Procurator

MxO's closure is all over the gaming press. Not in a high profile way, obviously, but everyone's heard the news. It's become apparent that SOE has mistreated MxO, and that will filter through. The more they do to hush it up, the more the p...

I knew I'd be misunderstood on this point. I should have explained myself more clearly. We've been kept in the dark for ages , whereas I doubt very much that they'd finalised their plans for MxO's closure until a few months ago. It's this...

All that only really explains why they eventually cancelled MxO, a decision which I guess I can understand. It doesn't account for any of the communication issues, however, the latest one being complete silence in the podcast.

Really? Gawd. There's no way anyone could just forget to mention the game being cancelled, so they're deliberately ignoring us. I'm beyond caring now of course, but I'd simply love to know just why they think like they do. What's going thr...

I disagree. We can certainly have a dedicated MxO forum. Not only because we can keep it going with RP (for those that are interested, and there are some), but because as the threads in Off Topic indicate, our only common interest is MxO....

warlikehbk00 wrote: Its a shame everyone feels this Way All iv seen so far is Mxo is dead give up Clearly you haven't been paying attention for the past two or three years.

Do want, as they say. We'll work out a price. Black or white, but I reckon the black one's cheaper.

Not sure about The Last Free City. Sounds nice and it doesn't seem like it's going anywhere, but it's a different community. Would the migration of the MxO community to the LFC community really work out? The MxO community is distinctive; w...

Wolfess wrote: Harpalos : I rp Vogt decompiling his pants regularly because they get untidy to wear because of this tension The illusion is shattered.

ShiXinFeng wrote: I've tried this using the mirroring/backup tool that SuperJenius pointed me to. The problem, as I see it thus far, is that it only backs up the main page of the forums. I'm sorry, but I don't have the time to backup every...

imax wrote: Also I think Proc could do a great job as well. Even tho I know he hates me, I've always looked at him as an intellegent and respectable member here. Eh? I don't hate anyone here. I don't tend to hold grudges either (not out-of...

TPaine wrote: Kinda sounds like you're volunteering Proc. I don't mean to pressure anyone, but it is a time-sensitive decision before we all lose this place. I'd be more than happy to host it, but us potential archivists need to work toget...

I'd care. I can't stand free boards. There are several people - myself included - who have the resources to host forums, and have no reason to ever close them (i.e. the cost is marginal or nonexistent). It's then a matter of trusting that...

Harpalos-mxo wrote: I once fell asleep while I was hosting a meeting with some Cypherites. This.

a) It's a beta, and b) You're a naughty person.

Thanks for your efforts the past day. I may not have been affected (I didn't try logging in to find out), but thanks nevertheless. The community got mighty worried there, and rightly so.

In fairness, it's just coming up to 4am their time, so we can't really come to any conclusions yet. They're not going to get the graveyard shift to fix this.

I'm sure they said there'd be no more customer support for MxO beginning June the 1st. So... we may be screwed. Of course, if that's the case I'm not going to believe for one second that this foul-up was a genuine accident.

*Falls over laughing.* Oh man. You have just managed to topple The Adventures of Cap0ne from its rank as the best MxO-related images ever.

*Scans down the story page.* Good grief. How long did that take to write? That's probably more than my faction's RP put together. Well, nearly.

Kybutra wrote: Screens or it didn't happen.

Server isn't doing much? It does almost everything. The local client just has the content and processes the interactions. Anything to do with choosing and serving content and dealing with the consequences of interactions is handled by the...

Not just a MySpace page. There are a number of archiving efforts in the works. There'll be a slew of little MxO nodes around the Net before this is over.

I suppose someone ( *glances at Bay* ) could get a single-player client working, but it would be extremely limited. Maybe we could run around the world, and that's it. No NPCs, no missions, no vendors, nothing. Just the world geometry, our...

My goodness. So even after all the puzzle pieces were collected and put in order there were another two or so complex steps to the result. That's some serious dedication. Well done to the minds behind this, and to those who solved it!

Go to your room. And don't come down till I call you for dinner! Sorry, I'll go away now...

Right. I'm in charge. Now that that's settled... ¬_¬

I'll sign up for beta an' all. As far as playing together goes, I'm going to oppose all of you.

I think there are about ten people doing the same thing independently. You're an archivist.

Draggy! Blast SOE and their reluctance to accept money. (Huh? ) The Glitch Society loves you right back! Not in a kinky way. Well, not from me at any rate. /manhug

MetaLogic wrote: the Matrix: Revolution was released in 2003. Christ, that makes me feel old.

This is absurd. One final slap in the face from SOE, giving us four days to resubscribe before they lock us out. Are they that dedicated to ticking us off that they're willing to lose hundreds - possibly thousands - of dollars in people co...

Harpalos-mxo wrote: Hey... Way too many good words for me to rely on messengers anymore! I decided to resubscribe just to have some parting words, and to be with you guys, this time, not through the cover of a special character. My story w...

No. That would be you. Stay groovy, SIMLO.

... You have too much time on your hands, Bay. Good stuff.

I can't think of any automated way to mirror a site, but there probably is a script or program somewhere that can trawl a site, copy its contents and generate the necessary new links. That wouldn't work with something like a forum, though,...

Heh, yeah. That's why I want to talk to someone who might actually be able to do something, not someone who'll have second- or third-hand, general information about the future of the forum.

Is there anyone I can contact regarding the contents of the MxO forums? I'd genuinely be interested in hosting them in static form (minus the private sections and account passwords of course). I know you said SOE holds the copyrights, but...

Wolfess wrote: The great Vogt was played by Syntax’s Harpalos! Three cheers for Harpalos!

On kotaku too: http://kotaku.com/5272601/soe-pulls...e-matrix-online Cue the 'I thought it died years ago' comments. Prannets.

I need to work out who to contact with a serious request for the forum database (minus restricted posts and account passwords, of course). There's no way we can archive everything by hand.

http://www.glitchsociety.com will remain until I'm broke or dead or the Web collapses. My e-mail address is pretty obvious.

I may take a look at Jumpgate Evolution, and I guess Stargate Worlds may still be an option. If neither of them, I won't be in any other MMO.

I'll put in £500 if this goes anywhere. (Maybe...)

If they'd made their minds up and told us about the closure earlier, I bet a fair few more players would have tried to attend. Probably too late now.

Bayamos wrote: Was working on a client/server hovercraft battles app Tell me more! I always wanted to do something like that myself. If you don't want to continue it, I may take it off your hands. Would be something to keep me occupied, an...

Good news. I urge everyone running a fan site (or faction site or similar) to keep theirs running. Assuming it doesn't incur them much cost, of course.

I can't really think of much to say. I'm sure we'll eachconjure up some fond memories and an appropriate speech before this is over. For now, I just want to express my hope that we'll make the final event something to remember!

What about releasing the forum database (minus any restricted posts which people like me can't see anyway)? I'd be more than willing to put the effort into converting it and putting it online as a static forum for the sake of posterity.

Same here. I'm going to try to get my faction back in-game for a final goodbye.

I haven't been following The Agency, but I gather there's still no decent in-game footage. Yet we have a new trailer: http://kotaku.com/5271717/the-agenc...th-a-cg-trailer The masses at Kotaku aren't impressed, so it's not just us shortcha...

ShiXinFeng wrote: What do you care if we get one? Have we not been here long enough? Done enough for the game? Helped enough people? My God, man, the game is falling down around you and you still want to hang on to your elitism? And spare...

Tseng. wrote: if it comes to it atleast tap a more intresting item like an fm1500. Get out of it.

I reckon SOE are going to announce MxO's closure at Fan Faire, and there are probably a couple of people in SOE stupid enough to think that's a good idea too. But when the press hear about it, they'll rail against SOE proper. No matter tha...

Heheh. Hustle.

As much as I'd love to believe SOE actually have good news for us that they plan to relay later, I very much doubt it. It's too big of a gamble delaying good news like that. They've lost god knows how many MxO players due to lack of commun...

Heh, Locke's gone a bit funny. Can't wait for next week. Jacob answers, the Swan Incident, details on the new mystery group ('what lies in the shadow of the statue?' ... It's gonna be epic.

If you want to get your hands on MxO, you'd probably have to speak to WBIE as well as SOE, and we all know what they're like. Don't reckon they'd put much credence in a forum post suggesting a deal either.

Bayamos wrote: Syntax: HostileIntention (Sentience) (inactive) Zudrag (Sentience) (inactive) Mathalos (Sentience) (inactive) Natasha768 (Watchmen) (active) Shinryu (Watchmen) (active) Starschwar (Watchmen) (active) Procurator (TGS) (?) Heh...

You're a legend, Mir. It's sad to see you go. Best of luck in the future, eh?