Hi fellas, I was just having this dilemma between the new and old Maple. The reason for me playing the new Maple would be the content. If I want to go bossing I could chose between 50 different bosses I would want to fight. If I want to grind there's 30 different effective maps. If I want to increase my damage, but feel like playing something else.. I could spend one day making a level 120 character to have my level 2 link skill. Here the only reason why I would play is because it's more social. I don't feel like the current Maple brings that feeling the way nostalgic servers do. That's the only reason I would play Royals, to stay close to the ones I am right now. If we had link skills, various places and whatnot I wouldn't have this dilemma between choosing servers.. Please don't bash me, it's not a rant, it's only a feeling I have. TLR: What motivates you to stay here?
The end game is very clear cut and there's no unfair pay2win aspects to the game. Most of the 'veteran'members know each other very well and the Staffs always have player interest in mind.
Not directly, but it definitely does indirectly. I don't want someone getting to a certain level in an instant just by simply paying for it. It's demotivating because pay2win is the most efficient method of doing anything in a game and there's nothing you can really do to stop it back in GMS. The fact that it requires something tangible out of you in real life is what really bothers me. I don't know what's the reason for others, but I feel like I still have a lot of goals left despite being here for a almost a year.
If your fun is in being competitive then p2w is the biggest turn off and the lack of it existing is why I first started. I play because I enjoy the time spent in game with my friends even if it's the same bosses or content repeatedly. New content can be brought into the game so the idea of that is exciting . They've been prioritizing server stability over all else for as long as I can remember but that won't be an issue anymore in the near future! Who knows what else they might have planned for later?
I've been here for a year and change I haven't even managed my first job advancement! There's so much more to do!
I joined recently and I wont quit untill I manage to beat down zakum....And Papu because hes a bitch. >_< And also gm events :3
I don't play actively anymore, but hang around the forums every day. A small group of people and the fact that Royals by far is the most professional server out there keeps me here.
I personally set goals for myself. My current goal is to get to level 190 Also I think bosses on this game are a lot more fun because you need to do them with other people and they dont take 5 mins
I'm too competitive, really... I want to be the best, no matter what. I strive for perfection and will always do. But the community is what made me decide to play Royals... Maple pre-BB is ridiculously easy with NX available, just requires time and luck (and skill to speed the process up with e.g. merching). I'm the same on most other games, though.
Friends. Also the fact that my main skills aren't maxed yet. I know how you feel. At first leveling your character in post-BB feels fun and easy, but once you hit 4th job there's just nothing to do besides 200 and doing the dumb boss dailies. It's so dumb how 4th job has no feeling, either. The game literally "starts" when you reach around 165 for SH. And that requires funding; in no way will the event gear and items help you through the endgame unless you find an active guild in gMS. Good luck on that, lmao. Solo play is ridiculously boring in Maple (imo). What made Maple so great back then was, like people said above, the community. People would actually talk to you and do PQs/bosses with you. That's what MMOs were all about back in the day. Nowadays, they're too busy gold buying and reaching some stupid max range. They even removed most jumping/party quests. Almost every single one of the party quests (except RNJ/DIPQ) are abandoned and shitty exp. Thankfully MS2 has party quests, jump quests, events, and elite bosses who can 1-hit if you're not careful. Here's to MapleStory 2, and hell to CasualStory.
The community, friends, or whatever you may call it, is what keeps me dragging me back to MapleRoyals. I've always had the support in my back when I was playing, sadly I was taking a long break till I rejoined with the server again. It pretty much explains everything that I love the people here.
For me, it's the style of gameplay. A few have touched on this, but there's a good feeling in accomplishing solo training and things on your own (current gms). But there's an awesome feeling competing and making a statement in pqes and bosses as a team. When i think of my real good memories in old gms, i think of those awesome parties where everyone knew there stuff and was ready to rock every time we got together, not the one guy that did insane damage and carried the team. That's what I remember and that's what I love. That's what keeps me here.
