<s>
Sangokushi	B-Application
Online	I-Application
( 三國志Online	O
)	O
is	O
Koei	O
's	O
third	O
online	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
latest	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
mid-2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
planned	O
on	O
releasing	O
Sangokushi	B-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2007	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
follows	O
Koei	O
's	O
tradition	O
of	O
Asia-only	O
MMO	O
releases	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nobunaga	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sangokushi	B-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
warring	O
and	O
chaotic	O
times	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Han	O
dynasty	O
in	O
ancient	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sangokushi	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
of	O
ancient	O
China	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
main	O
regions	O
,	O
namely	O
Jingzhou	O
,	O
Sili	O
,	O
Yizhou	O
,	O
Yuzhou	O
and	O
Yangzhou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
avatar	B-Application
within	O
a	O
persistent	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
exploring	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
ancient	O
China	O
,	O
fighting	O
bandits	O
and	O
mythical	O
creatures	O
,	O
running	O
errands	O
,	O
quests	O
or	O
political	O
assignment	O
missions	O
,	O
learning	O
combat	O
and	O
production	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
both	O
NPCs	O
and	O
fellow	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
rewarded	O
skill	O
experience	O
for	O
using	O
their	O
skills	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
advance	O
their	O
skills	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
choose	O
to	O
join	O
clans	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
guilds	B-Application
in	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
short	O
term	O
groups	O
such	O
parties	O
and	O
raids	O
can	O
be	O
formed	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
different	O
territories	O
and	O
instances	O
.	O
</s>
