<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
is	O
touted	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
collectible	O
online	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
after	O
a	O
brief	O
open	O
Beta	O
which	O
began	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
certain	O
features	O
locked	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Saga	B-Protocol
official	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
launched	O
into	O
hobby	O
stores	O
around	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
following	O
GAMA	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAGA	B-Protocol
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Alliance	O
Game	O
Distributors	O
,	O
GTS	O
Distribution	O
,	O
Diamond	O
Comics	O
and	O
ACD	O
Distribution	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
game	O
and	O
card	O
stores	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
booster	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
where	O
an	O
age-old	O
strife	O
exists	O
between	O
five	O
competing	O
Gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
combines	O
the	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
(	O
TCG	O
)	O
sensibilities	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
,	O
the	O
MMO	O
persistency	O
of	O
RPGs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
kingdom	O
management	O
and	O
mass	O
battles	O
of	O
RTS	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Saga	B-Protocol
is	O
best	O
described	O
in	O
two	O
states	O
:	O
kingdom	O
management	O
and	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
,	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Saga	B-Protocol
revolves	O
around	O
managing	O
a	O
persistent	O
,	O
online	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Protocol
employs	O
a	O
booster	O
pack	O
system	O
to	O
amass	O
troops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Saga	B-Protocol
is	O
real-time	O
,	O
in	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
maneuvering	O
units	O
around	O
the	O
field	O
to	O
fight	O
and	O
gain	O
an	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
quests	O
largely	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
neutral	O
battlefields	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Saga	B-Protocol
,	O
PvP	O
battles	O
are	O
city-to-city	O
conflicts	O
between	O
the	O
competing	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
SAGA	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
pre-registration	O
for	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
test	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closed	O
beta	O
test	O
started	O
on	O
16	O
March	O
2010	O
and	O
official	O
Website	O
of	O
SAGA	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
EU	O
launched	O
one	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
