<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
is	O
a	O
class-based	O
shooter	O
online	B-Application
team-based	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Hi-Rez	O
Studios	O
developed	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
was	O
started	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
features	O
a	O
large	O
degree	O
of	O
variability	O
in	O
player	O
appearance	O
with	O
unique	O
achievement-based	O
flair	O
items	O
;	O
almost	O
all	O
player	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
re-colored	O
using	O
dyes	O
for	O
additional	O
personalization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
includes	O
almost	O
no	O
randomness	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
hit	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
weapon	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
circumstances	O
always	O
does	O
the	O
same	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
following	O
modes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Acquisition	O
-	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
tweak	O
on	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
except	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
flag	O
is	O
a	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
mixes	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
with	O
a	O
secret	O
agent	O
backdrop	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
genre	O
as	O
spy-fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quest	O
line	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
hourly	O
raids	B-Protocol
where	O
Recursives	O
attempt	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
and	O
capture	O
Dome	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hi-Rez	O
has	O
released	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
fiction	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
back-story	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
timeline	O
for	O
what	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
universe	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
:	O
Pre-Commonwealth	O
and	O
Post-Commonwealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
optional	O
"	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
:	O
Conquest	O
"	O
subscription	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
going	O
subscription-free	O
and	O
all	O
content	O
that	O
previously	O
required	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
's	O
trial	O
accounts	O
are	O
for	O
an	O
unlimited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
advance	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Q2	O
2010	O
,	O
Hi-Rez	O
released	O
a	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
expansion	O
entitled	O
Sandstorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Phase	O
Two	O
(	O
1.35	O
)	O
included	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Sonoran	O
Desert	O
"	O
Open	O
Zone	O
,	O
additional	O
mission	O
styles	O
,	O
including	O
10-person	O
defense	O
raids	B-Protocol
and	O
Special	O
Ops	O
missions	O
,	O
Consumables	O
and	O
Salvage	O
and	O
an	O
overhaul	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
credit	O
and	O
token	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Hi-Rez	O
released	O
Free	O
Agent	O
highlighting	O
a	O
move	O
to	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
balance	O
changes	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
new	O
end-game	O
raid	B-Protocol
content	O
,	O
Dome	O
Defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dome	O
Defense	O
raid	B-Protocol
pits	O
teams	O
of	O
ten	O
players	O
against	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
Dome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
achieved	O
a	O
70%	O
average	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Hi-Rez	O
announced	O
on	O
its	O
forums	O
that	O
development	O
had	O
started	O
on	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
post	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
will	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
PvP	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
Hi-Rez	O
COO	O
Todd	O
Harris	O
said	O
of	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
2	O
,	O
"	O
No	O
open	O
world	O
elements	O
planned	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
No	O
plan	O
for	O
hex-maps	O
or	O
facility	O
building	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
mentioned	O
that	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Hi-Rez	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
priority	O
beta	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
Hi-Rez	O
,	O
Harris	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Hi-Rez	O
planned	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Smite	B-Application
for	O
the	O
next	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
before	O
focusing	O
on	O
Global	B-Application
Agenda	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
