<s>
Earthrise	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
player	O
vs	O
player	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
by	O
independent	O
Bulgarian	O
developer	O
Masthead	O
Studios	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
Engine	O
,	O
an	O
engine	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
"	O
too	O
early	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
its	O
fans	O
"	O
,	O
Masthead	O
Studios	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
servers	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
progression	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
is	O
conducted	O
entirely	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outcome	O
of	O
battle	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
will	O
rely	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
avatar	O
skills	O
and	O
equipment	O
are	O
important	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
be	O
some	O
high	O
security	O
areas	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
,	O
where	O
guards	O
will	O
attack	O
on	O
sight	O
everyone	O
else	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
attack	O
another	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
PvP	O
aspect	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
guild	O
rivalries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
PvP	O
will	O
not	O
feel	O
alienated	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quests	O
,	O
crafting	O
and	O
trade	O
are	O
other	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
non-PvP	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crafting	O
in	O
Earthrise	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
complex	O
process	O
that	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
understand	O
but	O
ultimately	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMORPG.com	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
5.5/10	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bland	O
and	O
uninspired	O
,	O
lacking	O
a	O
true	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
and	O
offering	O
"	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
grinding	O
combat	O
and	O
crafting	O
"	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
