Since my last post I have played Maple Story a few more times, slowly learning more each time. I still haven't figured out quite when the best time to interact with other users is, but it seems that in each "town" in the world I am in there is a specific area where there are no monsters. This place is where many NPCs are located that will give you quests to go on, and many users will congregate here to chat. I did have one strange interaction with a user the second time I played: as I was leaving the training area I began to explore the world where I chose my "job" and another user was walking around. They kept following me around and eventually said "ur ugly beyong[sic] imagination lol". I was so amused by this- was this meant to be a really bad joke or is this person so engrossed by the world they play in that they judge others by the look of their avatars?
As far as the rest of the game goes, I'm still mostly trying to get the hang of fighting and knowing where to go in certain areas. It always feels good to finish a quest, so I try to do a lot of them as it also results in item accumulation, experience points and especially allows me to familiarize myself with the areas and keys. There are also random achievements that you can unlock, such as one I'm working on that requires me to visit 20 different areas.
So in general I'm really still working on finding my way through the game, and trying to make as many observations as I go. Once I feel more comfortable in the game I'll be able to find more ways of interacting with and observing other users.
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