

In the above example, I failed to mention one key drawback. How Character DPS progression promotes Elitism In maplestory, whenever you kill a boss it drops a set amount of loot regardless of how many players attend the raid.Īs a result, if you want to maximize your profit, you want to minimize the number of people who attend the raid because then you have less people to split your loot with.įor example if you kill horntail with a 6 man party and a maple warrior 20 book drops (which is worth say 600 million mesos), each person will earn 100m after it is sold.īut, if you instead DUO horntail with another person and get a maple warrior 20 book to drop, you each will earn 300 million mesos.Īs a result, people are financially rewarded for Elitist behavior and naturally seek out other elitist. Why Maplestory’s Boss Loot Design promotes Elitism in Maplestory Private Servers The main reason is Boss Loot Design, and the second is character DPS progression. I think that there are two main causes for Elitist culture to develop in maplestory. What causes Elitism in maplestory private servers? In order to accomplish this, elite players will only do raids with other elite players and leave out the rest of the community.

What is Elitism in maplestory private servers?Įlitism, specifically in maplestory private servers is a mentality that players develop where they are only willing to do small, efficient boss raids. Before going forward, let’s define what elitism really is. However, elitism in maplestory private servers is especially profound in servers that are at least a few years old. Elitism is a common problem in many communities all over.
