Saturday, March 31, 2007

MxO's Second Anniversary

News from SOE brings word that The Matrix Online has turned two. MxO is one of those titles that I played during beta, and while I enjoyed it, I also saw that it was going to have problems, mainly due to the fact that it wasn't really immersive enough compared to the movie, and felt like a letdown...even after the second two movies. However, news filtered out through the past year or soa bout a number of the changes that've happened, which may have given MxO an Anarchy Online-like rejuvination. It's definitely a title I plan on revisiting sometime soon for GT, probably for a review.

Anyway, the anniversary lasts until April 10, 2007, and shows off the new 'luggable' object type, and features a mission to visit the Oracle. Here's some more details:
Update 50: Chapter 7.1 Content and A Whole New Look for You

With the beginning of Chapter 7 a new cinematic trailer is released, you will be able to participate in the new 7.1 critical missions and, through archival missions, relive all the missions from the previous chapters, including Chapter 6.

Also, for the first time ever, players have the opportunity to change the look of their characters’ Residual Self Images. Update 50 introduced “RSI Pills”, which can be used to change everything from hair color to tattoos! Head to your nearest Exile hideout to acquire some of these consumables today!

You have to give SOE credit, they definitely are committed to numerous patches and updates. 50 updates in 2 years? Nice. More details are available here.