Mabinogi 2 and Maplestory 2

I found out that Nexon are planning to release Mabinogi 2 and Maplestory 2. I'm not sure if these are just rumors but i don't really feel all that hyped up about the news since i currently play Mabinogi and the thought of Mabinogi 2 coming out and me having to start the game from scratch doesn't sound that great after i spent so much time into playing the first one. I don't know for sure if this is true and if it is true whether or not the original Mabinogi will get shut down or not, maybe they will even let people transfer some of their character data on to the new Mabinogi such as levels and premium items purchased. As for Maplestory i am not such a big fan of it but i do know it has a large and loyal fan base and i don't know if they would be too pleased having to start playing from scratch considering level cap on Maplestory is quite high and takes a very long time to reach and players who have reached it would probably be the least happy with losing all that and starting from the beginning again.