<s>
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Psyonix	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
its	O
eponymous	O
fictional	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
employed	O
a	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
match	O
consisted	O
of	O
two	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teams	O
were	O
composed	O
of	O
characters	O
assigned	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
races	O
:	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
designed	O
around	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
combat	O
;	O
and	O
humans	O
,	O
whose	O
gameplay	O
was	O
styled	O
after	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
following	O
internet	O
leaks	O
,	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
Legacy	O
of	O
Kain-associated	O
game	O
to	O
debut	O
in	O
almost	O
ten	O
years	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
2003	O
's	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
once	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
single-player	O
project	O
,	O
Legacy	B-Device
of	I-Device
Kain	I-Device
:	I-Device
Dead	I-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
reconceptualized	O
and	O
continued	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
following	O
Dead	O
Sun'''s	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
officially	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
attracted	O
negative	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
conceptual	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
single-player	O
and	O
story-driven	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
announced	O
that	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
's	O
servers	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
's	O
official	O
forums	O
also	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
was	O
brought	O
back	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
Discord	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameplayNosgoth	O
was	O
an	O
asymmetrical	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
focuses	O
on	O
melee	O
Vampire	B-Application
characters	O
against	O
the	O
ranged	O
Human	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
Deathmatch	O
and	O
Flashpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
the	O
Vampires	B-Application
and	O
Humans	O
fight	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
higher	O
kill-count	O
than	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampires	B-Application
win	O
if	O
they	O
can	O
prevent	O
captures	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
match	O
timer	O
to	O
run	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
team	O
types	O
use	O
a	O
character	O
class-based	O
system	O
,	O
meaning	O
there	O
are	O
different	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
humans	O
that	O
have	O
varying	O
different	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
fast-paced	O
and	O
intense	O
,	O
as	O
Vampires	B-Application
rely	O
on	O
surprise	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampires	B-Application
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
and	O
climb	O
buildings	O
,	O
humans	O
are	O
grounded	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
get	O
to	O
experience	O
this	O
trait	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampires	B-Application
being	O
melee	O
,	O
will	O
have	O
very	O
different	O
ways	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
pouncing	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
and	O
clawing	O
at	O
them	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
unable	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
knocked	O
down	O
,	O
or	O
being	O
grabbed	O
by	O
a	O
flying-based	O
Vampire	B-Application
and	O
dropped	O
into	O
more	O
Vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
Raziel	O
in	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
Kain	O
used	O
the	O
Chronoplast	O
-	O
a	O
time-streaming	O
device	O
-	O
to	O
advance	O
to	O
his	O
return	O
,	O
seemingly	O
abandoning	O
his	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
resulting	O
power	O
vacuum	O
,	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
clans	O
of	O
the	O
empire	O
fell	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
bloody	O
civil	O
war	O
that	O
nearly	O
wiped	O
out	O
Raziel	O
's	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
occupied	O
by	O
their	O
own	O
internal	O
struggles	O
,	O
humanity	O
slowly	O
became	O
resurgent	O
as	O
escapees	O
and	O
free	O
humans	O
united	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
shattered	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reconstructing	O
cities	O
and	O
defences	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
themselves	O
into	O
a	O
legitimate	O
fighting	O
force	O
,	O
the	O
humans	O
came	O
to	O
occupy	O
a	O
swath	O
of	O
southern	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacks	O
on	O
key	O
territories	O
under	O
vampire	B-Application
control	O
eventually	O
alerted	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
to	O
the	O
danger	O
posed	O
by	O
their	O
former	O
slaves	O
and	O
prompted	O
the	O
co-operation	O
of	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
clans	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
threat	O
-	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
war	O
began	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
land	O
of	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defiance	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
emerged	O
that	O
a	O
sixth	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
game	O
had	O
entered	O
development	O
at	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
before	O
being	O
publicly	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
speculation	O
concerning	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
another	O
new	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
project	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
discovery	O
that	O
series	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
registered	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
warfornosgoth.com,	O
thereby	O
making	O
reference	O
to	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Xbox	O
Magazine	O
subsequently	O
revealed	O
evidence	O
that	O
Passion	O
Pictures	O
artist	O
Richard	O
Buxton	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
"	O
animation	O
pitch	O
"	O
in	O
2011	O
;	O
Buxton	O
responded	O
with	O
the	O
comment	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
that	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
Advanced	O
Micro	O
Devices	O
patch	O
log	O
and	O
a	O
profile	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
database	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
contain	O
further	O
references	O
to	O
an	O
upcoming	O
title	O
named	O
"	O
War	O
for	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
"	O
or	O
"	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
profile	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
Kevin	O
Riepl	O
referred	O
to	O
a	O
project	O
named	O
"	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
citing	O
Square	O
Enix	O
as	O
its	O
publisher	O
and	O
Psyonix	O
Games	O
as	O
its	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
London	O
Studios	O
community	O
manager	O
George	O
Kelion	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
leaks	O
and	O
ensuing	O
fan	O
speculation	O
by	O
confirming	O
the	O
existence	O
and	O
ongoing	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
project	O
to	O
VG247	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
feels	O
weird	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
info	O
out	O
there	O
and	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
the	O
community	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
wrong	O
idea	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
clarified	O
that	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
was	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
previous	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
traditional	O
or	O
even	O
single-player	O
LoK	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
much	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
branch	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
and	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelion	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
long-time	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
developers	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
were	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
officially	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
properly	O
revealed	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
,	O
beyond	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
fan	O
Mama	O
Robotnik	O
posted	O
evidence	O
from	O
sources	O
at	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
,	O
that	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
had	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
primarily	O
single-player	O
,	O
story-based	O
game	O
,	O
named	O
Legacy	B-Device
of	I-Device
Kain	I-Device
:	I-Device
Dead	I-Device
Sun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
had	O
allegedly	O
been	O
under	O
development	O
between	O
2009	O
and	O
2012	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
with	O
supervision	O
from	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Psyonix	O
Games	O
,	O
reportedly	O
became	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
after	O
the	O
single-player	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
who	O
projected	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
fail	O
to	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelion	O
responded	O
by	O
confirming	O
that	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
existed	O
and	O
that	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
companion	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
which	O
has	O
"	O
grown	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
conception	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
"	O
different	O
mechanics	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
levels	O
and	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
pulled	O
out	O
and	O
fleshed	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kelion	O
,	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
a	O
reboot	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
nor	O
is	O
it	O
"	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
MOBA	O
game	O
"	O
(	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
derives	O
influences	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
viewpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
a	O
download-only	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGameSpot	O
Cameron	O
Woolsey	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
6/10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
entertaining	O
gameplay	O
and	O
detailed	O
environments	O
,	O
but	O
citing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
balance	O
concerns	O
,	O
technical	O
problems	O
and	O
discontinuity	O
with	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
as	O
faults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Marasigan	O
highlighted	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
entertaining	O
action	B-Application
but	O
also	O
mentioned	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
the	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
as	O
weaknesses.MMO	O
&	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Games''	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
6/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
lists	O
vampire	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
as	O
positives	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
unbalanced	O
gameplay	O
between	O
humans	O
and	O
vampires	B-Application
as	O
negatives	O
.	O
</s>
