The short answer is yes, now is a good time to get back in. If you are looking to try it out for a single month, you might want to wait a few days until around March 1, so you can be sure to experience the Anniversary Event, which runs Friday, March 24 through Sunday, March 26.
The concerns you mentioned have been the priority for the MxO team. Bugs are always an issue, but the game is more stable than it has ever been and it keeps getting better. Combat Revision 2.0 is currently in development and addresses balance issues (i.e. hackers) and problems with combat. Pandora's Box provides some good high-level content, and better items are coming for high-level players. Other tweaks and adjustments have been made to make the game better.
I should note that the primary vehicle for new content continues to be advancement of the storyline with cinematics, critical missions, and live events. The SOE transition and development of CR2.0 have slowed things down quite a bit, but a lot has happened, and I'm hoping things come along more frequently in the next year. To catch up on the story, you can check out my web site. Soon, we will be able to run old critical missions for all orgs, so you'll be able to catch up on those as well. So, new content will be related primarily to the story, and perhaps small additions of content here and there. As far as I know, there are not plans to release an expansion anytime soon that will open up new parts of the city and raise the level cap.
Bottom line: If you're like me and really want to find out what happens next in the Matrix, then new story content is great. If you could care less about the story, then I would wonder how much lasting appeal this game would have to you. In any case, the game is better than ever, so it won't hurt to give it another try. You *might* even be able to get your old account back. I don't think the MxO team has deleted accounts, but I'm not sure what happens if you never transitioned your old account to SOE.
The concerns you mentioned have been the priority for the MxO team. Bugs are always an issue, but the game is more stable than it has ever been and it keeps getting better. Combat Revision 2.0 is currently in development and addresses balance issues (i.e. hackers) and problems with combat. Pandora's Box provides some good high-level content, and better items are coming for high-level players. Other tweaks and adjustments have been made to make the game better.
I should note that the primary vehicle for new content continues to be advancement of the storyline with cinematics, critical missions, and live events. The SOE transition and development of CR2.0 have slowed things down quite a bit, but a lot has happened, and I'm hoping things come along more frequently in the next year. To catch up on the story, you can check out my web site. Soon, we will be able to run old critical missions for all orgs, so you'll be able to catch up on those as well. So, new content will be related primarily to the story, and perhaps small additions of content here and there. As far as I know, there are not plans to release an expansion anytime soon that will open up new parts of the city and raise the level cap.
Bottom line: If you're like me and really want to find out what happens next in the Matrix, then new story content is great. If you could care less about the story, then I would wonder how much lasting appeal this game would have to you. In any case, the game is better than ever, so it won't hurt to give it another try. You *might* even be able to get your old account back. I don't think the MxO team has deleted accounts, but I'm not sure what happens if you never transitioned your old account to SOE.
