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Matrix MMORPG

Posted by Hemos on from the milking-yet-more-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As linked to in this post, Matrix: Online has been announced. The official site for the game describes it as a MMORPG of epic proportions as people will get to feel what it's like to be a part of the matrix realm. Although the details list lots of interesting information, the most important piece I found was in the FAQ section... where they state that the game takes place after Matrix Revolutions... Are they trying to hint at something?"

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  1. Interesting point by samael · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's set after Matrix Revolutions. Which indicates that there will still be a Matrix then....

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    1. Re:Interesting point by bob_jordan · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I have been saying this for a while. You can't just overthrow the machines and have millions of people suddenly wake up. How do you clothe, house and feed them.

      I am sure that at the end of the trilogy, there will still be a matrix in place, they may just be either starting to wake people up a few at a time or starting to put people back in.

      If they are taking them out, then it will take a long time. This could be where the game is set.

      Bob.

  2. Re:This game raises a few questions by cgenman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Four, how will a squad-based 5-good-guys-against-the-world movie translate into an individualistic 20 million good guys against the 3 agents game? A large part of the ambiance of the Matrix came from the sense of isolation. What happens when there are so many people that you want to move to a different server? Hopefully they will take a cue from PSO and make it a squad-based MMPORPG that isn't really MMP.

    Five, what will the player do to level up? How many innocents must you kill to get superman flight? Experience is obviously earned by fighting, but I would question the "richness" of the Matrix world as it currently stands to support a sufficiently large variety of expendable mook cows. Another run down the casino to kill guards? Or at the bank to kill... guards?

    Six, is there sufficient variety in a dirty city to keep the game visually interesting? Two hours staring at subways and dirty apartments isn't that taxing, but two months? I already live in a dirty apartment. Does The Matrix provide enough potential set pieces to keep people visually stimulated? Or will that subtle shade of green drive everyone nuts.

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