Anarchy Online is a science-fiction MMORPG from Norway's Funcom that launched in June 2001 and is still running. It is set nearly 30,000 years in the future on the planet Rubi-Ka, where the Omni-Tek corporation, the rebel Clans and neutrals fight over power and resources.
You pick a breed and one of fourteen professions. Progression is flexible: nano programs grant abilities and surgical implants boost stats. There are contract missions, trips to other dimensions, personal vehicles up to planes and mechs, and organizations claim territory, fight over resources and build their own cities. Every player can own an apartment.
It suits players curious about one of the first sci-fi MMOs who are ready for a complex progression system. Graphics and interface are badly dated, and while the base game is free, the expansions require a subscription.
