<s>
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
Funcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
ongoing	O
storyline	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
fictional	O
desert	O
planet	O
"	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
a	O
valuable	O
mineral	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Notum	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
colonist	O
to	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
specific	O
objective	O
to	O
win	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
improvement	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
skills	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
years	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
oldest	O
surviving	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
for	O
military	O
and	O
political	O
power	O
on	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
are	O
the	O
Omni-Tek	O
corporation	O
(	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
one	O
thousand-year	O
lease	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
separatist	O
clans	O
,	O
terrorist	O
groups	O
,	O
extraterrestrial	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
ancient	O
civilizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
was	O
ripped	O
apart	O
in	O
a	O
cataclysm	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
a	O
barren	O
rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Source	O
,	O
and	O
small	O
fragments	O
of	O
the	O
Xans	O
 '	O
dead	O
civilization	O
,	O
were	O
thrown	O
into	O
another	O
dimension	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survivors	O
left	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
other	O
habitable	O
planets	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
planted	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
species	O
;	O
they	O
hoped	O
that	O
one	O
would	O
prosper	O
and	O
eventually	O
return	O
to	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
28,708	O
AD	O
,	O
a	O
mining	O
survey	O
ship	O
from	O
the	O
mega-corporation	O
Omni-Tek	O
rediscovered	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
seemingly	O
useless	O
,	O
arid	O
landscape	O
far	O
from	O
civilization	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
the	O
mineral	O
Notum	O
,	O
unique	O
to	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
terraforming	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
and	O
constructing	O
several	O
cities	O
,	O
outposts	O
,	O
and	O
transportation	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
began	O
importing	O
colonists	O
under	O
contract	O
as	O
miners	O
and	O
other	O
professions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
of	O
Omni-Tek	O
'	O
s	O
control	O
of	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
were	O
marked	O
with	O
an	O
exemplary	O
worker	O
treatment	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Solitus	B-Protocol
"	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
Herculean	O
"	O
Atrox	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
intelligent	O
"	O
Nanomages	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
nimble	O
"	O
Opifexes	O
,	O
"	O
they	O
continued	O
their	O
labor	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
an	O
increasingly	O
hostile	O
and	O
totalitarian	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
story	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
29	O
,	O
475	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
peace	O
treaty	O
had	O
been	O
signed	O
between	O
Omni-Tek	O
and	O
the	O
Clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omni-Tek	O
,	O
the	O
Clans	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
neutral	O
observers	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
playable	O
factions	O
and	O
control	O
much	O
of	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
'	O
s	O
terraformed	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
scientists	O
opened	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
found	O
the	O
Source	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
guardian	O
the	O
Xan	O
had	O
left	O
there	O
to	O
protect	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kyr'ozch	O
to	O
begin	O
attacking	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	O
missions	O
are	O
a	O
central	O
component	O
of	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
new	O
colonists	O
to	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
or	O
the	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
interact	O
with	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
interface	O
via	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
with	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
is	O
executed	O
via	O
text	O
windows	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
chose	O
from	O
a	O
menu	O
of	O
possible	O
responses	O
to	O
the	O
conversation	O
being	O
shown.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
17	O
–	O
19	O
Like	O
most	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
provides	O
structure	O
for	O
role-playing	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organizations	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
cities	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
control	O
areas	O
of	O
land	O
,	O
run	O
player	O
markets	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
other	O
special	O
content.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
most	O
distinct	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
are	O
dynamic	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
or	O
team	O
are	O
told	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
its	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
finish	O
some	O
task	O
inside	O
for	O
their	O
reward.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
63	O
–	O
64	O
Dynamic	O
missions	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
other	O
encounters	O
in	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
are	O
"	O
instanced	O
"	O
:	O
each	O
mission	O
area	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
mission.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
each	O
new	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
given	O
some	O
"	O
skill	O
points	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
increase	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
eighty-three	O
skills	O
that	O
they	O
choose.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	O
perks	O
are	O
gained	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
kills	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
type	O
of	O
alien	O
enemy.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nano	O
programs	O
give	O
temporary	O
increases	O
to	O
certain	O
skills.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
target	O
is	O
dead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
loot	O
money	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
body.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
skills	O
are	O
reduced	O
for	O
several	O
minutes	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
much	O
less	O
powerful	O
in	O
combat	O
during	O
that	O
period.Getting	O
Started	O
on	O
Rubi-ka	B-Protocol
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
development	O
for	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
began	O
in	O
1995	O
at	O
Funcom	O
's	O
Oslo	O
,	O
Norway	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
only	O
developed	O
offline	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
consoles	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
critically	O
successful	O
Speed	B-Application
Punks	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
interview	O
,	O
former	O
project	O
leader	O
Gaute	O
Godager	O
said	O
Funcom	O
's	O
management	O
wanted	O
to	O
put	O
substantial	O
resources	O
into	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
;	O
they	O
believed	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
user	O
base	O
would	O
expand	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
fantasy	O
themes	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
featured	O
a	O
science-fiction	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
relatively	O
large	O
playable	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
that	O
were	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
existing	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2001	O
interview	O
,	O
gameworld	O
designer	O
Morten	O
Byom	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
creating	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
'	O
s	O
virtual	O
world	O
had	O
"	O
taken	O
more	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
than	O
anyone	O
imagined	O
when	O
we	O
first	O
started.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Composers	O
Morten	O
Sørlie	O
,	O
Tor	O
Linløkken	O
,	O
and	O
Bjørn	O
Arve	O
Lagim	O
created	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2000	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
began	O
two	O
weeks	O
before	O
launch	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
100,000	O
players	O
downloaded	O
and	O
played	O
pre-release	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
helping	O
the	O
company	O
find	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
other	O
technical	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
officially	O
launched	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Norway	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
box	O
from	O
physical	O
and	O
online	O
stores	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
available	O
via	O
online	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
had	O
recovered	O
from	O
the	O
launch	O
woes	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
MMO	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
expansions	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
expansion	O
in	O
2003	O
that	O
earned	O
several	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
fix	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
and	O
add	O
relatively	O
small	O
amounts	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
the	O
largest	O
expansion	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
City	O
plots	O
"	O
were	O
placed	O
throughout	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
which	O
organizations	O
can	O
buy	O
to	O
erect	O
custom	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Eden	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
had	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Notum	O
Wars	O
booster	O
pack	O
for	O
free	O
via	O
the	O
Free	O
Play	O
program	O
,	O
pay	O
the	O
full	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
expansion	O
and	O
booster	O
packs	O
,	O
or	O
pay	O
a	O
reduced	O
monthly	O
fee	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
only	O
the	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadowlands-only	O
option	O
was	O
later	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
current	O
engine	O
—	O
Funcom	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Dreamworld	O
—	O
had	O
received	O
incremental	O
improvements	O
with	O
the	O
Notum	O
Wars	O
booster	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
expansion	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
2008	O
announcement	O
stated	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
completely	O
replaced	O
with	O
more	O
modern	O
software	O
to	O
"	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
fresh	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
rendering	O
engine	O
OGRE	B-Application
was	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGRE	B-Application
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
because	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
"	O
the	O
full	O
featureset	O
"	O
they	O
had	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
game	O
director	O
Colin	O
Cragg	O
stated	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
"	O
small	O
development	O
team	O
"	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
the	O
"	O
growing	O
 [ cost ] 	O
estimates	O
"	O
involved	O
in	O
making	O
the	O
necessary	O
modifications	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
decided	O
to	O
instead	O
use	O
a	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Dreamworld	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
used	O
for	O
their	O
2008	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
incremental	O
improvements	O
to	O
technologies	O
already	O
used	O
in	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
items	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
with	O
paid	O
points	O
are	O
strictly	O
cosmetic	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
a	O
Personal	O
Scout	O
Mech	O
,	O
a	O
combat	O
vehicle	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Eden	I-Protocol
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
engine	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
and	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
'	O
dreamworld	O
 '	O
engine	O
was	O
successfully	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
live	O
servers	B-Application
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
engine	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
a	O
'	O
beta	O
 '	O
state	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
'	O
live	O
 '	O
production	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
existence	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
featured	O
two	O
game	O
servers	B-Application
for	O
English-speaking	O
players	O
,	O
Atlantean	O
and	O
Rimor	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
German-speaking	O
players	O
,	O
Die	O
Neue	O
Welt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Die	O
Neue	O
Welt	O
was	O
brought	O
offline	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
player	O
population	O
distributed	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
English-speaking	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
remaining	O
English	O
servers	B-Application
,	O
Atlantean	O
and	O
Rimor	O
merged	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
single	O
unifying	O
server	O
to	O
host	O
remaining	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
musical	O
composition	O
was	O
done	O
before	O
game	O
release	O
and	O
then	O
following	O
various	O
extensions	O
by	O
several	O
musicians	O
:	O
first	O
and	O
mainly	O
,	O
composers	O
Morten	O
Sørlie	O
,	O
Tor	O
Linløkken	O
&	O
Bjørn	O
Arve	O
Lagim	O
on	O
classic	O
game	O
and	O
then	O
its	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
expansion	O
;	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
these	O
works	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
2	O
Compact	O
Disc	O
volumes	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
2004	O
;	O
then	O
joined	O
in	O
composer	O
Leon	O
Willett	O
for	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Eden	I-Protocol
extension	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
electro	O
band	O
Ayria	O
in	O
2009	O
during	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
club	O
named	O
"	O
The	O
Grind	O
"	O
accessible	O
ingame	O
from	O
ICC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
Funcom	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
reviewers	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
"	O
hold	O
back	O
on	O
a	O
full	O
review	O
until	O
we	O
have	O
solved	O
these	O
problems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
launch	O
problems	O
had	O
a	O
negative	O
effect	O
on	O
initial	O
critics	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
generally	O
reviewed	O
favorably	O
;	O
it	O
scored	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
brilliant	O
,	O
engaging	O
,	O
profound	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
but	O
added	O
it	O
came	O
with	O
"	O
atrocious	O
technical	O
problems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
be	O
 [ ... ] 	O
the	O
next	O
great	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
needed	O
"	O
some	O
serious	O
work	O
"	O
before	O
it	O
would	O
reach	O
its	O
potential	O
;	O
they	O
would	O
award	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Best	O
Massively	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
the	O
next	O
year.Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
described	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
"	O
 '	O
science-fiction	O
'	O
Everquest	B-Protocol
"	O
—	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
popular	O
fantasy	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
at	O
the	O
time	O
—	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
traditional	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
gave	O
them	O
"	O
science-y	O
sounding	O
"	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
later	O
named	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
the	O
best	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
booster	O
pack	O
Notum	O
Wars	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
;	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
had	O
already	O
been	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
rendering	O
engine	O
,	O
"	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
Rubi-Ka	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
busy	O
planet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
expansion	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
far	O
,	O
winning	O
several	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
CNet	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
others	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
of	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
noted	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
too	O
"	O
fantasy	O
oriented	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game.Alien	O
Invasion	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
the	O
same	O
abundance	O
of	O
praise	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
although	O
most	O
scores	O
were	O
above	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
twelve	O
years	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
longest-running	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
in	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
who	O
had	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
previous	O
additions	O
did	O
not	O
review	O
the	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Eden	I-Protocol
expansion	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Legacy	O
of	O
The	O
Xan	O
booster	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+'s	O
Sarah	O
Borger	O
wrote	O
of	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Eden	I-Protocol
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aging	O
graphics	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
hard	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
she	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
acclaim	O
the	O
new	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
content	O
it	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
sales	O
reached	O
47,356	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
performance	O
that	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Desslock	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
woeful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
and	O
Alien	O
Invasion	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
total	O
subscriptions	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
700,000	O
in	O
late	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
