Maple Story, the game involved, uses RMTs (Real Money Transactions) and characters and their items cost money instead of a per month fee. Although they may be virtual, the real money paid for these things can make a good argument for attempting to destroy personal property on top of illegal access of a computer to do it. I play these type of games and it can also be argued that as you play them longer, they become more valuable, with sometimes years of playtime built up in these characters. I know if my “Mains” (the main characters you play the most and therefore are the most powerful and valuable) was deleted by someone accessing my system they would be facing charges!

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