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  • Afrombean
    FFR Player
    • Feb 2007
    • 285

    #15706
    Re: MapleStory

    Originally posted by Commandersa1
    Why would you spend that much on MapleStory?
    Why do people spend thousands on vehicles? A car with good hardware will get you from A to B just as well without big fatty rims and a bomb dog daddy paint job.

    Why do people spend hundreds on sports equipment? You can just as easily play a game of baseball with any old bat and baseball.

    Why do people spend thousands on a home entertainment system? You can just as easily watch a DVD on a 15 inch mono TV as you can a bluray on a 48 inch 5.1 dolby digital surround.

    Questioning what people do with their money is just about the ****tiest thing you can do. It's their money, they can do what they want with it, just like you can do what you want with yours. Leisure activities are for fun, people spend money on them because they consider it worth it.

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    • Squeek
      let it snow~
      • Jan 2004
      • 14444

      #15707
      Re: MapleStory

      It's a bit of a different argument when people spend money on free things.

      You can't get a car for free. You can't get sports equipment for free. You can't get home entertainment systems for free. That is, of course, you're lucky and win it in some raffle or something.

      But it's pretty obvious why people spend money on a free game; the illusion of disposable income and the peer pressure to dispose of it. All the normal clothes in Maple look stupid and all the Cash clothes look awesome. Everyone's wearing Cash clothes. What would the average person do.

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      • Afrombean
        FFR Player
        • Feb 2007
        • 285

        #15708
        Re: MapleStory

        It's a bit of a different argument when people spend money on free things.
        Nothing in MapleStory is free. The only part about it is that there is no subscription fee like is expected of many other online games. But nothing is free, and MapleStory being "free to play" is not any exception.

        And no, it's not about peer pressure bullcrap. Dispensable income, yeah, but that can be said of literally any non-essential product on the market right now.

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        • Xception704
          FFR Veteran
          • Jul 2006
          • 3984

          #15709
          Re: MapleStory

          Originally posted by Afrombean
          Considering that I don't know you, no thanks. Those mesos could easily have come from anything...

          Also: I was joking. While I wouldn't mind upgrading my shield, weapon, and gloves, it wouldn't do a thing for me-- I already 2hk Skele 100%, and even with the best of the best equipment, I'm still far from 1hk.
          Ah okay ... that's understandable. I can understand the "not knowing me" part, but rest assured that those mesos are an accumulation of savings over quite a long period of time. In case it isn't clear, I don't hack, if that's what you were implying. But anyway, I probably don't want to download the almost 1 GB file again ... >.>

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          • banditcom
            FFR Player
            • Mar 2003
            • 6243

            #15710
            Re: MapleStory

            I used to make 100-120m a week doing Zakum.

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            • Lightknight924
              FFR Player
              • Jul 2005
              • 1164

              #15711
              Re: MapleStory

              What's the meso cap?

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              • MasterOfTheTaco
                deer god
                • Mar 2008
                • 377

                #15712
                Re: MapleStory

                I stopped playing Maple a long time ago since it was incredibly addicting and I couldn't stop playing. Thankfully, my computer thought it was a virus and didn't let me load it! That's when I stole my life back from the evil MapleStory Gods. lol. It was ok while it lasted. I only got to lvl 34 though.
                Last edited by MasterOfTheTaco; 06-20-2008, 06:49 PM.

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                • Xception704
                  FFR Veteran
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 3984

                  #15713
                  Re: MapleStory

                  I never got to do a Zakum run. ;_;

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                  • IAAW
                    FFR Player
                    • May 2005
                    • 3008

                    #15714
                    Re: MapleStory

                    Meh, downloaded this game again so I could play it for a while. Stupid game won't let the log-in screen load. Stupid computer. -.-

                    I'm also checking to see if the 6,000 NX I got on Sugar Rush (heh, closed beta testing rules.) will also be usable on MapleStory (I already checked Audition, so GTFO if you recommend that. -.-).

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                    • ckj846
                      FFR Player
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 2437

                      #15715
                      Re: MapleStory

                      Originally posted by banditcom
                      I used to make 100-120m a week doing Zakum.
                      Past tense means you don't play anymore?

                      O_O!?
                      pyro31191: TELL EVERYONE YOU WANT TO TAKE IT IN THE ASS NOW
                      pyro31191: rofl
                      pyro31191: You should tell them earlier though
                      pyro31191: so they can buy dildos instead of fleshlights

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                      • IAAW
                        FFR Player
                        • May 2005
                        • 3008

                        #15716
                        Re: MapleStory

                        Alright, got MS working for me properly, so I'm getting ready to play. But first, I'm scanning for SPYWARE!

                        PS: Using Spybot. Everyone knows Spybot. O_o
                        PSS: I really need to get rid of SpywareDestructor, I don't even know why it's there. -.-

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                        • yk13
                          FFR Player
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 480

                          #15717
                          Re: MapleStory

                          maple story detected

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                          • OniSpltter
                            FFR Player
                            • Aug 2004
                            • 57

                            #15718
                            Re: MapleStory

                            Hey guys. Long time no see eh? How have things been holding up?

                            As I'm sure you all know I haven't played MS in quite a few months now and I have been and still am very busy with things right now (beginning college in August, flying to California in July to compete in calculus, etc.) and I really haven't had time.

                            On top of that, I don't feel like I will ever have the time or will be willing to spend it on Maple anymore so I just wanted to know if the guild would have any use for Oni? I don't remember all of the specifics but I know that it doesn't have much money (at all) on it, but I guess it has a few decent equips and whatnot. I don't know if you guys GPQ or anything anymore but I'd assume you can't really go wrong with a free bishop hmm? O-o;

                            Anyways, just let me know and have fun!

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                            • DDRpeanut
                              FFR Player
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 53

                              #15719
                              Re: MapleStory

                              I <3 OniSpltter. :'(
                              Go Green Ranger Go

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                              • Tophius
                                Flame Cat
                                • Feb 2006
                                • 509

                                #15720
                                Re: MapleStory

                                Originally posted by Commandersa1
                                Why would you spend that much on MapleStory?
                                Because I had an addiction. I was addicted to the rush I got when the blue aura surrounded my character when I leveled up. I was addicted to the warm feeling of being accepted in a world beyond my own. NX gear got me those feelings. The clothes that made everyone stop and stare at me walking by, the 2X cards to get me the level-ups that I desired for... then I realized that I didn't need all of that to be happy.

                                Originally posted by roundbox
                                Not meaning to interrupt, but the same reason people play games. To get the full experience. Some people just have no true monetary limit, and when looked upon by others it seems ridiculous at what bounds people reach.


                                Originally posted by Afrombean
                                Questioning what people do with their money is just about the ****tiest thing you can do. It's their money, they can do what they want with it, just like you can do what you want with yours. Leisure activities are for fun, people spend money on them because they consider it worth it.
                                Linked with what I said above, I thought that it was all worth it in the end, so I just kept buying and buying...

                                Originally posted by Squeek
                                It's a bit of a different argument when people spend money on free things.

                                But it's pretty obvious why people spend money on a free game; the illusion of disposable income and the peer pressure to dispose of it. All the normal clothes in Maple look stupid and all the Cash clothes look awesome. Everyone's wearing Cash clothes. What would the average person do.
                                These days, EVERYONE has NX gear. It's not rare to go into a major city, and see nearly 80% of the people wearing/owning something from the Cash Shop (exclusing some Victoria Island cities, excluding Henesys).

                                Originally posted by Afrombean
                                Nothing in MapleStory is free. The only part about it is that there is no subscription fee like is expected of many other online games. But nothing is free, and MapleStory being "free to play" is not any exception.

                                And no, it's not about peer pressure bullcrap. Dispensable income, yeah, but that can be said of literally any non-essential product on the market right now.
                                That's how Nexon/Wizet made all of its money. They make a F2P MMORPG for CHILDREN, then they dangle tons of awesome features in their faces. Of course they're going to want it- then they can be a better player.

                                About the peer pressure, it is true. I remember when I was around level 50 on my deleted Dragon Knight(right after LPQ, still NXless), I looked at the people who had NX and I told myself, "I wish I could get the same stuff as they have, so I can be cool and popular as well!" Next thing I know, I was pressuring my dad to buy me NX Cash so I could be like everyone else.

                                Originally posted by Lightknight924
                                What's the meso cap?
                                The meso/EXP cap is at 2,147,483,648... or 2^31

                                What I mean by EXP cap is that the amount of EXP needed to get from level 199-200 is 2^31.

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