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Maplestory for Mac |
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Published by backyardcabinxy on May 21, 2008
Category: Gaming
Region: United States of America
Target: Wizet, The creators of the popular free MMO game Maplestory.
Web site: http://www.maplestory.com/
Background (Preamble):
The game Maple Story has been around a long time, and is one of the most popular free MMOs available to consumers. Numerous people download and play this game everyday, but sadly not everyone can enjoy this game.
The Mac user is left out, and is unable to join this growing community of gamers and play a very fun game. Many people agree that this game should be made available for mac users, here are just a few examples of people who support the cause:
quotes are from a forum site, here:
http://forum.nexon.net/MAPLESTORY/forums/thread/686369.aspx
Ganache writes:
"I agree with this. I'm getting a mac soon and don't want to shell out the extra money to be able to parallel PC programs. o_o. Macs are becoming more popular..make MS for macs, plz? x3"
RandomGuy139 writes:
"Agreed. JUST MAKE IT FOR THE MAC! :)"
OmegaProdigy writes:
"I completely agree...WE NEED A MAC MAPLE."
As you can see, these people any many more would like to see the game Maple Story available for the Mac computer system.
Opponents state that a Mac Maple story is not needed, referring to the fact that Mac users can run Boot camp or programs like Parallels to run windows and still play the game. But the problem with this argument is the cost for Mac users, Windows emulation programs like VM Ware and Parallels are very expensive (cost $80.00) plus the cost of a Windows XP disk (around $120.00). Even with Boot Camp (which is free, runs only on Intel Macs) you are still required to buy a Windows XP disk for Boot Camp to work. This is not fair to the Mac user because Maple Story is supposed to be a FREE game to play. It is unfair for Mac users to have to pay around 120.00 to 200.00 for a game that is free for everyone else.
Many game companies have chosen to make their games available for Mac. Games like World of Warcraft made by Bilzzard and Dofus created by Ankama have catered to the Mac user, even though this might have taken some extra work and time coding, these companies went the extra mile when thinking about their users. This games have gotten much of their popularity because of this extra effort that they put in to accommodate Mac users. I personally thank both of these companies for doing this.
1st Goal: 500 signatures
2nd Goal: 1,000 signatures
The Mac user is left out, and is unable to join this growing community of gamers and play a very fun game. Many people agree that this game should be made available for mac users, here are just a few examples of people who support the cause:
quotes are from a forum site, here:
http://forum.nexon.net/MAPLESTORY/forums/thread/686369.aspx
Ganache writes:
"I agree with this. I'm getting a mac soon and don't want to shell out the extra money to be able to parallel PC programs. o_o. Macs are becoming more popular..make MS for macs, plz? x3"
RandomGuy139 writes:
"Agreed. JUST MAKE IT FOR THE MAC! :)"
OmegaProdigy writes:
"I completely agree...WE NEED A MAC MAPLE."
As you can see, these people any many more would like to see the game Maple Story available for the Mac computer system.
Opponents state that a Mac Maple story is not needed, referring to the fact that Mac users can run Boot camp or programs like Parallels to run windows and still play the game. But the problem with this argument is the cost for Mac users, Windows emulation programs like VM Ware and Parallels are very expensive (cost $80.00) plus the cost of a Windows XP disk (around $120.00). Even with Boot Camp (which is free, runs only on Intel Macs) you are still required to buy a Windows XP disk for Boot Camp to work. This is not fair to the Mac user because Maple Story is supposed to be a FREE game to play. It is unfair for Mac users to have to pay around 120.00 to 200.00 for a game that is free for everyone else.
Many game companies have chosen to make their games available for Mac. Games like World of Warcraft made by Bilzzard and Dofus created by Ankama have catered to the Mac user, even though this might have taken some extra work and time coding, these companies went the extra mile when thinking about their users. This games have gotten much of their popularity because of this extra effort that they put in to accommodate Mac users. I personally thank both of these companies for doing this.
1st Goal: 500 signatures
2nd Goal: 1,000 signatures
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on the creators of the game Maple Story (Wizet) to stop the delay, and get serious about making a Mac version of their great game. They are loosing valuable potential players due to the limited audience and computer platform that they have constructed their game for.
Let Wizet know that WE WANT MAPLE ON A MAC!
Let Wizet know that WE WANT MAPLE ON A MAC!
The Maplestory for Mac petition to Wizet, The creators of the popular free MMO game Maplestory. was written by backyardcabinxy and is hosted free of charge at GoPetition.
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