I guess you could say I am lucky. Maybe being lucky is an understatement.
In the year 2009, I remembered being FOMO-ed into creating an account for an online multiplayer game called “MapleStory” – everyone in my school was so fanatical about the game that I felt like I NEEDED to know what was it. I knew it was at the peak of its hype when I received MapleStory red packets from my relatives that Chinese New Year.
For those who are not familiar with the game, MapleStory is a massive online role-playing game (MMORPG) that users can create their character and choose the type of powers they wanted. This will represent the player’s avatar in the virtual world to complete quests. It could be played solely individually or alongside millions of other players in the world.
Naturally, the need for better inventory to complete quests rose,...