| As much as I hate to say it, Anarchy Online's Equipment system could likely be slotted as a failure. The amount of twinking and system-knowledge required to be "effective" for your level range really inhibited new players' game enjoyment. A single fuck up, like accidently right-clicking off a piece of equipment, could take hours of wrangling with other PCs for buffs, gear swapping, and fast fingers to fix. It doesn't help that they eventually started designing the game around an originally optional twinking through buffs et al.
However, as a long time player of the game, I personally loved the equipment system. The amount of pure awesome shit you could pull off with enough game knowledge and fore-planning was amazing. One of the most involved and customizable loot systems on earth, but waaaaay too much for a bulk of new players to get. |