Ah.. sad, but true.
Happy 4th birthday though.
Four years ago marks the day I not only logged into MxO for the first time, it was my first MMO and my first PC game (never heard the word 'noob' before). Prior to MxO, I didn't own a computer and was mostly a console boy. When I heard on the Revolutions DVD that there would be a Matrix online videogame, I put it in my budget to start saving up for a computer (didn't make a lot of money at the time). Managed to get my computer a few days before MxO went live and got my pre-order for it (although, never got beta hyperjump or beta clothes, something the CSRs didn't seem to want to help me with :/).
Fenshire wasn't actually my first character. I wanted to have the name Jester, but it seemed as if it were taken. So, after trying different synonyms for 'humor', I came up with the name Jocularity. I first logged into Method. Don't know why, just picked a server at random. I played for about a week, and decided that I really didn't like the community there. (Sorry guys!) Most of the people seemed like they were snobby beta vets, and it was hard trying to get anyone to talk to. Most of them seemed to be off doing their own thing, and couldn't be bothered with a poor noob. So, I deleted Jocularity and picked a server with a low population, Regression. Fell in love immediately. Very few beta folks, a very strong RP crowd, and mostly other noobs like me. 
Took me awhile to pick a name for that too... I wanted Hauk (old D&D character I had was named Hauk Fenshire), but it was taken. So, I ended up picking Fenshire.
Ah, memories. When the game was fun, and bright and shiny and unlike anything I'd ever experienced before.
I didn't have a computer at the time when players were beta testing the game and my dad got me my first computer so I could play the game. By the time I had everything hooked up and got the broadband internet stuff taken care of Beta testing was over. I logged in for the first time the 3rd week in March and it's been so long I don't even remember the server I tried out but I think it was called "interactor"? or something like that. I spent most of the time running missions solo the first 6 months then I started to get to know other players more by the time I hit lev50 it was October. Here is a screenshot from my first week in the matrix. Anyone remeber these 2 other players next to me in this SS... I think they long gone lol.
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