Journey to Inferno

...aka hell. I've finally made it to the final garden, the garden of Lord Mordeth (oo mor-deth, spooky.) The land of Inferno is quite dark, and filled with OBSCENELY powerful mobs (im 20 levels below the recommended starting level for this area) Here is a nifty screenshot, near "Yuttos Marshes"

Anarchy Online Media

New Wallpapers from Anarchy Online for the expansion pack, Lost Eden

Check it out here!

Ebay bans virtual game sales?

Ebay has recently confirmed the decision to ban all sales of virtual game items (game money, items, leveling) A quote from Curse Gaming:

"Given that a significant slice of the multi-hundred-million-dollar business took place on eBay until now, the move portends a significant shift in who controls the market for virtual goods.

High ImpactWhat's new: eBay has confirmed that it will ban auctions for the sale of property from online games and virtual worlds--except Second Life.

Bottom line: Because eBay has dominated the auction market for real-money trades, there's little question that the winner in this latest circumstance, at least in the short term, will be third-party sites like Internet Gaming Entertainment." Read More...

Anarchy Online Terminology

Here are some commonly used terms / nicknames in AO.

Rubberbanding - server lag that bounces you back periodically

Nerf - when something screws up, or is lowered (usually used to describe a class that has been lowered in skills by Funcom developers, or highlighting a classes abilties and "nerfing" the others)

Ding - refers to when you level. Comes from the "dinging" sound every time you reach a new level

Fr00b - "free noob" refers to the free players that don't pay for Anarchy Online.

Leet - elite, also the name of a playful creature that comes in different variations across rubi-ka, and the shadowlands

Perking - removing perks (shadowlands skill boosts) to gain abilities in a different area
(example: unperking pistol skills to gain shotgun skills)


Common Nano Acronyms

IC: iron circle (doctor stamina/strength buff)

SFA: Superior First Aid (used for treatment -- getting implants on, among other things)

Mochams [aka mochies, mooches, moch's moochies ] Mochams gift -- a meta-physicist nano skill buff.

CT / CM / CI: Composite Teachings / Composite Mastery / Composite Infuse with Knowledge -- metaphysicist

RC: Riot Control (soldier burst buff)

Essence of Behemoth [aka ess, essence, behe, behemoth] -- enforcer nano that buffs stamina/strength/scale/health points

NS: Neuronal Stimulator -- Nano-technician intelligence and psychic buff.

FG: Feline Grace -- Agent agility buff

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If any know any others, let me know and I'll add them!

The Dark Order of Chaos

Here is a logo I had proposed to my org a while back.. "The Dark Order of Chaos"

Kiting: a video guide

This video is a visual explanation of the popular event of "hired kiting". Many people may use this term, and many may not know what it means or refers too. Kiting is the act of running around a mob, fighting it from a distance so it cannot attack you. This is generally reserved for NT's (Nano-Technicians) as they have "AoE" (Area of Effect) "Nukes" that cause damage in a radius, and can be used on multiple targets at once. Monopolizing on this ability, players have found yet another way to make money, via this kiting service. Teaming as usual, the other players either pay money per level or level for free — paying is the common practice.

Screenshots from in-game