Anarchy Online takes place in the world of Rubi-Ka, a planet far away and far, far in the future. This, by the way, made Anarchy Online the first sci-fi MMORPG on the market. The world is enormous, but divided into portions that take you through a tedious loading screen whenever you need to get from area to area (generally known as "zone" in MMORPGs). It's all right, but I prefer my games with action, hold the loading please. The areas are large enough that they don't only take five minutes to traverse, however. Therefore, the "zoning" doesn't create any problems, unless you're trying to get somewhere three of four 'zones' away.