<s>
Elsword	B-Protocol
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
엘소드	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
2.5D	O
action	B-Application
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
company	O
KOG	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
real-time	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
player	O
vs.	O
environment	O
and	O
player	O
vs.	O
player	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
by	O
upgrading	O
the	O
graphics	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
2.5D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsword	B-Protocol
features	O
skill-based	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
combined	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
and	O
community	O
features	O
typical	O
of	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
guilds	O
,	O
chat	O
,	O
and	O
item	O
trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
or	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
arcade	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
and	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
properly	O
execute	O
combos	O
within	O
the	O
specific	O
range	O
of	O
their	O
character	O
much	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
mixing	O
the	O
elements	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
,	O
player	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
classes	O
by	O
choosing	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
skill	O
traits	O
for	O
a	O
skill	O
(	O
only	O
Special	O
Active	O
,	O
Active	O
,	O
and	O
Buff	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
additional	O
buff	O
like	O
damage	O
increase	O
,	O
mana	B-Application
usage	O
decrease	O
,	O
and	O
anti-mana	O
break	O
skill	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
cost	O
,	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
like	O
cool	O
down	O
skill	O
or	O
mana	B-Application
usage	O
increase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsword	B-Protocol
's	O
skills	O
except	O
Passives	O
and	O
Hyper	O
Actives	O
are	O
also	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
types	O
:	O
Flexibility	O
(	O
Active	O
skills	O
)	O
,	O
Tenacity	O
(	O
50	O
~	O
120MP	O
)	O
,	O
Strength	O
(	O
150	O
~	O
200MP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bravery	O
(	O
250	O
~	O
300MP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passive	O
–	O
an	O
always-on	O
effect	O
without	O
any	O
mana	B-Application
cost	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
conditions	O
are	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
–	O
requires	O
some	O
mana	B-Application
to	O
activate	O
;	O
mana	B-Application
cost	O
and	O
cooldown	O
is	O
very	O
low	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
do	O
significant	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actives	O
may	O
damage	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
may	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
allies	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
restore	O
health	O
or	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
cost	O
ranges	O
from	O
0	O
~	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
cooldown	O
ranges	O
from	O
0	O
~	O
65	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
using	O
other	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
cost	O
ranges	O
from	O
50	O
~	O
80	O
,	O
cooldown	O
ranges	O
from	O
10	O
~	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
buff	O
duration	O
ranges	O
from	O
3	O
~	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
damage	O
is	O
relatively	O
powerful	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
mana	B-Application
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
Actives	O
have	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
chance	O
of	O
being	O
interrupted	O
as	O
character	O
gained	O
invincibility	O
frame	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
its	O
mana	B-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
refunded	O
and	O
its	O
cooldown	O
will	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
requires	O
a	O
full	O
Switch	O
Gauge	O
and	O
depletes	O
it	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cost	O
(	O
100	O
x	O
Stage	O
Level	O
)	O
Mana	B-Application
per	O
usage	O
and	O
feature	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
skill	O
cut-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Korean	O
version	O
of	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
,	O
2	O
vs.	O
2	O
was	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unpopularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
servers	O
for	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
and	O
India	O
have	O
now	O
been	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
International	O
Server	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
KOG	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazines	O
are	O
published	O
by	O
KOG	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
volumes	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
went	O
on	O
a	O
hiatus	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
artist	O
of	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
leaving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
manga-style	O
webcomic	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Brazilian	O
territory	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
animation	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
:	O
El	O
Lady	O
adapts	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Hamel	O
to	O
Lanox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
written	O
by	O
NZ	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Takoman	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
titled	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
:	O
Time	O
Trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsword	B-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
,	O
another	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
created	O
by	O
KOG	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
shared	O
many	O
similarities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
,	O
Aisha	O
,	O
and	O
Rena	O
,	O
formerly	O
named	O
Elesis	O
,	O
Arme	O
,	O
and	O
Lire	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
obvious	O
identical	O
traits	O
were	O
scrapped	O
when	O
Elsword	B-Protocol
came	O
out	O
of	O
beta	O
testing	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
hosted	O
by	O
different	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
