“We looked at user feedback, content expansion, and creator stability. Now, we plan to go global with new features. BM features will also be added. Fees will be waived until next May for disclosure.” Test service last September 1 MapleStory World, which started with , will seriously compete on the global platform.
On the 26th, Nexon held the “Maple Story World Creator Invitational 2022 (hereinafter referred to as MCI22)” at the Suwon Convention Center. MCI22 is the first offline event presented on the ‘Maple Story World’ metabus platform. It will be held on the 26th and 27th.
Dae-Hwon Kim, Vice President of Nexon, said: “We have prepared the first offline event for the creators of MapleStory World. We plan to hold it every year starting from MCI22. MCI is a place where you can reveal your content to many people In addition, MapleStory World You can also learn about related news in detail. We will continue to work hard for MapleStory World to become a global platform.
– Kim Dae-Hwon, vice president of Nexon
The event consisted of a variety of programs, from showcases introducing the present and the future to expert keynotes and developer conferences. Anyone can enter for free. On the first day at 1 pm, Nexon director Shin Min-seok and boss Oh Se-hyung held a showcase.
Director Shin, who took the stage, looked back at the MapleStory World Korean pilot service that started on the 9th. As a pilot service, we looked at creators’ feedback, content diversification, and stability assurance. Since the launch of the service, communication between users and creators has been active. In the process, we’ve naturally received user feedback, various high-quality content, and manufacturers’ opinions. Although this is a pilot service, several educational institutions in Korea, including the Gangnam-gu Office, have applied for cooperation in educational projects.
Director Shin said, “Originally, it was intended to be private. However, by switching to public, we got better results. We were able to check various user feedback, such as creator feedback, game engine and content verification. It has been a great help to improve the platform.” told
There has been no shortage of improvements. He cited the uneven play of matching games, a different control feel from the original, mobile fever and optimization issues, and unstable co-production features. These problems are gradually being improved. Active advertising requested by users will also start soon.
– Minseok Shin Nexon Director
Nexon recognized the importance of producers and creators during the pilot services. We plan to actively support it in the future. According to director Shin’s explanation, Discord channel management and self-learning. We will continue to provide support to creators, such as free distribution of materials. “We will enrich the game development ecosystem with events like MCI, hackathons and Developer Wings,” he said. Currently, MapleStory World has set up a new company, ‘Toben Studio’ in the United States, to expand its global service and is preparing to move the service later this year.
Subsequently, plans for future services were announced. Nexon plans to seriously build a creator economy with various features in MapleStory World. The goal is to become a global platform for content creation. First, we plan to add new resources such as shaders and 3D world implementation (Lara), translation tools, game stats, new development features, block coding, GPS system, Nexon’s IP, and external IP. An example of an external IP is ‘jar game’.
From November 29, the business model function to generate and motivate creators will also be updated. Creators can register paid products. Users buy Euro products registered by the creators with a new currency called “World Coin”. Creators can withdraw World Coins accumulated through product sales. To revitalize the platform, we plan to waive all purchase fees until May 23rd.
Director Shin said, “The addition of business model features will motivate creators who are into MapleStory World as a full-time job or hobby. This showcase announcement is just a preview. Please look forward to it.”
– Oh Se-hyeong, director of Nexon
Director Oh said, “I developed MapleStory World to make a new world that I create with my hands. Creators are the most important thing in MapleStory World. For them, we provide free video lessons, run a developer center for creators , we run training programs and deliver education. We plan to support institutional liaison and management of various events,” he said.
Explained creator economics. The creator economy is a structure made up of three factors: increase in revenue, increase in creators, and increase in user influx. Increased public interest and influencer participation can also be expected.
The ad monetization system considered interstitials, rewarded ads, and ad sources (text ads, image ads, and video ads). The Creator Funding Program consists of a support structure for creators who meet the fundraising conditions for the sale of original content (n% of annual sales, etc.). He said, “We plan to help with more support than that. What if you add a feature that provides gift icons to your world? said
The aforementioned monetization model has also been introduced in detail. Profits are distributed among creators, Nexon, the App Store, infrastructure, and platform investments. Right now, the maker’s profit ratio is the highest. Nexon plans to provide creators with waived fees through May next year. Afterwards, the fee is used to activate the platform. We plan to expand outreach activities and more diverse educational programs.
Director Oh said, “We have actively invested in the platform and set up a plan to attract users. A few days ago, we held a medal of honor and a live broadcast. It was a new attempt. We are actively investing internally with a long-term cooperation plan, so hopefully influencers will participate as well.” I begged.
– MapleStory World Creator Invitational 2022 Showcase
Moon Won-bin, game reporter at Hankyung.com
