Hello, if you are here then there is a chance that you believe the possibility of Anarchy Online going offline. That CAN happen, not likely in the near future, but then... look at all the damn airplanes dropping out of the sky and disappearing in the past year... $h1T happens.
So, here is your survivor instruction manual in case the unthinkable happens.
HOW TO SURVIVE THE LOSS OF ANARCHY ONLINE
1. Don't panic, stay calm and accept the end of an era. If you have AO friends, form a support group on facebook. Use youtube, twitter and pinterest and share old screenshots and video recordings to keep the good memories alive.
2. It is likely that an emulator will come out, like it happened when Star Wars Galaxies shut down. Ask around in the (former) AO community if there is one available or being worked on.
3. If there is no emulator available, try and encourage former players to try and build one.
4. In case an emulator does not seem to be a possibility (likely due to Funcom holding the legal rights for the Dreamworld engine and the original AO engine) then encourage the use of Atavism which is a MMO creator using the Unity engine.
5. If there is no chance to revive AO in some form, then close the door completely and move onto Star Citizen.
6. Keep on gaming.
Thanks for reading, this is just a short manual based on common sense, not meant to be a joke or satirical in any way. Personally I don't believe AO will shut down at least for another 5 years, if not later.