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zeroone506
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How has the story evolved (generally)?

So does anyone know what became of that Joker/Scanline/Doc Raj/whatever story? I remember there were some underground puzzles over the internet, secret events (with Chadwick saying something like "I can't give it away right now" and an "In...

Missions and Storyline · 03/16/2008 07:56:38

What was taken from Merv....the keymaker? or Sati?

ShiXinFeng wrote: Okay, I think this may give some insight into why Sati was originally created. The Oracle was seperated from her old shell because of her choice to help Neo and humankind. Trinity: What happened? Oracle: I made a choice a...

Matrix Universe · 03/14/2008 03:23:13

What was taken from Merv....the keymaker? or Sati?

Vesuveus wrote: So he knew the One would be coming after the Keymaker in order to get to the source. So he put his pieces in place in order to benefit from the cycle. Kidnapping the Keymaker means the One comes to him. Rama-Kandra and Sati...

Matrix Universe · 03/14/2008 03:21:31

How has the story evolved (generally)?

Point taken. Thanks for the conversation! Anyways I won't derail your thread any further I see you have the answers you requested - I believe your needs from the story are exactly what it is delivering atm so enjoy " width="15" height="15"...

Missions and Storyline · 03/13/2008 10:25:26

Free Topic "Source Material" debate

GamiSB wrote: zeroone506 wrote: GamiSB wrote: zeroone506 wrote: But your missing mine. They don't keep the year and let society progress. They keep the year and don't let it get past 1999. You examined the ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS and I felt...

Matrix Universe · 03/11/2008 21:11:19

How has the story evolved (generally)?

I remotely understand your point, but isn't this comparable to a TV show, or some novel series, with constant twists and all, which are somehow done in a way that you rather distance yourself from the story and don't take any sh*t anymore,...

Missions and Storyline · 03/11/2008 15:48:10

Free Topic "Source Material" debate

GamiSB wrote: zeroone506 wrote: (I've been away for a while, but I think I've read that Tick Tock event and also have followed many discussions on this; point me out if I overlook something important, and I'll shut my hole immediately " wi...

Matrix Universe · 03/11/2008 15:11:21

Free Topic "Source Material" debate

My topic of choice - since there are all the scientists in the Matrix, obviously, who also are potentially about to invent the AI (big deal - there is already AI in the Matrix, and to hell with it, blow up the lab with a nuke code bomb or...

Matrix Universe · 03/11/2008 14:00:32

Free Topic "Source Material" debate

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Matrix Universe · 03/11/2008 13:21:56

How has the story evolved (generally)?

Many thanks for the info and opinions! Cloudwolf's story summary was really informative. Some interesting stuff, it seems. I guess I'll be keeping an eye on it. "The last twist I remember" was Cryptos and reinsertion. I think. Few question...

Missions and Storyline · 03/11/2008 12:04:59

How has the story evolved (generally)?

Hi! I don't know, perhaps someone remembers me, I'm that guy who... ... no? ... well... Anyways, I left somewhere in the middle of chapter 7, and haven't really followed the MxO storyline since then (my interest suddenly went from extremel...

Missions and Storyline · 03/08/2008 13:57:24

Game doesn't start - client.dll

SHAZAM! Suddenly, the game is working. I haven't done anything. Strange. Well, if the problem appears again, I'll post here, with the system info and all.

General Technical Help and Questions · 03/08/2008 13:04:51

Oracle's Philosophy

Probably the mission would fail and the controller would coment "gratz you just made the Matrix collapse and destroyed the story continuity - mission failed, start again" On a serious note - I've never really delved into the symbolical/phi...

Matrix Universe · 03/08/2008 11:26:42

Game doesn't start - client.dll

Every time I activate the game and select any character, I get the following message: The client.dll could not be set up properly. Failed to properly setup the rendering device. The application is now shutting down. [OK] Clicking on OK res...

General Technical Help and Questions · 03/02/2008 08:12:15

Maps available on The MxO Archive

Wow, that's KEEEEWL! First the animation fixes, then this - YOU WANTED ME BACK SO BADLY, eh, Rare? j/k Cool news, and great screenshots too.

Districts, Neighborhoods, and Constructs · 02/05/2008 15:44:46

Maps available on The MxO Archive

Stack wrote: SolidRevolver wrote: Those are pretty cool ^_^ But now you may have to do it again with the new area "> Oh believe me, I'm quite looking forward to mapping out the new area, whether it's just a construct or a whole new distric...

Districts, Neighborhoods, and Constructs · 02/05/2008 13:25:52

Question on slowing down audio

Is there any way to slow down an audio file, say, by two, while keeping the same pitch, AND retaining the sound clarity? Whenever I do it (be it Audacity, QuickTime or any random DVD player software), the sound gets all electronic and dist...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/03/2008 21:20

Ask the Devs an MXO design question v.7

Rarebit wrote: "And now I gotta barge my way through another gift, "The Golden Compass" and its sequels, which I don't expect much from." You definitely should! Especially the sequels start to rock. Well, in my opinion, of course.

Archive Construct · 01/03/2008 13:23:57

How to record sound from videogame onto a sound file?

Hi, short question there. Does anyone know a method, or program if I wanted to record the streaming sound from a videogame (e.g. ingame music in MxO), and save it as a sound file on my PC? IrfanView has an option to make a photograph of wh...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/03/2008 02:58

the new leaving thread of the week

Just checked, the LE pics work now :O I didn't know That's really good, because if you're so interested in the storyline that it keeps you playing, the last thing you want is entire months of archives simply disappearing due to some server...

General Discussion · 07/28/2007 06:10:49

the new leaving thread of the week

No, this is not a hoax this time (if your computer says it's April 1st, it's probably bugged). Yea, I know I don't happen to be one of those "greatly respected players who have contributed incredibly much to the community" everyone will mi...

General Discussion · 07/27/2007 14:19:01

Project Save MxO

Reeverb wrote: //Projects started since 2005: 4560467 //Projects that have failed since 2005: 4560466 Good lucjk. ROFL

General Discussion · 07/05/2007 09:02:04

Project Save MxO

What the heck? How many times is it now that somebody launches another promotion/support initiative for MxO? There was a "fan marketing initiative" a year ago, several other threads about real life promotion, then there were two threads ab...

General Discussion · 07/05/2007 08:06:38

How to you feel about the fall of The General?

Yea, sadly it is very often that some fictional storyline evolves differently than you had expected. Maybe you should just face the truth that lots of things are going to be differently than you'd like to be. After all, it's Rarebit's and...

General Discussion · 07/02/2007 08:37:26

I'm out...

ElZombie wrote: Heres a question thats a little off-topic... When does one become a Veteran? In the eyes of the community, anyways. When he's l33t enough, I suppose. I think either if you've been with it long enough (for two years or somet...

General Discussion · 07/01/2007 09:31:19

I'm out...

cloudwolf wrote: flecky wrote: cloudwolf wrote: Sykin wrote: Sorry I never made you a signature. They'll be time yet. Noone can say what the future brings. I hold hope we'll meet again. Maybe not today, maybe not tommorow, or even a year f...

General Discussion · 07/01/2007 02:12:09

WTB MxO Devs

Paradox wrote: Watch the profanity, folks. Just because you're impassioned about the game doesn't mean you should express your viewpoint using 2¢ swear words. It really makes a more effective argument simply to stick to the facts and prese...

SOE Discussion · 06/15/2007 11:31:13

WTB MxO Devs

Cervacius wrote: Yeah, but the hard part is trying to find the typo. Have you seen some of the game files? Not pretty. The typos were PMed Rarebit by... err, players. It's not such a trouble to find them if you read through them anyway, wh...

SOE Discussion · 06/14/2007 10:05:41

So who thinks MxO's shutting down? :)

krytical wrote: htttp://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2....fm/category/185 I wonder how often I'm gonna fall for this again. PS: He said "few months", so yea, nevermind.

General Discussion · 06/11/2007 08:14:56

So who thinks MxO's shutting down? :)

If it does, I wanted to be the smartguy who knew all along. There was some ignorant dork on external MMO forums who said he knew MxO'd shut down in two months. That was two months ago. D00m?

General Discussion · 06/11/2007 07:37:07

Sugar Shack 60: Before You Die

Take a look at the sky, just before you die... the majority I'm kind of not bothered about, anyway lots of it is hardly "content".

General Discussion · 06/05/2007 15:10:17

"I'm back..what server..do you have this?...beta..."

As long as it's fair in your mind, there is no problem imo. It's just this, just as I don't like "embittered haters" who spew negative crap, I don't really revere players who dishonestly "promote the game" with euphemizations and stuff. I...

General Discussion · 06/03/2007 11:48:03

"I'm back..what server..do you have this?...beta..."

If there really were marketing attempts, which I personally didn't know of, it's probable. Yes, continue promoting MxO, just don't be disingenuous/dishonest at reviews or forums is all I ask from you. Making the game look better than it is...

General Discussion · 06/03/2007 10:17:30

Storyline Catch-Up Coverage Concerns

Actually, I would ask Rarebit if he's gonna publish old "SOE" events until chapter 4 or write summaries for previous chapters, but I'm pretty sure he's gonna say "I don't fee like doing this". Last time I suggested doing something about cl...

General Discussion · 06/02/2007 07:06:10

Storyline Catch-Up Coverage Concerns

1. If that's all he meant, my bad. It began at 4.1. 2. Yup, he just started. But now it's being done. 3. k, my bad

General Discussion · 06/02/2007 06:51:17

Past DN1 articles blank

I've checked some Looking Glass or Image Retrieval from the past few weeks, and when you open the links, the pages are blank with nothing on them. Makes the pretty story summaries kind of less useful in the long term, eh? Please fix that.

General Discussion · 06/02/2007 06:28:07

Storyline Catch-Up Coverage Concerns

clicky As much to the "sea of forum postings" and chronological order. All taken care of, my friend. Actually, chronological order was possible at the Lithium boards, but the stupid SOE forum coders forgot to include this useful function,...

General Discussion · 06/02/2007 06:11:59

Do smokers have rights?

Fatmop wrote: zeroone506 wrote: Actually, a question - when you sit next to a smoker, but the smoke blows into an opposite direction, and the people there are so far away that the concentration of the smoke becomes minimal (in case it does...

Off-Topic Discussion · 06/01/2007 01:47:32

Patch tomorrow?

So, I hadn't played pretty much since the last patch, partially due to exams, partially due to a schooltrip, partially due to lack of interest, and am now leaving the 7.2-7.3 storyline for the archive releases in another six weeks. So now...

General Discussion · 05/30/2007 21:46:46

Do smokers have rights?

The name of this thread sounds like "are they inferior to non-smokers in terms or rights"? Yes, they have the same rights as every other citizen, there is no political differentiation between smokers and non-smokers like maybe between dome...

Off-Topic Discussion · 05/30/2007 18:04:23

Patch tomorrow?

Sorry to open a thread for this, but it would be really nice if someone with knowledge would state if there's a patch tomorrow? Let's just say, logging in is problematic for me right now, but there's a few things I'd like to do before the...

General Discussion · 05/30/2007 17:27:14

Cryptos' boxes.

I really hope they'll keep them around for at least the next patch, I'd like to watch them a couple more times.

Missions and Storyline · 04/17/2007 04:46:11

The Guide for Pandoras Box...

Um, why search function? Read the OP, it's a complete guide. 1. and 3. box items are for Fasset, 2. is for Loripor in Mara, 4. is for Creston Heights Museum.

Guides and FAQ's · 04/13/2007 01:28:53

Neo

Joakim wrote: ZOMG! TEH DRAMA! ... is long over. A bit sad, but this is one of those debates I've learned something from, and changed my opinion - so it's good thing I guess.

Matrix Universe · 04/12/2007 03:41:27

Ask the Devs an MXO question v.5

Xeros wrote: I rather like the Ghost theory. Hm, it would fit Malphas better from all we know. Other than that, entirely possible

Archive Construct · 04/09/2007 11:21:10

Ask the Devs an MXO question v.5

The_Big_V wrote: Malphas is rather boring and pedantic. He's just about the facts. I seriously doubt he is a frothing cauldron of rage on the inside. Flood, on the other hand, is a hateful little fellow. When will people learn the meaning...

Archive Construct · 04/09/2007 02:55:38

Ask the Devs an MXO question v.5

Xeros wrote: Yes. Malphas doesn't hate everyone, and besides...who care's what Malphas thinks? He's a slave. Flood's once overtly hateful behavior has/had been displayed in sly, subtle remarks and gestures. No, it's not "he doesn't hate an...

Archive Construct · 04/08/2007 13:13:37

Ask the Devs an MXO question v.5

Xeros wrote: Rarebit wrote: NightTrace wrote: it knew the SOE Web Dev team would be taking a break Which character do you identify with the most LE wise? Hrm eh... A lot of people seem to assume that it'd be the Effectuator, but I can't sa...

Archive Construct · 04/08/2007 10:54:11

Ask the Devs an MXO question v.5

Rarebit wrote: Papergh0st wrote: zeroone506 wrote: Question regarding MxO story writing: Do you know if the Wachowskis have set certain aspects and questions, like character backgrounds or fates, or elaborations of the universe, to be answ...

Archive Construct · 04/08/2007 04:56:13

Neo

FYI, the reason I asked this question was because after writing another post in this thread, I started wondering: "Hold on dude, how do you know?" So I start doubting and come up with this in "ask a dev". If he had replied with "No, they e...

Matrix Universe · 04/07/2007 14:19:34

Neo

yeah, but come on - you're really reaching with regards ways to explain away these issues with the final film at this point. how far do we want to go in wondering if the w bros actually came up with stuff to fill these blanks? No, I'm not....

Matrix Universe · 04/07/2007 07:07:43