<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
KoL	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
multiplayer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
designed	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Asymmetric	O
Publications	O
,	O
including	O
creator	O
Zack	O
"	O
Jick	O
"	O
Johnson	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
KoL	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
fights	O
monsters	B-Protocol
for	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
acquiring	O
meat	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
currency	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and/or	O
items	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
turn-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
particularly	O
notable	O
for	O
managing	O
to	O
be	O
financially	O
successful	O
purely	O
from	O
donations	O
and	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
merchandise	O
rather	O
than	O
from	O
advertising	O
or	O
subscription	O
fees	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Mr.	B-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tabletop	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Asymmetric	O
launched	O
West	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Loathing	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
spin-off	O
single-player	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
involves	O
fighting	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
completing	O
quests	O
,	O
gaining	O
skills	O
and	O
stats	O
,	O
and	O
accumulating	O
items	O
and	O
meat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
KoL'''s	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
supplied	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
adventures	B-Application
each	O
day	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
base	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
are	O
allotted	O
forty	O
adventures	B-Application
every	O
rollover	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
can	O
increase	O
that	O
number	O
with	O
various	O
equipment	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
adventures	B-Application
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
consuming	O
food	O
and	O
booze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
rollover	O
,	O
drunkenness	O
and	O
fullness	O
levels	O
are	O
reset	O
,	O
and	O
minor	O
amounts	O
of	O
health	O
points	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
are	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
character	O
can	O
accumulate	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
adventures	B-Application
,	O
the	O
number	O
is	O
reduced	O
to	O
200	O
at	O
rollover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
use	O
up	O
adventures	B-Application
,	O
including	O
crafting	O
items	O
and	O
exploring	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
(	O
adventuring	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
exploring	O
,	O
players	O
experience	O
combat	O
encounters	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
fight	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
non-combat	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
turn-based	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
monster	B-Protocol
take	O
turns	O
attacking	O
one	O
another	O
using	O
weapons	O
,	O
skills	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
successfully	O
defeat	O
a	O
monster	B-Protocol
receive	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
pieces	O
of	O
meat	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
currency	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
send	O
messages	O
and	O
gift	O
packages	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
in-game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
forums	O
are	O
another	O
active	O
venue	O
for	O
discussion	O
among	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
dungeon	O
was	O
added	O
which	O
allows	O
clan	O
members	O
to	O
raid	B-Protocol
cooperatively	O
in	O
Hobopolis	O
,	O
the	O
underground	O
city	O
of	O
hobos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
likened	O
Hobopolis	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
instances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
economy	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
an	O
academic	O
study	O
,	O
Economics	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
:	O
Analysis	O
of	O
Virtual	O
Market	O
Data	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysticality	O
classes	O
:	O
The	O
mysticality	O
classes	O
are	O
Pastamancer	B-Application
and	O
Sauceror	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moxie	O
classes	O
:	O
The	O
moxie	O
classes	O
,	O
Disco	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
and	O
Accordion	B-Application
Thief	I-Application
,	O
use	O
charm	O
and	O
dexterity	O
to	O
achieve	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Familiars	O
possess	O
many	O
abilities	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
Sabre-Toothed	O
Lime	O
attacks	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
Leprechaun	B-Application
grants	O
extra	O
meat	O
after	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Hovering	O
Sombrero	O
increases	O
stat	O
gains	O
from	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
path	O
have	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
experience	O
levels	O
reset	O
to	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
retain	O
their	O
currency	B-Application
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setting	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Asymmetric	O
Publication	O
's	O
Loathing	O
universe	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
specific	O
time	O
is	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Asymmetric	O
Publication	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Krakrox	O
the	O
Barbarian	O
and	O
even	O
included	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lore	O
as	O
the	O
forefather	O
of	O
adventurers	O
and	O
banisher	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
dark	O
continent	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
adventurer	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
solving	O
problems	O
and	O
killing	O
monsters	B-Protocol
in	O
this	O
fantasy-based	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
mighty	O
architectural	O
elders	O
before	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
Yore	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
Boris	O
the	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
,	O
Jarlsberg	O
the	O
Wizard	O
,	O
and	O
Sneaky	O
Pete	O
the	O
Cool	O
Guy	O
)	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
used	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
peaceful	O
place	O
to	O
loath	O
one	O
another	O
under	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
ruler	O
,	O
King	O
Ralph	O
XI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
arrived	O
and	O
"	O
imprismed	O
"	O
(	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
a	O
prism	O
)	O
King	O
Ralph	O
XI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
monsters	B-Protocol
that	O
hid	O
away	O
reemerged	O
,	O
and	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
,	O
caused	O
chaos	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
King	O
Ralph	O
's	O
absence	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
is	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Council	O
of	O
Loathing	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
much	O
has	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
done	O
,	O
so	O
adventurers	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
were	O
called	O
into	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
storylines	O
are	O
Me	O
and	O
My	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
and	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
Quest	O
(	O
main	O
campaign	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
Quest	O
,	O
the	O
Council	O
of	O
Loathing	O
will	O
gives	O
quests	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
they	O
increase	O
in	O
level	O
,	O
from	O
finding	O
a	O
mosquito	O
larvae	O
to	O
starting	O
(	O
and	O
finishing	O
)	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Hippies	O
and	O
the	O
Frat	O
Boys	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
hopes	O
to	O
either	O
fixing	O
issues	O
around	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
finding	O
possible	O
ways	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
,	O
or	O
for	O
profitable	O
gain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
Council	O
will	O
declare	O
the	O
character	O
ready	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
,	O
as	O
she	O
is	O
holding	O
a	O
contest	O
of	O
some	O
sorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
thinning	O
out	O
the	O
competition	O
by	O
beating	O
them	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
declared	O
the	O
winner	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
herself	O
to	O
thank	O
the	O
character	O
for	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
adventurers	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
her	O
before	O
knocking	O
out	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
pink	O
gas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
character	O
wakes	O
up	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
from	O
the	O
skull	O
of	O
a	O
barely	O
alive	O
adventurer	O
named	O
Frank	O
that	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
screwy	O
nature	O
of	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
has	O
been	O
terrorizing	O
the	O
kingdom	O
for	O
four	O
thousand	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Council	O
's	O
corrupted	O
nature	O
prevented	O
anyone	O
from	O
actually	O
succeeding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
the	O
wand	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
will	O
fight	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
once	O
more	O
and	O
rearrange	O
the	O
spelling	O
of	O
her	O
all-caps	O
attack	O
to	O
counterattack	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
her	O
sausage	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
has	O
been	O
defeated	O
,	O
her	O
chamber	O
will	O
have	O
been	O
mostly	O
destroyed	O
,	O
and	O
King	O
Ralph	O
's	O
Prism	O
will	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
council	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
tell	O
the	O
character	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
just	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
monsters	B-Protocol
are	O
still	O
running	O
amok	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Naughty	B-Application
Sorceress	I-Application
was	O
n't	O
the	O
main	O
culprit	O
;	O
turns	O
out	O
the	O
monsters	B-Protocol
really	O
hate	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
reveal	O
that	O
jumping	O
into	O
the	O
Astral	O
Gash	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
ascend	O
to	O
Valhalla	O
,	O
afterlife	O
hub	O
of	O
reincarnations	O
and	O
new	O
routes	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
then	O
will	O
the	O
monsters	B-Protocol
stop	O
attacking	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	O
Johnson	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
developed	O
several	O
games	O
before	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
but	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
release	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
Johnson	O
soon	O
invited	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Josh	B-Application
Nite	I-Application
to	O
contribute	O
content	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
and	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
eight	O
full-time	O
employees	O
working	O
on	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
other	O
employees	O
who	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
cite	O
text-based	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Zork	B-Application
and	O
Legend	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Red	I-Protocol
Dragon	I-Protocol
as	O
creative	O
influences	O
,	O
and	O
Nite	O
has	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Choose	O
Your	O
Own	O
Adventure	B-Application
series	O
of	O
children	O
's	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
stage	O
world	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Gray	O
Plague	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Corrupted	O
Blood	O
incident	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maintenance	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
supported	O
primarily	O
through	O
donations	O
and	O
players	O
who	O
donate	O
US$10	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
receive	O
a	O
powerful	O
item	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Mr.	B-Application
Accessory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Zack	O
Johnson	O
from	O
2010	O
,	O
Johnson	O
originally	O
established	O
the	O
Mr.	B-Application
Accessory	I-Application
revenue	O
model	O
as	O
"	O
kind	O
of	O
an	O
afterthought	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
became	O
lucrative	O
enough	O
to	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
full-time	O
and	O
eventually	O
to	O
hire	O
several	O
permanent	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
writing	O
scripts	B-Language
to	O
perform	O
various	O
in-game	O
functions	O
,	O
using	O
Greasemonkey	B-Operating_System
,	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Lua	B-Language
,	O
and	O
have	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
player-run	O
wiki	B-Protocol
which	O
offers	O
puzzle	O
solutions	O
and	O
walkthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Bixler	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Educational	O
Gaming	O
Commons	O
at	O
Pennsylvania	O
State	O
University	O
,	O
has	O
hypothesized	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
community	O
is	O
successful	O
because	O
it	O
accounts	O
for	O
Richard	O
Bartle	O
's	O
model	O
of	O
player	O
personality	O
types	O
in	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
roleplaying	I-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
,	O
creating	O
a	O
balanced	O
gameplay	O
system	O
that	O
appeals	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researcher	O
Martin	O
Oliver	O
addressed	O
similar	O
issues	O
in	O
a	O
2009	O
study	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
player	O
community	O
,	O
"	O
Playing	O
Roles	O
in	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Web-based	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
radio	O
station	O
,	O
Radio	O
KoL	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
official	O
unofficial	O
"	O
radio	O
station	O
of	O
KoL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
consistent	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
and	O
surrealism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Gallant	O
of	O
Gizmodo	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
actually	O
very	O
full-featured	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Worlds	O
in	O
Motion	O
,	O
"	O
Kingdom	B-Application
of	I-Application
Loathing	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
just	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
really	O
unique	O
and	O
interesting	O
MMO.	O
"	O
</s>
