Anarchy Online is one of the greatest science fiction mmorpg available on the market, at this moment. But however AO is dying, there is issues that makes AO not attractive to both new players, and old players.
The reason AO is dying is because the game is cursed. It is not because Funcom are doing a bad job, it is because AO is almost 9 years old. Like everything else that exists, AO is cursed by time.
It dosnt matter who you are, how wonderful your life is. In the end, time will slowly wipes everything you have. Therefor glorious time and Legends will be, or have already been forgotten in history of mankind.
In order to survive the future, we must study and remember the pass.
The only way to save AO universe is for Funcom to leave AO behind.
Go back to basics and use all your knowledge that you have got the oppertunity to learned in the pass 9 years, and upload it into the new Anarchy Online vessel.
Im not talking about new AO GFX engine, im talking about a complete new AO mmorpg with new challanges, new ideas, a new beginning.
There is a saying "Everything that has a beginning, has an end ..." In order to bypass this, you must create a new beginning, with knowledge and experiences maintained.
This is the only way that gives AO universe new strength to endure, and lasts for eternity.
The new GFX engine idea was dead borned. It is time consuming and it keeps the staff busy from coming up with good ideas on how to make AO a better game.
New GFX will not give high rewards because people are tierd of AO. It can almost be compares with an old lady taking surgery trying to make herself looks better, but the curse of ageing still remain.
Not only the fans and players are tierd of AO, but I see the community, the developers are also tierd. Noone are motivated to make AO a better game, and it is understandable.
What FC are doing now, is like trying to save an old man from dying of his age.
FC are not the only one who are running out of time. We all are running out of time.
You must be creative and use your time efficient in order to re-evolve with time to compete for existence, or else you will result in extinction.