In the child-friendly anime MMORPG MapleStory 2, players can design their own costumes and sell them to other players on the marketplace. However, of course, this is not just about decent clothes.
It’s actually a cool idea to sell self-designed costumes in the very successful MMORPG MapleStory 2 to other players. But the internet is simply a place where people also express their indecent fantasies.
MapleStory 2 has a problem with inappropriate costumes
What happened? The feature to design your own costumes in MapleStory 2 and offer them for sale on the marketplace is currently being “misused” by some players. They are designing indecent and inappropriate clothing and making it available on the marketplace. For example, it is possible to buy a costume of Adolf Hitler or SM clothing made of leather and latex.
Many players and also the developer Nexon do not find that funny. After all, the recently launched MapleStory 2 is aimed not only at adult players but also at a younger audience.
Where is the problem? Although Nexon states that the marketplace is actively monitored and players can send a notification about inappropriate content to the team, the design feature is used so actively that Nexon is simply overwhelmed.
Time and again, costumes slip through that should not actually be offered at all. Nexon itself explains that due to the number of offers, the review process takes longer than expected. However, the team aims to respond more quickly and better identify inappropriate items.
There are also keyword filters that, for example, do not allow words like “Trump” or “Porn” in the description of a costume, yet it is easy to find inappropriate costumes:
- with racist phrases
- pornographic images on clothing
- or the depiction of US President Trump
A problem that was to be expected
What do the players think? Very few people are particularly surprised that this has happened. For many, it was simply to be expected because the internet tends to function this way. There will always be players who exploit and “misuse” such systems.
Ejoty comments on Kotaku: “This is what I expect from an item shop of this kind. There are many ways to filter these things before they come into the store, but I don’t think they will do that.”
Castagere Shaikura says on MassivelyOP: “When will game developers wake up? You can never give players such ‘power.’ Especially not in an online game.”
