As a former player of MapleSEA (and I believe majority of the community here are from either GMS or MSEA), I missed Shanghai, Thailand, and Malaysia's map. Those were the maps that were around before the Big Bang, or at least from what I remembered. Ah, those countless hours grinding at Chicken, Ducks and Sheeps. I understand that were some debates in the past on whether Scarlion and Targa hats should be release, which may potentially affect the "nostolgic-ness", assuming Malaysia is released. If that's the only thing keeping Malaysia from being released, then I would rather not have Scarlion/Targa, just like how we currently have access to ToT but not Pink Bean yet. Other than Malaysia, Shanghai and Thailand does not offer any boss fights which will give powerful equipment, but opens up more places for new players to train at, and of course to do the quests. As such, I would like to hear from the community of your thoughts/feelings/opinions about having non-GMS region maps (assuming it can be done) in MapleRoyals. Below are two videos (uploaded more than 7 years ago!) on Shanghai and Thailand which a MapleSEA player recorded and uploaded a day before the Big Bang. Disclaimer: Like my other suggestion threads, this is meant to be a feature to be considered AFTER new source is completed, not right now.
yeahppppppppppp L>more places to explore. I havent really been to any of the new places at all/any place that isnt on royals now, so would be exciting for me at least L>Neo Tokyo!
Feel free to list the places you missed (make sure it's before Big Bang though, so it wouldn't destroy the nostalgic feel of the game )! Personally I've never explored Neo Tokyo much, but I believe there's a boss there as well which gives a helmet.
Im not sure when it came out, but it looks like a nice alternative area for high levels and a very cool place to explore
There has been a thread about adding neo tokyo/ninja castle which i would definitely LOVE to see. I'm never down to adding new areas. I dont think new areas have any affect on nostalgia or feel of the game. +1 to new places to explore https://royals.ms/forum/threads/kaede-castle.15086/ https://royals.ms/forum/threads/ninja-castle-neo-tokyo.21755/ https://royals.ms/forum/threads/neo-tokyo-not-neo-city.40247/ Edit: Added links
Could you add the link in your post by editing it, if you can find the thread? Would be great to gather the community's feedback on it.
I agree, maps like gallopera are pretty nostalgic specially when gallopera is an OP place to train as priest due to holy weakness
Don't think it will be added though. It was discussed before that adding it would not make it nostalgic, and that it's a fairly easy grinding map, making leveling easier from the start.
I personally played KMS for a long time and loved shanghai and love Malaysia and idk about scar and targa bosses though... gallos was good exp though
I would love Scar and Targa as an alternative to zak/ht/krex at high levels. It would be nice to spice it up some with a new boss that isnt stationary/a sitting target. Even with godly system, a scar or targa helm is only a few stats better than a zhelm. Not a big deal in the long run - look at MoN vs HTP. If Scar/Targa was put on par with Zak in terms of difficulty and EXP then I'd be all for it. Never played the other areas but I'm all for new places to explore and new quests. However L>Ellin Forest and Kerning Square. And mush castle.
I just want to say that everybody should be taken into account when discussing new content. Some people like myself who aren't from MapleSEA or KMS would not like the fact that now there's new regions we've never seen before. The maps in the game now are familiar to most of us: nobody feels like they're behind anybody else. This is exactly what I'm afraid of. The addition of new maps will definitely not be nostalgic for me, in fact it will just remind me of the same old Nexon that made countless unnecessary additions that lead to the Big Bang. Even worse would be if there are training locations that are viable maps, which will leave many new players at odds about playing in this "Nostalgic server" when they realize there are now training maps in unfamiliar places that are better than the ones they knew from back in the day. Don't get me wrong, new world exploring/questing is fun and all, but it would be quite unfortunate if it means some current maps will be neglected in favor of the new ones.
Well Cpq is also a very easy way to level and aren't they planning on adding it back? people can grind from 30~50 in just a day or 2.
CPQ was one of the PQs that made MapleStory nostalgic, so it will be added back in the future. Whereas for Haunted Mansion itself, there's mixed feelings. Some says it's not as nostalgic because it would potentially obsolete HHH1-3 as well as areas like Wild Boars and stuffs.
Yes. There is nothing wrong with adding new maps, as long as there is no OP post BB stuff and new classes. I think most of us have stopped playing back then just because of that and not because of the new maps.
but how about gallos? i know that gallos we're added way after haunted house in Gms so how could it be tha haunted house isn't nostalgic if it has been around since maple story was released
I'm all for it. I actually fought Scar and trained at gallos a ton in GMS and another pre big bang server. The boss fight is fun and I personally never played those other maps, but exploration is part of what Maplestory is. We all came from different versions and some people could argue that ToT could ruin the nostalgia. Especially Ulu City since it came out after Malaysia.
Out of all the pre BB regions, I would love to see Neo City be added in Royals( I believe this was mention in the new source FAQ thread if I'm not mistaken)
On the topic of Scar/Targa helmets, would it be possible to have them not be affected by the godly system? That way they're always going to be a safe bet in that they will provide decent stats that are slightly better than those of zakum helmets, but zakum helmets have the potential to give slightly better stats if you're really lucky. Just an idea, idk.
They're only 2 stat above the average zhelm, so possible max godly would be 24 str/dex/whatever instead of 22. And as I know from experience getting a godly helm as it is takes foreverrrrr. (I looted all the time through 19x and never got a single godly helm...) For a harder boss, my personal opinion is it's worth it, Targa especially has a charging attack that deals like 7k ish. But I'd rather see Targa / Scar for like 17x+ rather than 135. Zhelm be the first choice for people, and then when someone wants to go for perfect aim for targa/scar... Just thinking out loud.
