Enter The AOL Matrix - Matrix Online Using AOL IM 37
Thanks to Reuters for its report discussing America Online's embedding of AOL Instant Messenger in the forthcoming PC MMORPG, The Matrix Online. According to the story, which points out that "America Online and [game publisher] Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [are] both units of Time Warner Inc", aliases will be created: "Players will be able to keep their in-game identities separate from their regular or instant-messenger personas, AOL said, by linking their in-game name to their instant-messenger screen name." It explains: "When players sign in to the messenger service, 'buddies' they have made from within the game will see their in-game name, rather than their regular AOL or AIM identity."
These ideas come from management (Score:4, Insightful)
Listen, the only you give away your IM name is
A.) when you want to join someone's clan
B.) when you want to someone to join your clan
C.) when you are really trying to know someone
In all of the above, I wouldn't want my regular user name to be my AOL IM. As if I don't get enough spam, last thing I need is to be IM spammed by the people I fragged.
Re:These ideas come from management (Score:3, Informative)
What? Slashdotters don't even read the summary now?
"When players sign in to the messenger service, 'buddies' they have made from within the game will see their in-game name, rather than their regular AOL or AIM identity."
You don't use your regular user name.
Suspension of Disbelief (Score:5, Funny)
Phear my l33t 1m sk1llz...or not...
GTRacer
- The Matrix has you, indeed!
won't protect your im screename (Score:1, Informative)
Re:won't protect your im screename (Score:2, Informative)
So when you log in to your master name, your other name(s) log on as well, at the same time, with seperate lists.
Oh god. (Score:5, Funny)
Neo17327826: hi how r u asl lol!!!1!
Sounds like a great time. I'll be sure to rush out and buy a copy of this game the moment it's released.
Re:Oh god. (Score:2)
Trinity696969
Just like in AOL.
The Kiss of Death. (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:The Kiss of Death. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The Kiss of Death. (Score:3, Informative)
And considering that Matrix MMORPG isn't even really an anticipated release by MMORPG regulars, you can pretty much kiss it goodbye now....
Well... (Score:5, Insightful)
I find it more surprising that no MSN Messenger integration occured in the initial offering of Xbox Live. Furthermore, it wasn't surprising, but somewhat disapointing that Xbox Live communication was performed on a per a game basis -- thus support varies per a game, while some games have no Xbox Live communications at all. I'm certain it alleviated a lot of software maintenance and OS deployment issues for Microsoft, but it has some obvious disadvantages.
So what does this have to do with AOL's integration of IM with the Matrix Online? Well, I predict AOL's IM integration into the Matrix Online: the IM clients will be standalone applications. For example, when you launch the Matrix Online, it will force your current IM client offline then launch it's own custom IM stack. I have a hard time believing AOL has a nice clean portable IM stack, which they can simply throw over to Monolith Productions [lith.com], or an IM service in the works.
The more likely scenario is that they are making a slightly customized version of their IM stack, which places AOL in the interesting position of maintaining two stacks. Or, more likely, in maintaining their current IM client and occationally doing updates to Monolith's IM stack... until it slips their minds.
This game will bomb, horribly. (Score:2)
When you release a half-finished, bug-filled game, promise you're going to fix it, and then do nothing about the issues (re: Enter the Matrix) you're going to piss off a lot of fans.
Re:This game will bomb, horribly. (Score:2)
I suspect this game is not only going to fail but be a big money loser for the developers. On the positive side, it may help to expand the MMORPG market share by exposing casual gamers to online gaming... but I doubt it.
With the huge number of new and very promising number of MMORPG on the horizon, is there anything that sets the Matrix Online apa
What is the Matrix? (Score:5, Funny)
Special Neo> "Yaaaaaaayy!"
Re:What is the Matrix? (Score:1)
So... (Score:4, Informative)
Step this way gentlemen. May I introduce to you Miranda [sourceforge.net]
Re:So... (Score:1)
Re:So... (Score:2)
0MG! N0T T3H 3VIL! (Score:3, Insightful)
But still, why am I not surprised that there are already a few messages posted re: having to install it. You know, being a nerd is one thing, but that doesn't mean you can't have and communicate with friends who aren't (ie, people who use AIM).
In-game spam (Score:5, Funny)
[player executes Kung-Fu Kick +2 on door]
[there is a ringing phone here]
[player picks up phone]
[pause as player expects to find logout menu]
player> Hello?
cam_chick_04> Hello %player%, check out my cam site, it's hot!
[player gets shot repeatedly by train of agents]
Re:In-game spam (Score:2)
Haha.... (Score:5, Funny)
N3o: Wht iz teh M37rix?
M00PHEUZ: t3h M00TRIX = wrld rnd u h1ding teh TR00th, d00d
N30: i knw A1M-fu
N3o: wh04
Seriously, it really pisses me off that it's going to be a shitty action RPG. I wish they would actually use concepts from the movie and try to make it 'real' - like having every object's properties editable in-game if you achive Neo-like powers and stuff. So much potential, wasted...
I want to be an agent. (Score:2, Insightful)
The first thing I thought after hearing about this game was "I want to be an agent".
And you can't play an agent in this game. This is the exact same bullshit that they pulled in Star Wars Galaxies. The coolest characters are the baddies - the empire, Storm Troopers & Darth Vader, the characters that the sheep (aka "central characters")
Yes (Score:2)
It would be awesome to devastate 1000s of NEO wannabes left and right.
Maybe if they limited the Agent's powers, like don't let them just take over any NPC? and be stuck with one body that can respawn on death.
Re:I want to be an agent. (Score:4, Funny)
Prepare to be whacking cyber-rats for the first ten levels.
Mr. Anderson (Score:5, Funny)
In the other...you go by the AIM alias "ne0bie"...and spend all of your time seaching for trainers and aimbots for the game. When you actually play the game you just camp and shoot at friend and foe alike.
Sadly, neither one of these has a future.
Re:Mr. Anderson (Score:3, Funny)
In the other...you go by the AIM alias "ne0bie"...and spend all of your time seaching for trainers and aimbots for the game. When you actually play the game you just camp and shoot at friend a
Not such a bad idea.. (Score:5, Interesting)
Email and Instant messenging would be nice, as would anything that makes it easier to play games whilst doing my other time wasting activities
Imagine being able to walk up to computers in Doom 3, and check your emails - how cool would that be?