We are sorry to announce that the ersonName w:st="on">EersonName>xternal Playtest server will not be opening until after the holidays. The team has been working hard to implement the Combat Revision 2.0 changes on our experimental branch, but there are some remaining issues that make it unfeasible to ask players to test the system at this time. We appreciate the community’s enthusiasm about testing CR2.0 and want to make sure that your first experience with the changes is a positive one.

The timing of making the Combat Revision 2.0 changes to the live game is based upon getting community feedback from the ersonName w:st="on">EersonName>xperimental Playtest server and having time to act upon that feedback. We believe the changes are critical to the continued success of The Matrix Online and will not be releasing the changes to the live game until they are ready. We will determine the release date of CR2.0 once we have the ersonName w:st="on">EersonName>xternal Playtest server open and the community has had time to submit feedback to the team.

This was not an easy decision for the team to make as we are excited about putting Combat Revision 2.0 up for the community to review. We hope you understand our reasons for delaying the opening of the ersonName w:st="on">EersonName>xternal Playtest server and appreciate your patience.

While the Matrix movies were rated R, The Matrix Online is rated Teen. Therefore, the forums reflect that rating in that anything that wouldn't be approved for US network television (not cable) would be against the terms of use here. As far as stories or other content that would be rated R or Mature, they cannot be posted here.

Linking to the stories posted elsewhere with an explanation of the content is acceptible. Keep in mind, however, that links to sites that would otherwise be objectionable (advertises pornography, etc.) is prohibited.

Data Node Mining

There are, by design, certain Data Nodes with an extremely large amount of $Info in them. Recently, many players have been hunting these nodes down to Data Mine. Given the behavior of two of these nodes, we believe they are actually not working correctly and never drain and disappear. This is why CSRs have been asking players to not mine these particular nodes.

As we investigate Data Nodes for a potential bug, we do ask that players avoid the following nodes:

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X: -1124, Y: 5, Z: 731

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X: -1502, Y: 5, Z: 797

Players who continue to mine these nodes after CSRs give them a warning may have actions taken against their accounts.

Using Macros

Using macros to perform in-game actions is, for the most part, not considered exploiting. If you wish to use macros to mine Data Nodes so you don’t have to continue clicking, that’s fine.

The one exception to this rule is using a macro to perform an in-game action that earns either experience points or game currency and leaving the game client to run unattended. If you’re sitting at the keyboard while the macro runs, fine. If you leave it running while you leave the keyboard, that’s not fine. This is a policy across all SOersonName w:st="on">EersonName> games and many other MMOs.

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In general, using in-game bugs to gain currency or experience repetitively is considered exploiting. Finding a bug that does so, reporting it, and never using the bug again is not considered exploiting.

In this case, now that we are investigating these two Data Nodes, mining them is considered an exploit; and players in the area will be asked to leave by CSRs. Also, as stated above, using macros while AFK to gain currency or experience is also considered exploiting.

Our Apology

Due to our miscommunication and the ensuing confusion, those players recently suspended from The Matrix Online have had those suspensions lifted. The policy was not clearly stated to players, and some statements on the forums led players to believe they were not doing anything against the rules. We apologize for the confusion and miscommunication and thank you for your understanding.

-Walrus

The servers will be unavailable beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (1200 hours GMT) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 to for implementation of Update 40. The maintenance period will last approximately 2 hours.

The Winter Holiday event will end with this update. Thow your last snowballs for the season!

As noted in the discussion thread, below Ms. Tucker in the list should be:

- Ms. Walls

- Captain Dernick

- Captain Raeder

Things just got cut off in copying/pasting from our tracking system.

Also, the Patch Error -15 issue should be resolved when Update 66 goes live.

Note: Australia Day begins in 13+ hours.

January 26th is Australia Day! This national holiday is the biggest holiday in Australia.  On this day, Australians celebrate their national heritage, remembering what is great about their culture, their community and to make a commitment for the future.

For our community members in Australia, Happy Australia Day!  We salute you!

As described on the official site:

During the early nineteenth century the anniversary was called 'Foundation Day' and was usually marked by sporting events. Horseracing was popular in the 1820s, whilst regattas became popular in the 1830s.

One of these, the Anniversary Regatta which was first held in 1836, is still held on Sydney Harbor on January 26 each year. Now called the Australia Day Regatta it is the oldest continuous regatta in the world.

A growing sense of patriotism was also being expressed in other ways. In 1824 Charles Tompson, reputed to be our first Australia-born poet, composed Wild Notes from the Lyre of a Native Minstrel.

Fifty years after Phillip landed Australia's first public holiday was announced to celebrate Foundation Day 1838. The inaugural holiday became an annual event and has continued to be held on or around January 26.

To learn more about Australia day, visit the official web site:

About Australia Day

History of Australia Day