The Matrix Online

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

Does anyone else play The Matrix Online? I bought it a few days ago, and when the servers actually work, I've enjoyed it. The bad part of the game is, the UI absolutely blows, and jumping is kinda lagged, and so it doesn't work as well as it could. The good parts are: the clothes are absolutely awesome[see below], and the developers seem serious about actually developing an on-going plot, through things such as Morpheus, Niobe, and the Oracle broadcasting speeches across the Matrix, and Agents who aren't real Agents running around, who carry around data fragments containing the last thoughts of Neo.[see below]

Me and a friend at an underground club. My shirt rocks.

The fake "Red Eye" Agents. Real Agents can kill me in 1 hit. I can kill these imposters in 2.

[tristy]

I was thinking about buying it, since I'm really interested in the on-going storyline they have. I think it's neat they employ people to play the game and further the plot.

But then I realized you have to pay money monthly, and I lost interest.

[Cactus Drags]

Same here, I was interested in the whole concept, but upon hearing it was a monthly subscription, I completely forgot about it.

[therockbox]

At least they didn't go the City of Heroes route and charge full price for the game, as well as the monthly subscription. Amazon has it for £17.99 new, on a quid more the CoH months after release.

[FunkAsPuck]

I don't mind paying the monthly subscription, just provided its not too expensive and its a game that I can pick up frequently and play for long periods of time.

That said, theres not a lot that interests me in this game so far.

[Different Cloud]

I was interested in this game when I first heard about it (like a year ago), but gradually lost interest.

How much does it cost a month?

[Guest Bluesman]

It does cost full price, my friend was checking it out the other day. Just to verify, is it a similar set-up to Star Wars Galaxies where you can only play online?

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

Yes, it's a Massively Multiplayer Online Game, and like every MMOG to come out in the past 3 years, it costs $15 a month to play per month, except for the first 30 days.

[Mick]

What are the system requirements?

I'm a Matrix junkee, and I've been waiting for 2 years for this game to be released. I just want to know if my system can handle her or not.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

What are the system requirements?

I'm a Matrix junkee, and I've been waiting for 2 years for this game to be released. I just want to know if my system can handle her or not.

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[Mick]

What are the system requirements?

I'm a Matrix junkee, and I've been waiting for 2 years for this game to be released. I just want to know if my system can handle her or not.

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the minimum requirements are: 1.4 ghz processor, 512 ram, Direct X 9.0c combatible Graphics card

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Fuckin' hell.

hmm....

Wel, an upgrade might be in order. What's the monthly cost.

[tristy]

I like how Mick can't read the topic.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

I participated in my first Server Wide Live Event tonight. That shit was crazy. Soon as I log in, I see a message about Agent's closing in on my location and a N30 AG3NT spawns in. A N30 AG3NT is a fake Agent that looks like Neo. They just started showing up this morning, replacing other fake Agents, as a part of the on-going plot. Then I get messages from Niobe and Agent Skinner about a "Super Agent" being killed, and there being 4 left. I go upstairs, and another NPC morphs into a N30 AG3NT.

Everytime I kill one, another appeared.

So I made my way to a congregating point, and are N30's and people fighting all over the place.

While messages about the Super Agents keep coming in. Finally, the last Super Agent was killed, the N30's stopped spawning, the rain stopped, and there were bodies everywhere.

The event ended with a broadcast from The Oracle congratulating everyone, Zionists, Machinists, and Merovingians, for working together. If they keep doing stuff like this, this is gonna be a sweet game.

[Guest Blade]

looks awesome i would get it like Sims online but depends when they hit the shores of the uk (sims online s till hasnt arrived)

[AntPaulseno]

Im from the UK, and my preorder from Gameplay.com came in this morning.

Fanku's screenies making more excited now, cant wait to get started on this!!!

[Guest Blade]

how much is it a month in the u.k.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

I'd imagine that it's whatever $15 is in pounds, probably 7. One thing that's really cool about the game that I haven't mentioned is how the combat animations work. It's called 'interlocking'. In every other MM0RPG, when 2 players, or a player and a NPC fight, they both go through their own animations, completely independant of their opponents. With Interlocking, both combatants sync up, and their animations interact perfectly. Someone gets elbowed in the side of the head, their head jerks to the right. Someone gets kicked in the nuts, they grab their groin and double over. So fights look pretty cool, as this screen will show:

And if I haven't said it before, the clothes in this game own.

[Herr Matzat]

I participated in my first Server Wide Live Event tonight. That shit was crazy. Soon as I log in, I see a message about Agent's closing in on my location and a N30 AG3NT spawns in. A N30 AG3NT is a fake Agent that looks like Neo. They just started showing up this morning, replacing other fake Agents, as a part of the on-going plot. Then I get messages from Niobe and Agent Skinner about a "Super Agent" being killed, and there being 4 left. I go upstairs, and another NPC morphs into a N30 AG3NT.

Everytime I kill one, another appeared.

So I made my way to a congregating point, and are N30's and people fighting all over the place.

While messages about the Super Agents keep coming in. Finally, the last Super Agent was killed, the N30's stopped spawning, the rain stopped, and there were bodies everywhere.

The event ended with a broadcast from The Oracle congratulating everyone, Zionists, Machinists, and Merovingians, for working together. If they keep doing stuff like this, this is gonna be a sweet game.

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