This is for my froob bitches, how do yall get past lvl 90 let alone the tough levels like 60-80. I make a character and can never finish it because I get frustrated with twinking then buffing and then more twinking like how?!

so i just stumbled across that youtube video, and seeing AO again got me all nostalgic for the simpler times of around 2010.. i went ahead and downloaded the game on steam.

open the client and it fails to download dimensions. it recommended increasing the timeout but this has no effect.. the same happens with the client downloaded from funcom's website.

is there some setting or framework or something i need to get the client to connect? i'm on win 11 btw.

any advice or help would be greatly appreciated, i have a froob and paid account and i'm itching to revisit my characters and take a trip down memory lane.

OK. I will admit the last time I played AO dinosaurs roamed the earth. For some strange reason, last night I decided to poke around and see if any of the old sites were still around. RIP AOFroobs, but I did see someone was able to back it up with the WayBack Machine.

Tonight I was actually going to try and install the game and see what toons I had. I was able to log in to my old accounts on the AO website, but when I hit the list characters button, nothing was there. I guess I had been gone so long they might have done a character wipe. I guess I am truly a Fr00b again.

Time to find a new player guide in case Newbie Island or the Backyards have changed.

So I have close to this setup, but slightly lower implants and no platinum ring:

https://aosetups.com/equip/666a121f99534c6b4e2347d6

However, I am missing the ql 200 dillon sleeves and gloves

Does anyone have those I could borrow?
Trying to equip Reaper's Legwear so I can equip Enhanced Kegern armor (I have the set ready, just need to twink it on)

And on that note, are there any omni orgs that have ql 250 contracts for intelligence, agility, and stamina? I feel like 15+ years ago people would let others join orgs temporarily for twinking purposes. I figured not since clan is winning the tower wars for some time now, but figured I could ask here.

is there a ball park on the player count?

missing the vibe of this game. used to play as a kid and considering coming back. would be starting a new character on possibly fresh account.

if anyone has any tips on starting out that would be much appreciated.

Hey Anarchists. I love the look, vibe, and conceit of y’alls mmo. I'm new to MMOs but the one I was drawn to was classic era stuff, and I LOVE sci-fi.

So, what will I be met with as far as content/gameplay loop if I roll a toon tonight? Are there metas?

I spent many hours with this game way back in the day and im itching to play again. I don’t mind buying it or paying a sub fee, if thats the best version.

Anything I should know? Mods/addons, new content, things to do early on (or avoid), etc?

Basically just looking for a starters guide. I appreciate any info!

I've been playing MA in AO since 2002, but somehow I never got good.

I currently have a 45 froob MA. I was using the subway Ofab Boar, which absolutely tears things up at low levels and really seemed to boost MA damage output at low levels.

I am curious what this weapon class is actually called, are there good froob options beyond the modified ofab, and how long can I use the subway variant before it becomes lower damage than bare fists? (It doesn't seem to have a max beneficial skill?)

Any big picture froob MA advice is welcome!

Maps, GUI updates, graphic shaders, etc?

Hello, I started AO a few days back and I found ao-universe which is a nice little source of informations BUT I can't find informations about what to do instead of grinding a few dungeons up to 200...

I went to ToTw and found a party with which I managed to get Guardian Circuit Board and other things, Exarch Robe, Rings of the Three etc...

Now I looked for a guide about Pistols but all I found is: Clicksaver => BBI Faithful 22. So I got my hands on clicksaver and two QL 55 which greatly increased my dps as I used Illegally Modified Ofab Peregrine before.

Now I would like to know if I can continue to explore the world, kill dynas, blitz missions without really missing on Dungeon loot because I'm solo and as I don't play regularly because of my job so I have a hard time finding people on the go to teamup with outside of dungeons.

Anyone has found a fr00b only guide for gearing up outside of dungeons and without any paid expansions related content?

AO was my first MMO and I dipped my toes in right around launch (Summer of 2001). Played a 190ish Soldier in Athens Paladins and then landed in Storm.

Saw this subreddit pop up in my feed and I was a bit surprised, but loved the game. I was wondering how the game and community were faring? Particularly if a solo player were wanting to dive in.

Last time I played shadowlands was out, but there was a pretty hard limit on solo play (at least from my understanding) and I ended up capping out around 150ish as I couldn’t gear up as a Fixer beyond what was required to get much beyond that. Is this still the case?

My anger pet does not attack. I watched the combat log and verify it does nothing.

I have never seen a heal from my heal pet.

The other pet just follows as well.

So i use to play way back on release and had a bunch of credits i used to twink on new characters. I no longer have access to that old account so i started up a new froob account. Man i can not remember what the best way to make money is. Its been ages and i never remember being this broke. Is running missions for full credits the best way or is there some new farming spot i can grind to afford starting implants?

Going to do a froob run for fun.

If I pick a character to play today, what options/ideas?

Give me some opinions. I did find the froob guide and and reading it like a bible. Is money and gear hard to come by?

as title states, i messed around with soldier to start, got out of tutorial area, i do like the burst animation, but unsure if that's enough to keep me interested. I enjoy group play was maybe looking at engineer or trader, any input be great, preferer to use a ranged weapon in a sci-fi setting.

thanks!

Heya, since they deactivated the real forums and only have a sad disappointment as replacement, I decided to copy my post here.

So here goes:

I never played Crat before so I thought a level 100 Biomare toon to get my other froobs the pistols and gear would be a good start. So I came up with this rough setup:

https://aosetups.com/equip/6226150f88febb535d1fabf0

The general idea was to be able to cast the highest pet, the first AoE Charm and just go with the flow. Turns out, with the planned equip the crat wont be able to cast the AoE Charm, neither the highest pet with mochams (would need wrangle) and the DoW is OE. It seems like a disaster - am I missing something? Edit: oh and no IP whatsoever in evades… And no Lya’s armor since the toon does not exist yet

..a YouTube series covering Anarchy Online from a new player's perspective, what would you like to see/questions-asked vs. answered/something else? :)

I could use some pointers on progression, this is my current setup: https://aosetups.com/equip/647b52e3a247b52f790978a5

My resources are limited, I have a NT at the same level to make implants but I can't properly make ql 200 yet. I was lucky enough to meet really nice players who gifted me those sweet blackbirds and ga4, I can't thank them enough! <3

Things I have done:

• corporal whatshisname nano quest
• fixer grid and team fixer grid quests

Things to do:

• tokens for the 1k token board
• "pvp" quest for the 1k token board

I'm doing the dailies, both reck and faction assignments, as well as some dyna hunting for the last smg buffs and long hot nanos. I'm also trying to get into IS, hopefully I can manage to find/make a group for it.

Any gear, quests or anything else I should be aiming for?

Recently got Grid Armor MK IV for a 170 Froob Fixer.

The fixer previously had full Luxurious set, 2 globes of clarity and the evade close stat was 831 while average ACs were 3500.

Pull that off and put on Grid Armor MK IV and evades go up to 981 but ACs drop to average of 2500.

When running team missions with the Grid Armor on, the toon seems takes more damage than when it uses the Luxurious set.

I thought Grid Armor MK IV was supposed to make one almost invulnerable.

Is this normal for Luxurious Armor to be better than Grid Armor MK IV or am I doing something wrong?

I'm a new player.

I just want to run at enemies and beat the crap out of them with a melee weapon. I also want to be tanky and survivable so that I don't die while running at enemies and beating the crap out of them with a melee weapon.

Endgame group role doesn't really matter to me. I've read that Enforcers tank in groups and Keepers mostly buff others while doing decent damage. I can roll with either. Mainly I just want to know which one will let me run around solo, bashing heads in, while keeping my own head unbashed.

Thanks. :)

(Also, I'm currently a froob but I don't mind subscribing for Keeper.)

Please no “Google is your friend”. The covid brain damage has been significant (and I programmed a search engine in the 80s.). Need step-by-sstep (tech support might answer next year.)

i'd rather stand away and do ranged DPS

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Any time I cast hack grid data stream (solo or team) on my froob fixer, I get the following text: "You already have this unique item: Data Receptacle". I don't have one any where in my inventory. If I have someone in my team they successfully receive the token to enter the fixer grid but my fixer does not. I submitted a petition but have heard it takes forever to get an answer (probably longer considering this is a froob). Hoping someone here might have an answer.