Another generic leaving notice

Hello all,

I never really cared for people writing posts telling people they are leaving, but after spending nearly 4 years with this game, I feel oddly compelled to give some kind of farewell notice. 

It’s not like I really haven’t already left already though, I could probably count the amount of hours I’ve played over the last 6 months on one finger.  And before that, I really didn’t log in often enough to justify the monthly/yearly fee I was paying.

Matrix Online was the first MMO I ever really played, and is the only one that totally consumed me. How ironic that a franchise about freeing yourself into the real instead held my attention captive in one that was fictitious. The first few months of the game may have been the most fun I ever had in any game. I was surrounded by a great community and Live Events that, although they often went wrong and caused the server to crash, made me log in constantly throughout the day just to see what was new. There seemed like there was always something happening. Whether it was the oracle using the system broadcast to talk to u,  a meeting with Agent Skinner or a full out brew ha ha because Morpheus was hanging out by the subway.

But after those first few months, things took a dive for the worse, and the game never really recovered. And I think that’s why I’ve continued to hand over my cash, because of the first few months. But I have to face facts the game is never going to be that good again. Combat 2.0 and people like Rarebit, Walrus, No Repro, and HC Frog gave me hope, but unfortunately the game continues in it’s slow downward spiral. 

Thanks to everyone who made playing game as much fun and tried to keep it afloat. There’s no doubt that without the outstanding group of dedicated players here and Rarebit this game would of died long ago.

My subscription doesn’t actually expire for good for another couple of weeks so perhaps I’ll log in one or two more times to pay my final respects. I hope to see you all again one day, maybe in another MMO, maybe on Xbox Live, or maybe even back here if I’m like others who just can’t quit this game.

Goodbye.

And, no you can’t have my stuff; I don’t have anything worth having anyway.     

Take care man..Peace.

Can I have your stuff? 

Edit:  Oh wait, wrong server.

Later man. Wish you the best.

Laters

Smike_ wrote:

Can I have your stuff? 

Edit:  Oh wait, wrong server.

Smike, that is one awesome signature.

GoDGiVeR wrote:

Smike_ wrote:

Can I have your stuff?

Edit: Oh wait, wrong server.

Smike, that is one awesome signature.

agreed,

/save

Why is this in Off-Topic? Wasn't it in General Discussion a bit ago?

Neoteny wrote:

Why is this in Off-Topic? Wasn't it in General Discussion a bit ago?

indeed it was

Neoteny wrote:

Why is this in Off-Topic? Wasn't it in General Discussion a bit ago?

Sounds like an off topic discussion to me. Maybe would be on topic in a server forum though.

Virrago wrote:

Neoteny wrote:

Why is this in Off-Topic? Wasn't it in General Discussion a bit ago?

Sounds like an off topic discussion to me. Maybe would be on topic in a server forum though.

Maybe it's time for a new forum:

Takin the Blue Pill
Taking the Blue Pill forum is where you'll find farewells from all of your fellow players who are departing from The Matrix Online.

Then move it to the recursion forums then?

There have been and are plenty of leaving threads in General Discussion.

Neoteny wrote:

There have been and are plenty of leaving threads in General Discussion.

Please report them and I'll take care of them. Thanks.

Why is it after 3 years they are now being classified as off topic?

Kybutra wrote:

Why is it after 3 years they are now being classified as off topic?

Good question... they should have been off topic 4 years ago.

When a player has 3 characters per server you're saying they should say farewell on each server forum?

/me votes for the usual reasons... it's understandable. You don't want the general forum area (where new, old and potential players look first) looking like everyone's unsubbing.

Whether they actually are or not is a different matter.

as a side note, there won't be a real injection of interest until MxO has something other than stamp-collecting. Players don't want "A story", they want "their story". Unless there is a way to increase your power or be able to do things you couldn't before, it's all just stamp collecting. Who wants to spend a week grinding though a bunch of missions, to get an item that may give you 1 or 2 points advantage... as long as you use it at exactly the right time, in the right circumstances.

Of course any change such as a level cap raise will be a temporary reprieve from such stagnation, and I don't presume to tell the devs how to run the game. There is a fundamental issue however, where the top of the in-game achievement tree has been still for so long that the majority have hit that ceiling and will immediately hit the next ceiling unless lots of content is added. Massive, epic boss types (like the Bathory warf corrupted) only server to alienate a small population. Single player content needs to be increased to bring the population up and then the rewards need to be proportionate to the challenge. The patchers headgear is not worth the trouble in many people's opinion while the ninja gear is a lot easier to get and the rewads are massive.

Just some thoughts... I've had plenty of time to chew them over.

phi wrote:

When a player has 3 characters per server you're saying they should say farewell on each server forum?

/me votes for the usual reasons... it's understandable. You don't want the general forum area (where new, old and potential players look first) looking like everyone's unsubbing.

Whether they actually are or not is a different matter.

as a side note, there won't be a real injection of interest until MxO has something other than stamp-collecting. Players don't want "A story", they want "their story". Unless there is a way to increase your power or be able to do things you couldn't before, it's all just stamp collecting. Who wants to spend a week grinding though a bunch of missions, to get an item that may give you 1 or 2 points advantage... as long as you use it at exactly the right time, in the right circumstances.

Of course any change such as a level cap raise will be a temporary reprieve from such stagnation, and I don't presume to tell the devs how to run the game. There is a fundamental issue however, where the top of the in-game achievement tree has been still for so long that the majority have hit that ceiling and will immediately hit the next ceiling unless lots of content is added. Massive, epic boss types (like the Bathory warf corrupted) only server to alienate a small population. Single player content needs to be increased to bring the population up and then the rewards need to be proportionate to the challenge. The patchers headgear is not worth the trouble in many people's opinion while the ninja gear is a lot easier to get and the rewads are massive.

Just some thoughts... I've had plenty of time to chew them over.

QFT

Agree on all points.  This man speaks truth!