<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Korean	O
developer	O
Jake	O
Song	O
(	O
former	O
developer	O
of	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
his	O
development	O
company	O
,	O
XL	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sandpark	O
"	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
say	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
content	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
sandbox	O
"	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
structured	O
play	O
experience	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
themepark	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
2	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
of	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
began	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
closed	O
testing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
place	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
XL	O
Games	O
studio	O
representative	O
said	O
he	O
expected	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
zoneless	O
world	O
with	O
first	O
or	O
third	O
person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
traditional	O
combat	O
settings	O
,	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
offers	O
naval	O
combat	O
in	O
such	O
settings	O
where	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
secure	O
trade	O
routes	O
or	O
engage	O
in	O
sea-land	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crafting	O
system	O
in	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
is	O
extensive	O
,	O
allowing	O
crafting	O
of	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
food	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
furniture	O
for	O
the	O
player-owned	O
homes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
pet	O
system	O
with	O
pets	O
being	O
bought	O
as	O
babies	O
and	O
trained	O
to	O
grow	O
into	O
mounts	O
or	O
battle	O
companions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
judicial	O
system	O
with	O
player	O
run	O
courts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skill	O
system	O
of	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
is	O
very	O
flexible	O
as	O
one	O
chooses	O
three	O
basic	O
skill	O
types	O
from	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
eleven	O
and	O
can	O
thus	O
can	O
create	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
"	O
class	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
leveled	O
based	O
in	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
options	O
for	O
travel	O
in	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
walking	O
,	O
climbing	O
(	O
ladders	O
,	O
vines	O
,	O
trees	O
)	O
,	O
swimming	O
,	O
personal	O
mounts	O
and	O
personal	O
boats	O
(	O
from	O
row	O
boats	O
to	O
catamarans	O
to	O
galleons	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
personal	O
gliders	O
or	O
car-like	O
machines	O
such	O
as	O
tractors	O
for	O
transport	O
of	O
larger	O
amounts	O
of	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travel	O
is	O
fully	O
3-dimensional	O
in	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
;	O
thus	O
swimming	O
and	O
diving	O
are	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
makes	O
use	O
of	O
modern	O
graphics	O
effects	O
like	O
tessellation	B-Algorithm
and	O
ambient	O
occlusion	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
uses	O
player	O
collision	O
,	O
unlike	O
many	O
other	O
MMO	O
's	O
,	O
thus	O
player	O
movement	O
can	O
be	O
blocked	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
NPC	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
:	O
Unchained	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Glyph	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
updates	O
as	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
but	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
monetization	O
model	O
that	O
players	O
buy	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
packs	O
for	O
one	O
payment	O
upfront	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
subscription	O
and	O
everyone	O
is	O
effectively	O
a	O
Patron	O
in	O
Unchained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
however	O
changed	O
recently	O
and	O
now	O
Archeage	B-Protocol
Unchained	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
subscription	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
carrying	O
over	O
characters	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
Chronicles	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
Korean	O
author	O
Jeon	O
Min-hee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcheAge	B-Protocol
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
currently	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
