Our first offering of "Pandora's Box" content, an automatic update for all subscribers, reveals a new Matrix story designed for teams of characters from levels 35 through 50. The Archaeologist, who claims to be a collector of exotic objects, has appeared near the Mara Central hardline. Reports have reached him of mysterious artifacts appearing throughout the City: artifacts that appear to be alien to the Matrix simulation itself. Could they have anything to do with the sudden disappearance of one of the top researchers in the field?

Yes, new forces have invaded the Mega City. If you are powerful and clever enough to pursue them high and low throughout the City's three main districts, you will fight powerful new foes, explore previously unavailable areas, come face-to-face with major players in the Matrix's power-struggle, win extravagant new equippable items, and uncover a threat to the stability of the Matrix itself. Old enemies and allies--even near Mara Central--unveil new agendas, and you may glean new clues to the hidden past of some of the Matrix's most well-known personalities.

In order to solve the mystery, you must conquer four sequential adventure arcs, designed for teams of increasingly experienced players:

Arc 1

• a challenge for: six level 35 characters
• requires: one character of level 30 or higher

Arc 2

• a challenge for: six level 40 characters
• requires: one character of level 35 or higher

Arc 3

• a challenge for: six level 45 characters
• requires: one character of level 40 or higher

Arc 4

• a challenge for: six level 50 characters
• requires: one character of level 45 or higher

In contrast to our usual missions, these new adventures do not scale themselves to your character's level--and some require the use of particular Abilities. While you can attempt to complete an arc solo with a character of relatively low level, you will most likely find it quite...challenging.

But all the arcs challenge even the most experienced players; testing not only your fighting prowess, but also your knowledge of the Matrix and the Mega City, and your ability to see beyond the proverbial looking glass. Those unwilling to look deep beneath the everyday facade of the Matrix may not even notice anything amiss--until it is too late.

Powerful relics captured throughout these adventures unleash alien threats that you must defuse--forcibly. These relics have special requirements of their own, designed for the "protection" of your fellow redpills:

• can only be activated in Downtown
• cannot be inside buildings
• can only be activated by a character of the requisite level
• cannot be activated near a hardline
• cannot be activated near a signal booster

If you can defeat these threats, you will find your risk well rewarded. The Archaeologist offers rich compensation for items of extra-Matrix origin and grants increasingly powerful items to those able to complete the arcs multiple times. But even he cannot help you solve the relics' ultimate riddle.

Do you have the courage to open Pandora's Box?