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Customer Reviews of Anarchy Online Special Edition

really cool game
I can't speak for earlier versions but the newest build of Anarchy On-line rocks. I opted to download it from the game's site (592 megs). Took more than 30 hours with my 56k modem but it was worth it! This game is awesome! Top notch graphics and fully textured game worlds (cities, dungeons, "backyards", etc). You start out by picking your race. I chose Opifex. There are four different ones each with unique skills. Then you choose height, weight, type of face etc. You also must chose what profession you wish to follow (I'm an enforcer) and what side to be on. You can join Omni-Tek (a super large corporation), be neutral, or join the clans. I'm part of the clans. ;) You start out in the "backyard" of one of the major cities. Here you can get an apartment and use the training grounds to build your skills. You are not allowed into the main city until you reach level 2 or acquire 1000 credits. The whole game is set far into the future with cool technology. Getting from city to city is easy using the grid (sorta like a matter/energy transporter). But you need speical skills to use it. You are given points to use to increase things such as agility or strength, and all are fully customizable. Overall a great game and I've only just begun!

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This is a TOTALLY different game from the one they launched
i was there at launch, and i would agree with most others that the game was a embarrassment to itself, but that was then. funcom has a work ethic, something other companies could learn from, and they turned a sure loser into a winner, everything i could think of being broken is atleast tolerable now. Lag is always a issue with online gaming, but it isnt anymore laggy than Eq, or Uo when passing through a major traffic spot. I guess if anything could be wrong with the game at this point, it would be the monotony, or the economics, the same things that tend to plague other online games as well. One more thing though, i would reccommend this game to any older , or more mature gamers, there seems to be a more balanced playfield here of mature gamers, and alot less grief players.

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Chat plus Conversation Piece
While scanning through the reviews for this game, wich I love, I saw that one person had said that it takes up too much time and that anybody with a social life will hate it. I have to argue. Maybe if that person would have tried actually talking to the other people there then that person would have had a much better time with it.

In my opinion, this game is a fine blend between AOL instant messenger and a game that gives you something to do and a motive to go on it. (And if somebody's a real nag, you can just add them to your ignore list and you'll never have to read another message from them again!) Also, you will be able to meet good friends to chat with without having to go door to door gathering screen names or however you get all those little names. You will also get to go to social gatherings with little digital drinks and cakes, wich will seem stupid as you don't really get to eat the cake or drink the drinks, but you get to talk with other people, wich is very fun.

Beware: for your first few weeks (or months depending on how fast of a learner you are), the most common message you will get when in a team hunting for goodies or experience will be "omg n00b". This means they have realized that you are new to the game because you don't know everything about it yet. This game does take a while to learn through, but hey at your first football game you probably asked what the hey a first down was and got laughed at for that. You just have to figure it out and that may take a while. Be patient.

Overall if it weren't for the ability to chat and make friends with people in this game, it would probably only get about 2 stars. The game itself is extremely long and very confusing, but I think its better then those AIM games, and if you want this game solely for it's chatting abilities, you can always open this game in a window, have your character sit on his or her butt, and just chat while you do something else in the background. Overall if you have some money in a credit card of some sort, a broadband connection, and a love of internet chatting, and maybe some extra time on your hands, this game is a must for you.