Official Site:Â Anarchy Online
Studio:Â Funcom
Launch Date:Â June 27, 2001
Genre:Â Sci-fi Sandbox
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes
Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
Massively Overthinking: The oldest MMORPGs we still play
When I was still a teenager in my earliest MMOs, the trend in the communities I ran in was to play MMOs sequentially, due...
PSA: Funcom is having a week-long sale on games and DLC on Steam
Funcom's execs are driving prices so low, you'd think they're giving away the house. They're not, though. They're giving away most of the house....
The Daily Grind: What’s the best type of MMO class for hiding scrubs?
Last week, the MOP staff were idly chatting about the early days of MMO, when one of us (who shall remain nameless!) mentioned being...
Massively Overthinking: How could MMOs combat endgame rushing?
Rushers, content locusts, world-firsters: Whatever you want to call them, these folks are both a boon and a bane for MMORPGs. They buy the...
Funcom Q4 2019: DUNE takes priority, Conan Exiles confirms paid expansion, Tencent buyout continues
It's been an interesting financial period for Funcom, what with the Tencent buyout and investors pushing for accelerated production on the DUNE survivalbox. The...
Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes welcomed me into MMOs
As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...
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It was the summer of 2001, dystopian sci-fi was at its apex, and everyone I knew was trying Anarchy Online. And by trying, I...
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No matter how much we love mechanics, even our most cerebral writers and readers still admit to being graphics snobs. It's human: We like...
Valentine’s Day 2020 across the MMO universe
Per tradition, we've been covering the launch of Valentine's Day events in MMOs and MMORPGs over the last couple of weeks, but tomorrow is...
Find your soulmate in Secret World Legends and Anarchy Online
It's love amid Lovecraftian terror and alien worlds, if Funcom has anything to say about it. Both Secret World Legends and Anarchy Online have...
The Daily Grind: Is there a thing you secretly love in an MMO you hate?
Let's give credit where credit is due: Just because we dislike a game doesn't mean we dislike every last thing in it. Most of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite sci-fi MMO?
Generally, but not always, I like to have a science fiction (or science fantasy, if we're being pedantic) MMORPG in my gaming rotation for...
Massively Overthinking: The undeath of the MMORPG genre
Last week, there was a provocative thread on the MMORPG subreddit that subverted the tired idea that the genre is "dead." It's not, u/Selphea...
Tencent wants to buy out the rest of Funcom as board recommends focusing on DUNE
My inbox this morning had half a dozen tips and press releases on this Funcom story, so you know we're doing it first thing:...
Winter events kick off in Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, Conan Exiles launches a holiday contest
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The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0
Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...
Anarchy Online’s progression server raises its level cap, but its future is uncertain
Here's a fun fact for you today: Did you know that Anarchy Online launched prior to the very first Harry Potter movie release? That...
Battle Bards Episode 156: Feeling blue
Is blue a color? An emotion? A song? An overused alien skin tone? One thing is for certain: Blue shows up an awful lot...
