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I use to be a player from WAY BACK. I was curious to see if this was still around and to my surprise it was. I use to have a character named Archemides, frequented the Mari server. Blah blah. I know a lot has changed but the main question I want answered. Is it worth it for me to come back to? I have major nostalgia for the game as I came around the time G2-G3 was at its peak. I dare not ask what Generation we are on now but. I just want to know if it'd be worth it to download the launcher again. And give it a go again. My wife is also interested. Just waiting to see the comments and make a judgement for myself.
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Is it still fun? Yes. There's countless things to do. More than you could imagine. Content keeps piling on top of content, in all areas (crafting, fighting, exploring, social, etc.). Most of it doesn't have an order to it, you don't have finish one thing to get to the next. You can jump into anything you want right away. There are 24 generations now, most have their own long storyline. Crafting is profitable and out-performs gacha gear. Rebirths are free every 6 days to keep you busy. Overall, it's an amazing game.
Now, I could also write a list of problems it has longer than a CVS receipt, but in the end, it's still the best Fantasy MMO I've ever encountered.
Things are a lot more complex now than back then and really like Greta says, log on in and decide for yourself. A lot has changed over a decade and one's values would also be different. And also a lot more available resources to provide assistance if needed.
To tell whether it's worth it or not, it depends on what you are looking for and what you are planning to achieve in the game.
"Worth it"? ... I have a feeling you meant to ask for something a little more specific...? As in "in what direction has the game gone?" or "what new attractive features have been added since I was away?" Otherwise, the topic at hand is really broad. X.x
Just take the plunge; it'll be far more helpful to you than asking around, because all our experiences/impressions are going to be different.
A sentence (or two) of caution, however. If you don't find another reason to enjoy this game outside of nostalgia, you might not last very long. Once you've satiated that nostalgic feeling, that excitement and wonder is replaced with "thank u, next"!
Hope you'll take the plunge regardless. ;D
G mid twenties now. A LOT of content has been added since then, including more playable races. The single biggest change for you occurred in the mid G teens, when they changed the combat system. It's playable now. Basically, they shifted skill load time to the skill cool down time, but left the old combat system in place for monsters (and pets unfortunately). Now, you can react to monsters. So one-on-ones are MUCH more manageable. Multi-agro is still an issue though, but there are means, now, of dealing with that too. As Greta said, just loaded it up and see. Your old server Mari had the servers Ruari and Tarlach merged into it and is now called Nao. There is one other server called Alexina. I can't recall if that was around during pre-G4 days.
Some concerns, I don't like the inflation on Nao (relative to my prices of when I last played).
What a dismissive comment. He wants to know the state of game before so as to not waste his time. Would you say the same thing to someone who wants to play MS2 in its current state?
You seriously comparing a game which is about to close with a one that won't be? Say whatever you want, but no one's feedback will be suitable to anyone 100%, it's best to just try it yourself.
Well, I guess it doesn't matter if you play on the Alexina server, we can still message each other..
No, you don't understand the point.
I'm saying, if someone is asking for opinions, a one sentence "just do it" kind of comment is not sufficient. That wouldn't warn someone if the game is p2w, in a bad/unplayable state or, in MS2 case, shutting down. These are examples.
If your feedback is not suitable then don't comment like people are stupid. I have found asking for other's advice before downloading/buying a game has saved me a lot of time and money, so it does work.
Elf-Archery is pretty much reliant on having Vision-of-Ladeca activated otherwise it's really quite a «dead-weight» skill-set without it to the point where even humans would have better/more-reliable archery (most humans are primarily going to stick with the warrior-archetype talents because of the efficiency of Final-Hit which has become much more powerful than before with an even shorter cool-down than it once did).
Anyway, should you choose to get back into things, just go straight to using Chain-Blade; you'll «one-shot» things sooner with that talent.
My advice, log in, and play how you want to play the game, and you'll find enjoyment in it. If you get bored, take a break but check back in weekly to see what events nexon comes up with. If your wife hasn't played mabi before I definitely think it'll be fun for you to see how she decides to play and you may even be inspired by what she comes up with.
If you are looking for another partner in crime to help you run stuff, welcome to add me. These days I really only login to see if people bug me for assistance. If you end up on the Nao server, just let me know and I'll slide you my IGN
There there, Amaraz. There there.
I consider myself to be quite helpful towards the newer and lower level players. If they are in the guild I will go as far to let them barrow equipment for training. I provide advice and suggestions on equipment and upgrades/enchants. We're not all that bad and some of the more "hardcore" players are just as helpful if not even more than me. Don't lump us all together.
"Hardcore" players help keep this game alive. We provide goals players aspire to.
I think it just depends who you run into. I've encountered quite a mixed bag of both...and I doubt its much different on Nao than it is Alexina XD