Anarchy Online. Commonly shortened to A.N.O.
The most anticipated VRMMO of the 21st Century.
People lined up for days on the streets, awaiting for the game stores to open across the globe. In the Beta, there was very little lagging and glitches, with many reviews saying it was "the safest, most well put together VRMMO" they'd ever seen.
The game was simple: Go through all 500 Districts in the war torn city of Anarchis (anar-CHIS), where you'll be fighting through hordes of the Black Jackets, to get to District One and... Well, no one has got that far yet. It was a closely kept secret of the developers.
Of course, it was obvious that the game was impossible to beat because 24 hours after you unlocked a District Gate, it would lock again and the Black Jackets and other hostile NPCs would re-spawn.
On opening day, people rushed home with the game from stores to play the game. Or sighed with happiness after seeing the download bar finally end on their computer.
They signed on. For exactly 22 minutes, 39 seconds, the game kept contact with the outside world. Then... nothing. On the outside, people couldn't log in, on the inside, people couldn't log out. Communications such as External music and news became blocked on the inside. Of course, there was no panic. The developers would fix it. The game just came out.
That was until all the NPCs began speaking in the same voice.
I'm sure by now you've all noticed that the Log Out button is missing. I'm also sure your Pandora Radio and various news networks are gone as well. Trust me, this is not a mistake. In fact, I've designed it this way. You are stuck here. Until you beat the game. Welcome to your new home, players. You know the goal.
Get to District One.
Also, if you die here. You die in real life.
Good luck, Players. You are, without a doubt, going to need all you can get.
On all of the players screens a notification came up: Adrenaline Mode Enabled, Inappropriate Content Activated, Rated M for Mature
This is an RP based on the Sword Art Online (SAO) universe where Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Games (VRMMOGs) exist and are regularly played. This is done by using your VR gear, a helmet that allows you to access the Virtual World.
The essential plot of this Roleplay is to get to District One by clearing all 500 of the districts that came before it. You are locked inside the game, with no way out other than completing the end game. If you die in game, you die in real life.
The RP starts with you logging in before the announcement by the Gamemaster, so we can get our bearings and communicate with each other IC before jumping into the action. You will be one of the members of the anarchic club "The Warband", or a close friend/affiliate.
The game is powered by the R.E.A.L. Game Physics Engine and the R.E.A.L. AI, also called Leelou. It allows for the more hardcore players to initiate "Adrenaline Mode", which gives the player the ability to feel pain within the game, as well as enables the Inappropriate Content, such as nudity, intercourse, and the highly controversial uncensored rapes.
Players can equip three weapons and two MREs/Stimpaks/Special Items at a time, allowing for quick access to handle a pistol and quickly switch to a rifle without having to access your main menu, or use a MRE/Stimpak/Special Item without accessing your menu.
SAO does not exist in this universe.
