<s>
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
3D	O
,	O
fantasy-themed	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
e-currency	O
"	O
MetaTIX	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
billing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
follows	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
structures	O
of	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
avatar	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
character	O
"	O
)	O
within	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
explore	O
the	O
landscape	O
,	O
delve	O
through	O
dungeons	O
,	O
fight	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
complete	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
NPCs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
defeating	O
monsters	B-Protocol
and	O
completing	O
quests	O
yields	O
items	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
enter	O
combat	O
,	O
players	O
click	O
on	O
monsters	B-Protocol
they	O
encounter	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
successful	O
strike	O
results	O
in	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
monster	B-Protocol
's	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
monster	B-Protocol
attacks	O
in	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
monster	B-Protocol
loses	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
defeated	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
looted	O
for	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
skills	O
include	O
attack	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
special	O
melee	B-Application
strikes	O
,	O
healing	O
,	O
and	O
temporary	O
enchantments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
active	O
skill	O
costs	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
which	O
limits	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
a	O
skill	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
over	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
earn	O
items	O
by	O
defeating	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
completing	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
trading	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
cities	O
in	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
provide	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
bank	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
hold	O
an	O
additional	O
25	O
slots	O
of	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
items	O
made	O
through	O
alchemy	O
include	O
potions	O
,	O
which	O
restore	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
magical	O
world	O
where	O
the	O
dreams	O
of	O
the	O
innocent	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
paradise	O
of	O
imagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
Basileus	O
Crystal	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
the	O
energy	O
of	O
moonlight	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
dark	O
presence	O
descended	O
upon	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
and	O
infected	O
the	O
Basileus	O
Crystal	O
,	O
allowing	O
Nightmares	O
to	O
manifest	O
in	O
the	O
dreamworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightmares	O
corrupted	O
the	O
harmless	O
plants	O
and	O
creatures	O
of	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
and	O
turned	O
them	O
into	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Archons	O
must	O
now	O
rise	O
against	O
these	O
monsters	B-Protocol
to	O
protect	O
their	O
fragile	O
paradise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
young	O
dreamer	O
who	O
enters	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
divided	O
into	O
zones	O
,	O
which	O
come	O
in	O
three	O
categories	O
:	O
cities	O
,	O
countryside	O
,	O
and	O
instance	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
friendly	O
NPCs	O
and	O
are	O
completely	O
free	O
of	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
countryside	O
zones	O
feature	O
small	O
Archon	O
settlements	O
with	O
friendly	O
NPCs	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
areas	O
are	O
not	O
safe	O
from	O
monster	B-Protocol
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Crystals	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
magical	O
benefits	O
to	O
characters	O
who	O
stand	O
near	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
crystals	O
heal	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
blue	O
crystals	O
restore	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
and	O
yellow	O
crystals	O
restore	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
characters	O
 '	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
do	O
not	O
naturally	O
regenerate	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
crystals	O
are	O
a	O
valuable	O
resource	O
for	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
short	O
on	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Class	O
determines	O
how	O
many	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
points	I-Application
characters	O
receive	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
what	O
equipment	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
skills	O
they	O
can	O
buy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hwarang	O
-	O
The	O
elite	O
warriors	B-Protocol
of	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
offensive	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
class	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
historical	O
warrior	B-Protocol
society	O
of	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
skills	O
include	O
long-range	O
attack	O
spells	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
enchantments	O
that	O
augment	O
their	O
offensive	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
staffs	O
serve	O
as	O
melee	B-Application
weapons	O
and	O
also	O
increase	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
their	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clerics	O
are	O
not	O
particularly	O
suited	O
to	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriff	B-Application
-	O
These	O
dedicated	O
peace	O
officers	O
bring	O
justice	O
to	O
the	O
wild	O
places	O
in	O
the	O
dreamworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriffs	B-Application
specialize	O
in	O
long-range	O
combat	O
with	O
firearms	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
Archons	O
who	O
are	O
trained	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harlequin	B-Application
-	O
Cunning	O
rogues	B-Protocol
who	O
wander	O
the	O
dreamworld	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harlequins	B-Application
are	O
known	O
as	O
much	O
for	O
their	O
showmanship	O
as	O
their	O
power	O
,	O
fighting	O
with	O
such	O
daring	O
that	O
every	O
combat	O
becomes	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
first	O
MMO	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
e-currency	O
MetaTIX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MetaTIX	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
in-game	O
currency	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
,	O
much	O
like	O
"	O
gold	O
"	O
in	O
other	O
MMOs	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
from	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
economic	O
system	O
in	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
research	O
of	O
Edward	O
Castronova	O
into	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
economy	O
at	O
work	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castronova	O
discovered	O
that	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
currency	O
in	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
was	O
worth	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
Yen	O
or	O
Lira	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
yielded	O
more	O
wealth	O
per	O
hour	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
wage	O
of	O
a	O
Bulgarian	O
worker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
MMOs	O
such	O
as	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
and	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
attempt	O
to	O
restrict	O
players	O
from	O
earning	O
profit	O
through	O
gaming	O
,	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
has	O
built	O
the	O
concept	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
profits	O
they	O
earn	O
in	O
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
to	O
buy	O
and	O
play	O
new	O
games	O
that	O
accept	O
the	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monato	B-Protocol
Esprit	I-Protocol
is	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
Korean	O
company	O
Gamasoft	O
.	O
</s>
