I 100% believe original 4 classes maple was superior to the current abomination iteration Nexon has going on right now, balance issues and exp curve included (HP washing makes me gag, however). That being said, it is still a matter of weighing one opinion against another when one asks at which point was Maple Story at its best.
But the constant vac hack bots overrunning typical training spots on multiple channels? Receiving the lovely "you have been banned for the hack reason" message when you are playing the game legitimately, while simultaneously knowing that ACTUAL VAC BOTS never receive the same lovely message? Running the risk of being banswept as a legitimate player just because you accidentally spent a few moments too long in the same map as a vac bot only to be denied ban appeal despite an obviously erroneous system?
Hard for me to imagine what would be a more unfavorable situation: Nexon trying their damnedest to fix everything and facing constant failure, or Nexon simply refusing to give their little golden goose the attention it requires out of sheer apathy.
this digresses from the main purpose of this post but my original concern has been answered by Arnah and i do not know how to close the thread accordingly