Anarchy Online

[Nads]

Any Anarchy Online players out there? While most people here obviously are first generation EQers, Anarchy was my first MMO love, and still is to this day (even though I was late to the EQ scene and love it as well).

I've recently had the itch to roll a Froob account (Free account for classic content only, even though that comes with a MASSIVE amount of content either way) and play the classic game only even though I have a frozen paid account.

Holler!

[Langrisserx]

naw naw

[Nads]

Originally Posted by Langrisserx [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

naw naw

Hi Hurb

[HeallunRumblebelly]

I played a doctor through Shadowlands...enjoyed pinging on Rubi-Ka but never really got into the strange ass world pvp :P Just pve doctor and an engineer twink (dat augment / gear cycle, getting a pet 90 levels higher than you, lol).

[Swish]

Played the free trial back in the day when it was first released... wasn't impressed. Reminded me of a poorly done EQ, probably didn't give it a fair shot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Millburn]

AO was one of the first games I got to beta test, lots of fond memories with it.

That games just super appealed to the min/max D&D nerd in me. That feeling was quite unique when you finally got the right gear/buffs/friends around so that you could buff up to put on some gear which would let you put in some implants which in turn let you put on some better gear.

The power creep was amazing in that game, but ultimately became a large barrier to entry which is probably one of the reasons it failed. Still love the hell out of it.

[Nads]

Originally Posted by Millburn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

AO was one of the first games I got to beta test, lots of fond memories with it.

That games just super appealed to the min/max D&D nerd in me. That feeling was quite unique when you finally got the right gear/buffs/friends around so that you could buff up to put on some gear which would let you put in some implants which in turn let you put on some better gear.

The power creep was amazing in that game, but ultimately became a large barrier to entry which is probably one of the reasons it failed. Still love the hell out of it.

I definitely would not say it failed. I wasn't around for launch, but I've been around that community long enough to know how bad it was. However, the game is vastly improved since those days.

And yes, AO has probably the steepest learning curve in any game I have ever played, but that's what makes it so unique and attractive. There's nothing like researching and scrounging for any way possible to be able to equip some outrageously high quality level equipment for your level.

[myxomatosii]

Originally Posted by Nads [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And yes, AO has probably the steepest learning curve in any game I have ever played, but that's what makes it so unique and attractive. There's nothing like researching and scrounging for any way possible to be able to equip some outrageously high quality level equipment for your level.

Steeper than Eve?

[Millburn]

Originally Posted by myxomatosii [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Steeper than Eve?

Nah not even close. Anarchy Online's complexity was pretty much just a few mechanics and some number crunching. Granted...it was incredibly important to nail down to be successful but it doesn't touch on the complexity EVE has.

EVE is a sandbox filled with a ton of complex mechanics you can choose to use depending on how deep you wanna dig.

[Rust1d?]

I played AO up until the dreaded 12.6 patch which basically killed the game. Was fun up until then but required lots of number crunching to get everything correct to over equip stuff. Flying around in a yalm was fun too. I remember some buddies chipped in and bought it for me.

Now I am sure the game is dead.