<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
in	O
Great	O
Britain	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
2nd	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
RedBedlam	O
Ltd	O
.	O
of	O
Brighton	O
and	O
Hove	O
,	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
by	O
RedBedlam	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
pre-order	O
customers	O
being	O
let	O
in	O
2	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
was	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
province	O
of	O
Britannia	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
180AD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
may	O
have	O
included	O
playfields	O
such	O
as	O
Germania	O
,	O
Hispania	O
,	O
Italy	O
and	O
Gaul	B-Application
,	O
or	O
other	O
areas	O
of	O
Britannia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
playfields	O
were	O
never	O
added	O
,	O
nor	O
were	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
southeastern	O
Caledonia	O
advertised	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
at	O
commercial	O
launch	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Roman	O
town	O
of	O
Luguvalium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbarians	B-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Erring	O
,	O
directly	O
north	O
of	O
Corstopitum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
factions	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Romans	O
and	O
the	O
barbarians	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilds	O
were	O
player	O
associations	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
clans	O
"	O
and	O
formed	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
social	O
structure	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilds	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
were	O
exclusively	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
players	O
—	O
the	O
numbers	O
could	O
be	O
augmented	O
by	O
NPC	O
members	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
hired	O
and	O
assigned	O
to	O
various	O
roles	O
and	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
protecting	O
the	O
guild	O
's	O
members	O
,	O
carrying	O
out	O
assignments	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
merchant	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
guild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbarian	B-Application
guilds	O
included	O
Tribe	O
and	O
Warband	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
religious	O
cult	O
guilds	O
which	O
could	O
contain	O
both	O
Roman	O
and	O
barbarian	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPCs	O
were	O
known	O
to	O
cause	O
lag	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
history	O
of	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
,	O
to	O
include	O
significant	O
adverse	O
effects	O
on	O
game	O
performance	O
in	O
the	O
starter	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
character	O
levels	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
development	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
was	O
designed	O
to	O
simulate	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
is	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
wished	O
to	O
improve	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
woodcutting	B-Application
skill	O
,	O
this	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
accomplished	O
by	O
cutting	O
trees	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
items	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
hideshirt	O
,	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
made	O
and	O
worn	O
by	O
barbarians	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skill	O
areas	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
included	O
carpentry	O
,	O
smithing	O
,	O
construction	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
farming	O
,	O
animal	O
handling	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
featured	O
a	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
find	O
resources	O
and	O
components	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
put	O
together	O
using	O
the	O
related	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
universe	O
had	O
a	O
current	O
quality	O
level	O
and	O
a	O
maximum	O
quality	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
featured	O
an	O
open-ended	O
'	O
sandbox'-style	O
environment	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
rent	O
structures	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
,	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
or	O
let	O
them	O
out	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furnaces	O
,	O
workbenches	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
kilns	O
were	O
examples	O
of	O
devices	O
implemented	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buildable	O
player-made	O
structures	O
aside	O
from	O
guild	O
halls	O
included	O
roundhouses	O
,	O
animal	O
pens	O
,	O
arenas	B-Application
,	O
workshops	O
,	O
and	O
horreas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
featured	O
real-time	O
combat	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
largely	O
decided	O
by	O
character	O
skills	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
'	O
levels	O
 '	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
MMOs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
had	O
hitboxes	O
for	O
each	O
bodypart	O
on	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
clicking	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
while	O
aiming	O
the	O
mouse	O
on	O
a	O
particular	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
body	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
hit	O
exactly	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
website	O
claimed	O
that	O
after	O
death	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
navigate	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
"	O
fantastic	O
landscapes	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
physical	O
challenges	O
,	O
demons	O
and	O
duels	O
,	O
"	O
varying	O
in	O
difficulty	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
badges	O
and	O
reputations	O
(	O
life	O
decisions	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
never	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
deathblown	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbarians	B-Application
north	O
of	O
Hadrian	O
's	O
Wall	O
were	O
beyond	O
the	O
reach	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
altogether	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
barbarian	B-Application
lands	O
were	O
effectively	O
a	O
full	O
PvP	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
negative	O
consequences	O
for	O
attacking	O
other	O
barbarians	B-Application
;	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
reputation	O
amongst	O
fellow	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fees	O
in	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
was	O
sporadically	O
'	O
in	O
development	O
 '	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
known	O
critical	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
RedBedlam	O
staff	O
often	O
worked	O
on	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
on	O
a	O
voluntary	O
or	O
part-time	O
basis	O
,	O
a	O
fact	O
that	O
was	O
hidden	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
until	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
commercial	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RV2	O
,	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
client	B-Protocol
featuring	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
sometime	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
Roma	B-Protocol
Victor	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
