<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
3D	O
real-time	O
space	O
combat	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Reakktor	O
Media	O
GmbH	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
gamigo	O
AG	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Reakktor	O
announced	O
that	O
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
was	O
action-oriented	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crafting	O
system	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
Korean	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
random	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weight	O
played	O
a	O
sizeable	O
role	O
in	O
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
,	O
because	O
the	O
assembly	O
would	O
affect	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
used	O
the	O
freemium	O
model	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
premium	O
shop	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
buy	O
various	O
items	O
that	O
helped	O
the	O
players	O
level	O
up	O
faster	O
or	O
produce	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
started	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
50	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
subscription	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
Gamigo	O
acquired	O
the	O
trademark	O
rights	O
and	O
announced	O
they	O
'd	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	O
title	O
under	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
's	O
setting	O
and	O
story	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Sci-Fi	O
author	O
Michael	O
Marrak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
Black	B-Protocol
Prophecy	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2012	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
