<s>
ArchLord	B-Application
is	O
fantasy	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
NHN	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Codemasters	O
Online	O
Gaming	O
(	O
COG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
ArchLord	B-Application
became	O
free-to-play	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
episodic	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
Siege	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Webzen	O
published	O
ArchLord	B-Application
in	O
additional	O
countries	O
where	O
Codemasters	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
rights	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
3	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Webzen	O
maintained	O
ArchLord	B-Application
globally	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
seventh	O
expansion	O
,	O
called	O
Heaven	O
&	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchLord	B-Application
used	O
a	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
upgrade	O
items	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
carve	O
,	O
skin	O
and	O
ransack	O
any	O
defeated	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
feature	O
of	O
ArchLord	B-Application
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
compete	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
ArchLord	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
ArchLord	B-Application
could	O
exist	O
on	O
each	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchLords	B-Application
reigned	O
for	O
four	O
weeks	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
challenged	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
for	O
the	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
server	O
's	O
ArchLord	B-Application
had	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
dragon	O
mount	O
,	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
weather	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchLord	B-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Chantra	O
and	O
features	O
four	O
playable	O
races	O
;	O
Orcs	B-Language
,	O
Humans	O
,	O
Moon	O
Elves	B-Application
and	O
the	O
new	O
DragonScion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orcs	B-Language
begin	O
their	O
quests	O
in	O
the	O
Golunndo	O
,	O
Humans	O
begin	O
in	O
Anchorville	O
,	O
Moon	O
Elves	B-Application
begin	O
in	O
Norine	O
,	O
and	O
DragonScions	O
in	O
Cien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Humans	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Chantra	O
1000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
had	O
settled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
soon	O
began	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
Orcs	B-Language
had	O
landed	O
on	O
the	O
Eastern	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
and	O
before	O
long	O
tensions	O
were	O
raised	O
as	O
the	O
Humans	O
became	O
protective	O
of	O
their	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humans	O
also	O
have	O
an	O
inferior	O
breeding	O
capacity	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Orcs	B-Language
,	O
with	O
the	O
average	O
number	O
of	O
offspring	O
being	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orcs	B-Language
have	O
occupied	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Chantra	O
for	O
a	O
1000	O
years	O
longer	O
than	O
the	O
Humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
held	O
themselves	O
in	O
higher	O
regard	O
than	O
their	O
Human	O
counterparts	O
and	O
enslaved	O
them	O
for	O
500	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
the	O
Humans	O
rebelled	O
against	O
their	O
Orc	B-Language
masters	O
and	O
eventually	O
won	O
their	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humans	O
and	O
Orcs	B-Language
were	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
western	O
continent	O
of	O
Chantra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
Ugdrasil	O
,	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
colonized	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
where	O
they	O
began	O
the	O
re-building	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moon	O
Elves	B-Application
are	O
a	O
race	O
that	O
were	O
once	O
considered	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
but	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
elf	B-Application
races	O
that	O
inhabited	O
the	O
Nordenland	O
during	O
the	O
2nd	O
period	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
race	O
to	O
fall	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
forced	O
the	O
Moon	O
Elves	B-Application
to	O
step	O
from	O
their	O
shadowy	O
world	O
and	O
start	O
exploring	O
for	O
additional	O
breeding	O
options	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
how	O
they	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
and	O
Humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
so	O
ashamed	O
of	O
this	O
action	O
that	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
hide	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
for	O
centuries	O
,	O
only	O
revealing	O
themselves	O
once	O
their	O
land	O
was	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
and	O
Humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
failure	O
to	O
reach	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
NHN	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
renew	O
their	O
license	O
for	O
ArchLord	B-Application
,	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchLord	B-Application
received	O
poor	O
ratings	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitive	O
and	O
tedious	O
gameplay	O
,	O
blurry	O
graphics	O
and	O
lackluster	O
audio	O
,	O
shallow	O
quest	O
and	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hours	O
of	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
required	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
and	O
high-level	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
's	O
only	O
positive	O
comment	O
was	O
that	O
ArchLord	B-Application
offered	O
familiar	O
role-playing	O
gameplay	O
of	O
"	O
kill	O
,	O
loot	O
,	O
buy	O
stuff	O
"	O
,	O
overall	O
awarding	O
a	O
"	O
terrible	O
"	O
rating	O
of	O
2.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
awarded	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
visual	O
distinction	O
between	O
the	O
power	O
levels	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
with	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
required	O
to	O
progress	O
;	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
those	O
present	O
not	O
offering	O
any	O
legible	O
dialogue	O
;	O
atrocious	O
controls	O
that	O
caused	O
the	O
reviewer	O
's	O
character	O
to	O
get	O
stuck	O
on	O
scenery	O
;	O
interesting-sounding	O
features	O
(	O
castle	O
sieges	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
being	O
restricted	O
to	O
higher	O
levels	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
that	O
's	O
"	O
like	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
with	O
a	O
migraine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ArchLord	B-Application
manhwa	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manhwa	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
named	O
Zian	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
a	O
half-orc	O
named	O
Ugdrasil	O
,	O
who	O
find	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
thousand	O
year	O
old	O
conflict	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
five	O
mysterious	O
relics	O
known	O
as	O
Archons	O
.	O
</s>
