<s>
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
(	O
F2P	O
)	O
3D	O
tactical	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
NDOORS	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
setting	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
alternate	O
history	O
Earth	O
composed	O
of	O
a	O
diverse	O
blend	O
of	O
historical	O
,	O
cultural	O
,	O
allegorical	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
mythological	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
primarily	O
modeled	O
after	O
real-world	O
geography	O
with	O
accessible	O
locations	O
on	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
continents	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
mythical	O
floating	O
continent	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
from	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
derived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
primarily	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
Atlantean	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
battles	O
men	O
,	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
machines	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
Oriharukon	O
's	O
Influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilds	O
and	O
nations	O
offer	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
benefits	O
to	O
their	O
members	O
including	O
passive	O
boosts	O
,	O
guild-oriented	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
and	O
‘	O
Guild	O
Crafting’	O
where	O
every	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
guild	O
works	O
together	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
single	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
their	O
characters	O
and	O
mercenaries	B-Application
grow	O
and	O
develop	O
,	O
gaining	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
,	O
more	O
powerful	O
skills	O
and	O
equipment	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
recruit	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
mercenaries	B-Application
to	O
join	O
them	O
in	O
their	O
travels	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
can	O
increase	O
in	O
experience	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
battle	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
groups	O
and	O
other	O
monster	B-Protocol
groups	O
may	O
join	O
in	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
three	O
groups	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dungeon	B-Application
in	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
instance	O
region	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
key	O
and	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
to	O
clean	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
of	O
enemies	O
for	O
a	O
final	O
reward	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
normal	O
loot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raid	B-Protocol
dungeons	I-Protocol
were	O
added	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
features	O
real	O
world	O
locations	O
mixed	O
with	O
mythological	O
and	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDT	O
,	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
ended	O
its	O
beta	O
period	O
and	O
began	O
its	O
official	O
run	O
at	O
6p.m.	O
</s>
<s>
NDOORS	O
also	O
launched	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Germany	O
,	O
for	O
European	O
players	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
company	O
The9	O
has	O
obtained	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
for	O
distributing	O
and	O
operating	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
include	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
new	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
quests	O
,	O
NPCs	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
outfits	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
mounts	O
,	O
and	O
community	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
content	O
update	O
'	O
Rise	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
 '	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
with	O
The	O
Trojan	O
War	O
and	O
the	O
Romance	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
reaching	O
a	O
great	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
players	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
to	O
add	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
,	O
the	O
Mythical	O
region	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
divided	O
by	O
two	O
,	O
West	O
and	O
Eastern	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
extensive	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
continent	O
to	O
explore	O
(	O
mythical	O
Atlantis	B-Application
)	O
,	O
new	O
mercenary	B-Application
classes	O
,	O
new	O
equipment	O
,	O
content	O
and	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
other	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implemented	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
the	O
Mayan	O
Hero	O
Arc	O
is	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Heroes	O
"	O
class	O
line	O
following	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
Tactical	O
Battle	O
System	O
(	O
TBS	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
previously	O
in	O
some	O
raids	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
more	O
classic	O
Content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
content	O
to	O
come	O
will	O
revolution	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Whip	O
using	O
Mercenary	B-Application
's	O
,	O
a	O
Corps	O
Feature	O
and	O
other	O
things	O
that	O
are	O
planned/set	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
Korean	O
Servers	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
early	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
contain	O
a	O
few	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
but	O
greatly	O
expand	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
Atlantica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
largely	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlantica	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
selected	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
Game	O
and	O
Game	O
World	O
Championship	O
(	O
GNGWC	O
)	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
prestigious	O
Golden	O
Plume	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Foreign	O
Online	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
China	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
and	O
Conference	O
(	O
ChinaJoy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
