Sugar Shack 60: Before You Die

**sugaree**

It's so easy to get jaded. You have your Flaming Eye Trench, your Awakening Jacket, your Beta loot, and you feel like you've been everywhere and done everything. But MxO continues to surprise me, years after the first time I hit 50. And as I contemplate yet another evening of trying to max my rep or watch duels, or farming for teal pills, I started to think of everything I had done and everything I had not done. There's still such wealth in MxO that we all take for granted: the textures, the characters, the loot, the world. I thought I'd make a list of the things you should definitely do for yourself before crying out "There's no content!".

So, here is my list of things you should do in MxO, in no special order; please add onto it!

            1. All the Pandora's Box mishes, and gotten all the maxed items.
            2. Role up and build up an alt, unbeknownst to anyone.
            3. Done all the neighborhood contact missions.
            4. Maxed your reputation.
            5. Worked on something for QA.
            6. Won an argument with wit rather than sixth-grade scatology.
            7. Understand the rational for every organization.
            8. Found and reported a bug.
            9. Found and kept to yourself a couple of secret places where you like to hang out by yourself.
            10. Worked on a player-run event, like Pilot's Olympics or Sattakan's sexiest red pill contests.
            11. Wandered downtown as a noob, running for your life constantly.
            12. Stood on the edge of the world, watching the lives that lie forever beyond your reach, until someone calls you for dinner.
            13. Had Rarebit or Walrus answer an email of yours.
            14. Been meatwadded by a dev.
            15. Done something for your clan.
            16. Gone to the White Room.
            17. Shaken Agent Gray's hand.
            18. Successfully decompiled a level-50 item.
            19. Successfully compiled a level50 item.
            20. Gotten an area K coat.
            21. Watched the setting sun in Chinatown.
            22. Made your own clothes.
            23. Eaten some cake alone, and some socially.
            24. Fought to within 5 hp, and survived.
            25. Argued with a principal (Agent, Gray, Niobe, etc.).
            26. Gotten something from a principal (cookie, gun, mask, etc.).
            27. Done something in character you would never have thought of doing IRL.
            28. Done all the missions for the competing organizations.
            29. Made your own sig.
            30. Gotten the Union Hill access node key.
            31. Spent substantial time in every construct, and gotten to know them.
            32. Been Player of the Week.
            33. Done the Stat Hack Mish solo.
            34. Re-done your whole appearance.
            35. Helped your clan survive a split or drama-storm.

36. Done a good job as an organizational liaison (not for the faint of heart!).

I haven't done all these yet myself, but not for want of trying.

Anyone else?

This post and dozens of other posts related to MxO may be found at manifoldmischief.blogspot.com.

**Roukan**

sugaree wrote:

            1. All the Pandora's Box mishes, and gotten all the maxed items.
            2. Role up and build up an alt, unbeknownst to anyone.
            3. Done all the neighborhood contact missions.
            4. Maxed your reputation.
            5. Worked on something for QA.
            6. Won an argument with wit rather than sixth-grade scatology.
            7. Understand the rational for every organization.
            8. Found and reported a bug.
            9. Found and kept to yourself a couple of secret places where you like to hang out by yourself.
            10. Worked on a player-run event, like Pilot's Olympics or Sattakan's sexiest red pill contests.
            11. Wandered downtown as a noob, running for your life constantly.
            12. Stood on the edge of the world, watching the lives that lie forever beyond your reach, until someone calls you for dinner.
            13. Had Rarebit or Walrus answer an email of yours.
            14. Been meatwadded by a dev.
            15. Done something for your clan.
            16. Gone to the White Room.
            17. Shaken Agent Gray's hand.
            18. Successfully decompiled a level-50 item.
            19. Successfully compiled a level50 item.
            20. Gotten an area K coat.
            21. Watched the setting sun in Chinatown.
            22. Made your own clothes.
            23. Eaten some cake alone, and some socially.
            24. Fought to within 5 hp, and survived.
            25. Argued with a principal (Agent, Gray, Niobe, etc.).
            26. Gotten something from a principal (cookie, gun, mask, etc.).
            27. Done something in character you would never have thought of doing IRL.
            28. Done all the missions for the competing organizations.
            29. Made your own sig.
            30. Gotten the Union Hill access node key.
            31. Spent substantial time in every construct, and gotten to know them.
            32. Been Player of the Week.
            33. Done the Stat Hack Mish solo.
            34. Re-done your whole appearance.
            35. Helped your clan survive a split or drama-storm.
          36. Done a good job as an organizational liaison (not for the faint of heart!).

1.) Not bothered. Sounds like a plan though.
2.) Done it twice.
3.) Even I haven't done them, I just read the sugar shack
4.) Done it with the Machines, not willing to do it again.
5.) QA?
6.) Against Vanil, no less.
7.) I believe I'm on the verge of that.
8.) Yep.
9.) Oh yes.
10.) Working on it actually.
11.) Many times.
12.) You'd be surprised the amount of times I've done it.
13.) Yep. Even Twitch.
14.) Yeah, last week actually.
15.) Mmhm.
16.) Yep, only after I was in IP though.
17.) Yes, I've even /bangbang'ed Pace
18.) All the time.
19.) Yep.
20.) Yep.
21.) I try to do so everyday, when I'm not watching the sun set in the real.
22.) Heh, yep.
23.) Yep.
24.) Oh yeah, against the zerg no less. Killed 2 and hyperjumped immediately.
25.) Yep, was just doing that right now.
26.) Red eye, cookies, a bandana, a redpill, and something else.
27.) Lots of times.
28.) Yep.
29.) Yep
30.) A pain that was.
31.) Yep. It's how I leveled Rou
32.) No.
33.) Yep.
34.) Yep.
35.) Yep.
36.) Nope.

**zeroone506**

Take a look at the sky, just before you die...

the majority I'm kind of not bothered about, anyway lots of it is hardly "content".

Tenshi

1. Done
2. Currently levelling an alt on vector.
3. I got Richland, International and half of Downtown and Westview done.
4. was at 125 zion rep when I switched to machine on syntax >_<, now at 67 machine rep =/
5. Nope.
6. Yup.
7. Yup.
8. Reported one, didn't know if I was the first to find it.
9. A couple in every district!
10. Yup, done a couple of these actually.
11. Haha, memories...
12. Do this every night, lol.
13. Nope.
14. Nope.
15. I always do stuff for every faction I'm in. =)
16. Been there, once on an LE and once...heh, nevermind...
17. Couple times!
18. All the time.
19. Yup.
20. I've gotten 4, sold 2 of 'em, gave one to a friend.
21. Yup.
22. All the time.
23. Yup.
24. Yup.
25. Yes, but I think my arguments fell on deaf ears. =/
26. Yup, sold my bluepill though. >_<
27. lol, /dogsnifff....
28. Yup!
29. I tend to do this at least once a month >_<.
30. Of course.
31. Yup.
32. Nope.
33. Used to run these solo for info =D.
34. Yup.
35. Kinda =/.
36. Nope, but would love to!.

**sugaree**

Many thanks for the responses thus far. I'm curious what other people would add to the list. What are the things that you think people should be absolutely sure to do?

Skill · 06/05/2007 15:47:45

sugaree wrote:

            1. All the Pandora's Box mishes, and gotten all the maxed items.
            2. Role up and build up an alt, unbeknownst to anyone.
            3. Done all the neighborhood contact missions.
            4. Maxed your reputation.
            5. Worked on something for QA.
            6. Won an argument with wit rather than sixth-grade scatology.
            7. Understand the rational for every organization.
            8. Found and reported a bug.
            9. Found and kept to yourself a couple of secret places where you like to hang out by yourself.
            10. Worked on a player-run event, like Pilot's Olympics or Sattakan's sexiest red pill contests.
            11. Wandered downtown as a noob, running for your life constantly.
            12. Stood on the edge of the world, watching the lives that lie forever beyond your reach, until someone calls you for dinner.
            13. Had Rarebit or Walrus answer an email of yours.
            14. Been meatwadded by a dev.
            15. Done something for your clan.
            16. Gone to the White Room.
            17. Shaken Agent Gray's hand.
            18. Successfully decompiled a level-50 item.
            19. Successfully compiled a level50 item.
            20. Gotten an area K coat. [Working on it!]
            21. Watched the setting sun in Chinatown.
            22. Made your own clothes.
            23. Eaten some cake alone, and some socially.
            24. Fought to within 5 hp, and survived.
            25. Argued with a principal (Agent, Gray, Niobe, etc.).
            26. Gotten something from a principal (cookie, gun, mask, etc.).
            27. Done something in character you would never have thought of doing IRL.
            28. Done all the missions for the competing organizations.
            29. Made your own sig. [I at least tried once :P]
            30. Gotten the Union Hill access node key. [Huh?]
            31. Spent substantial time in every construct, and gotten to know them.
            32. Been Player of the Week.
            33. Done the Stat Hack Mish solo.
            34. Re-done your whole appearance. [A little bit :P]
            35. Helped your clan survive a split or drama-storm.


36. Done a good job as an organizational liaison (not for the faint of heart!).

[Ok, anyone who tells you they have would be lying because they just broke the first rule :P]

Green = Been there done that.
Blue = Nope. Not yet anyway.
Red = I wouldn't consider that to be content in my wildest dreams.
Yellow = Same as red, but I have done it.

**Xintax** · 06/05/2007 15:48:20

1) Yup
2) Yup
3) bah no :p
4) Tough job, but no =(
5) Nah
6) lol yea
7) Yup
8 )Yup
9) Ehh no, but CutySuzuki showed me one SMILEY

10) Nah
11) Haha yea
12) Sometimes, timezones ftl =\
13) Ehh no ;o
14) Nope
15) Yup
16) Maybe O_o
17) Yup on Vector SMILEY

18 )Yup
19) Ditto
20) 3 actually SMILEY

21) Yup <3
22) Hell yez
23) I think so, yes
24) LOL yea
25) Yeah i think it was Shimada or something =\
26) No =(
27) LOL yes
28 )Haha yes
29) No i suck at art SMILEY

30) Of course!
31) Good times yup SMILEY

32) No O_o
33) Yuppers
34) Kinda O_o
35) No drama ftl lol
36) Naw dont got the patience for it SMILEY

**Warboy** · 06/05/2007 15:53:10

sugaree wrote:

            1. All the Pandora's Box mishes, and gotten all the maxed items.
            2. Role up and build up an alt, unbeknownst to anyone.
            3. Done all the neighborhood contact missions.
            4. Maxed your reputation.
            5. Worked on something for QA.
            6. Won an argument with wit rather than sixth-grade scatology.
            7. Understand the rational for every organization.
            8. Found and reported a bug.
            9. Found and kept to yourself a couple of secret places where you like to hang out by yourself.
            10. Worked on a player-run event, like Pilot's Olympics or Sattakan's sexiest red pill contests.
            11. Wandered downtown as a noob, running for your life constantly.
            12. Stood on the edge of the world, watching the lives that lie forever beyond your reach, until someone calls you for dinner.
            13. Had Rarebit or Walrus answer an email of yours.
            14. Been meatwadded by a dev.
            15. Done something for your clan.
            16. Gone to the White Room.
            17. Shaken Agent Gray's hand.
            18. Successfully decompiled a level-50 item.
            19. Successfully compiled a level50 item.
            20. Gotten an area K coat.
            21. Watched the setting sun in Chinatown.
            22. Made your own clothes.
            23. Eaten some cake alone, and some socially.
            24. Fought to within 5 hp, and survived.
            25. Argued with a principal (Agent, Gray, Niobe, etc.).
            26. Gotten something from a principal (cookie, gun, mask, etc.).
            27. Done something in character you would never have thought of doing IRL.
            28. Done all the missions for the competing organizations.
            29. Made your own sig.
            30. Gotten the Union Hill access node key.
            31. Spent substantial time in every construct, and gotten to know them.
            32. Been Player of the Week.
            33. Done the Stat Hack Mish solo.
            34. Re-done your whole appearance.
            35. Helped your clan survive a split or drama-storm.
            36. Done a good job as an organizational liaison (not for the faint of heart!).

1) Yep
2) Yep
3) err? yea?
4) yea
5) yea...
6) err....yea?
7) Every been in every org and understand their points.
8. yea
9) yep
10) yea, Fight club and it doesn't have a wannabe name like "Monday night fight club", its the original
11) Does a Level 255 Agent in Mara During Beta and saying "Oh boy i'm going to fight a agent" count?
12) yea..
13) yep
14) yea, Dracomet....
15) Yea, all of them i've been in them.
16) Yea, Both ways, teleported by CSR and "others"
17) Does /suckitdown and /slap count? in that order.
18. Yea
19) Yea...
20) Yea
21) Yea
22) Yea
23) Yea....Still a weird effect to me.
24) Yea. Especially in CR1.
25) Oh heck yea.
26) Not something i tend to remember, Since its normally nothing worth my time.
27) Yea
28. Yea...
29) Dee Dee Dee....I mean yea....alot
30) Yea
31) Yea
32) Beta member of the week or what? So im saying no for now
33) Yea
34) yea
35) yea
36) I would if i was one.

PS. Roukan means that Ghost gave "her" pink eye.

**MxOElliMann**

sugaree wrote:

            1. All the Pandora's Box mishes, and gotten all the maxed items.
            2. Role up and build up an alt, unbeknownst to anyone.
            3. Done all the neighborhood contact missions.
            4. Maxed your reputation.
            5. Worked on something for QA.
            6. Won an argument with wit rather than sixth-grade scatology.
            7. Understand the rational for every organization.
            8. Found and reported a bug.

Riiiiiight... Haha

ThePigeonKing · 06/05/2007 15:55:39

            1. Yes
            2. No
            3. No
            4. No
            5. Yes
            6. Yes, but then again that's a trick question. Getting into an argument on the internet or in-game is FTL.
            7. Yes
            8. Yes
            9. Yes
            10. Yes
            11. Yes
            12. Eh?
            13. Yes
            14. Yes
            15. Yes
            16. Yes
            17. Yes
            18. No
            19. No
            20. Yes
            21. No
            22. No
            23. Yes
            24. I have no idea
            25. No
            26. Yes, gun, mask, bluepill
            27. Yes
            28. Yes
            29. Yes
            30. Yes
            31. No
            32. No
            33. Yes
            34. Yes
            35. No, never had a split, never have drama
        36. Was never a liaison but I basically took over the job for one at one time until we got a new one.

**Bayamos**

further suggestions for the list:

- taken part in a tournament
- won a tournament
- leveled a character on all 3 servers
- set up alts with contacts in every organization
- gotten to know each of the liaisons on the server you play
- been to all three Org Constructs
- leveled every tree to 50
- used every tree in PvP
- acquired 1,000 CQ
- dueled a dev
- killed a level 255 Special Agent
- killed a level 100 Wasteland Corruptor
- acquired a Patcher's Headgear
- PvPed naked
- PvPed solo, if you usually run with a team
- PvPed in Constructs
- ganked a lowbie
- Acquired all three Archive reward items, as well as all the Effect Rewards
- used useropts to max out / tweak your graphics and play settings
- Hunted down a Live Event without being told where it was
- Written RP/player fanfiction
- DJ'ed for a MXO radio station
- Talked with players not in your faction on a voicechat server
- Acquired level 50 versions of your RP outfit
- Amassed a decent sized coding library
- Made a MXO film
- Made a MXO Graphic Novel

**MxO-PhanthomZtryker**

sugaree wrote:

It's so easy to get jaded. You have your Flaming Eye Trench, your Awakening Jacket, your Beta loot, and you feel like you've been everywhere and done everything. But MxO continues to surprise me, years after the first time I hit 50. And as I contemplate yet another evening of trying to max my rep or watch duels, or farming for teal pills, I started to think of everything I had done and everything I had not done. There's still such wealth in MxO that we all take for granted: the textures, the characters, the loot, the world. I thought I'd make a list of the things you should definitely do for yourself before crying out "There's no content!".

So, here is my list of things you should do in MxO, in no special order; please add onto it!

            1. All the Pandora's Box mishes, and gotten all the maxed items.
            2. Role up and build up an alt, unbeknownst to anyone.
            3. Done all the neighborhood contact missions.
            4. Maxed your reputation.
            5. Worked on something for QA.
            6. Won an argument with wit rather than sixth-grade scatology.
            7. Understand the rational for every organization.
            8. Found and reported a bug.
            9. Found and kept to yourself a couple of secret places where you like to hang out by yourself.
            10. Worked on a player-run event, like Pilot's Olympics or Sattakan's sexiest red pill contests.
            11. Wandered downtown as a noob, running for your life constantly.
            12. Stood on the edge of the world, watching the lives that lie forever beyond your reach, until someone calls you for dinner.
            13. Had Rarebit or Walrus answer an email of yours.
            14. Been meatwadded by a dev.
            15. Done something for your clan.
            16. Gone to the White Room.
            17. Shaken Agent Gray's hand.
            18. Successfully decompiled a level-50 item.
            19. Successfully compiled a level50 item.
            20. Gotten an area K coat.
            21. Watched the setting sun in Chinatown.
            22. Made your own clothes.
            23. Eaten some cake alone, and some socially.
            24. Fought to within 5 hp, and survived.
            25. Argued with a principal (Agent, Gray, Niobe, etc.).
            26. Gotten something from a principal (cookie, gun, mask, etc.).
            27. Done something in character you would never have thought of doing IRL.
            28. Done all the missions for the competing organizations.
            29. Made your own sig.
            30. Gotten the Union Hill access node key.
            31. Spent substantial time in every construct, and gotten to know them.
            32. Been Player of the Week.
            33. Done the Stat Hack Mish solo.
            34. Re-done your whole appearance.
            35. Helped your clan survive a split or drama-storm.
            36. Done a good job as an organizational liaison (not for the faint of heart!).

I haven't done all these yet myself, but not for want of trying.
Anyone else?
This post and dozens of other posts related to MxO may be found at manifoldmischief.blogspot.com.

1. Yes
2. Yup. SMILEY
3. Nope... In the process of finishing them though.
4. Yush!
5. Err... Maybe? I don't know exactly what you mean.
6. Oh yes.
7. >_> <_< Nah...
8. Plenty!
9. *nods* SMILEY
10. Yeah.. Though it wasn't really a player event per sé... *shifty eyes*
11. Naturally.. And integral part of ze game.
12. Isn't that where you go to meet Jack Sparrow? ^^
13. Yes.. (In game.. =P)
14. Plenty o' times.
15. I suppose... That was long ago though.
16. Mhm. /shakefist
17. Indeed.
18. Yes.
19. Verily.
20. Si!
21. Probably... Is it possible to play the game non stop for about three years without doing it?
22. Da!
23. .... *shifty eyes* ..I can't help myself!
24. Surprisingly yes.
25. Sorta...
26. I don't think so.. unless you count HCFrog sending me a pandora's box 4. =P
27. Ofcourse.
28. No and I'm not likely to do it either. Oh, wait.. There is the archive... I suppose I might at some point.
29. A few.
30. See #21.
31. I do believe so, yes.
32. I photoshopped the front page of the old MxO site if that counts? =P
33. Many times and I haven't failed it yet!
34. I have.. but then I got bored and changed it back.
35. Errr.. The Machines? SMILEY I think. Not sure though.. I might have at some point.
36. No.

Personal ones:
37. Been in a one on one snowball fight with a Dev and "let them win". *Eyes Rare for a second before making a run for the door*

38. Won some sort of competition in the RSI forum section. (A couple. =P)

**Roukan**

Bayamo wrote:

further suggestions for the list:

- taken part in a tournament Yes.
- won a tournament Yes.
- leveled a character on all 3 servers Not to 50
- set up alts with contacts in every organization Yes.
- gotten to know each of the liaisons on the server you play Yes.
- been to all three Org Constructs Yes.
- leveled every tree to 50 Yes.
- used every tree in PvP Yes.
- acquired 1,000 CQ Yes.
- dueled a dev Yes.
- killed a level 255 Special Agent Yes.
- killed a level 100 Wasteland Corruptor Not yet.
- acquired a Patcher's Headgear No.
- PvPed naked Yes.
- PvPed solo, if you usually run with a team Yes.
- PvPed in Constructs Yes.
- ganked a lowbie Yes.
- Acquired all three Archive reward items, as well as all the Effect Rewards No.
- used useropts to max out / tweak your graphics and play settings Yes.
- Hunted down a Live Event without being told where it was Yes.
- Written RP/player fanfiction Yes.
- DJ'ed for a MXO radio station As a joke.
- Talked with players not in your faction on a voicechat server Yes.
- Acquired level 50 versions of your RP outfit Yes.
- Amassed a decent sized coding library Yes.
- Made a MXO film Soon.
- Made a MXO Graphic Novel Nope.

Pilot

1.  Aye
2.  Indeed
3.  Nope, working on it though!
4.  Several times XD
5.  Nope =P
6.  Aye, but the second one is alot less work
7.  Aye
8. Of course
9.  Yeah, not anymore though.. mainly in southard or center park.. those places are great to hangout in
10.  =P
11. Many times!
12. Uhhh, aye?
13. Rarebit
14. Dam you brewko!
15. Sigs, meetings, Helped farm, helped mission, all falls under that category, so aye to that
16.  Yup, helluva place to go
17.  Nah, no kisses from Pace either XD
18.  Aye
19.  Aye
20.  Twice now, I'm thinking of going into buisness with 'em!
21.  Ughhh, no!
22.  Of course
23.  Many a time with Lyr :O
24.  Yes!
25.  Argued with Flood once, when I was a wee lowbie noob =P
26. A commando disguise from brewko
27.  Running through town in wellington boots, but that idea does seem pretty appealing :O
28.  Like zion? Ugh, no and never =P
29.  Aye
30.  Aye
31.  Yeah, Sakura ftw! I met a certain 'Pal3rider' there and thought it was orexis for a long time!
32.  How about Member of the month?
33. Many times
34.  Yeah, but now its back the way it was.. electric blue hair and stubble all the way. (Another thing I never thought of doing IRL! :O )
35. Drama? What the bollocks is that? *shifty eyes*
36. What is a liaison? (Srsly, i'm a recursion machinist duh =P)

**Warboy**

Roukan wrote:

Bayamo wrote:
further suggestions for the list:

- taken part in a tournament Yes.
- won a tournament Yes.
- leveled a character on all 3 servers Not to 50
- set up alts with contacts in every organization Yes.
- gotten to know each of the liaisons on the server you play Yes.
- been to all three Org Constructs Yes.
- leveled every tree to 50 Yes.
- used every tree in PvP Yes.
- acquired 1,000 CQ Yes. To 2,000.
- dueled a dev Yes. HCFrog and Raijinn, 9mmfu wouldn't touch me, he was too scared
- killed a level 255 Special Agent Yes. 10 of them.
- killed a level 100 Wasteland Corruptor Not yet.
- acquired a Patcher's Headgear No.
- PvPed naked Yes.
- PvPed solo, if you usually run with a team Yes.
- PvPed in Constructs Yes.
- ganked a lowbie Yes.
- Acquired all three Archive reward items, as well as all the Effect Rewards No.
- used useropts to max out / tweak your graphics and play settings Yes.
- Hunted down a Live Event without being told where it was Yes.
- Written RP/player fanfiction Yes.
- DJ'ed for a MXO radio station yes, KEPN and TheX
- Talked with players not in your faction on a voicechat server Yes.
- Acquired level 50 versions of your RP outfit Yea, because I'm Pimp.
- Amassed a decent sized coding library Yes.
- Made a MXO film Yea.
- Made a MXO Graphic Novel Was thinking about it.