<s>
is	O
an	O
online	O
MMORTS	B-Protocol
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PST	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
indie	O
developer	O
team	O
based	O
in	O
Surabaya	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Protocol
Taisen	I-Protocol
has	O
undergone	O
one	O
pre-testing	O
at	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
game	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
both	O
MMORTS	B-Protocol
and	O
Visual	O
novel	O
aspects	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Protocol
Taisen	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
warring	O
states	O
period	O
in	O
Japan	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
their	O
role	O
as	O
Ji-samurai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
troops	O
such	O
as	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
geisha	B-Application
,	O
and	O
komusō	O
have	O
special	O
capabilities	O
they	O
use	O
to	O
spy	O
on	O
enemy	O
villages	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
perform	O
assassinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Samurai	B-Protocol
Taisen	I-Protocol
there	O
are	O
four	O
major	O
forces	O
:	O
Date	O
clan	O
,	O
Uesugi	O
clan	O
,	O
Takeda	O
clan	O
,	O
Oda	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
join	O
one	O
or	O
not	O
to	O
join	O
to	O
stay	O
independent	O
as	O
Ronin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
use	O
an	O
alliance	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
for	O
mutual	O
benefit	O
,	O
and	O
provide	O
improved	O
communication	O
tools	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
mass	O
alliance-wide	O
in-game	O
messages	O
and	O
an	O
alliance	O
private	O
forum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
