It's time to unlock the masks.

Phluff wrote:

 

 

We're back!

 

 

It's called luck..

Skins fan

Those are very low compared to DC.  We're in the $2.40 range for regular which is much lower than it was.

There's so many bowls now that its hard to keep up with which ones actually matter.   D1 college football needs a playoff system in place.  But until then...GO TERPS! (in whatever bowl you're in this year)

Good luck to the Maryland Terrapins in the Humanitarian Bowl which kicks off in about an hour from now!

That's amazing.  SOE should send e-mails to all those folks that have a valid e-mail addresses and offer 30 days free to come back.

LeMinou wrote:

At some point an ultimate decision will have to be made... either cancel your subscription, or keep playing and make the best of it....

this

For the new players I see checking in, please don't get the wrong idea from the discontent you may read on some of the theads.  You have plenty of stuff to do for a while.

CODEMAN wrote:

Persephone wrote:

Yet more proof that they do not have the heart of a true artist. No...their heart must be something else altogether.

...this is the sad part in all of this.

In order to jack in, I think you have to enter cc#.  I'm not 100% sure though because I didn't use the trial.  If anyone else knows this to be different, please correct me.  Also, welcome to MXO.  We have a pretty cool community and I hope you stick around. 

guess I'll wait on The Agency and DCUO...may try EVE while I wait

Everyone should agree to try Fallen Earth.  This game looks outstanding and the devs don't appear to be rushing it out.  Thanks again to clicker2 for the tip.  Team MXO can survive the end of the world as we know it .

All MXOers should give this a try.  I can't do Beta, but should be up and running for launch. 

Lakers win in 6 because it's Kobe time to get a ring without Shaq.  At this time he will be crowned "The Next Michael Jordan".

I haven't played, but again I really can't see how this game can be as bad you say. 

For the RP folks, there's no way this game can suck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2RO...feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81O6...feature=related

Great stuff D!  I look forward to reading more.

I actually like a combination of both of these ideas.  Faction-based liasons seems a little easier to organize with probably less drama come elections time, and I also like the idea of a list of players who would like to be included in any player events.  The faction liasons could manage the list of their members who want to participate and share with other faction liasons should a player have an event idea.  I think you're onto something here.

Method was better only because my alt was there

Great job!

More uberness for the spy tree?  Can the Proxy and Utility Masters get some love?

Nice work! I'm looking forward to seeing more.

Great work to all involved!

events between updates...

Marshworld

Merrit did a great job for us on Recursion.  Please bring back the good ones.

wb!

I use it.  I like it.  Now I just need the overrride orb and im set.

WorldWalker wrote:

i been wanted this override image so i played missions from lvl 27-30 just to get it...i was hoping to look like one of the white overrides in chap 11...and wat i get some after image of sum white dust...man wat a waste...they should of called it partical image cuz it looked nothing like the overrides i been talking to in the game...im heated now... all that work for a dag of dust

It will grow on you.  Plus you worked for it so flaunt it!

All we would need is one event (per org) each update period.  This, along with the new format, and we're back in business.

Phrack wrote:

It isn't up to SOE to advertise this game, as it's not theirs, and they can get in trouble for it, without the permission of the propertyright owners. SOE's job is to keep the game running, attempt to provide new content, and try to make money off of the game.

My question would be what efforts is SOE making to get permission from WB.  If SOE's role with this game is to try and make money with MXO, how does advertising not fit in to picture?  I've always been curious about this.

If you need to level up please contact me in-game. You'll be needed for the all out battle in Park East.

Recursion Server

deimoslvov wrote:

Phrack wrote:

It is not some mythic adventure that should be vampire/werewolf-laden, nor is it a comic book to be filled with people who have pew pew laser abilities. Likewise, there is nothing Matrixy about an entourage of wireframe men (and women, I suppose) who have android bodies in the real and have been an uber secret of the Machines since... well... presumably, ever.

I'm all for temporary side-stories... it's a big city, there should be tons going on at all times, especially considering the number of bluepills that have awakened over the years. But to move forward with the story, side-stories need to be resolved, and that's all the Oligarchs should have been.

The story of the Matrix is about the human/machine war. That is all it's about, and that should be the focus of the story. The best turn the story ever took (post-SOE) was when the Truce broke, at the start of Chapter 8.

To be honest, the Oligarch storyline was one of the most interesting ones for me in this game (contrarily, for example, to the Unlimit storyline, which was sorta lame in my opinion).

And I wouldn't say that the story must be exclusively focused on the war - after all, there are such aspects as humans living inside a simulated reality, inside an illusion, you can base a lot of stories on this too. A good story would be a story that makes you understand this universe better and deeper, and that's what the Oligarch storyline did.

The war was only one of the key elements even in the Matrix Trilogy, and I can't say I can imagine an eclusively war-based storyline not getting repetitive in a very short period of time. Focus the story on the war would mean abandon all the creative approach MxO needs. We have to explore, to learn things, not just having some war-time activities like fighting, spying, getting info about the enemies etc.

I agree here and would like to add that when talking about Oligarchs and such that there was also gameplay aspect associated that I respect Rarebit for putting out there.  That would be content for level 50 players which included world bosses such as D Wright and the Override construct.  We needed content for max level players and it seems more realistic to me that a level 100 boss would be something different from what we've seen before.  He understood that through quests that had meaning, gameplay would be extended for those of us at max level.  I understand some of the points regarding the path of the storyline, but I just want the actual gaming aspect of this not to be forgotten either.  But as for now, I would hope SOE provides us with some sort of "official" story, even if they change it in to something different. By the way, the story as it would have played out seemed to be epic.  The Gold Hallways would have been something to see.

Phrack wrote:

You know, guys, before you jump on the "links or it didn't happen" bandwagon, has SOE actually said we will be getting any more events? Have they actually said Rarebit will be getting replaced?

Have they said... anything? At all?

And while we're on the subject, hasn't the silence been a little unnerving? Sure, Walrus popped in with a "I'll tell you more, when I tell you more..." but, yeah. That was almost two weeks ago now.

Indeed it has.  At this point I'll be happy with the servers staying on and maybe some way we can launch npcs at player -run events.  MXO ftw.

The XP may never live up to your expectations, but it is great supplemental XP while running missions.  You can also get rich in the Datamine and catch good spawns around the city. 

Didn't know him but RIP Billy...

Phrack wrote:

ShiXinFeng wrote:

The really sad thing is, most of the people in this thread calling you down for your defiant optimism were, just a year or so ago, some of this game's staunchest supporters. I daresay anyone of them would do anything in their power to keep this game alive, if given the choice.

But it's tough to forget the sound of the whip cracking.

Shi's not wrong.

A year ago, I was one of the strongest voices of optimism on these forums.

Want to take a guess as to what happened?

Please, tell us what happened.

I'm making an assumption that, as of right now, our game will continue to run and be offered for a subscription fee and as part of the SOE station pass.  If SOE does decide to put some resources in this game to "switch gears", which would you prefer to see? By story tools i mean the ability to spawn npcs, and maybe use some of the in-game props as luggables so players can find and pick up during player run events. 

Croesis wrote:

JEasy wrote:

I'm making an assumption that, as of right now, our game will continue to run and be offered for a subscription fee and as part of the SOE station pass.

Psst.. highlighted the problem with your statement for you.

Thanks for pointing that out.  That assumption was made based off of posts by Walrus and Rarebit.

I haven't had a chance to go through the site, but the first page looks great.  I haven't kept up with this thread, so can someone tell me what we're actually asking SOE to do? (if the details are in the site then i will catch up when i get home later)

Garu wrote:

I think most of us would agree that everything hinges on the Anniversary event.  I'm even wagering my own subscription on whether it succeeds or epicly fails.

I wouldn't even be opposed to Smith, so long as it's done properly.  It's really been on auto-pilot and that's what is so annoying.  I'm talking:

• Mass spawns on players outdoors (i.e. zombie spawns during Halloween), not just mission ambushes.
• Appearances by the main virus throughout the anniversary period where he infects others and wrecks havoc on the system.
• Perpetual downpour of rain, lightning and thunder (maybe even cranked up to max)
• All bluepill models replaced with Smith model
• All exiles models replaced with Smith model and set to aggro on any player, regardless of level.
• Sky should be blackened (like Halloween)
• Random appearances by story characters asking for help to fight off the virus.
• Maybe implement a plot device to end the virus once and for all and reward a player with perpetual green flame per server for assisting in its final purge.

We all know that anniversary events aren't considered canon but that doesn't mean it can't be epic.  amirite?

 

This would simply be awesome.  I'll even sub two more accounts if soe finds a way to pull this off.

With SOE's rep of keeping games going, they'd be fools to shut down this or any of their titles now.  IMO it's actually somewhat of a competitive advantage they have.  I'm sure SOE haters and competing game companies can't wait for the day that happens.