I started playing Maplestory when bera just came out, reaching level 40(which was high back then). I quit, to play some other games, but then i came back with the release of Khaini, of which i got to 66 there, and quit again for SL. Unfortuantly SL became boring and i came back with the release of Mardia, of which hell was unleashed towards me. I had a high determination to be the top, i started playing 15 hours a day, started cutting school, and my average dropped from a A to D, of which i pretty much quit school. Now, i got to 86 in less than 2 months, of which i was banned for hacking. At first i said "Ehh I'll live" but then i see... i was addicted....
I slowly felt worse and worse, wishing for some way to come back, when i saw that i was no longer on rankings, i fell right into depression. The depression slowly got worse and worse until i had to go see a phychiatrist, which got me some depression pills. One kind of medicine wasnt enough now, and i take 4 depression medicines a day. These medicines added 15 pounds to my weight. And yet, i still feel depressed. I did not want to go outside, talk or meet anyone else. I disobeyed nearly every command i got from other people, and was left in the wasteland of my addictive world.
This is my story, and this is NOT a joke, maplestory pretty much ruined my life dont let this happen to you.