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MapleStory丨Developer Nexon Fined Nearly $9 Million for Deceptive Loot Box Practices by Korean FTC
357 View2024-01-05MapleStory developer Nexon is being hit with a sizable fine by the Korean Fair Trade Commission over what the body says are deceptive loot box practices. MapleStory is a free-to-play 2D MMO that first launched back in 2003. It has purportedly raked in some $418 million [550 billion won] in sales from its loot boxes in the period between 2010 and 2021.
As reported by the Korean Times and Business Korea, Nexon is being fined some $8.85 million (about 11.6 billion won) for allegedly lowering the probabilities of some loot box items capable of upgrading player equipment, known as Cubes, without telling players According to the Korean Times, it is the largest fine of this type levied to date.
The Korean Times reports that Nexon apologized in its statement but that it will appeal the decision. IGN has reached out to Nexon representatives for a full statement. The judgment claims that Nexon engaged in these practices for more than 10 years in a period dating back to 2010, including secretly lowering the loot box odds for some items to near zero. The findings were reportedly based on internal documents obtained from Nexon.
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Maplestory First Impressions: A New Player's Perspective in 2022
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Maplestory is one of the oldest MMORPGs that is still running today and boasts an average monthly population of over 500,000 players. I decided to jump in and check out the game for myself to see what I've been missing!
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Vulkan3K2022-12-28
I don:t know what I was expecting to be honest. A classic maplestory server from back in 03-05 ported to mobile maybe? Unrealistic to expect anything from Nexon at this point.
Am I being salty? Yea but this is still one a huge hot pile of trash that hurt me right in the childhood.
ThousandEyes2K2023-08-28
South Korean Players Outraged by Nikke's Alleged False Advertising
Weilin Li -- Superpixel
Highly anticipated third-person shooter Goddess of Victory: Nikke was released on November 4th. Players around the world were not only looking forward to meeting their new bouncy Waifus but also expected enticing launch rewards, as the publisher promised 110 free pulls (or attempts at characters/items from the game’s loot box system) for new accounts.
However, when players logged in, they were extremely frustrated to find out that the free gifts come with a big catch. Some even went so far as to claim they would sue the developer of the game for commercial fraud, a violation of South Korea's price law, and alleged theft of personal information.
Superpixel1K2022-11-14
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