I've sadly never got to experience Maplestory 1 (was a runescaper), but having put in around 15 hours so far (and much more to come) I can safely say this is definitely a game worth investing hours into. There is so much to do from life skills, to raiding/dungeons, to just chilling in the house you made with your own creativity. It's a very beginner friendly mmorpg to get into that leads into great keyboard mechanics and timings in the end game. From what I'm told from my friends who played the original maple, this game is definitely a well aged and upgraded sequel. There are no evident pay to win implementations, just pay to progress like xp boosts (but it's easy to hit level cap), and with the user generated items (like t-shirts and wall scrolls) in game, this game just has limitless possibilities on creativity.

There's nothing more to say about this game, other than now it is going free to play and is definitely worth checking out if you even have a little interest in the game. There really is nothing to lose just by trying this game, other than maybe your time, but it'll be worth it in the end.

I've sadly never got to experience Maplestory 1 (was a runescaper), but having put in around 15 hours so far (and much more to come) I can safely say this is definitely a game worth investing hours into. There is so much to do from life skills, to raiding/dungeons, to just chilling in the house you made with your own creativity. It's a very beginner friendly mmorpg to get into that leads into great keyboard mechanics and timings in the end game. From what I'm told from my friends who played the original maple, this game is definitely a well aged and upgraded sequel. There are no evident pay to win implementations, just pay to progress like xp boosts (but it's easy to hit level cap), and with the user generated items (like t-shirts and wall scrolls) in game, this game just has limitless possibilities on creativity. There's nothing more to say about this game, other than now it is going free to play and is definitely worth checking out if you even have a little interest in the game. There really is nothing to lose just by trying this game, other than maybe your time, but it'll be worth it in the end.