Matrix Online

[stray]

trainwreck

Oh, it isn't all horrible. It's just horrible in one vital aspect (maybe that is, in fact, a "trainwreck"?). I'm pretty sure most people here will like the skill and mission systems at least. And like I said earlier, the presentation is really good. The interface I like (some don't). Combat is different, but kind of hit and miss. Could be faster at least. Crafting is crafting. Live events are the shit.

It's the fucking lag that will ruin it (I hope the best for these guys. I really do. Because the rest of the game isn't all that bad).

"This was a superior machine -- ten grand worth of gimmicks and high price special effects. The rear windows leapt up with a touch like frogs in a dynamited pond. The dashboard was full of esoteric lights and dials and meters that I would never understand."

Nice 

[Ixxit]

Hi,

Hate to dissapoint you guys but the pre order key does not give you 30 days grace period plus a free month.  Here is the post on the Matrix Online forums that explains it:

http://thematrixonlineboards.warnerbros.com/newboards/thread.jspa?threadID=2000053308&tstart=0

How long can I play the game if I have a preorder key, but don't have a CD-key from the game?
Players with preorder keys can play the game until March 23 at 12:00 Noon Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8:00 hours). After that, you must have a CD-key from the retail box to continue playing the game.

I thought it might be nice to create an account here just to warn you fine folks.       :-D

Seriously, though,  been lurking here since the site opened, and at Waterthread before that....finally got around to registering.

[stray]

Hi,

Hate to dissapoint you guys but the pre order key does not give you 30 days grace period plus a free month.  Here is the post on the Matrix Online forums that explains it:

http://thematrixonlineboards.warnerbros.com/newboards/thread.jspa?threadID=2000053308&tstart=0

How long can I play the game if I have a preorder key, but don't have a CD-key from the game?
Players with preorder keys can play the game until March 23 at 12:00 Noon Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8:00 hours). After that, you must have a CD-key from the retail box to continue playing the game.

I thought it might be nice to create an account here just to warn you fine folks.       :-D

EDIT: Lol, now there's a "petition to increase grace period thread":

http://thematrixonlineboards.warnerbros.com/newboards/thread.jspa?threadID=2000053606&tstart=0

Seriously, though,  been lurking here since the site opened, and at Waterthread before that....finally got around to registering.

Thanks for posting.

Nobody shoot! I was mislead. I never said I was "sure" either  :-D.

EDIT: Heh, now there's a "petition to increase grace period" thread:

http://thematrixonlineboards.warnerbros.com/newboards/thread.jspa?threadID=2000053606&tstart=0

Theory: Why the "sudden" decision to change this? Someone lurking at f13 maybe? 

[schild]

Well, shit.

Hmmm. Play through the 23rd, eh? So, I play until the evening the PSP comes out. Consider me sold on the grace period idea. Would've liked a month though.

[stray]

edit: oops..deleted, thought my post was repetitive. Here, I'll put the link back:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mxocd111/petition.html

Sorry, I'm making this thread a mess, aren't I?

[schild]

Name 103. Eric Schild
Comments   I'm only signing this because I like seeing online game developers squirm. It will be a cold day in hell before a launch day goes smoothly.

103 Signatures Total

Don't really think it's going to help.

Edit: I bet if I posted my avatar they'd take us seriously.

[stray]

Edit: I bet if I posted my avatar they'd take us seriously.

That kid looks a lot like this kid who lives next door to me. I felt compelled to ask if I could borrow his Matrix DVD's tonight...Luckily, he wasn't home.

edit: It was bound to happen. How can one have a game launch fuckup and not have some tard calling out for a class action lawsuit?

http://thematrixonlineboards.warnerbros.com/newboards/thread.jspa?threadID=2000053635&tstart=0

[schild]

Wow. Those boards are filled with people who might possibly drool more than the WoW fans. I've never seen such a large gathering of idiots. Amazing.

And Monolith should really outlaw those fucking signatures. Ugh.

[Viin]

And Monolith should really outlaw those fucking signatures. Ugh.

I was about to say the same thing about the avatar's here...


Anywho, so I've played MxO for a total of .02 hours so far. The installer was funny, showing me images that I assumed were suppose to get me excited about the game but instead just made me say "wtf" as they zipped by at Mach 5.3. Good thing I wasn't expecting a free preview.

Then, after it installed and patched I get this linux login prompt. Wtf! (again). I thought I was playing a game? Did my boss slip me some kind of program that I'm suppose to think is a game but is really me just doing my normal work? Wow. She's slick. It even SSH's me to some super secret server somewhere, the SSSSS.

And after all that it won't even let me login. -sigh- Guess I'll have call the helpdesk for my login and password.. how can they expect you to remember your password when they make you change it every 45 days? Bastards.

....

I don't care what server we plan on, someone just make the decision for me so I don't have to fret.

[schild]

And Monolith should really outlaw those fucking signatures. Ugh.

I was about to say the same thing about the avatar's here...

It's spittle. And he's biting his bottom lip to keep himself from crying about the Fairyland servers being down.

[stray]

And after all that it won't even let me login. -sigh- Guess I'll have call the helpdesk for my login and password.. how can they expect you to remember your password when they make you change it every 45 days? Bastards.

Beta's over man. You can't log in until the 19th (that is, if you preordered).

[Viin]

Beta's over man. You can't log in until the 19th (that is, if you preordered).

I know, I was just kidding. But I couldn't resist trying to login just in case one of those dopey programmers forgot to lock people out and had anyone who logged in get GodMode powers. Ah well. I'll try again tomorrow.

[stray]

Beta's over man. You can't log in until the 19th (that is, if you preordered).

I know, I was just kidding. But I couldn't resist trying to login just in case one of those dopey programmers forgot to lock people out and had anyone who logged in get GodMode powers. Ah well. I'll try again tomorrow.

Gotcha.

Anyways, how about the Algorithm server? At least I know that one works (relatively speaking, that is). Any objections?

[Viin]

I'm fine with that, though I suppose we might run into problems trying to get everyone else on F13 on that server if they lock it for being full and everyone and their brother wants on that server.. But we could always move to another server if need be.

Oh hey, that one global name thingy, does that include other servers? Ie: can I have a Viin on server A and a Viin on server B or is it locked out even though it's my name?

[stray]

Oh hey, that one global name thingy, does that include other servers? Ie: can I have a Viin on server A and a Viin on server B or is it locked out even though it's my name?

Nope. Viin on one server only. You can make characters on other servers, but they have to use different names.

You may be right about Algorithm getting locked. How about XOR then?

edit: Btw, the server names, at least so far, are Algorithm, Subroutine, XOR, Parser, and Boolean.

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Also, we'd have to decide on alignment eventually. Zion, Machine, or Merovingian.

I'd prefer Merovingian myself.

Zion, well....I suspect too many fanboi's will side with Zion. Nuff said.

Machines are boring.

[MrHat]

You guys are getting me excited about this.

Someone post something shitty about it, quick!

[schild]

Someone post something shitty about it, quick!

It's the Matrix Online.

[Murgos]

edit: Btw, the server names, at least so far, are Algorithm, Subroutine, XOR, Parser, and Boolean.

Wake me when they create /dev/null, Segmentation Fault, BSOD, Stack Overflow, NOP, Divide by Zero, NAN or NP Complete.

[Daeven]

Then, after it installed and patched I get this linux login prompt. Wtf! (again). I thought I was playing a game? Did my boss slip me some kind of program that I'm suppose to think is a game but is really me just doing my normal work? Wow. She's slick. It even SSH's me to some super secret server somewhere, the SSSSS.

And after all that it won't even let me login. -sigh- Guess I'll have call the helpdesk for my login and password.. how can they expect you to remember your password when they make you change it every 45 days? Bastards.

....

I don't care what server we plan on, someone just make the decision for me so I don't have to fret.

The Agents are comming! kill -9 fucker! kill -9 RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

I so need to get this dumb assed game. Hmm. stackTrace? CoreDump? NullPointer? The possibilities for names are endless.

[Hoax]

Not Boolean.


You wont be able to actually finish a mission due to lag outs.


Go online petitions, has one of these ever fucking accomplished anything?


my head hurts...  love that saint patrick

[Riggswolfe]

So some of you guys are actually buying this game? I had to admit I have considered it just for the hell of it but I feel dirty for doing so. That and I'd have to drop WoW or COH to do it and I love WoW and feel like COH deserves money just for how hard they work.

[schild]

Go online petitions, has one of these ever fucking accomplished anything?

I think one of them got Family Guy back on the air. Or was that DVD sales?

Maybe it got Firefly put out on DVD...

Shit, I don't know but one of them did something. I remember a press release about it at tvshowsondvd.com.

[stray]

So some of you guys are actually buying this game? I had to admit I have considered it just for the hell of it but I feel dirty for doing so. That and I'd have to drop WoW or COH to do it and I love WoW and feel like COH deserves money just for how hard they work.

I wanted to like WoW, but that style of game is just played out imo. I can't bring myself play another EQ clone, no matter how polished it is. I could say the same for CoH, but the Superhero thing redeems it a bit. I'll stay subscribed probably, and slowly level my characters there.

I'll sub to MxO for a month or two at least. I know it isn't "great", but it is different. I've got money (and time) to waste. I doubt I'll stay subbed, but it's good enough to mess around with at least.

[Murgos]

I so need to get this dumb assed game. Hmm. stackTrace? CoreDump? NullPointer? The possibilities for names are endless.

TripleDES, ElGamAl, VoidPointer, StackPointer, FramePointer, Pipeline, Malloc, Alloc, JumpAndSet, JumpReturn, Struct, Union, Assembler, Fwrite, Fread, Enum, SegFault, BSWAP, IRET, LOOPZ, fflush etc..., etc..., etc...

[Hoax]

I would rather punish myself with new games that I know have a forcasted 95% chance of suck then punish myself playing the same old boring shit because its the best looking/tasting/smelling same old boring shit on the market.

or

I agree with Stray.

@Schild:
It must have been firefly, because family guy definately got picked back up due to dvd sales that were apparently very high.

[stray]

I so need to get this dumb assed game. Hmm. stackTrace? CoreDump? NullPointer? The possibilities for names are endless.

TripleDES, ElGamAl, VoidPointer, StackPointer, FramePointer, Pipeline, Malloc, Alloc, JumpAndSet, JumpReturn, Struct, Union, Assembler, Fwrite, Fread, Enum, SegFault, BSWAP, IRET, LOOPZ, fflush etc..., etc..., etc...

Pipeline, Malloc, Loop (as opposed to "LOOPZ"), and Flush are pretty good actually

[HaemishM]

Go online petitions, has one of these ever fucking accomplished anything?

I think one of them got Family Guy back on the air. Or was that DVD sales?

DVD Sales. Online petitions really are the equivalent of massive virtual circle jerks.

[schild]

Go online petitions, has one of these ever fucking accomplished anything?

I think one of them got Family Guy back on the air. Or was that DVD sales?

DVD Sales. Online petitions really are the equivalent of massive virtual circle jerks.

Like GDC Rant Sessions. HAR-HAR.

[Murgos]

Pipeline, Malloc, Loop (as opposed to "LOOPZ"), and Flush are pretty good actually

LOOPZ is IA32 ASM for LOOP while Zero (really fucking common conditional), its writing to the metal man!  It's actually kinda cool in that it would seem like the name of an asshole but a few people would actually 'get it'.  Only use it as a char name if your really elitest and don't mind being snubbed a lot.

Or you could do LOOPE if you were like a Mexicano hacker toon.

[Hoax]

So whats the server choice???

Oh and anyone figure out the good way to get xp?  Preferably one that doesn't involve running up and down so many f'ing staircases.

[stray]

They changed the server names, I think.

Method
Regression
Proxy
Iterator
Linenoise
Enumerator - Hostile

How about Method?

Scratch that. That'll be first on the list. My vote is for Linenoise.

EDIT: Here's a definition of "hostile" servers.

Definition of a Hostile World Style

As many of you know, after Revolutions, the Matrix was restarted with a tense truce in place between the humans and machines. The conflict has gone underground with each Organization publicly declaring their desire to uphold the peace. Open Organization warfare in the heart of MegaCity is out of the question, although already tensions flare in the chaotic Archives.

To reflect this in the game, the initial server-world settings outlaw open Organization versus Organization (OvO) fighting within the main Districts. However, as was demonstrated in the storyline leading to the catastrophic ending of the beta test, "peace" is mostly a fleeting dream. As the story evolves, so too will the competition between the Organizations.

"Hostile" Worlds

At launch, Enumerator will be designated as a Hostile world. This means, if the Truce breaks down again, Enumerator will be an even more dangerous place than the "non-hostile" worlds--which will be none too safe themselves.

When tensions run high in the Matrix, members of the various Organizations (Zion, Machine, and Merovingian) will naturally want to strike out against those they deem responsible. Hostile worlds, such as Enumerator, will be strongly affected by events as they occur. On these worlds, no one at level 16 or above will be able to remain outside the conflict. Even those at lower levels can choose to enter into the fray.

We will post more information on Organization versus Organization combat in The Matrix Online as the storyline calls for it.

Posted by Walrus

[Viin]

Ooo it sounds like Enumerator is the way to go. More blood! 

[stray]

Ooo it sounds like Enumerator is the way to go. More blood! 

I'll make a toon there at least. I'm not going to try to convince anyone else to go, but if they want to, I'm down with that.

By the description set out there, it sounds more in tune with the storyline/movies.

[stray]

Btw, I was wrong about the preorder launch times.

It will be 12:00 P.M. Noon PST
 
1:00 P.M. MST
2:00 P.M. CST
3:00 P.M. EST

etc...

[Daeven]

I so need to get this dumb assed game. Hmm. stackTrace? CoreDump? NullPointer? The possibilities for names are endless.

TripleDES, ElGamAl, VoidPointer, StackPointer, FramePointer, Pipeline, Malloc, Alloc, JumpAndSet, JumpReturn, Struct, Union, Assembler, Fwrite, Fread, Enum, SegFault, BSWAP, IRET, LOOPZ, fflush etc..., etc..., etc...

Pipeline, Malloc, Loop (as opposed to "LOOPZ"), and Flush are pretty good actually

Hmm. Ifdef perhaps then. Or sprintf. Or perhaps Iterator of Enumerator.  GODDAMN IT! THIS GAME IS TO GEEK FOR WORDS.