Ok so im downloading AO, and i was wondering if it suits my style:
1 Sci-fi on the ground with guns
2 Will be able to solo-play
3 Not hardcore not casual..somewhere inbeetwen
4 Nice community, and a lot of ppl in citys etc
5 Easy to jumo into (iv heard that AO is not so newby friendly
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6 Nice sci-fi arts
7 FUN from the start
(almost from the start)
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You are right when you say its not noob friendly... It really isn't. You rely a lot on the NPC's becuase everyone else seems too busy... or they're just rude :P
The graphics aren't fantastic... but reasonable.
Other than that the rest of your requirements meet the game. So i'd say at least play it to give it a try, you might like it.
I suggest you give it a try, read some guides into your class. If you can see past the now outdated graphics and you enjoy the leveling system you could very well lead yourself to a satisfying future with this game. The community is still very solid and you wont have any trouble finding other players.
Imo, AO is newbie friendly, if your willing to read the guides. The way the UI and game is set out makes it very logical once you've got the hang of things. Its simply a case of finding the edges and the corners so you can fill in the centre of the jiggsaw puzzle.
AO kept me happy for a good year, but its changed much since then with the relase of AI and NE. Its a very different game.
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Graphic are ok (remember it is a 5 y/o game), you can solo because all the quests are instanced and they scale accordingly to the size of your group.
Gameplay is interesting enough.
Yes it is an ancient game, but it ticks all of your boxes, so i don 't see why u shouldn't like it, since there is no other game of the kind atm.
The only negative aspect of the game is the comunity which doesn't look too friendly or helpful.
But if u can overcome this obstacle i think AO is the game for u.
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I've played Anarchy Online some years back with the Shadowlands expansion. In my opinion, the Shadowlands expansion is a MUST. Shadowlands is probably the best expansion of any game out there. I think all expansions should follow Shadowlands. More quests, items, emmersive atmosphere, more land to cover, etc. The better community, and most players, seems to be in Shadowlands.
Playing outside of Shadowlands to me seemed a bit lower-rate, like the core game was the little brother and Shadowlands was the bigger, more complex sister.
In other words, Shadowlands is what Anarchy Online should be...
Of course that was a few years ago, I haven't played it in years and I don't really know how much it changed. But I do know that I really enjoyed it back then with Shadowlands.
I'll tell you to give it a try with Shadowlands.
after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...