MapleStory:
Graphics: Yes they are 2-d, but your point is? They have a very appealing anime look to them. Anime is also very big among the age group that plays this game, so the graphics draw to that crowd. The monsters have very creative designs and bosses have allot of work put into them, and it shows. The bosses are so detailed and creative that it blows you away its free. Classes special skills also have special animations.
8.5/10
Economy & Hackers: These are two major problems in almost all MMORPG's. Over the last 2 months, Nexon have really cut down on the amount of hackers there are. On my mule, I rarely see one at pig beach. Hackers used to make people quit it was so bad. Fixing that big of a problem shows that they care about your gaming experience. Also, the economy used to be so bad, illbis cost 32mil, now they are 20 (broa price). Glove atk 60%s used to be 7.5mil, now they are 2mil. The economy is now cheap due to the hacker problem being solved.
9/10
Lasting Appeal: MapleStory can keep you hooked for a looooong time. Take it from me, I played till lvl 100 on my hermit and I still enjoyed the game. Too bad someone key logged my account and withdrew the account. Back on topic, there are allot of things to keep you busy doing. There are PQ's, guild quests, bosses, events, quests, etc. If you enjoy playing a well thought through game, PLAY THIS!
9/10
Overall: Drum roll please... 9/10!
Runescape:
Graphics- From the last review, my eyes, it seems, have gotten a whole lot better. Or at least I have realized how garbage these graphics are. I would rather have good 2-d than crap stained 3D ones. I mean, I can't even see my eyes in the game, do I have any? When they try to make it better, they de-grade the graphics. The buildings walls are all curvy blocks.
5/10
Hackers and Economy: Woah, woah, woah. Hackers are a major problem in Runescape, they made me quit. I can barely cut yew logs. There are like 30 of them in Fally, 20 in Draynor, and 5 in Varrock. On every world. There are too many of them to stop. Jagex bans allot of them, but then there are twice as many as before. Major problem. Economy, it's pretty good. It may take a little longer to make money than MapleStory, but you can buy a little more with it.
6/10
Last Appeal: Yes, there are allot of mini games and there is a pking system. To get mini games, its $5. The pking sucks in f2p, just like every thing else in the f2p in this game. To be hooked to this game you have to. A) pay $5. or B) Love this game as if it was god-like (it isn't).
7/10
Overall: 6/10
