<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Korean	O
fantasy	B-Application
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
IMC	O
Games	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
Era	O
the	O
English	O
localizations	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
won	O
the	O
2006	O
Korean	O
Presidential	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
previously	O
unseen	O
in	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
multiple	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
features	O
a	O
unique	O
art	O
style	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Baroque	O
period	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
differing	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
“	O
sword	O
and	O
sorcery	O
”	O
fantasy	B-Application
themes	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
newly	O
discovered	O
continent	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Americas	O
during	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
distinguishes	O
itself	O
from	O
many	O
modern-day	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
Multiple	O
Character	O
Control	O
(	O
MCC	O
)	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
in	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
are	O
interspersed	O
between	O
towns	O
and	O
generally	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
to	O
five	O
levels	O
with	O
successively	O
more	O
difficult	O
mobs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
dungeons	O
-	O
Al	O
Quelt	O
Moreza	O
and	O
the	O
Tetra	O
Ruins	O
-	O
end	O
with	O
a	O
main	O
quest	O
storyline	O
Mission	O
Room	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
room	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
boss	O
mob	B-Protocol
may	O
be	O
challenged	O
by	O
teams	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
Waypoints	O
or	O
(	O
player	O
chosen	O
)	O
save	O
locations	O
that	O
players	O
may	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
to	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
warp	O
scroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teleporters	O
or	O
Warps	O
also	O
exist	O
to	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
players	O
to	O
fixed	O
areas	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
an	O
item	O
called	O
the	O
Teleport/Warp	O
scroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
NPCs	O
throughout	O
the	O
towns	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
dungeon	O
locations	O
may	O
be	O
approached	O
to	O
initiate	O
quests	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
traditional	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
format	O
,	O
usually	O
consist	O
of	O
killing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
monsters	B-Protocol
and/or	O
obtaining	O
their	O
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pioneering	O
quests	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
delve	O
into	O
the	O
story	O
revolving	O
around	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
and	O
its	O
colonial	O
power	O
,	O
Vespanola	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
factions	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
itself	O
,	O
allowing	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
their	O
quests	O
bit-by-bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
main	O
quest	O
line	O
that	O
extends	O
to	O
the	O
highest	O
levels	O
and	O
zones	O
:	O
the	O
Frozen	O
Fields	O
of	O
the	O
north	O
,	O
Errac	O
(	O
Zeia	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
mysterious	O
southwestern	O
region	O
of	O
Castilla	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
isolated	O
isle	O
of	O
Viron	O
(	O
Byron	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
crystals	O
are	O
common	O
drops	O
from	O
lower	O
level	O
mobs	B-Protocol
and	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
in	O
for	O
pioneer	O
weapons	O
and	O
armors	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
a	O
pre-veteran	O
character	O
gain	O
levels	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
Dueling	O
System	O
by	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
issue	O
a	O
challenge	O
to	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barons	O
are	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
speak	O
with	O
NPCs	O
and	O
are	O
treated	O
as	O
mobs	B-Protocol
while	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
remove	O
the	O
Baron	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
kill	O
mobs	B-Protocol
that	O
enable	O
them	O
to	O
decrease	O
their	O
Baron	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
country	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
provides	O
a	O
different	O
number	O
of	O
initial	O
starting	O
slots	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
allows	O
the	O
trading	O
of	O
RNPC	O
(	O
Recruitable	O
NPCs	O
)	O
or	O
UPC	O
(	O
Unique	O
Playable	O
Character	O
)	O
cards	O
between	O
different	O
players	O
,	O
allowing	O
combinations	O
of	O
teams	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
RNPC	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
only	O
obtain	O
a	O
particular	O
RNPC	O
card	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Premium	O
RNPCs	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Emilia	O
the	O
Sage	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
the	O
code	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
Limited	O
Signature	O
Edition	O
Box	O
Set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
every	O
five	O
members	O
who	O
join	O
their	O
faction	O
's	O
affiliated	O
secret	O
society	O
,	O
the	O
faction	O
's	O
level	O
will	O
increase	O
by	O
one	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increases	O
its	O
members	O
 '	O
attack	O
damage	O
on	O
mobs	B-Protocol
by	O
2%	O
per	O
level	O
gained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HanbitSoft	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
,	O
manages	O
the	O
Korean	O
and	O
Japanese	O
(	O
under	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
Hanbit	O
Ubiquitous	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
servers	O
by	O
itself	O
while	O
regional	O
servers	O
are	O
licensed	O
to	O
various	O
online	O
game	O
companies	O
based	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K2	O
Network	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
&	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
Era	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
in	O
Summer	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Sword	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
New	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
RNTSgames	O
has	O
announced	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
EU	O
regional	O
server	O
to	O
be	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
-	O
Resurrection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
IAHGames	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
licensed	O
to	O
in	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
announced	O
its	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
operation	O
The9	O
,	O
licensee	O
and	O
operator	O
of	O
the	O
mainland	O
Chinese	O
regional	O
server	O
,	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
terminate	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
's	O
game	O
service	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
its	O
contract	O
with	O
IMC	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
a	O
Granado	B-Protocol
Espada	I-Protocol
regional	O
server	O
has	O
completely	O
ceased	O
service	O
without	O
any	O
transfer	O
to	O
another	O
local	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
play	O
on	O
G4	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
;	O
Reviewer	O
Adam	O
Sessler	O
was	O
pleased	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
free	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
this	O
one	O
was	O
worth	O
playing	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
refreshing	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
setting	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
,	O
and	O
citing	O
the	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
of	O
the	O
MCC	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
