Anno How to Build Stuff: Anno Online's Open Beta Now Live

Michael Dunaway
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Publisher Ubisoft and Developer Blue Byte have announced that their city building game Anno Online is now in Open Beta. Fear not, for those of you worried about the browser game inevitably being Pay to Win, the self described "strategy" game will have none of that, mostly due to its lack of combat which is usually a key part of a strategy game.

The beta launch comes with a new update, adding new clan and multiplayer features, and promises of no wipes for those who participated in the closed beta. In addition to the lack of wipes, closed beta players will receive a decorative statue as a thank you gift, with players that continue through the open beta receiving a premium ship with upgraded specs.

If creating a booming economic powerhouse appeals to you, go ahead and sign up for the open beta here.

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Michael Dunaway
Michael Dunaway, News Editor

Michael Dunaway has been part of the MMOBomb team for years and has covered practically every major Free-to-Play MMO title since 2009.

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Discussion (14)

Brickit 11 years ago
I really love playing anno 2170, it was one of those games I played with a ridiculous amount of thinking "whats good for my economy" that type of thing. This thing really requires a lot of patience, to advance humanity in the right direction or down to the dumps you go. I think the word "anno" sounds like a play word on "unknown". Exploration,Management and Advancing :D
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Vieric 11 years ago
Actually Anno is a series, and has been around for quite some time, it is a well respected series in many circles...I was, and indeed still am terrified of this breaking that trend, but from what i've played thus far (which admittedly isn't too much) I've not seen anything that really kills it, it still feels very much like an Anno game.

My only two real gripes are the inability to rotate your view, and the fact that most assets were copied directly from Anno 1404. Oh, and 1404 was known as "dawn of discovery" in some places, so if you tried that and enjoyed it, you might want to look into this or other games in the Anno series. All the same, with regards to this particular iteration, I think the best way to describe my feelings would be "cautiously optimistic".
Bic Boi 11 years ago
Did they grab a random name generator off the web or something? (insert word here) online. Anno? What in the nine hells does anno have to do with making cities? Allow me to roll my face across the keyboard and rename this game.

fv5g6hjm online. There you go. It's as relevant.
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asdasdas 11 years ago
let me guess, energy bases system, all your actions require energy. Long build time, with cash it takes seconds, without lifetime. Where did I see that before?
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pc007 11 years ago
sorry, what....anal online?
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Shiunsai 11 years ago
The trailer actually makes me wanna try out the game. Hope it's good :)
MixonTheEmperor (LongLiveSerbia) 11 years ago
Mounted !

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