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Thanks for writing. Truth be told, I'm too clueless to fiddle with those things. I asdded a new DirectX, and am not doing a reinstall. Wish me luck!

My machine died. So with much help I re-installed Windows 2000 (up through SP4), found all the drivers and everything, and am almost back in business. Here's my problem. I re-installed MxO and got all the updates. After logging in and sele...

I thoroughly enjoyed this mish. It brought back memories of the bleak, obssessive Auditor and his missions. His character was well-evoked. And having Hypatia make an appearance was great as well; her missions have always been some of my al...

This afternoon I was all by my lonesome, datamining. Sure enough, a slew of Data Sentries appeared and took me under fire. One interlocked me. I fought on autopilot, and took a quick call. When I came back, all the datasentries were dead,...

Way back in beta, inventory was a source of agony. We had just as many tabs as now, but each was only half as big. Incredible but true! A long campaign was waged, with yours truly one of those at the forefront, to allot more space. It was...

I've done several in the past week, and did not have any trouble. You might like to look back at some of the PB walkthroughs; there could be something you're doing wrong- opening them inside buildings, near hardlines, in wrong districts, e...

Over the past few days I have noticed many an Agent downtown, dead, and on the streets, not inside mission areas. It's been very unsettling. Perhaps when Zion discovered their new abyss, they found debris/loot from one of the earlier faile...

Fen wrote: Hey Sugaree, If you read up on the Atlas description of the district before doing the contact missions, it helps to understand some of their motivations. For example, the lakes represent the sheer amount of code that is "flowing...

Super_Jenius wrote: Hi sugaree, Did you write reviews for Rose and Cerulean? I've been linking to all of your reviews from my website ( http://mxo.mxostory.com/neighborhood2.html ), but I don't have links for those two. Thanks! Sure did! C...

I always felt it was so spooky in Revolutions when the Merovingian, demanding the eyes of the Oracle, is sucking and chewing on the olives...

Maybe I've been missing something. What's the big deal with the Merovingian and the Oracle?

Many thanks for the responses thus far. I'm curious what other people would add to the list. What are the things that you think people should be absolutely sure to do?

It's so easy to get jaded. You have your Flaming Eye Trench, your Awakening Jacket, your Beta loot, and you feel like you've been everywhere and done everything. But MxO continues to surprise me, years after the first time I hit 50. And as...

I've had a Machine reputation of 120 for as long as I can remember. More to the point, two recent critical mishes for the Machines each concluded with me being told I'd get +1 Machine rep, and -1 for Zion and/or Merovingian. But afterwards...

While leveling an alt, it just drove me nuts trying to get the Union Hill Key. No one, anywhere, seemed to have it! Finally, here is the secret: Big Dawg, found near Lamar North hardline, at 319, 121. Go for it!

If you're like me, and have gotten used to the control-freak high-maintenance Exiles like the Weaver and The Jeweler, you're in for a big shock with this. Facing (at 90, 1, -300 in Kaede) the phlegmatic Sisters of Fate, oblivious to the sp...

In a certain not-very accessible byway of Shirakaba, stands Yuusuke Akayama (222, -4, 136). He looks like one of us: the open-necked shirt, the long coat, the dark eyes, and his world-weary expression. It's easy to feel close to him; he's...

BandaAncha wrote: im thinking in start to do those contact misisons, but i think i havent found that contact, you know their coordinates? Bandaancha, the neighborhood contacts are great, unappreciated content in the game, and everyone shou...

Has anyone else done this guy's missions? They were quite bizarre, a weird combination of slapdash character with no backstory, and ingenious exploration of the Exiles' world. At first I was immensely annoyed, but now i'm feeling different...

When you click Details for any of the Silver Dragons, you learn that their chief is one Jehiro (or something like that, sorry, I don't have my notes in front of me now), but when you start Grace's mishes, she refers to their leader as a gu...

I was in Stamos recently, and checked out the Atlas entry for one of my favorite places. It turns out that the Atlas says that The Succubus club is run by one Aine. In fact, the only Exile inside is Grisaille. It's an odd discrepancy. Has...

MatrixRefugee wrote: Hee, I did these recently, and found them an utter delight... though that last one with the swarms of Exiles showing up was murderous, but worth it. Be sure and talk with the fashion models prancing around the apartmen...

Othinn1 wrote: During beta, I firmly recall one of these missions (most likely the first) involved an article of clothing with special powers, which was stolen by a group of Exiles. I had to defeat them to get the clothing back. When I rea...

The Seamstress, one of the more sedate, less abrasive Exiles, may be found in Saikung, at 408. -10. -242. She is near the T-intersection, She wears that classic flat black gi, with Agent Pace hair and dark eyes. Tragically, the white boots...

Skill, that "exact number" comes from Morpheus himself, while speaking to the Oracle. Some people might say "that isn't what he meant". But then, if he doesn't mean it, why does he say it? Without the Oracle demurring or correcting him? An...

Othinn1, this gives me a great idea for another series after I run out of neighborhood contacts! Something like "What's Going On With..." where I could take some under-appreciated feature of the game, like the Spectrum and the Elements, an...

Hypatia has always been one of my favorite exile contacts. There's such a sense of quite, intense, bibliomania with her. As someone else noted, I'd love to see the downtown Library opened up, and her relation to it and the Archivists explo...

Othinn1, thanks for the awesome clarification! I'm very impressed! It makes sense the way you describe it. Sometimes I get the feeling that few people have worked their through all these mish suites, the way you obviously have. It's a pity...

Unlike the run-of-the-mill exiles who lurk in seedy bars or tony nightclubs, Grace stands proud and tall in the open, in Archer Square, of Furihata (-541, 1, -255). It's a photogenic spot: a fountain gurgles at her back, and a gracefully w...

Operetta hangs out in Akasaka (227, 1, 67), in the basement of Pandora. For saomeone with such a strong sense of self-worth, it's odd that she does not hang out in a venue more suited to her ego, like some place downtown. But this mistress...

20136098 wrote: Asa wrote: Why? They were a present for transferring your Monolith account to a SOE account. Why does being here a year mean you should also get them? Say hello to MxO's problem, basically you just said: 'Screw all those ne...

Walrus wrote: Like I said: I'm not really going anywhere. Just focusing on production. And, as far as any concerns go, if you'd seen some of the mistakes I made in my past, you would've been disappointed to have me. Give Raijinn a chance....

We all wish you the best of luck, Walrus. Your patience and composure have been exemplary! Does this mean you'll have time to attend the Sexy Redpill contest this Friday? Sugaree

Thanks to all who have worked so hard on both sides of the looking glass to get so much done with such meagre resources, and in the face of so much wailing. You have our total respect and gratitude.

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a vast uptick in lag recently? It takes much longer to jack in, and it's taking up to ten minutes for all the details of people and landscape to appear. I don't have other resource-hog software run...

After too many months in the Desert of the Real, I return to surveying the Exile contacts and their missions. They're a great way to get loot and info and xps, and learn more of the backstory of the Matrix. Today we meet a mover and shaker...

Outlaw sagely wrote: I think we might need some new QA testers...these ones always seem to miss stuff like this all the time...but since I love this game so much and I pay 15 bucks a month I know they will release a hotfix very soon....*cr...

I noticed two things. 1. The new crit mish, "Deviation" did not show up at all until I had tried and aborted a standard mission, even though I tried looking for it in all four districts. This was unexpected. 2. I was able to mail a singlet...

Recently there has been half-informed hysteria seizing for pretext to diss Aquatium. I'm not a Zionist. I'm not in his clan. He doesn't owe me money. I think he's a great guy. Many people work to build up the community, and Aquatium has be...

This is so great! I would never have thought of this! Definitely keep these coming, especially for the upper-levels who would have to start all over to do some of them. Thanks for opening my eyes to something I had never thought about!

And now I turn my weary brown pumps to the Far East, the Asian glories of rice and seaweed, the last district to yield its exotic, exilic secrets to my inquiring heart. I feel excitement; I feel reluctance. Soon, the nine remaining Exiles...

Grats grats, Walrus, you are so the right person for this. I only hope that your satisfaction grows as your responsibilities have. Besides making it possible to email these items to yourself, why not double the inventory? Just think of how...

Great responses, everyone, thanks so much! It's been so long, I forgot about Tyndall's guies and the backstory; I have to search this all out! And yes, the close integration of the gangs is one thing that makes Westview special. Plus, you...

Well! Another district come and gone! I seldom had the deep resonance with Westview that I felt with the downtown and Chinatown regions. It always seemed so slummy. But, really, when you compare it with some of the rogues gallery from Rich...

If we could be sure that CSRs were not themselves behaving irrationally, this would make much more sense. The best example of irrational behavior would be a certain CSR whose captious, fractious behavior ingame has been so egregious as to:...

Amber’s hangout, Club Kaos (-552. -4. -611) is a grim place. It lacks the light and lively feel you get from some nightclubs; perhaps it is the green light everywhere. (Note to self: avoid green for the next Collective Machinist bash...) O...

Greene is tough enough that he doesn’t need a lair or a datacenter to hang out in. He struts his stuff on a street corner in Manssen Park (-836. 1. -61), distantly surrounded by Disciples always posing but always careful to give him a resp...

I am having a serious problem with repairing an item, the Awakening Shades. Let me describe the problem, and then pose a solution. Problem: I have the Awakening Shades given out after the server merges months back. Recently I noticed that...

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I'd like to present a problem and a solution. 1. Problem. I have the Awakening Shades from the server merger. But they have lost stability over the months, and now they have a single big red dot, and three tiny green dots. A perfect candid...

While we're on the subject of crafting clothes... Originally when you decompiled clothes, you got 15 charges worth of code from it. After this was silently adjusted in a patch, now it's like three. Sometimes for me it's been 2!! I mean, wh...

I have a different thought about this. I accept where we are; I have enjoyed the game with three organizations up to now, and don't see this changing any time soon. As for CR 2.0, take as long as it takes to get it right. I mean, what's th...

I just want to say it again: take your time to get CR 2.0 right. I just don't see any big rush with this. Take the time you need to get everything working smoothly and satisfactorily. And let me encourage people to get active on the QA ser...

MxO is full of things happening. Player events. Wars at Mara. QA mayhem. Clan mergers. People gin up controversy about trivia and players leave in disgust. Who wants be assaulted every day by the latest charges of exploiting and trashtalk?...

Yay! She's definitely on my list!

I loved Thallia's suite. I loved her lair. I loved her fireplace (now gone) and bookshelves. It was such a great place to hang out, and i remember discovering it by accident! That mish you mention was surprisingly hard. I was mishing that...

Over on QA, Zurish from The Collective has been mowing down people in duels like he’s Agent Smith! (We may rename him The Lawnmower Man.) Alas, I haven’t had a chance to try his tricks yet since QA and I are seldom on at the same time. So,...

Just finding the mission contact Nicky G. was no small matter, necessitating wandering through the upper, very non-intuitive reaches of Club Paradise. What a pleasure to find The Newsie so easily! He waits for you right by a newsstand in P...

And who said poetry is dead?

Every time I go into a club, I see intricate curls of smoke from abandoned smokes. It would be so cool to have one in my hand. Cool for roleplay. Cool for fun. Some people might wail that having smokes in MxO will make people more like to...