I fell in love with the movies.  I loved the story, the theatrics, the code, the fighting, everything.  I lived and breathed anything that was the Matrix. 

So, I ended up here.  This is the first MMO I've ever played and right away I realized how much fun it was.  Not only is the game open to infinite possibilities, but everything about it was drawing me in little by little, day by day.

"It is the question that drives us....you know it, just as I did"

My reasons are twofold.  Firstly, as implied above, my affinity for this game, the reason I chose to pick up The Matrix Online in the store, was to find an answer to that question.  MxO takes you into the world of the movies and beyond, it allows you to be that innocent, naive, but ever hopeful, ever doubting bluepill destined to find a life beyond the world that does not feel "right"; To wake up from the dream and realise that anything is possible, that there are greater things in life than your own personal quest for "truth".  In essence it was the chance to further explore the matrix world, to look at it not from a third person point of view, but to live and breath the world of code, to witness it for myself, to take the redpill and delve into a world beyond that which had previously been all.

Secondly, there is nowhere better to express creativity and art in the modern landscape than within the limitless boundaries of an MMO.  Before MxO I had never roleplayed in an MMO, never played an MMO for that matter, but I have always been a creationist (not in the theological sense of the word).  The new format allowed for the complete creation of a story not simply told in words, but told with actions, with live dialogue, with the full range of multimedia possibilities available.  It allowed me to transcend boundaries; A writer becomes an actor, a director, a straight man...all within the creation of a single character.  I play MMO's to breath life to the stories I create.

 "Why...Why do you persist"

"Because I choose to"

I play the Matrix Online Because i like the Matrix movies, i've played lots of other MMOS from Final Fantast XI, World Of Warcraft RF Online City of heros the list is long, But this game has the best comunity and has great potential to be a even better game. I've made lots of friends on this and continue to do so. the live events are great tho im on GMT time its a bit hard for me to get to one but if i do they are good

The Game has style, and looks good and has one of the best graphics for a MMO (In my opinion)

if only MXO had more funding to make it bigger and better this MMO would be one of the top ones out there. So much can be done here, if there was more funding for it.

Why? Why? Why do you persist?!

Rarebit wrote:

Why? Why? Why do you persist?!

Because compliance is mandatory.

Overall, the reason I have stayed with The Matrix Online is because of the storyline and live events. I've played several other MMORPGs including Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2, but neither seemed to have a true, coherent plot. MxO offers the Sci-Fi setting I need with an actual plot in place so I feel that my character's actions actually have weight to them.

Next up would be the community. The folks I play this game with are some of the best. Most are congenial and are willing to help out, have a chat (or even an intense debate), and some people who are just there for a quick joke. I love the MxO community, and I haven't seen anything like it elsewhere (that includes the devs and their dedication to the game, too!)

I guess I also play the game for a bit of research. I intend to go into the video game development business, with intent to work on MMORPGs, so hopefully I'm learning something about communities, development, content, and other issues as I play as well.

Cheers to one and all, and a merry 2007!

To start off, the reason i first joined MXO is because first of all, i'm a big fan of the matrix movies, science fiction, action, etc. So naturally i was drawn to it. I had not played many MMO's before, i participated in several beta tests and spent a few weeks with some friends in Lineage II. I saw no point to it after awhile and eventually quit. I did not play them for any length of time because there was no point to the game, there was no story, no end, just level up, level up, over and over. I didn't find them very fun.

So far, MXO is the only MMO that i believe is worth playing. Most all of the other successfull MMO's out there all have the same recurring theme. Some kind of fantasy world with orcs and elves, wizards, knights, etc. Fantasy is fine and all but i got bored of it and wanted something new. My true passion is in science fiction, stories involving technology, space, the future, etc.

The Matrix is different than these other MMO's because of its unique atmosphere, here we have realistic looking characters, something most other MMO's lack. We have a realistic looking city, also something most MMO's lack. We have fairly complex character customization tools, not the best, but certainly better than some other MMO's i have seen. There is a wide variety of unique clothing, (could be more) more so than most MMO's i have played where everyone just wants the best armor. And we have a dynamic story, something all MMO's i have played lack. Instead of just connecting the dots and going from point a to point b, leveling up and getting better armor along the way. We have real people behind the scenes changing things, playing characters, advancing the game and communicating with the players in a way that makes the players feel that they are part of what happens, it is much more fulfilling to know that we were part of something, instead of just watching it.

MXO also introduced me to something that i had little experience with on such a large scale: Role play. I had never really roleplayed before the way that it is done in MXO. Here i am a unique character, i have a purpose, beliefs, goals, i have taken sides in a massive environment and done what i can to help the growth of the side i am on. Most other games that i have played in the past, the role play is done for you, or it is non existant. Because of this unique interaction with other people and the seriousness that everyone takes with a completely fictional world, i was drawn deeper into the environment and the community.

I have never stopped to take a break from MXO, to try out another game, my subscription has remained constant, and i imagine it will as long as the game continues to run. There are few games that i am able to say i have played for years, non stop. And the games that i have played for that long are because of the community of people that i play the game with. There are so many great things about the game that i find impossible to just give up, the story, the community, and the sheer depth and realistic touch that this game has to offer makes The Matrix Online something really worth continuing.

I'm a Matrix fan, especially the first, original Matrix movie.  The first Matrix game said it would recreate the world of the Matrix, so therefore I had to join and play.  And I'm still here. 

End of story for now