<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
first-person	I-Protocol
shooter	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
supported	O
over	O
1,000	O
players	O
per	O
match	O
and	O
featured	O
match-based	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
weapons	O
,	O
environments	O
,	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
vehicles	O
present	O
in	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
Amerish	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
conflict	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Auraxis	O
has	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
conquest	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
royale	O
are	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
a	O
8km	O
by	O
8km	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
players	O
can	O
pick	O
between	O
classes	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
to	O
just	O
three	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
six	O
;	O
all	O
classes	O
have	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
jetpack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
by	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
free-to-play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
was	O
delayed	O
multiple	O
times	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
missing	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
servers	O
were	O
taken	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
were	O
refunded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consistently	O
low	O
player	O
counts	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
competition	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
like	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
general	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
players	O
,	O
made	O
playing	O
viable	O
matches	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
assets	O
and	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
to	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
were	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
ForgeLight	O
engine	O
to	O
support	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
