Why is Maplestory so popular?

One of the main features that made Maplestory so addicting was the unique chat system where you could communicate with your entire buddy list at the same time. It was like having a conversation with all your friends at the same time. It’s a lot easier grinding experience when you have a nice conversation going.

How many active MapleStory players are there?

MapleStory Global had over 8 million users by 2011. As of 2014, it was among the top ten MMOs by worldwide revenue. As of May 2020, the game has reached over 180 million registered users worldwide.

Why is MapleStory popular in Korea?

Maplestory is so popular because it creates a competitive social atmosphere that pits you against other virtual characters. The more you play, the more you level up and the prouder you are of your character. Also, anonymity allows users to escape real life (as apposed to virtual) social norms.

Is fire poison mage good?

As a bossing class, Fire Poison Arch Mages are considered the best of the mages. Their damage over time skills can get around damage reflect and canceling moves, allowing you to deal high-damage constantly. Combined with your Poison Mist skills, it makes for some very fast training and leveling.

Will Maplestory be shut down?

No, Nexon has no plans to shut down Maplestory as it continues to be a profitable game for them and has even been growing in both users and revenue in the last couple of years.

Is MapleStory big in Korea?

Re: The main reason Korea Maplestory is more popular than Global Maplestory. Yeah, pretty much. Koreans are fine with super hardcore grinding and pay2win, even if newer kMMOs are moving away from those.

Why is ms2 closing?

Nexon to close down MapleStory 2 global servers this spring The shutdown is ultimately due to the fact that the game, and its more recent rework, have failed to live up to expectations and will see the global servers, website, forums, and Discord server for MapleStory 2 turned off later this spring.