Maple Story Download
When I first downloaded MapleStory I thought, “Hey, a neat 2d MMORPG. This could be pretty cool.” But as I started playing it, I began to realize the monotony of the game.
In-Depth Sections
Leveling: Leveling up takes an insane amount of time. I have been playing this game for almost a year and the highest level I have gotten was 28. The most experience I got from a monster was around 120, but that was on a double-experience day. Now, take into account that some levels take up over 100,000 exp to level. It would take you killing 800+ [120 exp] monsters that don’t spawn very often and are some times challenging, on a 2x exp day for you to level ONCE.
Combat: Combat is extremely boring and repetitive. Depending on your character type, you will use at most 5 attacks throughout the entire game. Most combat goes like this: Attack, attack, attack, attack, attack, run away, heal, repeat. This as you can imagine gets incredibly boring, making the leveling process even more tiresome.
Character/Enemy Creation: This part of the game was a huge letdown. When you start a character, you can choose from about 5 faces, 3 hair styles, and maybe 3 colors for hair. There are just as few clothing options. You can access more clothes/faces/etc by purchasing items from the “Cash Shop,” but otherwise you’ll run around looking like everyone else. Enemies, on the other hand, can vary quite a bit. They go from Snails to giant floating pieces of armor, such as Gate Guardians. For the most part, the enemies are well designed and fit the style of game really well.
Equpiment Variety: Once your character starts gaining levels, there are actually quite a few options for weapons and armor. Each piece of equipment has its own stat requirements, which sometimes can be a pain. At lower levels, most of the armor looks rather dull and provides little protection. But once your character is good enough, some of the armor actually makes a difference
Quests: Albeit there are plenty to be found, most of the quests are quite worthless and time consuming. A majority of the quests can be summed up like this: Talk to NPC, fight monsters, collect drop items, talk to NPC. Those are “Collect Quests.” There are also “Jump Quests,” in which you – yes, that’s right – jump. Then there are “Trade Quests,” which go like this: Talk to Person A, get item, give to Person B. Those are the three quest types.
