Anarchy Online's version 17.1 update went live adding a complete raid interface to the game, allowing players to combine up to six teams into a raid group with its own chat channel and loot rules. The interface will allow raid leaders to move players between teams, and every player in the raid group will be able to monitor the vitals of other raid group members.
Additionally, a handful of AO's existing playfields - Sectors 13, 28 and 35 to start with - have become raid instances. That means that raid groups can take these encounters on at their own pace and without competition. Funcom plans to do this to more playfields in the future.
"18 years! Who would have thought? Today, Funcom is excited to announce that Anarchy Online, the world’s first science fiction MMORPGs and one of the longest-running online games ever, celebrates its epic 18-year journey with the launch of a brand-new 2019 server."
That's right, Funcom finally pushes the classic MMO onto Steam. It's been a long time coming.
One of the most iconic MMORPGs has finally come to Steam. Anarchy Online, often referred to as the first sci-fi MMORPG, was originally released in 2001. As a game, its witnessed the changing landscape of MMOs.
