center in the middle of a robot uprising where the player fights an android named Dunas.
2216: The same city, one year later
2230: A dangerous tower where the player fights another android, Oberon.
2503: The air battleship Hermes, where the player fights off another battleship, the Nibelung.
Honestly, while Oberon and Bergamot have really cool designs and the BGM will always hold a special place in my heart, it was extremely lackluster, incoherent story-wise, and basically dropped off with no real resolution. That, and Nibelung as a final boss isn't nearly as cool as the image sprite has you believe; even Pianus is slightly cooler looking, if for nothing but ambiance. You can still fight the mobs in the Monster Park, though. (less)
If I do have to make a Nexon account, will my Maplestory characters save?
If you have to create a separate account, your characters won't be accessible from any Google-created account. I would assume, anyway. I wouldn't risk it at the moment, but that's because I don't know exactly what you intend to do. (less)
While your items may have nostalgic value, they aren't worth much in terms of power. If you want to keep their appearance for you to wear, you can use a Fusion Anvil item from the cash … (more)shop (2,700 NX) to transfer their appearance onto a more powerful item.
YinYangX specified the best-in-slot (BiS) items, but these are difficult to obtain (Arcane equips require you to beat Lucid or Will, Absolab requires you to beat either Lotus or Damien). You should focus on obtaining something simpler, like Pensalir (drops from level 140+ mobs) first, and working towards best-in-slot items.
You should purchase an AP reset scroll from NPC Matilda (available in most major towns), and reassign your AP into your main stat (secondary stat requirements were removed).
Your character's name was also likely wiped during the name clearing event some time ago. You can instantaneously change your name using a name change coupon from the cash shop (15,000 NX). https://support-maplestory.nexon.net/hc/en-us/articles/360000171403-Character-Name-Change-Coupon-info
The coupons have been present in certain event shops in the past, but I cannot confirm they will be in any upcoming shop.
