<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Reloaded	O
Productions	O
(	O
formerly	O
by	O
North	O
Carolina-based	O
Icarus	O
Studios	O
and	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
's	O
gameplay	O
features	O
FPS/RPG	O
hybridization	O
,	O
first-person/third	O
person	O
views	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
improvised	O
equipment	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
functional	O
vehicles	O
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
,	O
in-depth	O
crafting	O
system	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
vehicles	O
)	O
,	O
various	O
skills	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
factions	O
and	O
tactical	O
PvP	O
,	O
all	O
existing	O
within	O
1000	O
square	O
kilometers	O
of	O
usable	O
terrain	O
based	O
on	O
real-world	O
topographical	O
maps	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
Years	O
following	O
its	O
initial	O
shutdown	O
,	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
's	O
servers	O
were	O
brought	O
back	O
online	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
classic	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
story	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
Century	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
natural	O
disasters	O
hits	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
of	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
real-world	O
topographical	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	O
Canyon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
offers	O
customizable	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
clothing	O
,	O
facial	O
features	O
,	O
skin	O
tones	O
,	O
hairstyles	O
and	O
colors	O
,	O
age	O
,	O
body	O
and	O
facial	O
hair	O
,	O
body	O
art	O
(	O
tattoos	O
and	O
piercings	O
)	O
,	O
height	O
,	O
and	O
makeup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
fixed	O
class	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
is	O
generally	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
has	O
thousands	O
of	O
items	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
equipment	O
and	O
accessories	O
of	O
varying	O
strength	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
craft	O
and	O
equip	O
in	O
up	O
to	O
22	O
separate	O
equipment	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
allows	O
its	O
players	O
to	O
carry	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
six	O
active	O
weapons	O
which	O
alter	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
start	O
out	O
neutral	O
in	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
and	O
can	O
remain	O
neutral	O
or	O
choose	O
to	O
align	O
themselves	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
,	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
developers	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
June	O
2008	O
press	O
release	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
feature-complete	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
website	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
content-complete	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
,	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
announced	O
a	O
National	O
Tour	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
from	O
Direct2Drive	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
granting	O
early	O
access	O
from	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Icarus	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
beta	O
release	O
of	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
uses	O
Wine	B-Application
technology	O
and	O
requires	O
an	O
Intel-based	O
Mac	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
team	O
announced	O
that	O
Lee	O
Hammock	O
was	O
leaving	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
to	O
work	O
as	O
story	O
designer	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
MMO	O
title	O
,	O
Gargantuan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
changes	O
was	O
the	O
promotion	O
of	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
writer/content	O
developer	O
Wes	B-Protocol
Platt	I-Protocol
to	O
Director	O
of	O
Content	O
Development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
distribution	O
partnership	O
with	O
Interactive	O
Gaming	O
Software	O
(	O
IGS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Atari	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
server	O
's	O
were	O
taken	O
offline	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
fresh	O
server	O
called	O
fallen	B-Protocol
earth	I-Protocol
classic	O
will	O
be	O
launching	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
's	O
servers	O
were	O
put	O
back	O
online	O
by	O
Little	O
orbit	O
subsidiary	O
Gamersfirst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
earned	O
the	O
runner-up	O
spot	O
for	O
Best	O
New	O
MMO	O
of	O
2009	O
by	O
Beckett	O
Massive	O
Online	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallen	B-Protocol
Earth	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
criticised	O
by	O
IGN	O
for	O
low-quality	O
animation	O
and	O
by	O
other	O
reviewers	O
for	O
numerous	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
