It's been a long time since I checked in on you, and now... this... .



To me, this MxO is like the ex that you know you should hate, but you had so many good memories together, you could never not love. She was always being mistreated, always catching a lot of undue harassment from the popular crowd at school, but she stuck through. And while she may have been a crazy bitch at times, in the end, she's just the sweet girl you always knew, and will always love.

My Career in MxO started when I was a Junior in High school. I just got out of school for the summer, and had finally saved up enough money to buy a new video card to play the game. I remember jacking in for the first time without the video card, only to find that all the enemies were black and white, and any realizing that any blue pill seeing that would be lose their sh*t and die. So, after inserting the new graphics card, I was on my way. I remember when I was first contacted by Agent Grey, and when I choose to align myself with the machines. Now, As a machine, I fought for the humans that remained inside the simulation, and those selfish Zion terrorists were going to destroy Humanity. And I'd be damned if I let that happen.



From there, I remember running some of the same missions over and over for the machines, building my reputation and experience, and while at times it got tedious, the grind was always more fun when you had friends to help you out.

I remember I had joined Method, and at the time, I was a no body, but for some reason, a random guy started helping me out. A lot. Today, I can't remember his name, but he was the one that kept me in MxO, and he introduced me to a woman who would be at the center of a lot of things in the world of the Matrix Online Player Community. Through her, I was able to mingle with a lot of influential players, and eventually, garnered enough of a friendship with these individuals to level me up to the level cap. Level 50. And that's when the fun started. As a level 50, I could hold my own if a battle broke out against the Zion's, which was almost an everyday occurrence over the hardline and surrounding area named Mara Central. Mara C, in Beta, acted as a player gathering spot, and usually, the event's would occur there. I remember I jacked in once to find Morpheus speaking in metaphors about his crazy blahdy blah-The man was a lunatic.



I played as a sniper, and I laid down support anytime someone got into trouble, even figured out how to one shot people who didn't keep their guard up in a war zone. And I can't tell you the satisfaction experienced when you catch a cocky Zionist with his pants down. As a matter of fact, I remember sniping Ghost... Of course, I couldn't kill the guy, but the satisfaction that I hit a Dev was pretty awe-inspiring. Also, I've never experienced a fear and an exhilaration like when I would run from agents. These bastards would two shot you, easy, and even as a machine-aligned player, you still had to play by the rules, and some areas you just weren't allowed to go to. Those were the area's that were fun to play in. Super Jumping, to this day, still remains one of my most favorite experiences in any game, ever. The first jump, you never make, but in my case, I laughed all the way down.

I've played through the merging of the servers, the assassination of Morpheus, the assassination of the assassin. The subsequent rise of the E Pluribus Neo, the terror of Anome. I killed I don't know how many Exiles, and splattered Zionists brains all over the hardlines in almost every corner of the game. I was there when Neo's body surfaced in code. I was there when we fought back the Merovingian forces and the Zion's to take back 01(A construct). I've played the hell out of MxO, and I wouldn't trade those experiences for anything.



It's a shame that some of you Dtoider's never really got the chance to play this game. I know that those that did never really dug the game, but I can tell you, she was as sweet as candy when she wanted to be. She'll always be the one I loved first. So, to all those who played it, remember those good times and carry them with you as you continue you fight against whatever enemies you have.

To all those that didn't give her the time, you really did miss out.

Goodnight sweetie, and sweet dreams. I'll see you on the other side.


MalakAlhaq - Machine - Recursion



P.S. I may just jump in just so I can get my RSI pretzeled into oblivion, just one last time. If you Dtoider's care to join in the festivities, look me up.