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Matrix Online celebrates 3rd birthday News

PC News by Ellie Gibson

26 March, 2008

The Matrix Online, yes it is still going apparently, is celebrating its third birthday with a new update.

The Smith Virus is back, and you'll need to complete a mission which leads you to the Oracle to find the cure. Smithlings will be out and about, dropping Smith Frags you can use.

Other special items only obtainable during the celebration, but suitable for use all year round, include Oracle Anniversary Cookies which heal damage. Smith Rage Pills are useful for combat situations and Smith Firewall Candy gives you temporary immunity against the virus.

You may have missed the big in-game event held on Friday, where players got to "party" with developers Rarebit, Walrus, Virrago, Moonlite, Brewko, 9mmfu and Dracomet. But the anniversary celebrations will continue until April 3rd.

If you've never played The Matrix Online, why not give it a go? That's why not.

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Eighthours
26/03/08 @ 09:09
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If you've never played The Matrix Online, why not give it a go? That's why not.

Ah, Ellie. Always raising a smile in the morning. :)
hjarg
26/03/08 @ 09:17
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Heheeee, the ending was really-really evul!

Ellie, will you marry me? :D
jaywalker3010
26/03/08 @ 10:08
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I am amazed it survived after its beta which was a truly atrocious experience
Pirotic
26/03/08 @ 10:25
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How on earth is it still going?
Dizzy
26/03/08 @ 10:28
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1st of April is next week people.
Kami
26/03/08 @ 10:35
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@ jaywalker3010; I'm stunned too. I was there in the beta. It should have died then.

How can this game STILL be going?
BradMillette
26/03/08 @ 11:58
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I thought this folded long ago.

That really says something about the power to milk a dedicated fangroup, I suppose.
ZuluHero
26/03/08 @ 12:02
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i hear its changed a bit since SOE got their grubbyy mitts on it. Combat has certainly has been..erm.. 'changed'' since that old EG reveiw. MMO's kinda need reveiwing every few years i think.
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kangarootoo
26/03/08 @ 12:42
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"The Smith Virus is back, and you'll need to complete a mission which leads you to the Oracle to find the cure."

Man, they must have racked their brains for night after night to come up with that story line.
kangarootoo
26/03/08 @ 12:43
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"MMO's kinda need reveiwing every few years i think."

A good point. Something for the new EG mmo channel to make a regular feature of perhaps?
cheeseweasel
26/03/08 @ 13:23
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If you read the intro to their recent re-review of WoW, it looks like that's exactly what they're planning on doing...
Kyle
26/03/08 @ 13:27
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"Smith Rage Pills are useful for combat situations and Smith Firewall Candy..."

lololololololololololololol

Smith Candy. Oh dear.
jamespo
26/03/08 @ 17:30
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crikey... an MMO sadder than WoW
AOFanboi
26/03/08 @ 19:39
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I enjoyed most apsects of it except for the stupid melee/ranged separation which screwed up combat versus more than one mob. Didn't play past the first month shortly after initial release, though. The "total change skill setup" mechanism was keen, but seriously its only contribution to the genre.
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It was a nightmare. Dodgy missions in dodgy apartment blocks. You'd be locked into a fist fight with one bad guy while his mate picked you off with a gun. Nice world though!

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