V.115 update 16/09/2015

Hey, nexon announced the wednesday maintenance on the site:

http://en.maplestory.nexoneu.com/Maple.aspx?Part=/News/Notice&mode=view&uid=6375

As they say the game will be upated to v.115 so it will be probably the last chapter of black heaven patch + probably the soon new map and revamp.Theyr going to a 6h maintenance so are we going to get act 5 & 6 of black heaven this wednesday? Lets discuss about it here.

I think we are getting act 5 and 6 together with scrapyard maps :3
Also I hope some fun events ^^

The patch seems to be act 5 and 6 together with mech,BaM and wh revamp #2

v.115 Black Heaven Final Chapter


Hi Maplers,

Are you ready for the final chapters of the Black Heaven storyline?
Even more challenges await you!

1. Black Heaven Act 5 and 6
2. New Boss: Lotus
3. Repeatable Black Heaven Story
4. New Reward system
5. XignCode

1. Black Heaven Acts 5 and 6
Requirements: Lv. 33 and above, but the content has stories best suited to players
Lv. 120 and above. Must have completed all previous acts of Black Heaven.

Overview
The Black Heaven: Final Chapter is here, and the story of an epic struggle
between the Maple Alliance and the Black Wings continues.

To begin the Black Heaven content, accept the quest ‘[Black Heaven] For Maple World’
from the Black Heaven notifier on the left side of the game window to move to the
Conference Room of the Maple Alliance.
You can also access the content from the Dimensional Mirror in major towns.
Use the Ereve Conference Room option.
Click on the Black Heaven icon above NPC Moco’s head to access the Black Heaven
map and click on the corresponding act to begin.
In Act 5, you'll need to solve various puzzles to advance to the next maps.

In Act 6, you'll have a showdown with Lotus and the evil mastermind of Black Heaven, Gelimer.

Rewards
Maple World Savior: Medal, REQ LV: 120, STR/DEX/INT/LUK +7, Max HP/MP +475,
Weapon/Magic ATT +3, Weapon/Magic DEF +175
Honor EXP
Your choice of either an Orchid's Support Mount or an Athena Pierce's Support Mount.
The duration for these is 30 days.
 
2. New Boss: Lotus
Requirements: Lv. 190 and above. Must have completed all acts of Black Heaven.

Restrictions
- 1 entry per day.
- No more entries per week if you defeat him.
Gameplay
After completing all acts of the Black Heaven story, characters Lv. 190 and above will be able
to take on a hard mode Lotus.
 
You'll be able to access the Lotus boss fight using the boss matchmaking list.
The battle against Lotus has three stages.
Hard mode of the Lotus battle is one of the most difficult boss fights released in MapleStory,
so be prepared!
 
New boss drops:
Absolute Labs Equipment
Each job type - Warrior, Magician, Bowman, Thief, and Pirate has its
own Absolute Labs equipment set.
 
You must be at least Lv. 160 to equip these items.
Trade for these items is disabled when they're equipped.
After equipping an item, you can use Platinum Scissors of Karma to trade it once.
These items can be enhanced up to 15 Stars.

Absolute Labs Set Bonuses
2 items: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +30
3 items: Weapon/Magic ATT +30, Ignore enemy defense +10%
4 items: Max HP/MP +20%, Weapon/Magic DEF +200
5 items: Weapon/Magic ATT +40, Damage to bosses +30%
6 items: Weapon/Magic ATT +50, Ignore enemy defense +10%
Some of the set items share similar stats based on their equipment slot:

3. Repeatable Black Heaven Story
Requirements: Lv. 33 and above, but the content has stories best suited to players
Lv. 120 and above. Must have completed all Black Heaven acts.

Gameplay
If you've played through all of the Black Heaven acts, you'll be able to reset your Black Heaven
progress if you'd like to play through the story again.
Your Black Heaven completion can only be reset once per week.
You will not receive special equipment such as the Maple World Savior medal again when playing
through the Black Heaven acts more than once.

Remember, you must have all Black Heaven acts currently completed in order to
challenge the hard mode of Lotus.
 
If you reset your progress to play through the story again, you'll need to complete
all of the acts again in order to participate in this boss fight.

4. New Reward System

At the left side of your screen, you can now find a special gift box icon
(when you have a reward waiting for you).
 
We will use this new reward system to hand out items during events, compensations, etc.,
so make sure to pay attention if you see a gift box appear.

5. XignCode
Hackshield will be replaced by XignCode