<s>
(	O
DBO	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
massive	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
being	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
NTL	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
216years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Goku	O
's	O
departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
testing	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
name	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
age	O
1000	O
(	O
216	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Buu	O
saga	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
viewing	O
the	O
HUD	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
within	O
a	O
persistent	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
landscape	O
,	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Balls	O
,	O
train	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
Tenkaichi	O
Budokai	O
,	O
aspiring	O
to	O
become	O
like	O
the	O
warriors	O
of	O
legend	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
interact	O
with	O
NPCs	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
money	O
and	O
experience	O
which	O
will	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
and	O
obtain	O
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
have	O
now	O
been	O
completely	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
game	O
remains	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
built	O
using	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
assets	O
and	O
core	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
bear	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
in	O
gameplay	O
style	O
;	O
Xenoverse	B-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
basic	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
elements	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
versus	O
fighting	O
"	O
combat	O
that	O
so	O
many	O
other	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
games	O
have	O
revolved	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
multiple	O
notable	O
projects	O
:	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Galaxy	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Universe	O
Revelations	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Global	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
others	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
with	O
their	O
differences	O
and	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
