<s>
Planetarion	B-Protocol
(	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
PA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Application
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alliances	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
communications	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
IRC	B-Protocol
,	O
Discord	O
and	O
Telegram	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
originally	O
free	O
,	O
the	O
crash	O
of	O
the	O
dotcom	O
bubble	O
also	O
meant	O
a	O
decline	O
in	O
advertising	O
revenue	O
for	O
Fifth	O
Season	O
AS	O
,	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
company	O
behind	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
was	O
sold	O
by	O
Fifth	O
Season	O
AS	O
to	O
the	O
UK-based	O
company	O
SimTech	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
a	O
daughter	O
company	O
of	O
Jolt	O
,	O
who	O
provide	O
hosting	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
OMAC	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
bought	O
Jolt	O
,	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
discontinue	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
after	O
round	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Peter	O
Zaborszky	O
from	O
Renegade	O
Games	O
Limited	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Jagex	O
had	O
purchased	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
impending	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
Netgamers	O
IRC	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
,	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
migrated	O
to	O
Discord	O
for	O
its	O
official	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarion	B-Protocol
currently	O
has	O
five	O
races	O
from	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
when	O
creating	O
their	O
planet	O
,	O
each	O
offering	O
particular	O
bonuses	O
and	O
different	O
styles	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
these	O
speedgames	O
have	O
been	O
run	O
at	O
LAN	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
Norway	O
and	O
the	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
competitions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
World	O
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
reviewed	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
in	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
over	O
30,000	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
charm	O
and	O
subtle	O
addiction	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
pleasant	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
"	O
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
support	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
volunteer	O
staffed	O
IRC	B-Protocol
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Dougherty	O
reviewed	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
on	O
28	O
August	O
2007	O
and	O
awarded	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.0/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
sit	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
your	O
PC	O
twitching	O
uncontrollably	O
when	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
kill	O
a	O
PC/NPC	O
or	O
blow	O
something	O
up	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
then	O
this	O
is	O
definitely	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
strategist	O
who	O
enjoys	O
a	O
slow-paced	O
,	O
turn-based	O
game	O
then	O
you	O
will	O
not	O
find	O
anything	O
better	O
than	O
Planetarion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarion	B-Protocol
has	O
won	O
the	O
MPOGD	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
award	O
13	O
times	O
,	O
most	O
recently	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
