<s>
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Wild	O
Shadow	O
Studios	O
and	O
currently	O
owned	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
DECA	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
in	O
public	O
beta	O
from	O
January	O
2010	O
and	O
the	O
browser	B-Protocol
version	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
character	O
death	O
is	O
permanent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
Shadow	O
Studios	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Kabam	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
and	O
obtained	O
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
client	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
in	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
and	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
in-browser	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
site	O
,	O
on	O
Kongregate	O
,	O
or	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Support	O
by	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
client	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
through	O
an	O
Open	O
Beta	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
as	O
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
Exalt	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
death	O
is	O
permanent	B-Application
;	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
dies	O
,	O
all	O
its	O
statistics	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
equipment	O
it	O
was	O
carrying	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killing	O
higher-level	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
Gods	O
,	O
event	O
bosses	O
,	O
or	O
dungeon	O
bosses	O
can	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
permanent	B-Application
stat	O
boost	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
stats	O
increases	O
are	O
permanent	B-Application
and	O
will	O
be	O
maintained	O
for	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
that	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
gameplay	O
element	O
of	O
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
is	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
currently	O
has	O
18	O
different	O
playable	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vital	O
part	O
of	O
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
gameplay	O
are	O
pets	O
,	O
allies	O
that	O
follow	O
players	O
throughout	O
the	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
described	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
shake	O
things	O
up	O
by	O
breaking	O
as	O
many	O
MMO	B-Application
'	O
rules	O
 '	O
as	O
we	O
could	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
noticed	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
good	O
response	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Kabam	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
transferring	O
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
to	O
DECA	O
Games	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
the	O
Unity	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
Exalt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
client	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
playable	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realm	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Mad	I-Protocol
God	I-Protocol
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
rating	O
of	O
82/100	O
and	O
GameRanking	O
rating	O
of	O
85.6	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
unusual	O
free-to-play	O
MMO	B-Application
hybrid	O
is	O
worth	O
every	O
second	O
of	O
your	O
spare	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
criticising	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
tight	O
as	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
for	O
the	O
arcade-style	O
shooter	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
criticised	O
the	O
simplistic	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
currently	O
feels	O
a	O
little	O
bare-bones	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
almost	O
no	O
downtime	O
,	O
a	O
true	O
sense	O
of	O
cooperation	O
,	O
and	O
constant	O
challenge	O
,	O
RMG	O
is	O
an	O
MMO	B-Application
that	O
never	O
grows	O
stale	O
"	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
78%	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
