Maplestory Directions

Into The Storm

Advance Faster
3rd and 4th job advancements can now be made at lower levels!

Increase Your Arsenal
Equipment no longer has substat requirements so you have more options!

Visit the Tempest Coin Shop
The Tempest Coin Shop is up and running and ready to exchange rare items for your Tempest Coins!

Tackle the Right Bosses
Bosses now have an Aggro ranking so you can choose your battles wisely.

Gain Honor Experience Faster
EquipmentYou can now gain Honor Experience in Azwan whenever you want!

Create More Characters
The maximum character slots have increased from 15 to 18 per world so you can try every class!

Luminous

When the Black Mage first sought to enslave Maple World, there were seldom few brave enough to stand against him. Luminous watched in horror as his four powerful allies - Aran, Freud, Mercedes, and Phantom - fell fighting a battle they knew they could not win. With a last-ditch effort, Luminous finally sealed the Black Mage away, but a sliver of the mage's dark energy entered his body and he fell into a deep slumber.

Luminous wakes in the forest outside Ellinia, surrounded by flames and destruction. Dark thoughts flood his head as he makes his way to Ellinia. An invisible war between light and darkness rages silently within his mind until the pressure is too much and he's forced to make a choice: Protect those he loves and focus his energy on continuing the fight against evil, or succumb to the overwhelming pull of the Dark Mage's corrupting power.

... more coming as it's released ...

(Taken from the official site)