Q: Thinking about the story, why did the developers want to add a third presence on Rubi-Ka? This has a whole “Independence Day” feel to it.

A: Hmm, well first off we felt that the alien presence was a somewhat natural evolution of the sci-fi aspect in Anarchy Online. The Redeemed and Unredeemed also have a somewhat Alien feel to them, to say the least, so....I find "alien invasion" to be a natural evolution of the storyline in Anarchy Online.