Kevin, I think it's great Anything with me in it is fantabulous! LOL jk all I did was do what you told me to do and play around with the archivist proxy animation XD

Anyway, I think it's great that you're doing this, and getting some constructive criticism always helps the process. I agree with Dulux that it's nice getting to see the characters again. especially now that we're not limited to the... what....2 weeks? of Halloween mask usability. Of course, there are still some things you have to work around and substitute, but I think you've done a great job of interpreting the cinematic and translating it to in game animations.

Oh, and I think you should have included one of my /talk angry emotess ^__^

Well, I hope I did Recursion Mervs some bit of justice. I never felt like a very good RPer and am pretty shy. I never felt like I had the personality for a Merv either and at first I was struggling with how I should act, but after meeting the great guys on Recursion I learned that there's  more than one side to that org and the stereotype I'd connected to them was broken. I think my name never got out cause I wasn't around long enough ;p and I don't think I was on many people's radar, as I tend to melt into the crowd and be forgotten. I also don't post very often on the forums cause I get post shy and after writing something up I just hit the back page and decide not to post it.

Honestly, by the time I'd been invited I'd given up hope of being invited and had decided to pump as much energy into my main and Insurgence as I could and that if I *did* get an invite I'd decline.... (LOL ;p) but when the time came I couldn't resist >_< ;p

I was actually hoping to get a EPN spot when I was first invited, since I feel most comfortable RPing EPN... but Rarebit said I was too active on the other servers which I didn't quite understand since I was mostly on those characters for events or if I got bored. oh well :p things happen for a reason

Merv I think is the hardest org for me to RP because I don't really know much about the org other than the severe basics and I didn't like them very much cause my only interaction with them had been pvp or possibly events on my main ;p so my weak knowledge of the org made me shy away even more. BTW, one of the hardest things for me to do when chatting with everyone in game was not to use smileys! I think sometimes I came off super cheerful cause I was trying to evoke friendliness without using smileys haha

Toluca was a great co-liaison and I wish I'd gotten to work with Hattah. Quite a few people asked me about him when my liaison was introduced ;p and made me wonder what he'd been like. Toluca taught me quite a bit and guided me through my first event, etc. Although I had thought you were from the notorious PdS (All Spanish faction on Vector) ;p

I learned a lot from you guys though, and it was fun while it lasted. I wish I'd been able to work with you guys longer as an "official" liaison longer and I'm sorry I fell off the map a bit. By the time I got invited, I was mostly playing for my faction mates and the events; so when the changes came about I really lost heart for a long time and then I was unsure if I would stay. Well, my decision was made for me and I hope I'll see some of you guys somewhere else. ok I think that's all I have to say ;p

EDIT: I"m Alytheia btw if you didn't get that from the list your characters thread <_<

xfire: Sputnik1220
AIM: Sputnik1220
email: [email protected]
Steam: Sputnik1220

Really... if you want to buddy me on something just try Sputnik1220 and if my name shows up I have it

Vector:
Sputnik1220 (50)
Hydrusine (50)
AtaIanta (43)
SaIyut (
SputnikI220 (1

Recursion:
Salyut (50)
0221kintupS (50)
Solarii (2)
Sputteh (3)
Alytheia (39)

Syntax:
Sputnik4 (50)
Astris (12)
Triella (9)
Belka (for a Syntax event)

And a few random ones for events or fun that I don't remember the name of and a few variations of my main that I deleted.

Jedi44 wrote:

Villemar_MxO wrote:

I wonder who played Keterina and Mnemosyne?  When I did my whole Diplomatique thing on Vector, Mnemosyne was really very friendly to me. 

 

 

Mnemosyne was my favorite Liasion, then pen came around lol She's one of the people who got me hocked onto mxo and I miss her. Would love to know if she still played from time to time.

I miss Mnemasyne! She was really nice, and she never got to tell me how she learned Japanese

I would go, but we are going to Orlando next week and Fan Faire is too soon after to build up the funds :/

Tatsugami wrote:

I thought of the exact same idea, someone may have told you. i think you should get this going again would be a great event.

Ahhh nope, noone told me. I was just trying to think of something fun to get people to get in game. I think I will try again soon, so keep an eye out

Cancelled.

I'm getting the same problem, but only when I use firefox. Sometimes that happens with firefox and it's fixed in the next day or two... I'm just using IE for now.

All right, if anyone is interested please sign up. I am going to extend this one week to Saturday March 28th since there seems to be a lack of interest and has now become a conflict of interest with something about Fread and LouisCampbel that is happening on the 21st.

nooooo! Don't leave duck duck

You better be back in a month!

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It has CHANGED....... <_<

Hmm... now that there's a thread for this, I can't remember the stupid stuff I did.  >_<

I do remember always aborting my missions in westview cause I literally thought I wan't allowed to go into restricted areas.

I started a few months before CR2 and thought that the combat system was like Tekken or DOA and would just spam tactics <_<

I didn't figure out that the blue bar right under the IS bar was how filled up an xp box was till like 6 months ago <_<

I was stupid and girly mistake and wore clothes based off how they looked than for their buffs ^^

Date: 21 March, 2009
Time: 2pm PST
$i200,000,000 prize for the first round!

Basically this is a PvP game of capture the flag, but the flag will be a luggable. All three organizations will begin at their home base and compete to capture one of the opposing organization's luggables and take it to their base. Whichever organization is able to successfully capture another organization's luggable first and place the luggable in front of the referee at their home base wins the round. If someone captures your luggable, you are free to attempt to recapture it by killing the luggable holder before he arrives at his base and places it in front of the referee. If you successfully retrieve your luggable, you must return it to your base and place it as close to it's original position as possible. A referee with Master Shadow will be located at each organization's base and should be your contact if you are having any problems. Locations of organization bases will be posted at a later date.

Teams of six must enter to participate in each round, and all sides will have the same numbers. There will be a small entry fee eventually, but the first couple of times will be free.

To enter a team, you must pick a team captain to submit the entry, and post here or send me an email with the following information: Organization, team captain, and the names of the remaining 5 members. An email must be sent in-game to Sputnik1220 with the entry fee, when applicable. The team member picked as team captain will be the referees' point of contact if any problems are encountered during a round.

e.g.

Organization: EPN/Zion
Team Captain: Hydrazine
Members: Waromnimonki, Paschendale2, KevinXSer, Mar5, Sputnik1220

Rules:

1. Master Shadow ability may not be used.

2. Patcher loadouts may not be used. *

3. No rezzing or recalling the luggable holder. *

4. You must reconstruct if you die while in possession of a luggable.

5. Killing a referee will result in a penalty.

6. Anyone not signed up for participation may not interfere in any way, this includes fighting, healing and buffing.

7. Once a round starts, you may not switch to a patcher loadout.

* Patcher loadouts have been eliminated because recalling does not cause the luggable to be dropped from your inventory, and will be too hard for the referees to keep an eye on. Switching to a patcher loadout and rezzing, buffing, or recalling may not be used on anyone. If you are holding the luggable and die, you MUST reconstruct.

If any of these rules are not followed, you may notify your organization's referee, and he will deal with the problem.

These rules are in place to make it as fair as possible for everyone. This is our first try, so there may be some unforseen problems or loopholes. Please do not exploit them, as rules will be put in place to compensate, and cheating will cause your team to be disqualified or the round to restart. This decision will be determined by the referees depending on the circumstances of the problem. I hope to see a lot of you there and good luck!

Rarebit wrote:

There may not be a Matrix here in this crazy world of ours--yet--that we know of--...--but we do have this big Internet thing where we're all only a few milliseconds apart. If you keep pressing enough buttons you never know what kind of hole you might end up tumbling down.

..............like a supermassive black hole?? <_<

Hey everyone, make your way to Sati's and I'll be getting things started. As was posted, Hydra is having car probs and will be even later than I was sleeping <_<

I'll say it again cause it can't be said enough; Thank you^100

./righton

~sputteh

lol beck ftw!

Assassin never died... he just moved on. musta been a green pipe in that barge :p

Anyway......

Great mask Mantra ^_^ Can't wait to see the full get up at Fan Faire xD That verdigris material you got is pretty!

Hooray!! This makes me happy ^_^ I like the colors, and it'll be awesome if those glasses will be a new item as wellD

The reason I didn't make a big deal about the pantsed gi until after it went live is cause I was under the impression that both would be available and that it wasn't just going to put pants on all of the existing models.

*crosses fingers for white boots XD*

The party is going on right now at the Hypersphere monument in Stamos NW! Drop by and win some cool prizes and bring your friends! Everyone is welcome

Don't forget! If you want to submit an entry to the Scary Story contest, you need to submit your entry by midnight TOMORROW! Get writing, cause the prize for winning this contest is a Blue Beam Signature, a Kunoichi Grandmaster token, and $i80,000,000!!

I'm also posting the list for the Scavenger Hunt. Try to get as many items as you can and rack up your points! We're giving away $i50,000,000 for this contest! All items must be presented in a trade except for the Blood Noble Trench, which must be worn while presenting items.

        Holy Water
        Merovingian Mask
        Ill Persephone Mask
        Antibiotic (Any level)
        Wooden Stake
        Nightmare Mask
        Silver Bullet
        Trainman mask
        Apothecary Mask
        Male or female Lupine mask
        Male or female Blood Drinker mask
        Smith Firewall Candy
        Succubus mask
        Gargoyle mask
        Smith End Brownie
        Oracle Cookie
        Oracle Anniversary Cookie
        SSR gum
        Headless Fragments 1-7
        Blood Noble Trench
        5  Small Vials of Blood
        Black Widow's Gi or Dress
        Direwolf Skin
        Vampire Coat
        Ghost Shirt
        Poison
        Severed Head
        Human Heart
        Drugs
        10 Pentagram Amulets
        20 Blood-Drinker Teeth

Also, if you want to compete in the costume contest to win $i20,000,000 and 10 Stage 3 Blue Marbles, don't forget to dress up as your favorite character!

There will be lots of chances to win rare masks at the party, so come early and stay late! Hope to see you all there!

EDIT: Removed "Cake" from the scavenger hunt list. Item is not tradeable.

Don't forget! If you want to submit an entry to the Scary Story contest, you need to submit your entry by midnight TOMORROW! Get writing, cause the prize for winning this contest is a Blue Beam Signature, a Kunoichi Grandmaster token, and $i80,000,000!!

I'm also posting the list for the Scavenger Hunt. Try to get as many items as you can and rack up your points! We're giving away $i50,000,000 for this contest! All items must be presented in a trade except for the Blood Noble Trench, which must be worn while presenting items.

        Holy Water
        Merovingian Mask
        Ill Persephone Mask
        Antibiotic (Any level)
        Wooden Stake
        Nightmare Mask
        Silver Bullet
        Trainman mask
        Apothecary Mask
        Male or female Lupine mask
        Male or female Blood Drinker mask
        Smith Firewall Candy
        Succubus mask
        Gargoyle mask
        Smith End Brownie
        Oracle Cookie
        Oracle Anniversary Cookie
        SSR gum
        Headless Fragments 1-7
        Blood Noble Trench
        Cake
        5  Small Vials of Blood
        Black Widow's Gi or Dress
        Direwolf Skin
        Vampire Coat
        Ghost Shirt
        Poison
        Severed Head
        Human Heart
        Drugs
        10 Pentagram Amulets
        20 Blood-Drinker Teeth

Also, if you want to compete in the costume contest to win $i20,000,000 and 10 Stage 3 Blue Marbles, don't forget to dress up as your favorite character!

There will be lots of chances to win rare masks at the party, so come early and stay late! Hope to see you all there!

EDIT: Removed "Cake" from the scavenger hunt list. Item is not tradeable.

Awesome! Thanks Virrago ^_^

Hydrazine wrote:

Our parties are always hostile-free, so if you arent Zion or EPN, dont worry, there will be no fighting.  We will need some reds in order for us to do the Zombie Zoo anyway.  By the way, the Insurgence Lottery pot is gonna be quite big this year.

True indeeed! We'll need a Merv and Mach or two to bring rez for quick reconning cause I can't rez hostiles anymore

Hydrazine wrote:

Our parties are always hostile-free, so if you arent Zion or EPN, dont worry, there will be no fighting.  We will need some reds in order for us to do the Zombie Zoo anyway.  By the way, the Insurgence Lottery pot is gonna be quite big this year.

Very true! And we'll need a Merv and Mach or two to bring rez since I can't rez hostiles anymore

Not sure if you I should post this again, but just in case... ^_^

Link: http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/..._id=36300026132

Link: http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/..._id=36300026132

Hmmm... I got those emails also. I thought it was a fan faire thing, but.... Gerik didn't get em O_o

I've never even touched or looked at EQ or EQII...

Villemar_MxO wrote:

Hydrazine wrote:

FilthyHarry wrote:

Maybe I'm just cynical but it sounds like they are cutting back but trying to dress it up so it doesn't seem that way.

Yes, it does seem that way.  We will just have to wait and see what content we do end up getting and see if it feels equal to what we had.  If the changes don't feel equivalent or that they are just dressed up, it will be hard to justify spending $192 a year on it.

I am trying to be open-minded about this but it is difficult when one of the main reasons I play is being taken away. ie live events.  If there are random live events like the monolith days, then running into one might be a more rewarding experience than what we have now, but with RL schedules, it is nice to know when things are.

When you miss all the live events, you feel like you are missing out on what the primary part of the game is and that you are wasting your money, which is why my brother quit.  And he quit when there were cinematics still around.   So I hope that when there are the occasional live events that there might be clues or hints to when they are, sorta like the poetry reading info that was listed in the Sentinel and when we went, we found morpheus.

Like I said, I will be open-minded and wait to see what happens.  I am actually suprised to see so many in favor of these changes.

I think its reflexive appreciation, which is well-deserved for Rare, but if everyone blindly applauds everything he does then it creates a distortion of what he thinks everybody really wants.  The opposite is true too, its just as ridiculous to bash and threaten to leave the game over ervything.  Its better to use constructive criticism when warranted or when we warn about the game going in the wrong direction.

Take for example Rare saying players "love to farm for the latest and greatest gear."  Sure, some do, but is that what we really want to build this game around?  (And don't flame me for being lazy, I can say this after individually farming 108 shurikens, 108 marbles, and 120 SSR gums).

Think it through.  What makes this mmo unique, besides the tight-knit community?  It is a continuous and evolving story.  If that goes out the window, then what?  We shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater, and a few bits of flair like increased FX times and RSI capture tools shoudn't cover up abandonment of an evolving storyline, if indeed that's whats really going on here (which none of us know yet).

 

I agree I for one didn't give some of the ideas Im in favor of a fair shot with that said however I really hope Rarebit gives us detailed information on not only why he decided to scrap these organizations on both a logistical level and storyline one and what existing underground members can expect.

Although some may have not enjoyed being a Cypherite alot of us still do and we deserve nothing less than knowing exactly why we have been taken out. Simply saying "I couldn't do you justice" is not a good enough explination. You dont just decide after two years that your going to quit doing something because you dont do it justice.

The EPN and Cypherite playerbase that exist within the game need to know what we can expect when paying our subscriptions. Now obviously we wont get quests or meetings for that matter but I am wanting to know as well as others I think if and when these characters such as Cryptos with his Override codes Michaels revelations in the No Fly Zone and other plot points come up what kind of treatment and inclusion we can expect.

Frankly we also need some clarification on wether or not existing plot points area going to be dropped. I just read something from someone in the What are you going to do now? thread who was under the impression the frags that the Oracle gave out before she died are going to be a dead end plot point which are dropped totally.

Underground and original status can mean alot of things and is a pretty broad brush.

It can mean we simply will get nothing and not be recognized in any capacity. It will mean that we will be recognized during the occasional live event IF it calls for it. It could mean that if Rarebits idea of a good plot turning event does not involve a Cypherite or EPN player that he will simply not service us or give us content whatsoever. It could mean  that we still have things to look forward to and its simply just a complete shift in regards to the way our stories will be told which honestly I think alot of us can agree may be a good thing.

However the one thing we need is crystal clarity detailed explinations in all facets and him to level with us past simply saying he cant do us justice. I think the least were owed is that after two years of dedication to a organization that never even had the same content depth to begin with as the three organizations is to know how why when and where it was decided that were not worth keeping around in MxO.

a bit off topic but what ever happened to those two frags given to epn and cyphs from the oracle to hold onto for something special?

or is that still going on and now there just dropping whatever use they had?

I'm going to continue being EPN. I don't think EPN or CYPH ever lost their purpose, and taking away our colorful tags won't do anything to dampen my spirit or hopefully others. In fact it makes it feel a little stronger. I want to prove that we haven't lost purpose because we haven't. Just because we can't get new tags doesn't mean we're obsolete. There are still fully established EPN/CYPH factions, and there's nothing stopping us from establishing new factions with CYPH/EPN tags that don't have the dash or colors. No new tags and no LE character interaction is not gonna stop me from continuing as EPN.

"The Cypherite and E Pluribus Neo organizations are returning to their original, "underground" status; their characters will still exist in the story, but we will not attempt to support them as player organizations with live quests or meetings; we have attempted to do so up to this point, but our development capabilities and existing game mechanics have never been able to do them justice."
If you read the rest of that sentence after "underground status" it says that they won't be supported by the characters, not that existing factions are going to go cower under their bed sheets because Michael, Shimada/Veil, Cryptos won't be showing up at meetings or leading us around anymore. This definitely sucks, but getting a high five from Shimada or Cryptos isn't the only thing that's worth being in EPN/CYPH.

Both CYPH/EPN have always been similar to the mach/zion, but there are some big differences as well, like EPN not having the Zion council to hamper efforts and being more aggressive and cyphs wanting reinsertion and being more aggressive. I don't see how war breaking out has made us lose our purpose. And it makes me so angry whenever I hear people, especially those in EPN/CYPH, say that we have no purpose. We have not lost purpose and we do have differences from the parent orgs.

Sputnik wrote:

All times are in MCT, right?

Yes, ((Pacific Daylight Time)) or MCT.