<s>
The	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
MxO	B-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
and	O
Sega	O
released	O
MxO	B-Application
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
backed	O
out	O
of	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
co-publish	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
long	O
after	O
canceling	O
plans	O
for	O
another	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
doubts	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
circled	O
within	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
lackluster	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
The	O
Matrix	O
films	O
and	O
an	O
overcrowded	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
redpill	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
who	O
was	O
formerly	O
trapped	O
inside	O
the	O
Matrix	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
freed	O
and	O
shown	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
humanity	O
's	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
parts	O
:	O
Free-fire	O
and	O
Interlock	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free-fire	O
mode	O
allows	O
for	O
large	O
gun	O
battles	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
while	O
Interlock	B-General_Concept
is	O
often	O
broken	O
down	O
into	O
bullet-time-affected	O
martial	O
arts	O
moves	O
and	O
close-quarters	O
gunfire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
main	O
classes	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
:	O
Coder	B-Application
,	O
Hacker	O
,	O
and	O
Operative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coders	B-Application
create	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
simulacrum	O
"	O
that	O
fights	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martial	O
Artists	O
must	O
get	O
close	O
to	O
their	O
targets	O
to	O
be	O
effective	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
a	O
Spy	O
's	O
most	O
dangerous	O
abilities	O
are	O
initiated	O
out	O
of	O
Interlock	B-General_Concept
,	O
they	O
also	O
pull	O
their	O
opponents	O
into	O
Interlock	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Interlock	B-General_Concept
or	O
Close	O
Combat	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
exchange	O
damage	O
in	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
has	O
a	O
unique	O
class	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
load	O
abilities	O
they	O
have	O
either	O
purchased	O
or	O
produced	O
(	O
by	O
the	O
Coder	B-Application
class	O
,	O
known	O
in-game	O
as	O
coding	O
)	O
at	O
Hardlines	O
,	O
provided	O
they	O
have	O
enough	O
memory	O
and	O
the	O
abilities	O
that	O
precede	O
the	O
loading	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
main	O
archetypes	O
are	O
Hacker	O
,	O
Coder	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Operative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
classes	O
Mage	O
,	O
Crafter	O
,	O
and	O
Fighter	O
in	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
classes	O
then	O
branch	O
out	O
into	O
sub-classes	O
,	O
with	O
Coder	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
Programmer	B-Application
(	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
item	O
and	O
ability	O
maker	O
)	O
and	O
Code	O
Shaper	O
(	O
creates	O
simulacrums	O
to	O
fight	O
with	O
,	O
similarities	O
to	O
a	O
necromancer/summoner	O
in	O
other	O
MMOG	O
's	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
more	O
extreme	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Machine	O
organization	O
,	O
Cypherites	O
follow	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
Cypher	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
be	O
reinserted	O
into	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
as	O
bluepills	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
blissfully	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Matrix	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
established	O
in	O
The	O
Matrix	O
series	O
of	O
fictional	O
works	O
including	O
the	O
film	O
trilogy	O
,	O
The	O
Animatrix	O
short	O
films	O
,	O
the	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
video	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
officially	O
written	O
and	O
produced	O
Matrix	O
comic	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
organizationThe	O
Matrix	B-Application
Online	I-Application
used	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
organization	O
akin	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
software	O
versioning	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
its	O
chronological	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
stated	O
by	O
MxO	B-Application
developer	B-Application
Rarebit	O
,	O
that	O
this	O
numbering	O
system	O
was	O
meant	O
purely	O
for	O
chronological	O
measuring	O
and	O
game	O
design	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
rewards	O
associated	O
with	O
completing	O
past	O
critical	O
missions	O
in	O
a	O
system	O
called	O
The	O
Mission	O
Archive	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LESIG	O
(	O
Live	O
Event	O
Special	O
Interest	O
Group	O
)	O
was	O
originally	O
devised	O
under	O
Monolith	O
's	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
give	O
developers	B-Application
insight	O
into	O
the	O
player	O
sentiment	O
around	O
live	O
events	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
live	O
events	O
program	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
in-game	O
event	O
tools	O
and	O
server-specific	O
event	O
teams	O
made	O
of	O
community	O
members	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
long	O
term	O
goal.AetherNET	O
Community	O
Events	O
Uplink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
The	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
moved	O
to	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
underwent	O
a	O
radical	O
change	O
in	O
direction	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
similar	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
story	O
telling	O
devices	O
,	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
the	O
scale	O
and	O
frequency	O
of	O
live	O
events	O
following	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Live	O
Events	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
stopped	O
serving	O
The	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
Online	I-Application
due	O
to	O
low	O
subscription	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
