Matakishi's Tea House
A simple little site...
The pictures below are screen captures from Anarchy Online. Clicking on each of the pictures will access are large, full size, version so you can see the details better.
There are many, many more sights in the game than my paltry selection
but I hope these will give you a taste of what the game has to offer
and encourage you to give it a try. The basic game is completely free
to play.
16.06.2008 Aliens invade Rome Blue!
Ever since I witnessed an alien mother ship filling the skies over Athens Shire a month ago I knew they'd be coming at us in force before too long.
Today in Rome I heard the ominous rumble that had heralded the mother ship and sure enough, before too long, the public address system was blaring out warnings that the aliens were here.
They came in wave after wave, arriving in their green teleport beams. Each wave was meaner and tougher than the last, until I was outclassed and sent to reclaim. After the second trip in quick succession I had to just watch as the high level inhabitants of Rubi-ka finally put paid to the last of them.
Here I am doing my bit against the alien sub-commander just before I was killed.
On a slightly more personal note, this was the first fighting my new robotic bodyguard experienced. I'm pleased to say he kept going even when I was killed and was there to greet me with a cheery 'hello' as I emerged from reclaim each time. I've decided to call him Felix after my little cat because, like his namesake, he is black and has thumbs. No doubt Felix and I will have many happy adventures together in the years to come.
29.05.2008
I've been playing quite a lot recently, mainly concentrating on Ionbutterfly my Bureaucrat character who I haven't played for a long time and was due for some attention. Progress has been steady and I've obtained or made all the bureaucrat items I'll need for the next fifty levels or so. Below is a picture of Ion from 2003 when she was level 18. The room is a mission generated one.
Here is Ion a few days ago at level 89. I came across the same room again so I thought it would be a good excuse to chart her progress. Hopefully this same room will reappear at regular intervals in her adventuring life so I can repeat this in the future.
Real Life friends make the best virtual friends too.
An online meeting of Frothers.
Matakishi's colourful new look.
Inside an alien ship.
Inside a Shadowlands temple.
Halloween 2007 is upon us and Rubi-Ka is bathed in scary lighting. Here I am, illuminated by my 'Fists of Fire' and my demon torch (which is doing a good job of making Edward, my Rollerat balloon look scary too!)
That same night... This is Newland, a neutral city. I am talking to Invaleet, my leet pet. In the background is Draculeet who is handing out Halloween missions to the inhabitants of Rubi-Ka.
That's me on the right, the flying bug thing. A Halloween transformation so I can join in the festivities.
One of my new jet bikes, I bought three from the selection offered in the new 'paid for' content and a hover board.
Beating up Neleb the Deranged so my low level friend can loot his much sought after magic robe. The larger picture this links to was taken a second later so the blue nano effect has dissipated and things are a bit clearer.
Overflying Harry's Outpost.
A close up of me in the cockpit of my large mech. The mech is crouched down in this pic which is why it's near to the ground.
A party at Leet's Retreat. Many old friends from Ring of Destruction in this pic.
Overflying some Clan cities.
Fighting the second wave of aliens during one of their raids.
My younger self soloing Abmouth at the bottom of the Subway dungeon. He killed me of course but it was close.
The various widows that are involved in getting a mission from a mission terminal.
Trash King (the big robot in the background) just before we descend on him to kill him again. Trash King is big and hard and you need to kill him for the famous shoulder pads quest.
A very young me (level 7) managed to sneak into the Temple of Three Winds ahead of time only to be confronted by the giant Guardian of Tomorrow where he shouldn't be. Some uncaring player had trained it to this early room. I died.
Some of my current org mates gathered in Shadowlands.
Back to the more recent screenshots:
16.06.2008 Aliens invade Rome Blue!
Ever since I witnessed an alien mother ship filling the skies over Athens Shire a month ago I knew they'd be coming at us in force before too long.
Today in Rome I heard the ominous rumble that had heralded the mother ship and sure enough, before too long, the public address system was blaring out warnings that the aliens were here.
They came in wave after wave, arriving in their green teleport beams. Each wave was meaner and tougher than the last, until I was outclassed and sent to reclaim. After the second trip in quick succession I had to just watch as the high level inhabitants of Rubi-ka finally put paid to the last of them.
Here I am doing my bit against the alien sub-commander just before I was killed.
On a slightly more personal note, this was the first fighting my new robotic bodyguard experienced. I'm pleased to say he kept going even when I was killed and was there to greet me with a cheery 'hello' as I emerged from reclaim each time. I've decided to call him Felix after my little cat because, like his namesake, he is black and has thumbs. No doubt Felix and I will have many happy adventures together in the years to come.
29.05.2008
I've been playing quite a lot recently, mainly concentrating on Ionbutterfly my Bureaucrat character who I haven't played for a long time and was due for some attention. Progress has been steady and I've obtained or made all the bureaucrat items I'll need for the next fifty levels or so. Below is a picture of Ion from 2003 when she was level 18. The room is a mission generated one.
Here is Ion a few days ago at level 89. I came across the same room again so I thought it would be a good excuse to chart her progress. Hopefully this same room will reappear at regular intervals in her adventuring life so I can repeat this in the future.
Real Life friends make the best virtual friends too.
An online meeting of Frothers.
Matakishi's colourful new look.
Inside an alien ship.
Inside a Shadowlands temple.
Halloween 2007 is upon us and Rubi-Ka is bathed in scary lighting. Here I am, illuminated by my 'Fists of Fire' and my demon torch (which is doing a good job of making Edward, my Rollerat balloon look scary too!)
That same night... This is Newland, a neutral city. I am talking to Invaleet, my leet pet. In the background is Draculeet who is handing out Halloween missions to the inhabitants of Rubi-Ka.
That's me on the right, the flying bug thing. A Halloween transformation so I can join in the festivities.
One of my new jet bikes, I bought three from the selection offered in the new 'paid for' content and a hover board.
Beating up Neleb the Deranged so my low level friend can loot his much sought after magic robe. The larger picture this links to was taken a second later so the blue nano effect has dissipated and things are a bit clearer.
Overflying Harry's Outpost.
A close up of me in the cockpit of my large mech. The mech is crouched down in this pic which is why it's near to the ground.
A party at Leet's Retreat. Many old friends from Ring of Destruction in this pic.
Overflying some Clan cities.
Fighting the second wave of aliens during one of their raids.
My younger self soloing Abmouth at the bottom of the Subway dungeon. He killed me of course but it was close.
The various widows that are involved in getting a mission from a mission terminal.
Trash King (the big robot in the background) just before we descend on him to kill him again. Trash King is big and hard and you need to kill him for the famous shoulder pads quest.
A very young me (level 7) managed to sneak into the Temple of Three Winds ahead of time only to be confronted by the giant Guardian of Tomorrow where he shouldn't be. Some uncaring player had trained it to this early room. I died.
Some of my current org mates gathered in Shadowlands.
Back to the more recent screenshots:
