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Happy Veterans Day

We at SOE would like to take a moment on this Veterans Day to recognize all those who have served or are currently serving our country in the armed forces. We salute those who have put their lives on the line, and sometimes lost their live...

News and Announcements · 11/11/2005 10:34:14

The Other Side of the Looking Glass - 11/04/2005

This thread is for discussing The Other Side of the Looking Glass posted on Friday, November 4, 2005 on Data Node One . Message Edited by Walrus on 11-04-2005 05:53 PM

Broadcast Depth · 11/04/2005 17:46:25

Blast From The Past!

Back by popular demand...er...okay... Back because I like it: The old Ascension "flying car" bug! http://TheMatrixOnline.station.sony.com/images/en/screenshots/Forums/Ascension_Monument_800w.jpg

World Discussion - Syntax · 11/02/2005 15:02

The Other Side of the Looking Glass - 11/01/2005

This thread is for discussing The Other Side of the Looking Glass posted on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 on Data Node One . Message Edited by Walrus on 11-01-2005 05:52 PM

Broadcast Depth · 11/01/2005 17:41:33

Sidus Noctis

Please keep recruiting posts to the appropriate forum for your server world. Also, please avoid attacking other players on the forums. If a thread is misplaced, report it via the Report Abuse link and it will be moved. Do not flame other u...

Next Renaissance - Recursion · 11/01/2005 09:02

Server Maintenance: 4:00 AM PDT, Tuesday, November 1, 2005

The servers will be unavailable beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT) on Tuesday, November 1, 2005. During this time, the Halloween Masquerade cleanup will happen and masks disguises will be turned off. The maintenanc...

News and Announcements · 10/31/2005 17:14:01

2005 Halloween Masquerade Event Note: Activating Jack-O-Lanterns

When you activate one of the Jack-O-Lanterns, a spawn sequence of NPCs will happen on all players within a certain radius. If you have one of these sequences activated, but for some reason do not defeat all the NPCs that spawn on you, ther...

News and Announcements · 10/27/2005 17:56:11

Server Maintenance: 4:00 AM PDT, Friday, October 28, 2005 - Update 37

The servers will be unavailable beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT) on Friday, October 28, 2005 for implementation of Update 37. The maintenance period will last approximately 2 hours. Once the update is live, the 2...

News and Announcements · 10/27/2005 17:52:13

Update 37 - Now Targeted for Friday, October 28

Due to some unavoidable issues, Update 37 has been pushed back to Friday, October 28. Oddly enough, this was when we were originally going to start the Halloween event. Unless any additional issues crop up, Update 37 will be available Frid...

News and Announcements · 10/26/2005 17:55:16

Update 37 (Pre-update) Discussion

The reference to "through November 1" is continued from the previous paragraph, which states that the event begins with Update 37. Update 37 will be released either Thursday or Friday morning, depending on a few issues, so the event will b...

Broadcast Depth · 10/26/2005 10:28:22

Update 37 - Updated Information

Update 37 will not be posted on Wednesday, October 26, as there are a few final touches we still need to finish before deployment. Current ETA is Thursday at the earliest. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your understanding.

News and Announcements · 10/25/2005 14:50:27

Update 37 Information

Update 37 will be released this week as soon as a few final issues are resolved. Current ETA is either Wednesday, October 26 or Thursday, October 27. We will have more information this afternoon and will post a revised ETA at that time. Th...

News and Announcements · 10/25/2005 09:38:35

Update 37 (Pre-update) Discussion

If you haven't yet, check out the Update 37 notes on DN1 . This thread is for discussion of the upcoming changes to the game.

Broadcast Depth · 10/24/2005 17:30:02

The Other Side of the Looking Glass - 10/21/05

A few things: The masks will "turn off" after 10/31, so there's no reason to save them. (Unless you want to keep them until next year, I guess...) The masks are special "clickies"--get a mask, activate it from your Inventory or hotbar, you...

Broadcast Depth · 10/24/2005 10:21:57

Question to the mods

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 fa...

Next Renaissance - Recursion · 10/24/2005 09:24

Server Maintenance: Saturday, October 22@4:00AM PDT

The Matrix Online servers will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT) on Saturday, October 22, 2005. The game will return to service after approximately 1 hour. We appreciate your understandin...

News and Announcements · 10/21/2005 16:44:17

The Other Side of the Looking Glass - 10/21/05

This thread is for discussing The Other Side of the Looking Glass posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 on Data Node One. Message Edited by Walrus on 10-21-2005 04:26 PM

Broadcast Depth · 10/21/2005 15:24:19

News forums, I win.

While new forums may be an event, that doesn't mean you should post messages that aren't appropriate for the forum's purpose.

Events - Vector · 10/21/2005 10:36:29

Another exploit to be aware of (directed towards PvP'ers again)

Any time you can unload an Ability and retain the benefits from having it loaded, it is a bug and an exploit. The severity of the exploit depends on the level of the benefit. If you have information on bugs/exploits, please /bug them from...

World Discussion - Syntax · 10/18/2005 11:02

An exploit to be aware of (aimed at PvP'ers):

This is one of those nefarious issues that seems to creep back in due to other changes made in the system. Using the bug that allows you to equip weapons you don't have the appropriate Ability loaded for is an exploit and will be treated a...

World Discussion - Syntax · 10/17/2005 08:49

Logic Cannon 2 an exploit O.o

Do not post negative comments about another player's behavior on the forums. If you wish to ask a question about a situation, please do not use names.

World Discussion - Syntax · 10/12/2005 14:46

Memento Mori Missions Update

Many of you noticed that the Memento Mori (Fly in Amber) critical missions went missing from the game. They were designed to end on October 10--a week after they became available. However, we failed to pass this information on to you, whic...

News and Announcements · 10/12/2005 14:39:39

so if the 4 horsmen go Machine...

Attacks on other players or groups is prohibited on these forums. If you have an issue with a player, deal with them in private, ignore them, or send in an abuse petition.

World Discussion - Syntax · 10/12/2005 08:44

Server Maintenance: Wednesday, October 12@4:00AM PDT (Hotfix)

The Matrix Online servers will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT) on Wednesday, October 12, 2005. During this time, the game will be updated with a hotfix to make improvements to the custo...

News and Announcements · 10/11/2005 16:42:47

Hurricane Stan Discussion

Now that we have the explanation, let's keep this thread on the topic of Hurricane Stan and its aftermath. (Thanks for the info, Fugitiv3.)

Archive Construct · 10/11/2005 15:00:48

Hurricane Stan Discussion

I apologize for not putting this up earlier. As many of you are aware, Hurricane Stan has had tragic affects upon Central America and Guatemala, specifically. Our thoughts go out to those impacted by the storm and those participating in th...

Archive Construct · 10/11/2005 14:51:02

Pakistan/India Earthquake

adonai wrote: This isn't meant to take away from this huge tradegy which will only become worse with ineffective aid relief, but what qualifies as an SOE sticky worthy disaster thread? I didn't see one for the Guatemala Mudslides which bur...

Archive Construct · 10/11/2005 14:39:23

Pakistan/India Earthquake

WGAnubis wrote: Its times like these that make me think of the last book of the bible. Not saying its the end of the world but 2 heavy huricanes, a major earthquake and who knows what else has happened between Katrina and this, definitly m...

Archive Construct · 10/11/2005 13:48:08

Pakistan/India Earthquake

This thread is for discussion of the earthquake that affected Pakistan and India this past weekend. Whether we have players in that area, there are certainly those in our community who have family or friends impacted by the quake. Our thou...

Archive Construct · 10/11/2005 07:53:46

Petitioning About Missing Item Grants

If you are missing an item granted directly to players, such as Mobius Code, and believe you qualified for the item, you can send in a CCR petition about the issue. If you do so, make sure you select Ticket on the petition before you send...

News and Announcements · 10/06/2005 10:12:05

Please Read: Selecting the Right Petition Type

When submitting a petition, please make sure you select the correct type of petition before you send it in. If you send in a Bug petition, your petition will go directly to QA for investigation. These tickets are closed as soon as they rea...

News and Announcements · 10/05/2005 14:46:35

Hello Syntax

This thread has degenerated into flaming, with little input regarding the OP's message. For those of you who turned this into finger pointing and attacks, the same rule stands: If you have an issue with another player or group, work it out...

World Discussion - Syntax · 10/04/2005 13:03

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I'm a big fan of D3athBlad3's comment: Rezer needing a rez.

Archive Construct · 10/04/2005 11:46:50

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Actually, that was only day 3.

Archive Construct · 10/03/2005 18:45:02

Server Maintenance: Tuesday, October 4@4:00 AM PDT

The MxO servers will be taken offline for an update on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT). This maintenance should last approximately 2 hours. We appreciate your patience.

News and Announcements · 10/03/2005 18:42:34

EQ In the Running for the "Walk of Game" - Vote Early! Vote Often!

Walk of Game is the first-of-its-kind landmark honoring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry. Walk of Game is located inside Metreon, a 350,000 square-foot entertainment complex at Fourth and Mission Streets in the heart of dow...

News and Announcements · 10/03/2005 18:39:50

Please Read: Fly in Amber Mission (Memento Mori)

The current version of the Fly in Amber mission (Memento Mori) is set up to only award the mission leader with the final item. As this is a critical mission, everyone on the team will be credited with completing the mission and will not be...

News and Announcements · 10/03/2005 14:52:55

Servers Being Restarted: 10:30 AM PDT

The game servers will be restarted shortly in order to perform post-event cleanup. Servers will return to service within 15-20 minutes. We appreciate your understanding.

News and Announcements · 10/03/2005 09:27:17

Death of the Destroyer: Feedback Thread

Although many of you have given feedback elsewhere, let's hear what you have to say on this thread: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Broadcast Depth · 10/02/2005 16:17:37

An Apology: Event Information Leak

For anyone who doesn't know, the mostly complete event summaries were accidentally released on DN1 this morning. They have since been pulled down. This was my fault for not correctly prepping the articles for staging, which resulted in not...

News and Announcements · 09/29/2005 08:26:43

CCRs: Bug vs. Ticket

On the new CCR interface, you will have a choice between submitting a Bug or a Ticket. If you need immediate in-game help or need assistance with a problem, make sure you use the Ticket option. If you have information regarding a potential...

News and Announcements · 09/28/2005 16:48:24

Server Maintenance: Thursday, September 29@4:00 AM PDT

The Matrix Online servers will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT) on Thursday, September 29, 2005. This update will fix issues with today's implementation of the new CCR interface. The gam...

News and Announcements · 09/28/2005 16:46:23

Update 36 Discussion

While much of the patch contained changes related to the event this week, we also have some other additions like the new CCR interface. I understand we're having problems with it at the moment, which are being worked on, but give us your f...

Update Discussion · 09/28/2005 08:34:48

Server Maintenance: Wednesday, September 28@4:00AM PDT

The servers will be unavailable beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (1100 hours GMT) on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 for implementation of Update 36. The maintenance period will last approximately 6 hours. You can find information...

News and Announcements · 09/27/2005 17:07:49

Hurricane Rita Discussion

My personal update: My brother and his family made it out last night when the I-10 eastbound lanes were switched to westbound traffic. They safely arrived in San Antonio early this morning. Thanks for everyone's well-wishing--it looks like...

Archive Construct · 09/23/2005 15:54:09

Hurricane Rita Discussion

Much thanks. My bro is a smart guy and he'll do what he needs to to protect his family. They've got friends up in Tyler who are going to take them in. Just an update for anyone who hasn't read it yet: The governor of Texas ordered all sout...

Archive Construct · 09/22/2005 08:37:44

Hurricane Rita Discussion

I've now designated this the official discussion thread for Hurricane Rita. Let's keep the discussion friendly in respect for all those being affected by the impending storm. Pardon me if I'm a bit distracted today. My brother and his fami...

Archive Construct · 09/22/2005 08:23:52

Sony going out of bussiness

Definitive answer: Sony's not going out of business. And moving this to the Sony discussion forum.

SOE Discussion · 09/21/2005 13:31:33

Update 35 Informaion - Importing Your Buddy List

With the implementation of SOE chat, the database used to store your buddy and ignore list information will be changing. Due to this, you'll need to import your old lists when you log on after the update. Also because we're moving over to...

News and Announcements · 09/14/2005 13:52:30

Walrus off to Visit the Real World

Just letting you all know that I'm going to be jacking out for a week for some time off. Some of my compadres on the Community team will be monitoring the forums while I'm out. When I come back, I'll be working on the next designer journal...

News and Announcements · 09/01/2005 19:00:44

Pandora's Box - Important Information

There have been many reports of problems with the Pandora's Box missions. While some seem to be legitimate issues, some may be due to not communicating some important information about how they work. Let's try and rectify that here. Missio...

Guides and FAQ's · 09/01/2005 18:40:11

Pandora's Box Mission Items Bug

Many players have run into an issue where the Pandora's Box mission items disappear once they leave the mission space. The mission items are supposed to be replaced at that time and our information leads us to believe that this is due to f...

News and Announcements · 09/01/2005 16:57:38