<s>
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
adventure	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
to	O
the	O
2003	O
video	O
game	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Uru	B-Application
,	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2000s	O
New	O
Mexico	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
ancient	O
civilization	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
D'ni	O
once	O
thrived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urus	B-Application
multiplayer	O
segment	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
only	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
single-player	O
component	O
initially	O
;	O
in	O
February	O
2004	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
scrapped	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
game	O
distributor	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
resurrected	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
subscribers	O
despite	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyan	O
received	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
from	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
and	O
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
and	O
OpenUru.org	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Myst	O
Online'''s	O
client	O
and	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
plugin	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
v3	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|Screenshot	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
players	O
standing	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
"	O
Neighborhoods	O
"	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
interact	O
with	O
others	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
public	O
areas	O
,	O
any	O
action	O
a	O
player	O
takes	O
is	O
persistent	B-Protocol
and	O
remains	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
world	O
—	O
kick	O
a	O
stone	O
in	O
one	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stone	O
will	O
be	O
moved	O
when	O
any	O
other	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
area.Myst	O
Online	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
fictitious	O
caverns	O
below	O
Earth	O
's	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
archeologists	O
much	O
later	O
discovered	O
the	O
caverns	O
and	O
teamed	O
with	O
a	O
development	O
studio	O
(	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
)	O
to	O
produce	O
educational	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
findings	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
games	I-Application
is	O
canonically	O
findings	O
from	O
the	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Riven	B-Application
—	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
bestselling	O
Myst	B-Application
—	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
developer	O
Rand	O
Miller	O
and	O
his	O
company	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
,	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
called	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
game	O
publisher	O
Ubisoft	O
pushed	O
for	O
a	O
single-player	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
component	O
,	O
branding	O
Uru	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
,	O
did	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
Ages	O
Beyond	O
Myst	B-Application
;	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Uru	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
was	O
suspended	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Cyan	O
developed	O
a	O
stand-in	O
for	O
Uru	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
,	O
called	O
Until	B-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
;	O
this	O
replacement	O
was	O
hosted	O
by	O
players	O
in	O
servers	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
shards	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
content	O
updates	O
or	O
official	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
and	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
that	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
returning	O
in	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
physical	O
purchase	O
:	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
content	O
was	O
downloaded	O
through	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
subscribed	O
to	O
for	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
content	O
Ricardo	O
Sanchez	O
,	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
[	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
was ]	O
so	O
attracted	O
to	O
Uru	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
is	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
this	O
persistent	B-Protocol
group	O
that	O
kept	O
it	O
alive	O
during	O
the	O
dark	O
days	O
of	O
it	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
product.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Closed	O
public	O
beta	O
testing	O
of	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
began	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
;	O
a	O
beta	O
became	O
available	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
brought	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
online	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
made	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
episodic	O
content	O
releases	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
episode	O
adding	O
new	O
Ages	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
plot	O
continuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
first	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
great	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
experience	O
coming	O
to	O
a	O
close	O
,	O
Cyan	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
very	O
valued	O
partner	O
of	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
,	O
we	O
are	O
on	O
excellent	O
terms	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
continuing	O
our	O
relationship	O
in	O
the	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
explanations	O
for	O
Uru	B-Protocol
Lives	I-Protocol
continuing	O
troubles	O
were	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Ernest	O
Adams	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
An	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
Mysts	B-Application
atmosphere	O
came	O
from	O
being	O
alone	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
strange	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
parent	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
's	O
product	O
development	O
vice	O
president	O
Blake	O
Lewin	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
any	O
budget	O
would	O
have	O
worked	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difficult	O
content	O
production	O
pipeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
discussing	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
IGN	O
writers	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
and	O
Charles	O
Onyett	O
considered	O
the	O
major	O
issues	O
with	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
that	O
while	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
not	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
hardcore	O
faithful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
months	O
of	O
negotiations	O
,	O
Cyan	O
regained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
for	O
no	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
stated	O
that	O
Cyan	O
was	O
committed	O
to	O
resurrecting	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
once	O
again	O
,	O
giving	O
fans	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
and	O
create	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Restoration	O
Experiment	O
"	O
or	O
MORE	O
,	O
and	O
Cyan	O
planned	O
to	O
reopen	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
servers	O
without	O
new	O
content	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
tools	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
fans	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
since	O
announced	O
that	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
source	O
code	O
and	O
tools	O
would	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
fans	O
,	O
making	O
MORE	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
announced	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
under	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
URU	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complaints	O
from	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
carried	O
over	O
to	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Robert	O
Washburne	O
of	O
JustAdventure	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
interface	O
was	O
still	O
clunky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Onyett	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
previous	O
Uru	B-Application
content	O
would	O
not	O
find	O
many	O
changes	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
veterans	O
uninterested	O
in	O
plugging	O
through	O
Uru''s	O
content	O
again	O
will	O
be	O
left	O
with	O
a	O
dearth	O
of	O
things	O
to	O
actually	O
do	O
,	O
shifting	O
the	O
onus	O
of	O
gameplay	O
creation	O
to	O
the	O
community.	O
"	O
</s>
