Watching any MMO is a test of patience, especially if it's one you're not familiar with.  Combine that with trying to keep it moving for the audience and the fact that these guys don't play MMOs and you're going to be bored no matter what.

As for people getting offended about the game being reflected poorly, be serious.  The game looks like crap, it's based on something that is all but forgotten and is now regarded as the most overhyped franchise of the last decade, and it looks to be about the most overly-complex MMO to ever come out.  There's nothing to defend, the game has 3 servers and is now free to play until it dies.  The state of the game speaks far more hashly than a dude on a web site.

I've played several MMOs over the last 15 years, and this one looks worse than any of them, even SWG.

i checked out the MxO Forum thread about this. One guys says their just trying to get picked up by the escapist. That makes no sense. Keep up the ER

There's a dude with half-a-body!

Great. Absofruitly great.

" Does anyone else get the feeling watching this ryan is abit too serious playing, he doesn't leave much time for vinny to make jokes and play off each other like Jeff & vinny do on ER. I think they should get jeff in on this so vinny has someone to talk with. :P "

Trying to change to the other tab and I accidentally clicked the GiantBomb logo which took me back to the home page.  Now I've got to reload most of the video. :(

i went and read that thread they made....

That was hilarious. XD

This game look so boring.

Ryan is acting like a popular insensitive kid hating on his unpopular friend, Vinny. I love Vinny.. it's sad to see that someone doesn't. This only makes me see Jeff as a greater person than I used to, which I thought was impossible. Jeff & Vinny FTW!

holy crap at all those butthurt nerds in that matrix thread. There are some people who get it but most just take it way too seriously hah.

like this guy
"It's incredibly poor journalism really. No research, no community outreach, no testing. If this had been made for a respectable gaming website the editors would have laughed at them and advised them to finish school before looking for work."

and the guy who thought they were making these videos just to get a contract with the escapist lolzzz

Wow, some people in that MXO thread are getting all emotional about this. Pa-thetic.

thank god this game is shuting down so the idiots who play this game wont be able to annoy ryan and vinny, giant bomb FTW!!!!!!

I'M IN THE MATRIX ASK ME ANYTHING

Some of those MxO players need to just get over it. No matter what they say or do the game is still going to be shut down in a couple weeks. It's pathetic.

I'm glad to see that some players decided to be helpful to Ryan and Vinny though. I guess that shows that not all MxO players are complete assholes.

I can see it now: Ryan running away from an angry mob, the chat window constantly getting filled with gems like:

"giantbomb SUX! U R GAY THIS IS NOT FUNNY!"
"FUCK OFF FAGGOTS!"
"We are gonna gank you like there is no tomorrow!" (bonus point for irony there)
"IGN is much better than you idiots!"
"Ryan you fat slob!" (You know, stock internet insults)
"Matrix Online was such a great game until you guys ruined it!" (um, okay …)

… and then an admin, GM or whatever comes along and bans Ryan and Vinny for being too silly for MXO, because "Online Matrixism" is a very serious business.

Oh wow, that forum post is serious business isn't it. They really need to fucking lighten up a bit, it's a game (and a terrible one at that).

Quick look was pretty funny even though the actual game is so dull that it's hard to really make it interesting. At least some games are so terrible it's funny, but matrix is just bad and...dull.


A tip though to the matrix fanboys, there IS a reason why your game is the first game SOE is shutting down. Just let that one boil in for a moment, even games such as Planetside are still going on under SOE.

Do you talk to yourself like that when you play games all the time Ryan, or are you doing it just for the video so we know what your doing?

I bet Jenny is on da block

Ryan you gotta hang out with the Matrix community, it's just going to be entertainment gold.  The missions are dull.

This game looks horrible...

" Honestly, I'd rather watch a retard try and figure out a Rubik's Cube and throw it in a fit of rage than watch these idiots at GiantBomb try to play an MMO and bashing it because they aren't smart enough to figure out anything. o hai guise how dose shot web wif blok???? "

"You entered Mara"

Mara means penis in Japanese
and just wait till you get the superjump. ^^ Traveling stops being a hassel after that.

Vinny. You were absolfruitely correct to hang on to your O'Reilly JavaScript book.

I think my favorite comment on the forums is:

Ha ha reading the MXO board comments were funny.

Great video guys keep it up :)

Can't blame Ryan for wanting to be abit more serious, the MxO community took alot of offense over the first video. Don't know why, would of been the same for any MMO, always confusing as hell for the first 10 levels.

But fair play to that synapse77 (sp?) for helping them,.

Red pill and blue pill at the same time? yes! do it!

lol @ Ryan getting annoyed with Vinny's no-reading, no-memory Endurance Run antics.

I prefer the M to the L.

"Bro's I'm in the Matrix"

Video quality isn't good enough to read the chat box...

Well bless synapse or whoever for trying to show them something. But you know as much as I love giantbomb, it does get kind of tiring to see nearly every game they put to video, they're entirely inept at playing.

And while the clownish behavior is part of the appeal of giantbomb, I can't help but feel a little embarrassed when there's another community involved as with this MxO deal. Regardless of how small and.... odd it may be.

Seriously, some of you guys need to take a look at yourselves.  You're blindly insulting a community of people who enjoyed playing a certain MMO and in turn defending the site that you have attached to.  I enjoy Giant Bomb but those of you who are calling the MxO community 'retards' or any other insult to that effect are no better than those who insult the Endurance Run with such words.  How would you feel if your favorite video game was played ridiculously by 2 guys who also joke about every aspect of it?  Even if for the majority of you guys the Matrix Online looks stupid, there are people who enjoy it, just like with everything.  Stop acting like Giant Bomb fanboys who will defend them 'till no end and acting as if they're the best.  I enjoy Giant Bomb, and the Matrix Online does not look that appealing to me, but act intelligently.

" @FluxWaveZ: so MXO your favorite Game? you really need to step back and take a look at yourself. My favorite game for instance is a real game like Cod4 "

"  How would you feel if your favorite video game was played ridiculously by 2 guys who also joke about every aspect of it? "

" How would you feel if your favorite video game was played ridiculously by 2 guys who also joke about every aspect of it?  "

I wouldn't give a shit?  Who the hell cares?  It's just a video game.  It shouldn't define you as person.  It's not like I made the game.  It's a GAME.  People shouldn't take shit so seriously.  If someone playing your favorite game badly and making fun of it hits your Anger Button, you need to chill the fuck out.

That being said, enjoying it, Ryan and Vinny.  Your annoyance, feigned or otherwise, with Vinny is amusing to me.

Man, so far this game sucks soo bad im bored watching them make fun of it.

We need a "I'M IN THE MATTRICKS!" shirt.

"" How would you feel if your favorite video game was played ridiculously by 2 guys who also joke about every aspect of it?  "

I wouldn't give a shit?  Who the hell cares?  It's just a video game.  It shouldn't define you as person.  It's not like I made the game.  It's a GAME.  People shouldn't take shit so seriously.  If someone playing your favorite game badly and making fun of it hits your Anger Button, you need to chill the fuck out.

That being said, enjoying it, Ryan and Vinny.  Your annoyance, feigned or otherwise, with Vinny is amusing to me. "

Wow those guys on the other forum are the real definition of sad lonely geeks.

/wave Synaps

worst game ever

" @Besetment: What do you mean?  I never implied that.  I'm talking about commenters who are calling people in the MxO community to the effect of 'retards' saying that they're no different to those who insult this Endurance Run and Giant Bomb from the MxO community. "

Does anyone else hear brad in the backround?

I have some very fond memories of playing MxO back when it was actually FUN.  Like all MMOs, it had a great community and i met a lot of interesting people while playing.  It also had an interesting story arc but i quit playing once i realized the writters were just pulling plot devices out of their ass.