Bring back the nostalgia /stop the loss of players /hp washing - the solution

Hello legends,

In this thread I'm gonna try to explain the our server's Achilles heel - we have barely get fresh players in here, nostalgic contents are dead meta (everyone go to leech) and why in my opinion we get to got 600 to 1k ppl online instead of 3-4k like we had 1year ago (first-2 wave of corona is a good excuse but , we have racing server and they have lost much less)

I wrote this suggestion after I read these threads -
https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/making-hp-washing-truly-optional-a-solution.39773/
high lights -

and this thread -
https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/make-pqs-better.43545/
long story short - nostalgic content is not good enough to spend time on.

I believe everyone here had have this so called dilemma, and this is the main problem for us as a server - we are losing people because of this dilemma.

losing people effects our economy as well so this solution can also get a good side effect of having more people -> better economy for everyone.



this made me think about the following - a solution that provides possible and applicable way to wash your character but yet not too easy - not 1 click item that provides you 30k hp but yet good enough to be a solution.

the problem (once again but in detail) -
Okay lets go straight to the point - if you building a new character (read range) you gonna make it at least 18k hp to 30k hp - to unlock every game-content.
this requires about 250 to 400 base int (not warrior and also depends on your gear but yet cant go below it)
250 int base -50 levels of stats - the content you loss -hpq/kpq/lpq/ludi maze pq/ opq/mpq
why? cause how your stats would look like -
thinking of thief - 25base dex req (5levels),250~400(50levels~80levels), whats left for luk?
this also true for every class (non-war)
so here we got maplelegend's meta sentenced us to avoid every nostalgic content, and leech our characters until the end-game (lv140~160).

point of view for a new player - (Timmy's Dilemma) and also no mesos for int gear what makes everything even harder.

I believe Timmy's dilemma is kind of the server player's crossroad - should I stay OR should I leave.
here I believe - most of the new players leave.
mostly because of how the end-game players sees the meta- if you wont do 18k hp at least its all a waste.
The other- those who stay - struggle with building a bishop/mage and sell their soul to leech ppl/leech themselves so the could unlock the content they couldn't do with low hp.

lets try to get to understand why people choose to leave -
there are so many guides of hp washing that is correct but if you consume the time you need to vote you gonna get something close to year or two (voting only) and all this for what? to unlock some nt content/ht/pb? (sure there are more but these are the most of them)

NO SHIT SHERLOCK! yes I know nothing new under the sun - this all explanation is to show staff what a player struggle with on the crossroad to leave/stay and this also points on why people do not do pqs/ early game content at all.

After we went through what it takes to make a new character and play it we can assume that at least 50 levels to 80 levels in stats are go waste for INT stats which lock you from having fun in early-game content - the most nostalgic content in game.


the solution - washing stats / real stats : and the balanced formula
when you level you will get 5 base stats and 5 OPTIONAL washing stats.

washing stats - using these stats will decrease your range by (CHARACTER LEVEL / 10), using 1 point or 500 points will cause the same impact - decrease your range by your level / 10.

Examples - level 35 that uses washing points (1 or 100 same decrease) : 35/10= 3.5% decrease in stats which is barely notice - he can do whatever content he'd like to.
another example - level 130 with washing points will loss 13% of his range - which is like having negative mw30 on your stats - but yet he can do damage, this character will be valid to join boss runs and do whatever content he would like to.

washing points rules
Washing points could go only to hp/mp/int - these stats can not change your strength (even for mages), because the main idea here is to separate between BASE and WASHING stats.
The decrease of power is linear which means as you get to higher level you loss more range for having washing points but once you have washed your "washing points" out and you have no washing points left you will get back your 10% of your range back.

level up with washing stats -
the system will have to take in count the INT from base stats and your washing stats and add it to the regular formula of class hp/mp improvement

example -
lets take corsair has had level up with 350 washing stats in int and he wear int gear which adds 150 int
the total is 500 int - straight adds it as 50mp extra (same as level with 500 total int)

common and possible questions -

- what about int gear??
nothing change for int gear, when character is level up the INT from base stats (real stats) and washing stats combined together.
- this solution not kill the meta of voting 1y-2y-
that's correct - you will have to vote to the server to gain NX to be able to reset your washing stats, but your character will be playable from day one.
- Okay, so what if I use washing stats for int and base stats for int to get as double mp ?
this will cause you even harder washing progress because having washing stats will decrease your range and you gonna decrease your range by adding to the wrong stats.
also washing int out from base stats and washing stats same cost 3.1k nx - so no point to do so.


I wrote this suggestion - not because I want "self buff" or any selfish reasons, as I see it now I'm not gonna open a new character, I wrote this suggestion because I care about this server which I play since 2019 and that's the same reason why Ive developed an application to ease the vote progress (which nowdays I'm rewrite for a better experience).

I'm sorry in advanced if it looks like a bad review on staff / the server, this is exactly the opposite I appreciate staff team and grateful for being able to play maplestory in the very best way and version of it. I want to thank once again to staff that is dedicate their time for hosting this great server and I hope this suggestion will be a good material to work with for solving washing struggles.

leaving a comment is necessary to keep this thread alive and If you get that far I also want to thank you for reading.
thanks,
Magen.