Filler here

All we have here is valentine’s event that’s been the same for the past 4 years. Only difference is having useable chocolate and time limit equip.

Oh okay, there’s more hacking where that came from. I bet the compensation doesn’t make up for this magnitude. Say goodbye to your maple life and move on.

Hey, at least people know what Nexon America really is.

And hey, we got ourselves a new legend class in KMS coming soon. It’s a thief that dual wields.

I’m going through some pretty damn changes and I’m more pissed off.

Hopefully something good for next week probably.

~Tharticus

Oh hey, an added bonus.

To those who got hacked:

Review of GMS Patch 0.81

We have a new Party Quest. Various events. Review time will be short.

Hacking Epidemic

With the latest patch 0.81 established on January 20, 2010, I’ll be reviewing that patch next week.

As of present state, my MapleStory interest seems to dwindle each passing day. However I still log in everyday to chat. Leveling seems impossible unless Nexon creates a idea to get 100+ and 4th job slump.

Understand that Nexon is catering to both sides and they are delivering the goods but the unfortunate thing here is where’s the beef? They are catering to the new players and catering to the players who explore the vast content. But not the middle players especially the 100+ that’s basically a big struggle.

Let’s get on to GMS MapleStory topic. Which is the present topic, the hacking epidemic.

My cousin was hacked, most of his stuff stolen. Unknown how his items got stolen, he told me that he never gone through websites that would endanger him of losing his account.

The weird thing is 2 of my cousins play this game and both were hacked. I’ve played this game and haven’t got hacked once. My password is still the same from 2005 and hasn’t changed at all.

But! More people are getting hacked each day wondering why their equips are gone for good.

All this happened on January 19th, when a person posted under named ventowns and put up info about the player’s username, password and Pin number on SW.net and Basil Market. Seems that even hackers are incompetent and likes to boast off their mental stupidity.

Even with more people filing a complaint, Nexon America is still not admitting their mistakes.

Thing is, if I do get hacked and if, I won’t return to the game ever. And start a colossal review of MapleStory and Nexon America on how insecure this company really is. Simply cannot be lazy and get away with it.

As of now, I’ll be concealing my IGNs for personal reasons only. At the same time, my mood dampens quite a bit. Because I also have self issues I have to work out too.

~Tharticus

Another boring arse post

Folks, disregard that last post. Apparently the names for the next 3 legends won’t be Ian, Ochan and Utan. You know which journal to see.

Anyway.

Remember that I told my tales of going to Chinatown in NYC and managed to get 4 packs of MapleStory iTCG for 10 USD? Well, in my local area of Westchester County at Target, they sell some MapleStory iTCG packs and selling set 5 for 4 USD per pack plus tax.

I purchased one pack because I’m a cynic about cards and getting a ultra rare card from certain packs like Pocket Monsters or Yu-Gi-Oh that I used to have.

Don’t bother zooming in on the cards again. I used them. The prizes from the codes were Cloak of Corruption and Taru Totem.

Well, looks like I hit the jackpot alright.

~Tharticus.

Unoriginal post here

I’m starting to run out of material to continue making these MapleStory posts.

But now, I’m starting to realize if Nexon Korea is taking this too far.

The past 4 years ago, this game is carefree. No one gives a shit about leveling up, it was a simpler time as well. Adventurers can roam around and discover everything before other classes like legends could dominate the rankings board.

But then!

Nexon Korea decides to add the Black Mage storyline midway since the Magatia installment and decided to add buffed yet not too buffed Cygnus Knights to add into this game. WITH NOT MUCH EFFECT.

And now we have this. Nexon Korea creating other legends Evan, Ian, Ochan and Utan. From all perspective classes of the adventurers and buff them to an extent to make them slightly superior. Why do I have a feeling that Nexon Korea ripped the page from Nintendo creativity department about the same thing? Vowels? Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres? Onett, Twoson, Threed, Fourside?

Really now Nexon Korea? I’m getting a bit tired about this “You are the hero” bit that most typical MMOs has done. This is pretty much delaying problem and eventually Nexon will be backed up to the wall with not much good ideas especially since the game is broken and only considered push a button and kill everything grindfest. Quests are also broken since most quests are fetch quests.

Rankings don’t matter anymore because someone already reached to 200 for 1,000 times already especially since Nexon didn’t do damage control on leeching.

For the love of this game, don’t bite more than it can chew.

Here’s one of my free ideas. A new class, do not cookie cut it from your old classes and make it from fencing or rapier swords. As for the storyline goes, you are just a typical fencer who will eventually build up skills as the person levels up. You do not have a leader nor helpers.

That’s all for my boring post.

~Tharticus

2009 – 2010

Oh what the hell are you doing here again, don’t you have something better to do besides reading my boring journal from time to time?

It’s the New Year eve. Don’t you have celebrating to do? I sure do.

Anyway, more updates from Nexon America and it’s the return of the Cash Shop surprise. But it’s stupid junk. Bought few of those and I got nothing out of it.

~Tharticus

Maple 4 Life

Again, Nexon America have a massive reputation for being a prat to lowly players through having to be one of “who gives a shit about themselves” and have the players suffer while taking their virtual money for less value. Well, mainly for people who have 2x EXP cards, clothing, store permits with their disposable income. Not non NX players of course.

Review of GMS Patch 0.80

Seasons Greetings from your typical, cynical bastard, Tharticus. I’ve never learned the true spirit of Christmas. So, with little of that, lets go on to review this patch that features the new heroes, the Aran Classes.

A little personal note from me: I was screwed by someone who used prepatcher program, suggested by it and pretty much got disconnected everytime when I go on. Due to this unfortunate event, I uninstalled my MapleStory program and reinstall with massive time sink into this. Thank you mysterious stranger who thinks being prepared is the best ideal ever.

This just in…

Nexon’s bloody announcements:

Major Game and Web Service Upgrades

By all means, it’s to upgrade their servers, and they ran into trouble.
But what do you expect from the company “Nexon America”? They do half arsed services that they thrown at you for days, weeks and months.

This didn’t change anything except that I’m much more laggy than before. Probably because I still have a crappy 8 year old PC that’s under OS Windows 2000, Pentium III processor and having less than 400k of RAM.

Anyways, I already heard that GMS MapleStory is going through Patch update to 0.80. However, it’s extended quite a bit.

And I’ll have to take back about the Arans. Since there’s a bloody ring that can be transferred to my other characters, I’ll give it a shot.

I’ll probably need a lot more therapy over this because I’m a masochist.

~Tharticus