<s>
Ashen	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
created	O
by	O
American	O
developer	O
Jason	O
"	O
Lothgar	O
"	O
Ely	O
and	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Iron	O
Will	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dransik	B-Protocol
game	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Dransik	B-Protocol
Classic	O
,	O
was	O
built	O
in	O
honor	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
V	I-Application
by	O
Jason	O
Ely	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
U8	B-Application
developers	O
and	O
Doug	O
Gesler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dransik	B-Protocol
Classic	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
using	O
the	O
Pixel	O
Mine	O
launcher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modern	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Dransik	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dransik	B-Protocol
game	O
,	O
which	O
utilized	O
an	O
older	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dec	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
Asylumsoft	O
sold	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
TKO	O
Software	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Ashen	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
(	O
a	O
business	O
model	O
seen	O
in	O
many	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
's	O
,	O
including	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
and	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sept	O
2022	O
Ashen	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
and	O
Dransik	B-Protocol
Release	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accounts	O
on	O
Ashen	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
are	O
able	O
to	O
contain	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
per	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2006	O
review	O
,	O
Blair	O
Morris	O
of	O
OMGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Ashen	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
high	O
quality	O
game	O
that	O
every	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
fan	O
should	O
try.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ashen	B-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
has	O
no	O
quest	O
tracking	O
function	O
;	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
quests	O
and	O
information	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
