MapleStory Private Servers Getting Shut Down
AsiaSoft, the eastern distributor of Nexon’s MapleStory is looking to shut down the dozens of privately run MapleStory servers. The person that was brought to light with this new move is Sean Lee who currently runs a one such server out of Singapore.
Apparently, the server was started for just him and his friends, but managed to gain significant popularity and grew to support around 32,000 players in only a few months. While this is not a lot in the grand scheme of things, ten out of twenty teens that spoke to The Straits Times in a poll stated that they played on private servers. Yeah, that’s right: Potentially half of the users for MapleStory are being lost to AsiaSoft, and in turn Nexon, which could mean big losses of revenue for the respective companies.
Obviously, private servers are illegal, as their hosts are violating copyright laws. According to the article post on asiaoneDigital, “Intellectual property lawyer Daniel Lim, from Stamford Law Corporation, said that in addition to lawsuits by the copyright owner, people running private servers can face a fine of up to $20,000 and six months in jail.”
Despite this possibility, Sean continues to operate his illicit server while awaiting a formal shut down, stating that if he shuts it down, he will be letting his friends down. Oddly enough, his parents also know of this and allows him to continue so long as he shuts it down when he is finally asked to. Nevertheless, considering the consequences, and the fact that AsiaSoft knows about him, this may be a very unwise game of chicken to play.
[via Massively]
SHUTTING DOWN PRIVATE SERVERS BECAUSE UR ASS IDEAS SUX NEXON REALLY NIDS TO GETA LIFE
spend 50$ US ON A GAME AND IT SHUTTED DONW TATS NICE! NEXON
The problem with this, is that nexon is in the right, and the private servers are in the wrong. They are legally entitled to acuse anybody who is using their copyrighted files and shut them down. If people want to create a server, they should go buy the fucking files from the people who made them, and get a contract. The one thing all these fuckwits don’t understand is, if nexon shuts down their maplestory, the developers of patches for maplestory get less money from nexon’s contract. If the developers go broke, no new content = death of the game. Yeah nexon is greedy, but they have to be.The game market has never been more compeditive, so you have to use any edge. And don’t go bitching about whats fair and what isn’t, because private server owners are technically theives who steal files and use them without permission in the first place. The only reason all these idiots have to argue with is it’s not fair, leave us alone. It’s illegal. Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t mean you don’t get prosecuted.
Its just like pirating. You take profit from the creators, and they go broke, then you fucking whinge how there isn’t anything new.
Just shut up and pay. And if you don’t like it, don’t play. Yes, GMS is hard, and the rates are high. Too bad. Nexon owns the files, and you don’t.
Get used to it, after all everyone knows what happens when you break the law and get caught.
Nexon is also desperate. Because they fucked up hard. Sadly for you, they have all the rights, and you don’t. My advice would be to run a private server and keep it hidden. Not like all these idiots that keep getting caught. It’s like stealing from a bank then dancing in front of it lawl.
The only person i really agreed with here was mint because he’s not being a fuckwit and flaming nexon for doing what’s in their legal rights. They’re fucking idiots, but they’re right.
I knw this is old but im still pissed of tht nexon shut down every good pServer. I mean like rlly. Do u guys lyk money more than people who actually play globalms. I deleted my acc and the ppl i knw did also. We wanted to play a free game without playing money. U guys r also liars! U guys said MAPLESTORY WAS F-R-E-E! Nobody wants to pay real money to buy clothe,s weapons, pets, gears, etc. ON maplestory i am still at lvl64 and ive been playing almost over 5-7 YEARS!! My friends are higher than me and they played for about 2-3 YEARS! I mean like rly and one of my friends are lvl200. We all just wanted to play a free game where there is no real money envolved. Instead of shutting pServers down i think u guys should just lyk update stuff. So, we can be rebirth and get clothes, pets, weapons, etc for free instead of real money. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WIF NEXON. I ACTUALLY MEAN IT SCREW U NEXON!
If you find Maplestory to be so hard i got advice for you,FIND A DIFFERENT GAME.Maplestory was designed to be hard, and well i mean if you don’t wanna get caught then why would you make a website AND advertise it. Clearly making a private server (bootleg) of Maplestory is illegal.
Its obviously copying the game and claiming it yours.People copying maplestory doesnt make anything better, it just makes it Harder for you. Well if caught with a copy righted version we will send you to jail. That’s the law and you wanna know the best thing about it? You cant do anything about it.
Sincerly,
Nexon:Taveon
NEXONSCREWU
Nexon is free as guaranteed. To play the game is free, but offering something you can buy is optional.You don’t have to buy that to play the game.Also Nexon didn’t say “free”, it said Free To Play. So before you go out there saying a bunch of lies, make sure to READ everything CLEARlY.
Sincerely,
Nexon:Taveon
In my closing We are not going to give up. Also we (Nexon) Don’t just send you to jail or fine you.We ask you to shut the server down. And once which you don’t we shut it down for you and then thats when the court gets into it. Just play it safe and play the real Maplestory.
Have Fun!
Sincerely,
Nexon:Taveon