Anarchy Online

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Anarchy Online is a MMORPG that takes place 30,000 years in the future on a planet called Rubi-Ka. The game has multiple professions and breeds to choose from. The world is very large with thousands of players.

Summary

Anarchy Online is a science fiction MMORPG set in the far future. It takes place in the mid Thirtieth Millennium, approximately 29,480, on the planet of Rubi-Ka. The planet is under a constant power
Rubi-Ka
Rubi-Ka
 struggle between the megacorparation Omni-Tek and the rebellion army, The Clans. The faction known as The Neutrals are exactly what their name implies. Notum, a special ore with the ability to allow control over nanobots, is main reason of fighting on Rubi-Ka. Each faction has certain pros and cons and each have their own special towns and special places of interests.  You can chose to be any of these three factions at the beginning of the game after character selection, profession selection, and a small "tutorial island."

Character Creation


Breed Selection Screen
Breed Selection Screen
In Anarchy Online, there are a total of four "breeds" to chose. Each having their own strength and weaknesses. Each breed is better in certain professions than others.
Opifex
This breed focuses its attributes into speed and agility based skills. There are less affective at nano's (magic) and have reduced hit points.


Solitus
 This breed is your basic human descendant. There skills are balanced enough that nearly any profession could work with them. This is the best profession for beginning players.
Atrox
This breed likes to hit first, ask questions later. His attributes lean toward strength and hit points. His intelligence and nano skills are the least of all the breeds.


Nano-Mage
The "magic" class. There attributes are strong in the control of nano programs "spells." His increased intelligence and high nano capabilities reduce his strength and hit points.

Professions

In Anarchy Online, there a total of 12 professions(class) to chose from. Each having varying skill and powers making each class very unique in playing. Depending on you profession, you may have nanos, weapons, and armors that are unavailable to some other professions.
Profession selection screen
Profession selection screen

Metaphysicist - The "pet" class, can summon animals or the like to fight for him. He can also "buff" the nano skills of others. He is not very strong with weapons and mostly attacks with nano programs. Best Breed(s): Nano-Mage, Solitus 

  • Adventurer - The profession is average in both ranged and melee allowing some customization. Can cast armor buffs and cloaks, some transforming them into fantastic creatures. Second best healer. Best Breed(s): Solitus
  • Engineer - Another pet class, this class is good for making equipment. They can create unique armor buffs and cloaks for there robots. Somewhat lacking in weapons skills. Best Breed(s): Nano-mage or Solitus
  • Soldier - This profession lives on strong weapons. There armor and weapons are very high. Can create unique protective shielding some of which reflect damage back at the attacker. Best Breed(s): Solitus or Atrox
  • Fixer - A very unique class. Has special access to transportation known as "The Grid." Favors to "root," or immobilize, their enemy and they prefer sub-machine guns. Extremely fast. Best Breed(s): Opifex or Solitus
  • Agent - This is a more challenging profession to play. They can use nanos to literally "become" other professions. They prefer to use rifles or sniper rifles. Like to hide and conceal themselves. Best Breed(s): Opifex
  • Engineer class
    Engineer class
  • Trader - This profession utilizes unique nanos to deplete and weaken their enemy. They have the most money of most other professions because they have very high level buffs. Drains enemies skills. Best Breed(s): Any (depending on your end goals)
  • Doctor - This profession works the best in teams. Has a low weapon skill. Has intense healing nano programs and somewhat meaningful buffs. Has nanos that slowly kill there enemy over time. Best Breed(s): Solitus or Nano-mage
  • Enforcer - The tank class. Likes to fight with melee weapons. There nanos help them with damage buffering and they rely mostly on others to heal them. A good asset to any team. Best Breed(s): Atrox sometimes Solitus
  • Bureaucrat - This profession has minor pet summoning skills. This class can drain there enemies skills resulting in a sometimes easy victory. Has some unique buffs Best Breed(s): Nano-mage or Solitus
  • Martial Artists - This profession is best suited for hand to hand combat. They can be very high damage dealers making them extremely powerful later in the game. Considered the third best healer of the game. Best Breed(s): Opifex
  • Nano-technician - This class utilized nanos to do everything for it. It has unique are of effect nanos that can damage multiple foes at once. Since so much XP is used for nano skills, weapons and armor suffer. Best Breed(s): Nano-mage

  • In the expansion pack Anarchy Online: Shadowlands, two new professions become available to you.
    • Shade - This class is a huge damage dealer. They cannot use most types of armors and have special "tattoos." Drains opens skills and likes to hide in concealment. Best Breed(s): Opifex
    • Keeper -  This class is most proficient in two handed edge weapons. Has some fairly powerful healing and group buffs and perks. Best Breed(s): Atrox or Solitus



    Expansions

     
    Like most MMORPG's, this game has several expansion packs. Most of which require a subscription cost. The exception is The Notum Wars expansion, which is currently under Funcom's "Free To Play" program.
    • Anarchy Online: The Notum Wars - This expansion allowed organization's to control land for strategic purposes. Also introduced new game mechanics. This now comes "free to play."
    • Anarchy Online: Shadowlands - Allows the selection of two new races. Introduces a brand new playing field with new monsters and dungeons called, The Shadowlands. Introduces new game mechanics
    • Anarchy Online: Alien Invasion - Allows characters to fight massive alien battles in new player controlled cities. Also has new missions, which involves finding a team; boarding an alien spacecraft; and completing the mission for special currency.
    • Anarchy Online: Lost Eden -  Introduces new PvP battle arenas for special credits that buy class specific armor and weapons. Large mechs are now available to the player along with other game mechanics.

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    Original US Release June 27, 2001
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