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Thoughts on Black Heaven?

One of the most things to happen to Maplestory. Truly incredible. I love it when the game is dark like that as it gives more depth and character to the story <3

Did anyone tear up at the end when the credits came on? I didn't, but man, it was sad.

Btw what happened to Orchid? Is it assumed that she died on the ship? It makes sense for her to die (and want to die) after what happened to Lotus but it coop be a plot twist if she actually survived (again) and joined the Alliance or something. May be out of character though lol

P. S Remember the end of Act 4 and how Bitterbot was actually Beryl? I thought Beryl was dead (Xenon storyline) yet there was no mention of Beryl after this. </3
P. S Black Mage better become a boss we can verse, and hopefully it's not ridiculous like having 9,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 hp...

May 14, 2015

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xPantheress

The storyline was absolutely amazing- tearjerking at parts ;;
I happened to play as a Xenon so the extra bits concerning Beryl were really nice to read.
The thing that I found eerie was that we had to kill Xenoroids that looked much like Xenon and Beryl (since they were Mass Production Xenoroids...)
; n ;

I'm still wondering myself what happened to Bitterbot/Beryl.
Like, she didn't get caught up in the explosion at the end, right?
I was surprised there wasn't really anything to do with her at the end afterwards. I was hoping for a little more.

The OST of this whole storyline was just gorgeous, and I totally loved the strategic fights and puzzles, rather than just spamming.
<3

Reply July 8, 2015
ChaserTheWeak

[quote=SirKibbleX2]Yeah have fun with your suspension for that video.[/quote] What are you talking about? Negro is a proper term is does offend anyone, atleast I didnt use the modern slang version.

Reply May 14, 2015
fmonglobal

[quote=ChaserTheWeak]My thoughts on Black Heaven this: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg58d8opQKA]Negro Heaven[/url]

I actually like the story, I hate Gelimer 5x as much now and Orchid has my sympathy.
I dont think they will ever release the Black Mage as a boss. The Black Mage is the main antagonist of Maplestory, its whats giving us content, its whats driving the maple world.[/quote]
The whole game doesn't revolve around the Black Mage, just most, but not all of the story. Most town quests are affiliated with the Black Mage, as is most content like Friendstory, Tower of Oz, Commerci continent, etc.

Reply May 14, 2015
ChaserTheWeak

My thoughts on Black Heaven this: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg58d8opQKA]Negro Heaven[/url]

I actually like the story, I hate Gelimer 5x as much now and Orchid has my sympathy.
I dont think they will ever release the Black Mage as a boss. The Black Mage is the main antagonist of Maplestory, its whats giving us content, its whats driving the maple world.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
fmonglobal

@iEvanMaster: I guess MMOs are known for having good stories but it's still refreshing to get a great story from a "free" 2D game... I feel 2D games don't usually have goof stories... idk

Yeah Act 5 wasn't as great as the others, they really dragged it out and it was just a lot of fighting and moving from one map to the next.

I doubt Maple will still be around in 10 years, who knows

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
darkedge

Black mage boss would be the perfect time to add boss mechanics, sure have a boss with a shocking Hp value but allow us to cut that down with map interactions or interrupting a certain phase in his attacks, would make the experience so much more fun than- need max damage to win

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
iEvanMaster

@JuniorOreos:
Unfortunately..., I don't.

I've only recently discovered the world of writing, and it'll take many years of practice and dedication before I can create something noteworthy. The things I've done so far are pathetic, unfit to be seen by the public-eye, though that's to be expected. A newborn baby shouldn't be expected to learn how to walk immediately, nor can a fledgling writer create a masterpiece without first failing, and learning from the mistakes.

If it's a story you want, fret not, for there are many around--whether it be books, visual novels, movies or tv shows. The hard part is finding the diamonds in the haystacks, unfortunately.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
LudaLaLuna

I actually felt bad when Claudine was angry with me since I'm part of the resistance..

I had loads of fun doing it, though.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
JuniorOreos

I was sad when Lotus disappeared in Orchid's arms. @iEvanMaster do you have any stories to share? Doesn't matter if it's still in progress, I'll read it.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
iEvanMaster

[quote=fmonglobal]One of the most things to happen to Maplestory. Truly incredible. I love it when the game is dark like that as it gives more depth and character to the story[/quote]
It's basic stuff. It's something very simple, yet it's magical... the art of [b]storytelling[/b], and it's meant to invoke emotion from within you, making you feel, cry, and experience.

Bleh, personally in my opinion, I'd give Black Heaven a solid 7.5, maybe a maximum of 8.5 on a scale of 1-10. It's decent... but nowhere near perfect, though that can't be helped considering this is a MMORPG and some compromises have to be made. And that's only judging the story itself, not the content as a whole, which I'll rate a 6--certain parts, *cough* Act 5 *cough* felt like they were being dragged out too long in an attempt to make BH seem more 'epic', but again, that's just my personal preference, I have no love anymore for the game itself, and thus I was playing through BH solely for the story, so it's a biased opinion.

I apologize for the rambling. I just felt like saying something on this topic, as someone who aspires to be a writer, who hopes to one day create stories which are good enough to make the audience feel emotion, just as Black Heaven did.

[quote=fmonglobal]Black Mage better become a boss we can verse, and hopefully it's not ridiculous like having 9,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 hp... [/quote]
Fufufu... Of course not. You're right, that would be ridiculous.

He should have 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999, HP, as that's the only thing befitting of a boss that's scheduled to be released in 10 years from now, at this rate.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
Jooce

Granted, I didn't see the level 200 quest with Xenon (if there was one), but Beryl didn't die as far as I know, she just left and didn't return... or something like that. It was roundabouts a year ago when I saw it.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited
antisora99

when you finished the final chapter, you should get a scene of the aftermath with Orchid.

Reply May 14, 2015 - edited