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(33 votes, average: 3.45 / 5)
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OverviewWhat’s explosive about it:
Open-ended gameplay
One of the oldest 3D MMORPG still in service
14 classes
Anarchy Online is a 3D Sci-Fi MMORPG originally released in 2001 as a subscription based game, but it’s now available for free. Anarchy Online has four playable races (Solitus, Opifex , Nanomage, and Atrox) and fourteen different classes to chose from (Adventurer, Agent, Bureaucrat, Doctor, Enforcer, Engineer, Fixer, Keeper, Martial Artist, Meta-Physicist, Nano Technician, Shade, Soldier).
A lot of choice in characters and many interesting quests and PvP system has given Anarchy Online an immortal presence in the MMORPG world.
Anarchy Online system requirements:
| OS: Windows XP / Vista / 2000 RAM: 512 MB | HDD: 2.0 GB Free Space |
CPU: Pentium 3 1GHz Graphics Card: Card: GeForce MX or higher |
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Well actually its a good game, but its hard to understand for the young ones.
It douse say how to play it but, you really have to think like a grown up to play this game.
I don’t reccomend this to WoW players.
I’ve been playing this game for years. Started when I was about 14 but didn’t really understand a lot of the mechanics so I kind of gave up. I played on and off for a while until I got a feel for the game, and things really picked up after that. Now I’m pretty much hooked on it. It’s got a lot of interesting things in it, and the community is awesome. I have yet to run into anyone really rude, and I’ve actually been given 5 million credits before just because that person felt like it.
It really is one of the best mmos I’ve ever played. You’ll just have to be willing to put forth the effort to learn how it works, and with a great community, it’s pretty easy.
This game is way too dated. I realize they had a graphic upgrade not too long ago (according to them…) but it’s just too ugly to sincerely enjoy unless you’ve already put a lot of time and effort into a character or it’s nostalgic. The UI is impossible to navigate and completely unorganized. Attacking, targeting, even equipping items is a pain.
The “stat system” is far too involved and could (VERY EASILY!!!) be summed up and trimmed without hurting the game at all but for whatever reason, everything you do has some stat skill involved. I’m surprised I didn’t find walking and breathing as stats.
Also if you are new to the game, get used to nano-EVERYTHING. It’s quite possibly the cheesiest route they could have taken and they take it to extremes. You even have Nano-targets. When targeting another player/NPC or mob it will actually say “Nano Target NameOfCharacter”. I’ve been playing games for about 16 years now and this is till one of the bad ones IMO. If you like dated graphics, a horrible interface and nearly non-existent community then yes, by all means jump right in. Of the few people I was able to actually catch, it was like trying to ask something of someone from a different country. Either everyone was RPing and pretended not to understand my character because she was human or they acted like total elitists and scoffed at anything I had to say. This is nothing new to MMOs though, but don’t walk in thinking people are going to be helpful in this game.
(Also, saying you “Don’t recommend this to WoW players” is excluding over 14million people. Whether you like the Blizzard game or not is not my issue, I just think it’s bad for business to anyone to push aside such a large amount of potential customers.
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Boring game play, bad graphics, terribly small community, annoying controls and so on. This game just isn’t worth the time it takes to DL let alone play it at all.
Let the anger consume you. By someone stating, “This isn’t recommended for WoW Players” is because the WoW player-base is currently ~10 million strong and maybe about 300,000 or so would even remotely have a basic understanding of tracking your skills, learning the not-so-basic UI, involving themselves with depth of game at the cost of bright shiny colors and improved graphics. It’s not an insult, it’s a fact. I’ve been an AO player since the beginning and also have branched out and have played others as well, WoW being one of them, and barring a few.. I wouldn’t have recommended it to ANY people that I play WoW with in the entirety of Blizzard’s Payload being in existance.
Solid, hard to master gameplay. Older graphics, small but wonderfully accepting community, complex controls. There, I fixed your review to not be so biased and more understanding of what Anarchy Online is.
First of all how in the world could you have played this game for about 16 years since the game was released in 2001?
Second of all there are hundrets of milions(if not bilions) of pro gamers in this world so whos cares about 10 milion WoW loosers?
Third if you dont like the game than why do you play it?
ok now if i think about it maybe there isn’t eaven a bilion of PRO gamers since we live in a world in wich most of the F2P MMOs are WoW clones but there still are milions of people that consider WoW a game that is full of c**p
I used to play when it released and then a while after. I didnt know they had a graphic upgrade. If the graphics were brought up to date it would be good. Another mentioned nostalgic. Yep that would probably be the only reason i would try again. But, unless the graphics were really brought current…. No thanks.
if there was a Anarchy Online HD remake im in but this is just to ugly for my liking.
You dumbass kid, this game is really old. It was a really great game back in 2001.
Oh my god… We are becoming the crotchety old guys…
Really 2001 game i was one then ;(
It has a steam-punk Blade Runner feel. I think Blade Runner is the greatest movie of all time so thats basically what made me play this for a good 4 months. Then I realized it just sucks and just quit.
I played AO for years and have enjoyed it. However, to participate in the full gaming experience, there needs to be a game population. There is still a population but the number of people that still play is dwindling. Not to mention the ancient game engine that Funcom hasn’t upgraded in over 6 years.
i reccommend you play this game high on weed trust me….
tried that. It doesn’t work.
I played it alot years, quitted about 5 years ago. The community was very good in that old days and was one of the reasons why i played it so long. I would recmoment the game itself: Its to much based on numbers. As a result of that the most important thing there is a claculator and some friends for buffs and buff equippment… which you need to equipp seriosly good equippment. As example: my lvl 21 Trader had qlvl 140 NCUs equipped.
Also:The playerbase went into the extreme where a normal human with real-life ist very welcome.
I played this game for years. I have 2 payed accounts and 4 free accounts and I can say that out of all the sci-fi mmo’s out there, this oen is well worth trying. ignore crappy reviews, just try for yourself and see. Sure, the player community(maybe 500k strong?), isn’t as big as wow(14 mil strong), but even for an older game, the graphics are not nearly as bad as some people say. Gameplay is smooth even on a real crappy pc(originally played this on a 300 mhz with 256mb ram) and it played fine on that, so a newer pc it will smoke this game. Free version you get up to level 200 and there are TONS of places to go/things to kill. You can do this both easily solo or in groups. All zones, every single one, is lag free prettymuch. Tons of content. Only 2 bad things are yes, funcom did promise a graphic engine update 5 or so years ago wich they still ahvent braught out(even still graphics are nto bad at all) and game mechanics are very in-depth if you want to put on high-end gear at low levels. Overall for a free sci-fi mmo i would give it a 8/10 maybe 9/10.
This game really isn’t ment for younger kids,( IVo, Really 2001 game i was one then ;( ] i think its about time people started to apreciate this game alot more, this was the first real Sci Fi MMORPG, the new engine is to arrive soon (wanna pre view check out Age Of Conan). For a game thats 11 year old and still running its doing very well, i was introduced to Anarchy Online in 2009 getting into the game is not so easy but quit bitching and ask someone for help there are 3 ways u can get help (players,ARK’s,GM’s), and really comparing AO to WoW sad =( , i agree atm graphicly its not the best, player base is falling due to ppl wanting the new updates, if u wanna play and interlectual game try Anarchy Online if u wanna be spoon fed how to play an MMORPG then go back to Runescape (this is not a dig at RS i started gaming there just like you all did) * upcoming changes to AO, Server Merge, New engine (graphics overhaul), full profession rebalance, go see for yourself @ http://www.anarchy-online.com
cya ingame ( RK2 )
I started playing the game in 05. I was only ever a casual player.It is the level of complexity in the game that kept me going back time and again. I haven’t played it consistently since 09. Now for me it is the nostalgia factor.
me hacker of Anarchy 1 shot is dead :** muhehehe!!!
i’m surprise this game is still around, was my first ever mmorpg and it was and is, great.
It has a unique feeling for everyone who likes roleplaying, the skill and equipsystem has a complexity i miss in nearly all games.
Nothing can beat absolutely overequipping a charackter based on calculations and swaporder, its just wonderful.
I quit this game 6 or 7 years ago after most of my clanmates left, but i still like to remember back.
The only thing that would prevent me from enjoying this game again are the outdated tab-123456 battle controlls
look nice but the graphic are really bad
they should upgrade
The game is not fully F2p… only ½ the game is…if u want to play the full game you need pay
This is the best MMO community I have ever seen. I mean, seriously. I have only been in the game for a short time, but I have not seen ONE rude comment be made. Instead, I see people helping “froobs”, and people running around casting helpful spells on everyone. I have seen some empty places in this game, but when there are people, it’s a comfort. Which, honestly for me, is a rare thing to say.
No, onto the nitty gritty. I have no idea what is going on with the nano isht yet. I mean, seriously, it’s very confusing. And they have helpful tips that will walk you through it, but once you’ve played the game for two hours and have read enough info to fill the pages of, “Moby Dick”, you’ll be thinking your name is Ishmael before you get the nuts and bolts of this title.
HOWEVER- I am oddly attracted to it. The storyline intrigues me. I’m opting to stay Neutral- that’s my way. But there is a war going on, and it really has a lot of culture and history to it. As far as MMo’s go, this is one that deserves to have you stop and talk to the NPC’s you see. I’m not for the packmule missions, but I love going to some far off locale to handle a Crypt. It’s pretty serious.
The graphics look like Original X Box graphics to me. Still very polygonal, but with HD-ish textures. Not for everyone. For me, it’s a nostalgic treat. Seriously, something about it’s dated graphics harkens to my heart. I can’t help but follow…
The level cap is… insane. 220, I think? And each level, you’re not just assigning 5 or 6 points, you can literally refine your skill in ANY are. Wanna have a shotgun wielding Bureaucrat? AO has you covered.
I don’t usually play PC games with the keyboard, usually opting to emulate it on Xpadder. However, I find this game best appreciated with a keyboard, which again, is a first for me.
I cannot believe this game has been around since 2001. Something about it’s history is very interesting to me. I’d love to meet some of the vets, if there are any still on here, just to hear some of the cool things that have happened.
I must also say that I appreciate their website and store to a wonderful degree. I don’t feel like I am being pummeled with “Pay Here!” ads and such. It just seems like a game for gamers.
Yes, this game is showing it’s age. I’m also not sure how much longer this relic will around. I plan to try to absorb what I can from it. I recommend anyone with an interest in Sci-Fi or this title to try it out.
It’s not as bad as you may think…