General Discussion

Funcom has announced that they are making changes to the subscription model of Anarchy Online.  They will be offering the contents of the Shadowlands expansion 5 USD / EUR, in addition to their free to play plan and 14.95 monthly fee.

Durham, USA – January 21, 2008 – Funcom announces the introduction of a tiered subscription system in Anarchy Online, and players can now choose between three subscriptions plans going from free-to-play to 5 to 14,95 USD / EUR a month. The newest subscription level means that gamers can access the areas and content in the Shadowlands expansion pack for only 5 USD / EUR a month, thereby offering one of the most profound, engaging and deep online experiences around for a low monthly cost.

The new areas which open up for the 5 USD a month subscribers are all located in the Shadowlands. This expansion pack got an incredible review score average, several awards and great critical acclaim when it launched, and is one of the most heralded MMO expansions of all time. The expansion not only gives players massive new areas to explore, it also introduces lots of new features as well as a chance to reach the maximum level in Anarchy Online. 

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Cool! is this being implemented straight away? If so im resubscribing now :o

It's already active.  This is great news!! I plan to sub up my primary froob account.

Nice..  so this gives me a chance to get some real equipment for my froob.  Another good reason to start playing AO again..  :)

Me too!  I'm in at $5.00 a mo for Shadowlands.

Going to DL it this evening.

Looking forward to the Graphic Engine update too!

ohh that's cool indeed, shadowlands is very interesting :)

weii then all froobs can go from froobs to heck noobs ;) :)

You lvl so much that you will grow out of your equipment in no time if your not carefull.

Note:

Fr00bs = Play AO/Notum Wars for free

Sl00bs = Shadowlands

Lifers (or no-lifers) = All expansions

does the 5 bucks include the whole notum wars thingy?

If I recall it was AO -> Notum wars -> Shadow Lands -> Alien Invasion -> Current expansion.

So... does the $5 bucks give you Notum wars the missing link?

Originally posted by Pyrostasis

does the 5 bucks include the whole notum wars thingy?

If I recall it was AO -> Notum wars -> Shadow Lands -> Alien Invasion -> Current expansion.

So... does the $5 bucks give you Notum wars the missing link?

Notum Wars was added to the fr00b sub last year.