The Matrix Online
I was bored with CoH and Guild Wars was a total bore so I stopped by Game Spot (or whatever the store on way home is called) and decided to look around for a new game. After persuing everything, I came across TMO. I know it's gotten less than stellar reviews but I still wanted to try it out and when I saw that it was only $20, I decided to give it a shot.
I've been playing it on and off all weekend and have made it to level 10. I gotta say, so far I like it.
The world is huge but there is a lot to do. There are baddies all over and plenty of missions. The skill system seems very fluid. It's tree based and while I believe there is some kind of cap, it seems like you could just level everything up. You can only load so much into memory at once and you do that at a "hardline" but the skills are still there so I guess you just load and unload them as you like. I've never even come close to running out of money but I'm only a level 10 so who knows.
The crafting system is pretty different. Since everything is technically a program, you assemble things from bits of code. Everything from skills to equipment to consumables are basically built from the same basic structures which makes things a bit easier. I haven't done too much coding, I'm just kicking ass right now and exploring.
It is laggy as hell at times. I'm running at minimum level so that might be part of the problem.
I have also only solo'd, no teams yet. I did get a few invites to a crew but turned them down. I wanted to get a feel for it before hooking up with more people.
Anyway, I'm having fun. I've already gotten my $20 worth.
I've been playing it on and off all weekend and have made it to level 10. I gotta say, so far I like it.
The world is huge but there is a lot to do. There are baddies all over and plenty of missions. The skill system seems very fluid. It's tree based and while I believe there is some kind of cap, it seems like you could just level everything up. You can only load so much into memory at once and you do that at a "hardline" but the skills are still there so I guess you just load and unload them as you like. I've never even come close to running out of money but I'm only a level 10 so who knows.
The crafting system is pretty different. Since everything is technically a program, you assemble things from bits of code. Everything from skills to equipment to consumables are basically built from the same basic structures which makes things a bit easier. I haven't done too much coding, I'm just kicking ass right now and exploring.
It is laggy as hell at times. I'm running at minimum level so that might be part of the problem.
I have also only solo'd, no teams yet. I did get a few invites to a crew but turned them down. I wanted to get a feel for it before hooking up with more people.
Anyway, I'm having fun. I've already gotten my $20 worth.
posted by Big Ed at 9:03 PM
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