Remember this?

• kaozking wrote on 2013-12-17 06:33
  OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I miss this music so much, AND THE MOVING LOGIN SCREENS. My god the g7 days were so gooooood.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-12-17 08:04
  Nostalgia's great and all, except when you try to relive it and it tastes like Molasses.
• Syliara wrote on 2013-12-17 08:12

  Quote from Aubog007;1179164:

  Nostalgia's great and all, except when you try to relive it and it tastes like Molasses.

  
  
  [S]LF>serverrollback4years[/S]
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-12-17 09:43

  Quote from Pureblooded;1179169:

  [S]LF>serverrollback4years[/S]

  
  
  Nexon owes me 4 years of my life.
  
  With interest too.
• Syliara wrote on 2013-12-17 09:45

  Quote from Aubog007;1179202:

  Nexon owes me 4 years of my life.
  
  With interest too.

  
  
  Nexon owes me alot of things :C [S]or at least i feel like they do </3[/S]
• Zeo wrote on 2013-12-17 09:47
  I've been playing since 2008, around when G2 was only here. I was in Ruairi server by that time because Alexina server doesn't exist.
  
  For community wise, I don't really feel any differences in it now, from 5 years ago compared to now. There's bunch of really friendly players, there's bunch of scammers, and there's bunch of assholes. Same thing pretty much.
  
  .....
  
  Also, the reason we don't have moving log-in screen is so we could lag less when we get to the log-in screen on Mabi.
• flipside101 wrote on 2013-12-17 14:18
  I loved this song, but it also brought anxiety.
  
  If you couldn't get past the login screen once the first round percussion is finished, it usually means something is wrong.
• rangero wrote on 2013-12-17 14:26

  Quote from Zeo;1179204:

  I've been playing since 2008, around when G2 was only here. I was in Ruairi server by that time because Alexina server doesn't exist.
  
  For community wise, I don't really feel any differences in it now, from 5 years ago compared to now. There's bunch of really friendly players, there's bunch of scammers, and there's bunch of assholes. Same thing pretty much.
  
  .....
  
  Also, the reason we don't have moving log-in screen is so we could lag less when we get to the log-in screen on Mabi.

  
  
  Same for me
• ZeroPantz wrote on 2013-12-17 23:00
  Don't remember it since I am a fairly new player. However, I did check out Mabi many many years ago, but back then I quit after a while since the game was really shitty to me somehow. Ironic how I love it now though. With that I do not mean it was not good back then though!
  
  I am not in the position of making a good judgement about Mabi back then since I did not play for a long time, but back then it was so much harder to understand things, it was probably the game not being so explainatory back then, but also me not willing to try and understand how it all worked, so I was like bye, many other better MMOs I can play. Back then I think there were only 3 or 4 skillsets and no rebirth system either.
  
  But yeah, even if I do not possess a whole lot of back-in-the-day experience,the Mabinogi of today seems better to me, solely because there is far more content, more skillsets, more things you can do, better methods to gain AP etc.
  
  I can understand nostalgia though, and how it makes you long back for the good old days even if the game did not have as much to offer as it does now. Also when you've played something long enough I can understand it becomes lame and repetitive.
  
  It's probably not the game itself you want to go back to the way it was though, but more the way you stood in life and in the game back then, when you could still enjoy Mabi..when everything was new and exciting, the people that you played with...etc etc
  
  If Mabi, solely content wise, were to go back to the way it was say about 10 years ago, I don't think you would enjoy it more than Mabi of today, because you've seen it, done that, been there. It's not the game the way it was that you long for..it's the "good old days" feeling, and everything revolving around that, that makes you feel nostalgic. Mabi getting rid of all new content it has gotten since back then, won't bring back the past I think. o_0
  
  I think that it is not the game that has stopped being fun because of updates, it's more than likely your situation that has changed in the game that makes it less fun. So I doubt that the next update will be able to change that. An update is not going to bring back the past after all.
  
  A suggestion I can make though, is to start out on a new character so everything is a challenge again. Especially if you do that with a bunch of friends. I recently made a newbie to help a friend who joined to quest along with him and explain to him what to do, since he is new at MMORPGs (if you've ever watched The Guild Webshow; he is worse than Mr.Wiggley xD) And I really enjoy being a newbie again since everything is such a challenge. It makes me relive my newbie days, and it is really a lot of fun. So maybe that could bring some of the charm of Mabi back for you.
  
  Can understand if you don't feel like working all over again on a new character though.
  
  Please note my post is solely my thoughts on this. They are not facts. I just like to try an analyze things. xD
• Cyrene wrote on 2013-12-19 08:56
  The only thing i really miss about old mabi besides the music and original combat(not sure if I would go back tho) is before they released sms, people where all over the world, It felt more like a sandbox than it does now.. Only place I have to ever go to is sms and get some quick easy levels. Ciar used to be packed, and you could always find a quick group to join for any dungeon,
  
  I don't like how they centered the game around sms and the only city people go to is dunby, I used to love exploring iria, but then I realized that there was so little to gain and it was just a big empty place with pretty mountains.. There's no reason to go to anywhere else, It would be cool if you could just go to belvast and see people all over and shops like in mari..
  
  tldr While the game's mechanics have gotten so much better, I feel like the game has become a lot smaller. (its like they forgot about field bosses and dungeons in uladh)
• ironwoman wrote on 2013-12-19 09:18

  Quote from Pallie;1179927:

  tldr While the game's mechanics have gotten so much better, I feel like the game has become a lot smaller. (its like they forgot about field bosses and dungeons in uladh)

  
  
  The field bosses in uladh are pretty much meaningless to kill, as they have lulzy rewards, even for the stronger field boss named Neid. As for Uladh dungeons, some have good drops, but at a lower rate. Only good thing with decent drop rate is the Nostalgic enchant. Hebona Robe almost never drops (even cressida drops more often from sms than Hebona from AAHM), and steel needle's drop rate isn't much higher either. I feel like Nexon should make Neid a big field boss raid and include things like Steel Needle as one of the rewards, possibly at a rate which difficult or champion drops.
• Zlatka wrote on 2013-12-19 11:26

  Quote from ironwoman;1179947:

  The field bosses in uladh are pretty much meaningless to kill, as they have lulzy rewards, even for the stronger field boss named Neid. As for Uladh dungeons, some have good drops, but at a lower rate. Only good thing with decent drop rate is the Nostalgic enchant. Hebona Robe almost never drops (even cressida drops more often from sms than Hebona from AAHM), and steel needle's drop rate isn't much higher either. I feel like Nexon should make Neid a big field boss raid and include things like Steel Needle as one of the rewards, possibly at a rate which difficult or champion drops.

  
  
  i feel like dungeons need a buff and potentially better rewards overall and every dungeon having a basic/int/adc difficulty (coughcoilcoughmathcoughcoillCOUGH) an overall revamp
  
  like i feel as if nexon just swept the old content under their bed while putting on display all their shiny new content, while occasionally pulling out older content to briefly display on their night stands and whatnot.
• Tarvos wrote on 2013-12-19 11:35

  Quote from Zeo;1179204:

  I've been playing since 2008, around when G2 was only here. I was in Ruairi server by that time because Alexina server doesn't exist.
  
  For community wise, I don't really feel any differences in it now, from 5 years ago compared to now. There's bunch of really friendly players, there's bunch of scammers, and there's bunch of assholes. Same thing pretty much.
  
  .....
  
  Also, the reason we don't have moving log-in screen is so we could lag less when we get to the log-in screen on Mabi.

  
  
  I feel a relative difference compared to what it used to be on Mari. Things seem a lot quieter, almost apathetic at times. I used to feel like the old big guilds were at each other's throats. Though, I try to stay in obscurity, so that's just what it seemed like for a player who started in a small guild and stayed in small guilds.
  
  Mabi's players overall got more annoying, but this literally happens with any mmo past the initial stages of it's release. Bros and helpful players are plentiful one day, but then more people (by extension more assholes) join the game. Not to mention some of the players who started out humble turn out rotten later.
  
  Though there's a certain guy who won't stop with the damn NX horns. I won't name him, but if you're from Mari... You'll know who I mean.
• Syr wrote on 2013-12-19 13:40

  Quote from flipside101;1179244:

  If you couldn't get past the login screen once the first round percussion is finished, it usually means something is wrong.

  
  
  And here I thought I was the only one who did this l0l
• Osu wrote on 2013-12-19 15:25

  Quote from Tarvos;1179989:

  I feel a relative difference compared to what it used to be on Mari. Things seem a lot quieter, almost apathetic at times. I used to feel like the old big guilds were at each other's throats. Though, I try to stay in obscurity, so that's just what it seemed like for a player who started in a small guild and stayed in small guilds.
  
  Mabi's players overall got more annoying, but this literally happens with any mmo past the initial stages of it's release. Bros and helpful players are plentiful one day, but then more people (by extension more assholes) join the game. Not to mention some of the players who started out humble turn out rotten later.
  
  Though there's a certain guy who won't stop with the damn NX horns. I won't name him, but if you're from Mari... You'll know who I mean.

  
  Hm.. I started in what I think was the largest guild, and definitely one of the oldest xD(see side of screen), and we were never like that haha.. which is exactly why I joined. xP I got wrecked on how stupid people in guilds could be and wanted to stay out of them, but I got to know a good few of the members by chance and just loved every one of them. xD
  But I do get your point on things being quieter.. People are definitely less social these days.. though it is still possible to strike up conversation with a stranger and make a friend right there. Just much rarer. xD 'Cause you know, most everyone knows their friends, lots of which have lasted for many years now, and they kinda don't have any point to go talk to new people.. it's kinda sad, really. I don't exactly talk to anyone at random myself, but I'm never opposed to answering questions or reviving and treating the random dead person at least. x3
  
  I've seen a lot of decay in some of the people I knew as well.. but I've seen a lot of maintaining oneself as well, so it's hit and miss there.. but yeah, the asshole population increasing.. this'll sound mean but xD I think is honestly due to them making it so user friendly, 'cause more often than not, the person who's being an asshole is just doing so because there's something somewhere in some way that they don't understand, and so they lash out. The dumber ones just don't know how to focus their anger on what makes them angry <w< but that's enough on that. xD
  
  And ugh, that guy. I was fine with the contests and doing people favors and etc. at first.. even though people were getting annoyed with him already back then. But man, all the furry talk and what not lately is just asinine. He's also a piece of shit as a person. <w< He harassed a friend of mine for much longer than humanly necessary for an honest mistake she made in some contest he held on the forums.. In short, I really detest the guy.
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  Overall, I do find myself thinking back on how the game used to be, back when things were really unknown and looking forward to dual wielding was a thing. 8D But~ there's always the growth of your character, and of your own knowledge to look at that makes you feel good about getting where you are. I personally enjoy being able to tell someone nearly everything about the game when they're lost and etc. xD And if I never found my place in it, I'd have never gotten to the here and now, with all the strong relationships I've forged and learned from as well. :3 So I guess I do miss the days some times, there's no doubt about that~ but there's also of course, a lot of good that's come from getting this far, and it doesn't make me think about giving up on it one bit. >:3