It's amazing how one expansion can get a game back into the spotlights after months of absence. Today Stratics brings us an interview with Gaute Godager from Funcom about the upcoming AO expansion pack Shadowlands. Most subjects are quite general and have been mentioned in Q&A's before, but it still might prove to be worth a read:

What exactly is Geogameplay?
Geogameplay is our coin for the player interaction with geography, geopolitics and geology to create gameplay. Simply put, we have designed the outdoor play areas to play much more like normal game “levels”, where you traverse the areas, watch out for creatures on ledged, behind nooks and in crevices. Go through outdoor mazes and play the land, more or less, like you would as if indoor in a dungeon. This means hindrances which stops your progress until you conquer the challenge or find an alternative route. A staged, increased and controlled challenge. Not an open, bland and trivial experience.

Stratics today also announced their next Anarchy Online House of Commons chat for Sunday July 13th.