Good news, everyone! Now you can battle even more, and for practice! The RPG was preinstalled with a bunch of bots to fight for fun, when no one is around to smash in the dirt.

Unfortunately, finding out the specific link to the Monster Arena proved difficult until I went out and did a search elsewhere. The bad thing about it is that I will have to link you to the Arena here, because there is no forum link to it, or in your Headquarters in your CP.

The link: The Matrix: Mania RPG Monster Arena

Now, if you are in a battle currently, you will not be able to battle a monster. To the very right of the monster should say either "In User Battle" or "Level Too Low".

Yes, the monsters have a level attached to them to battle them. They each have their own attacks and defenses. For each level, they have a certain experience, and let me tell you, their attacks hurt. They'll give you a run for your money, if only for healing costs.

I believe each turn yields the same amount of experience as a normal user battle would. However, when you win a battle against a monster, you will be given experience as a prize. The higher the monster, the more experience gained if you win.

There are three important links in the Arena. One is the "View" to view the statistics for each monster. There you can see HP, MA, etc. A picture of the monster is provided. Also in this screen is a "Challenge" link. It will not work if you are in a battle with another user.

If you are not in a battle with another user, than the far right column should have a "Challenge" link. This will take you directly into the battle.

There is also a "Browse" link, where you can view any monster battle taking place.

If you'd like to get back to the main screen in the Arena, you would click the "Main" link just on the left of the "Browse" link.

If you have any further questions or comments, feel free to post here. I'll try my best to answer any questions.

Enjoy!

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Woo! Looks like that'll be great fun! It's not nearly as damaging to one's ego being beaten by a bot, lol.

Thanks!

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Yeah, that Guard Bot really hurts. Hit for over 100 most of the time, and his defence is excellent as well.

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I'm so happy that these bots can't chase you into the Crew Lounge and tell everyone how much you suck at fighting. Good work NMN!

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These bots are my new best friends. Thanks for setting this up, NMN, hopefully things will really take off now.

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I love the new monster arena. However, I think Thunder Flan and Munmar are switched. Thunder Flan has 150 hp, awards 10 xp upon being killed, and requires his opponent to be a level 2. Munmar, on the other hand, has only 40 hp, awards 4 xp upon being killed, and requires his opponent to be a level 3.

Other than that, the arena looks great! The greedy half of me wishes I could wager $ on the battles, but that'd be pretty trivial.

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Yeah, some of them I noticed were a little messed up. I've gotta do a bit of cleaning.

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Hmmm...you get the credit for a win but you dont get a clan point.

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Ok, monster levels should be fixed.

As for the no clan point, you'll have to deal with it, and take the win. This makes the race for first place on the ladder more of a race.

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I am sick for 4 days and you people find a new way to make this rpg thingy a bit more challenging? Outstanding. I can't wait to try a couple of these bad boys out.

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Great something else that can kick my ass....just what i need