Better Anti-Leech System

I believe we already argued this in a diff topic. Leech is here to stay. Long live Before Big Bang

 

I honestly fail to see the reasoning behind this, when it has already been discussed intensely in another thread. http://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/bishop-syndrome.4139/

 

This thread was made while that one was ongoing, and focuses on the aspect of leech, while according to the OP in that thread you linked, he made it to raise awareness about the behaviour of Bishops, and didn't intend to turn it into a discussion about leech.

 

You know nothing about the people you judge, and you know nothing about how to fairly evaluate an opinion. Grow up and then maybe we can have a real discussion.


Just going to edit this post rather than make another. So since Kimberly's last post in the other thread, alright, sure, so I believe leeching is the players' choices, and if they choose to "play" that way, fine. However, it still does seem way too easy. If leeching is possible, I still think its effectiveness should be reduced.

Suggestions here: http://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/bishop-syndrome.4139/page-5#post-37378

 

If you have a point to make, kindly say it out plainly. If you disagree, please explain why. Don't say stuff that you wouldn't write in an essay that will tick people off and cause another catfight and derail yet another thread.

OT: I support removal of the leeching system mainly because it skips the main gameplay that is training and levelling and the experience along the way. I feel that leeching should at least not be any faster than grinding on your own. If you want to leech, it should take you a longer time to level because you spend less effort.

 

I understand your point and suggestion completely. I just disagree with nerfing anything that had such a huge part in V62 of maplestory, I mean every patch in maplestory has something overpowered whether it would be a new class, a new training zone, new equipment stats. This is a V62 GMS-like private server and it's doing a great job at maintaining that similarity. I'm not quite sure what patch but I know there is a patch that has nerfed leeching rates later on, I would suggest you try a private server in that version if leeching is such a game breaker for you.

 

I don't think it nerfed partying, did it? If overall, players receive the same total exp from killing a mob in one system or the other, it hasn't been "nerfed".

80/20 and 60/40 all still add up to 100.

 

I truly don't understand why multiple people come and play a v62 server yet want the balance of high version of maple, it sounds like v83+ is what you're looking for.

That's like ordering pie then complaining its not cake

 

Maybe we want the same basic gameplay experience, only without all the garbage and other OP crap added later? Hmm?

Honestly, no, it's more like... we go to a restaurant and want fresh, REAL chicken, but not any of that synthetic compressed crap they sell at McDonalds. So then we order our chicken and.. oh darn, it's a whole big chunk instead of broken up into nuggets. We ask if we can have our chicken cut into smaller pieces similar to nuggets and the other customers yell at us and say if we want that, go to McDonalds!

 

Well, not all the balance, just leeching in this case. Otherwise, v62 is better version in general for me, I wouldn't go play another server just for the absence of leech in exchange for other stuff not suiting my taste.

I've always felt that leeching is an unintentional by-product of attempting to encourage party-play with the exp split formula. I don't think they meant to design the game such that leeching at some point is far superior to levelling on your own.

 

I think it's based on the player who gets to choose what they want to do, I understand you guys might not like the leech system and hence you guys probably train solo. In the other hand I leveled to 108 legit than handed it over to leeching as it was more efficient for me, but that's my play style. I don't mind staying in one map until 200 and grinding personally and as some of you guys mentioned you like exploring the world, Ok that's how you enjoy the game.. go for it. Play how you want, I liked the way @Kimberly said this before closing the other post. " I respect everyone's way of playing. If person A wants to play by leeching (or pay for it) than let him/her be. It was part of pre-big bang MapleStory, so its also a part of Gameplay here."

Just let it be, you are not forced to be leeched or get leeched by any means. Just party up and train while exploring the world, do what you enjoy doing. I also thought the ratio is already 60/40, not sure though.

 

One issue I do have is that, suppose later on I do end up partying a bishop. Like, I usually offer to party people and if by chance a bishop or another arch mage offered to party with me, I wouldn't turn it down. The problem is that even while trying to train on the same map as them legitly, it will still completely feel like leeching with that kind of exp split.

So what is the solution? Just don't party them?