The
Anarchy Online Shadowlands
Preview on PC.IGN.Com offers impressions of the upcoming AO expansion,
saying: "In fact, after seeing all the expansion has to offer, it almost
seems like a whole new game." They go on to describe the story and
gameplay, giving indications that this will indeed be quite a change: "One
of the bigger changes in the Shadowlands is that technology doesn't quite work
as expected. The armor and weapons you've tried so hard to acquire will be of
questionable use in
Shadowlands. They're simply too close to the Notum to
function properly. Even things like implants will be removed and replaced by a
new system of symbiotes. But that's the price you pay for venturing in to the
strange new world Funcom is offering."