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The Matrix Online update 66 brings about The Omega
The delayed Matrix Online update 66 saw the light of day today as the servers were brought down this morning for the patch. Update 66 brings in the new Windows Vista enhancements, which fixes many of the graphical problems users were experiencing when running the game on Vista, as well as new RSI capture items and the "little surprises" that Ben "Rarebit" Chamberlain promised in his leaving letter.The surprises have come in the form of a new collector, named The Omega, and have included a few new clothing items that make use of the matrix code render and the ability to turn the Area K Black Trenchcoat into a white version and the white Patcher's Headgear into a new black "Omega" version.For the full patch notes, check them out on the Matrix Online forums.
Friday the 13th too cursed for Matrix Online update 66
We reported earlier in the week that The Matrix Online update 66 was due to hit servers yesterday, however community relations representative Virrago has informed the MxO players that the update will be pushed back to next week.The patch notes on this update are still in the dark, and no one is quite sure what will be included with this update past the fixes for Windows Vista and the removal of storyline progression. It looks like the MxO team will be releasing the notes the day of the patch, keeping everything a surprise until the last moment.Also up in the air is Ben "Rarebit" Chamberlain's leaving date, as his original intent was to leave after update 66 was pushed to the live servers. It would appear that he's staying with the team until the update is pushed, but that is unclear as of this posting. In any case, we wish him the best of luck with his future endeavors and thank him for all of his hard work putting together the innovative story of The Matrix Online.
The Matrix Online says goodbye to a developer
The Matrix Online is saying goodbye to one of their main developers as Ben Chamberlain, aka "Rarebit," leaves the MxO staff on February 13th. Rarebit was largely responsible in the last months for continuing the Matrix Online's main story via many live events each week -- the events that have kept the spirits of the dwindling community interested in the game.According to his leaving note, Rarebit is also concluding his work in the games industry after 10 years of work.His departure from the staff will begin shortly after Update 66 launches on live servers on February 12th. Update 66 will include the very critical patch that will clear up the many visual corruptions that occur when a user runs Matrix Online on Windows Vista, as well as provide secrets that Rarebit is holding to his chest. Rarebit has also announced that he will be releasing the outlines for the rest of the MxO storyline, providing all the wrap-ups to the game's main plot that have occurred since chapter 5.2.
