Some Thoughts and An Introduction!

Helloo, I'm Justin but my IGN currently is Soulful. Nice to meet you all!

I thought I'd make this post to introduce myself (this is new to me) and maybe share some thoughts about ML.

I used to be obsessed with GMS back in the day around middle school and had a falling out around the time high-school rolled around due to Big Bang changes and other interests (League..).

Fast forward a decade or so and now I'm playing Maplestory again! Funny how things work out. I've found that ML has so many things that GMS has lost in the process of streamlining and making the game more "fun" and accessible for everyone. If it's okay, I'd like to just gush for a moment.

Community is probably the big thing here. I adore the ML community and administration; I think y'all have done a fantastic job creating a nostalgic yet fresh take on old-school Maplestory that Neckson's team of monkeys would never dream of doing. I like the balancing and listening to opinions very much. I loved working my way up to get that BREAD and the choices to not make the game P2W. I like waiting to vote because it makes me weigh my options and consider buying things. I like the slow rates since it makes everything I do have that much more value. I like the Mac support! My PC broke and I'm stuck with a Pro so.. This is what I do with my free time now.

I'd like to just thank the ML team for providing such a fantastic experience and for the work they've done. I'm enjoying the product of your hard work very much! (And for sure I've donated! Plan on doing it continually as well to show my appreciation.)

However, I've only a few gripes. I wish the gap from 45-70 wasn't so restricted to a few routes. I wish there were other training spots as good as GS2 without it being.. GS2. Maybe I haven't found them yet (I've been sticking to guides mainly and OPQ is kinda never around.) And I sort of wish that the paywall gap for HP washing wasn't so high since it turned me away from trying to try other classes. These are problems that I can deal with though with a little more time and effort on my part.

Again, thank you ML team! Very glad to be a part of this community.