I know this is a hot take, but hear me out.
I started playing MapleStory on the Reboot server two days ago and I am having so much fun it’s crazy. MapleStory is a 2D-MMO that released many moons ago, and back when I was a young kid I was in awe of this game.
As I get older I can’t help myself by returning to older titles for that pure nostalgia direct to the vein, and MapleStory has seemingly been feeding me that. First it was FF7, then it was Fire Emblem, then it was some Pokemon games. Then, it turned into Metal Gear Solid. I am having fun playing these titles and that is what gaming should be about, not the current FotM in my opinion.
I know that the grind is absolutely bonkers on the higher end as is most KoreanMMOs, but there is currently an “event” that essentially lets you level up 3x for every level you achieve. This fast-tracks your ability to level up and makes you feel as if the game is a fresh and new experience. I remember being a kid and only being able to level up to like…level 17 or something, and in one sitting yesterday I was able to hit 100+. The best part, is it is free.
If you played MS back as a kid and always get a nostalgia trip when you see or hear the name I highly recommend giving it a spin again. It took me a minute to get use to the controls and UI again but once I did it was fun clearing screens of mobs. There are a ridiculous amount of classes now and it has been a great experience for me so far.
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They rebalanced leveling heavily in iirc Big Bang update, so the real grindfest begins after level 200 now
I loved maplestory! After reading this post I made a quick attempt to access my old account… Proving to be challenge since I no longer have the email address associated with my account and I cant seem to remember my characters name (at least thats what the self-service page is eluding at. I’m pretty sure I remember the goddamn name lol).
Haven’t played since '08 i think. I’ll never forget when some asshole tricked me into giving him one of my favorite items. No idea how i fell for that! Doing quests with friends was always so much fun. From what I heard, a few years after I stopped playing it became 10X easier and faster to level up. It took so long to get to LVL 30. iirc thats when you get like your first new set of skills? I was an archer
I played a bit on a private server of the oldschool v62 version of the game like 2 years ago but only made it to level 20ish, forgot how damn grindy it was. As a kid i made it all the way to level 50 when it was still super hard to level up, later on i made it to like level 100+ when they made it way easier.
