SOE Downsizing The Matrix Online

None of you guys spotted the deliberate mistake I see - MxO is run by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and SEGA - Not Sony!

The whole thing was so massively overhyped it got masses of subscriptions at the opening and then a lot of people kinda forgot it was only a game and started freaking out and closing their accounts. Basically a lot of people expected a lot more than what they got. At the end of the day it's just a game and it's ok if you approach it as just that. I still pay for it and only play it occasionally bgut it's a good diversion when i get bored. There are parts that are lame, the missions for example form the core of the game yet are repeative and dull (why do we have to do everything inside a building?). Also it's been plagued by bugs. That said it has good character development structure and the skills tree system really rocks.

It was a great idea, but ultimately for such a complex story an MMORPG is just too limited an arena to develop the plot in.

I really hope this is a sign of the DEATH OF CRAPPY MMORPGs.

Man thats not a good sign at all.

from the newsletter:

The Matrix Online is a game that, ultimately, is about community; for that reason we want to see that players can meet easily and join together in-game for fun and friendship. Recently, members of the community have noted that it can be difficult to find other players in The Matrix: Mega City. The current level of population density can limit opportunities for socializing with other players which are such a key part of our worlds.

Bringing Worlds Together

On August 2, 2005, we will be merging the nine current worlds into three new worlds. This merge should help to increase the number of players on any world at any given time. One world will be Hostile while the other two will run under normal PvP rules. Here is the breakdown of which worlds are being joined together:


very eloquently said :]

How does this hostile rules server work?

NPD reported this game sold 40,000 copies since its March launch.

Jesus. I've seen mods get more downloads than that. If that's the total sales number, what's the current active subscribers number?

lol, I thought it must be bad when I saw a store selling this for £2.99 a few days ago

Man, I really wish they would have opted for a more action oriented combat system..that is what everyone wanted. I really wanted a good sci fi mmorpg to take off.

They had like 19 servers on launch day. They never opened 10 of them, and a few days later they removed them from the list in shame.

It's a good move for whats left of this game. Just hope the servers can handle it.

Is this game that popular at all?