I recently switched from a mac to a PC and have experienced the wonderful world on online gaming. I decided to go back to my Maplestory roots and started over in a new(ish/er) world called Reboot. I honestly have no idea how long it has been a world but I will lay out a list of Pros and Cons for all of you. If you played Maplestory back in the day you might actually enjoy it, I am enjoying it pretty well.
What is Maplestory?
Maplestory is a MMORPG where you play as a class and save the Maplestory world from mobs of monsters and bosses. I honestly don't know much about the folklore of Maplestory but it is very indepth and each character has a storyline on the relations to everything... Basically some evil dude came and f*cked everything up. It is a 2D game with simple keyboard skills. Some jobs have some pretty sick animations and classes, each are unique and there are a lot of them. It is a super fun game and pretty easy to pick up. There are a few different worlds to choose from, I recommend Reboot.
Pros:
- Fast leveling: Since the new level cap is 250, leveling up to 120 is not like it used to be. It took me a few days but that was just because I am super busy in Nursing School. I just used this training guide and followed the skill building guides on this website.
- Very active: Shockingly this world is very active compared to the other worlds, which are basically dead since everyone (it seems) moved to Reboot. It doesn't take long to find a party but it's balanced enough to where you can easily find a map, unless there is a 2x EXP event.
- Not Pay 2 Play: The cash shop is very small in Reboot and have a selective inventory but they do allow you to buy a few things that used to cost NX with mesos. You can buy cubes, marriage tickets and the face emojis with mesos along with other items.
- Reboot Rewards: You also get various rewards for being in the Reboot world. You get these boxes at specific levels that give you a sh*t ton of cubes and scrolls. The monsters also have an increased difficulty to encourage you to play with other people. There is also no economy unless you want to utilize the cash shop. You virtually don't have to worry about mesos since the drop rate is elevated and meso bags give you tons of mesos.
Cons:
- No economy: In Reboot player to player trading is not allowed. There is also no FM, so you have to scroll everything and find all of your equipment on your own. This to me isn't much of a con but it is to other people. You also can't trade items between the characters you have on your account (certain items/mesos you can).
- Cash shop: If you are a Henney hoe then the cash shop is lacking in comparison to the other worlds. None of the items are permanent and the selection is very minimal. It reminds me of Maplestory back in the day, although I am sure they will add more items into the cash shop as time continues.
- Confusing: Although Maplestory is setup to be a super simple game it can be confusing. There are a lot of random quests that will pop up and transport you to various places in Maplestory and if you don't know your way around you can get lost. However if you use google you can find your way to places pretty easily. There are also a lot of equipment you can attach to your characters, link skills and an extreme variety of jobs to choose from.
- Nexon: Well let's just say Nexon is Nexon. They are the neopets equivalent of Jumpstart, however I feel they do a better job. They are still greedy and don't listen to the players although they are much better than they used to be.
My rating for this game is a 8/10. Simply put, I am a true Maplestory lover. It gives me so much nostalgia playing it and I play by myself with nobody. It's just fun to be able to do the things I couldn't do as a kid because leveling was so damn hard and now it's cake. They have added a ton of new features that allow you to travel quickly across Maplestory. They have the boss search function which lets you easily transport to bosses and puts you into a party while giving you a Weapon/Magic ATT boost. I sound like a Maplestory advocate but idk it's just fun and if anybody wants to play go to Reboot and hmu I can help you out along the way.
If you play/want to play in Reboot PM here and I can tell you my IGN, I am also the owner of a guild so if you would like to join let me know about that as well and I can invite you. If you are just starting out I can let you leech at Zakum and grab all of the drops/Zakum Helmets. Although you can't profit much off of it, it allows you to have a significantly better weapon and equips.
You can sign up for an account/download the game here. That's all, happy mapling and have a nice day.