Is the royal community too harsh on you?

Why is it that whenever I come across, and happen to read your posts, it makes me feel that the world has meaning to it? If you wrote a book, I'd definitely be the first in line to buy it lol. The world needs more people like you that can be so down to earth, as well as being so knowledgeable and philosophical at the same time.

 

You have no idea how much this means to me I'm literally teared up a little reading this and have read it over and over again hahaha

PS: I am currently writing a book (my research paper on relationships) but .. off-topic so won't go any further on that so the thread doesn't get distracted ..

 

Spoiler: off-topic

No need to be ashamed and jump out to make up story. The one I mentioned may or may not be you. The story you told wasn’t what that day dappened.
Stop the off-topic shit right here.

 

like u said, stronger player certainly ask for my damage range,HP, equipment so that i can join them for zak,krex,HT......
i agree it gives much pressure to the new to normal player.
But for me, i actually enjoying it. i try to improve my gears, find most efficient way of doing that
isnt scrolling, making money the most fun part of maplestory??
#Radiance

 

i would like to clarify
scrolling, making money might not be the most fun part, but it should be part of maplestory that is fun

 

Mmm, fair enough. Now for the natural follow-up question: what do you think are the avenues of finding such a guild / group of friends for a regular player?

Most of the guilds I've been involved in are, quite frankly, inactive at best and dead at worst. Everyone within the guild is extremely nice, of course, but the internals of the guild themselves are often fragmented: I barely got to see (or even know) anyone within the guild save for a few players (mainly because everyone is offline like half the time), and there was no initiative in trying to get to know each other in the first place. After a few months, I realize there is no justification for me to be in the guild in the first place, and leave to join a new guild. Rinse and repeat.

I feel the same story goes for the friends system... you're going to meet a lot of nice and friendly people when you're hunting or pq-ing or just going about in day-to-day life, but it's highly unlikely that any of these people friended are going to be life-long friends that will support you throughout your entire MapleRoyals life. Many of them go on hiatus after a few months; hell, some of them you don't even see them again after the initial adding as friend.

Fact of the matter is, if you don't play the game starting with a pre-existing group of friends, or get lucky and find yourself included in a very active guild, then Royals is a lonely game for a lot of people.

Not that I'm saying it's an issue exclusive to Royals; it's pretty much an issue in most MMOs out there, to the point of there being terms for them in Korean (고인물, 친목질, 뉴비배척, etc.) It's just that since the player base here is quite small, the phenomena is a lot more exacerbated since it's a lot harder to come by other players, and most of the actually active players are already involved in their own guild activities anyway.

 

As a Sharp Eyes slave, I am just glad that there are a limited number of BM or MM around so that I feel needed from time to time despite my very average range.

I'm scared to play other attacker classes like NL because I've seen so many parties, especially HT parties, denying NL with range close to 7k, which I personally think it's decent enough.

 

Keep approaching people and you will definitely bump into a few friends along the way. Also it helps if you're not a dick yourself, if you wonder why people dont respond well to u all the time, you probably are one.

My personal secret of getting into boss runs back then when i didnt have any friends or guilds was to use attack pots like stoppers and apples generously, that way u can get away with lying about ur range being an extra 1-2k or so nth wrong with a little white lie when you're appling in boss runs all the way. don't use this trick when you are not using an apple, cause people will know Nothing comes free, you have to work harder/ spend more than the rest. shh you're welcome!

I only find the community of people in random boss parties to have this min requirement mindset. It's not the royals community, more like bossing community.

In the end, it's not about eqs or high requirement, it's up to you to figure out how to get around that and in return, hopefully after a short while, find like minded people like yourself and enjoy the game together.

 

I personally just took some friends I'd made in my first semi-inactive guild and created my own guild with them when we realized that the guild we were in wouldn't be going anywhere. These friends often had a couple decent friends as well and even if they didn't join my guild, we got to know each other and add each other to make a community within our buddy lists too.

I also think that being active on the forum really helps to put yourself out there because you often get to see the thoughts and opinions of players that you'd never see in game and you get some kind of idea about players before you even meet them. You also gain opportunities that you never would've in game. Almost as soon as I joined this server I created a forum account and posted an introduction thread and was lucky enough to have someone reach out to me that made my life in game a bit more fun right from the beginning (Thanks @Vatsug !).

Friends will come and go but you'll always be able to meet new people who can make playing more fun. Maybe you can be that person reaching out to make things better for someone else.

 

Shoutout to @Eli for taking me and @FarmerStory on HT run(s) even though we sucked ass.

 

I think it's helpful to remember that people's expectations of us are only relevant if we give them that power over us to begin with.

I started GMS when my best friend asked me to play with her. She then proceeded to quit a week later (thanks, bitch; love you). For me, Maple has always been primarily a solo experience; it just so happens that I have a knack for attracting random people, who then pick me up, dust me off, and do Maple things with me.

I've hunted the majority of my gear; none of it is scrolled. Everything else is either a gift or a loan, from someone else who cares more than I do about my gear. I've been made fun of for my damage while leveling at skeles, and while Zaking. I've had party members get impatient with my lack of knowledge about a specific boss situation. I've had someone ask me wtf I'm doing while using Genesis at Krex. As in life, these small indignities are just part of the experience of choosing to do things your own way.

My gear (that I own; not the borrowed stuff) will never be competitive, because I scroll very conservatively. My damage is never gonna make anyone go "Whoaaaa, I want to play <x class>! Rissa makes it look so cool!" That's fine. That's not why I'm here. I'm here to work off excess mental energy, adventure, and put together cash shop outfits.

As @Tylapia said, if you feel like your lack of gear or experience is holding you back from bossing, Radiance is a great guild where no one gives a shit how "elite" or "pro" you are. I certainly wouldn't still be here if they did!

 

This reminds me, people would look down upon NL w/o TT30 as well in HT runs if you tell them lol

 

People do asks for ranges because they want to ensure the run is efficient, smooth and have a fast finish. I think the highest pressure would be on the NLs since they are consider “high dps”.

 

I have also came across situations like that. Tbh, NLs make getting 7k+ range so easy, however I do believe it is hard for some people due to varies reasons.

 

ive seen a group refuse to take a 6.5k nl on an ht run and end up not running at all instead. there are definitely huge damage whores, they tend to be puggers with gear of questionable origins who think that doing more damage makes them better than other people.

 

When you start playing and you're weak the game is all about making friends or networking. When you have a big network of friends you will have no hard time finding ppl to boss with. But if you're trying to join people who smega you're probably not going to get lucky because these people (I'm guessing) often gets multiple replies and I bet they will take the stronger (more experienced) player. Make friends first then go boss/grind together, you cant just go up to ppl asking them to come boss with you, while it might work for some others might not be so keen on "carrying" you just because you asked.

 

I agree. I can share a little bit of my journey to 200 as a buccaneer. When I reached level 135, I wanted to do zakum but couldn't find parties because of the discrimination of the class so I decided to make friends with the guild that I joined and host my own bossing parties. From then, I got lots more of connections and people would actually invite me.

Moreover as for HT parties, at first I started to run HT in two parties because no one really invited me because they thought Buccaneer is shyt. However, as I made more connections, people changed their perspective and gave me a shot in parties which I am thankful for.

My point is go and make friends, network with people and have an open mind.

Also, I believe every class is useful and unique in their own way. Every class can play a role in bossing parties and most importantly there is no shyt classes.

 

A lot of groups are exclusive, but it's not just rich people. Like real life people aren't going to be constantly trying to lower their defenses and meet new people if they already have a group they're satisfied with.

Party quest and party grinding are the best ways to increase friendship between people since it constantly exposes you to strangers and bothersome situations. Bossing is good too, but it's usually with people who already know each other.

 

As a player who has been on this server solidly playing for about year, I don't really mind the way the community is atm.

I completely agree with your statement that this is the growth and direction you would expect from a server that has been running for so long.
I can't really compete with a long time player simply because they havehad the time to work on their gear. We don't see all the equips that they have boomed over the 5 years. We just see the results.

I find it something to work towards, I consider my self pretty average and it doesn't bother me. I like m as king friends and partying with those around my level nothing wrong with that. Just thought I'd put in my 2cents.

 

Exactly just make friends ! Socialize that s what old m as please was all about. I never even hit 3rd job in Gms but always had fun screwing around with the friends I had made. Its not just about being the strongest