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Anarchy Online (AO) is a science fiction MMORPG released in June 2001 by Funcom. It stands out as being one of the few popular MMORPGs that makes use of a science fiction setting as opposed to the more common fantasy setting. more...

The game is set in the years following June 29475, predominantly on the harsh desert world of Rubi-Ka (planet set in a fictional binary star system) and its extra-dimensional twin, the Shadowlands.

The story

The story of Anarchy Online revolves primarily around two factions, the megacorporation Omni-Tek and the rebel worker caste, the Clans. These two factions are fighting for control of the distant desert planet Rubi-Ka. In addition to these two factions there is a third faction of Neutrals, people who have decided to take no side in the conflict. This conflict has been waged on and off for centuries. In addition, there have been larger conflicts between Omni-Tek and other corporations over the control of Rubi-Ka?

Rubi-Ka, the seemingly useless desert planet, is of such tremendous importance because it is the only known source of notum in the universe. Omni-Tek, having been granted exclusive ownership rights to the planet, controlled notum for many years and benefitted tremendously when it was discovered that the mineral would revolutionize, and eventually become the key component of, nanotechnology. Eventually, notum lead the way to the development of technologies that seem very like magic, including programs that create things such as fire and ice, heal injury, shield people from harm, affect their physical bodies, and even achieve resurrection. Notum even makes its way into the very genetic makeup of some sub-breeds of humans.

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