This puts a huge barrier that only gets more effective over the years (as more and more phone numbers are obstructed ) against bot accounts. However, it does not hamper legitimate players in all (because, honestly, in case you've got a computer which can run Maplestory M Meso you have access to a telephone of any sort ).
I understand there are a number of disadvantages, but I don't think they are large enough to justify not implementing this system. The biggest disadvantage I can see is a bot/meso farmer uses your phone number and has it banned until you attempt to produce your account.
In that scenario, there could be a rather intensive way to clear a telephone number (it would have to be intensive to be an effective ban). Either that or you're out of luck, however, the probability of that happening anyway are slim to none to start with. Additionally, nexonNA could mechanically ban phone numbers from all countries outside the serviced nations, thus making it harder for chinese meso farmers to work (they would require a large supply of American/canadian phone numbers and corresponding phones available to create more bots).
Ok, I know I've written about Hayato several times in the past, but I really, really believe he's rather underpowered. His 1v1 ability, Shinsoku, seems fairly underwhelming, even with Hypers considered and even a decent piece of funds. Moreover, his playstyle seems to be lone-wolf like, but he does not seem to buy Maple M Mesos be completely equipped for this. In particular, he's got no bind, silence/seal, or the like to counter things such as Damage Reflect and Cancel Physical Damage. This endangers him at worst, hinders him at least for many major bosses (Empress, Hard Magnus, to mention two ).
