<s>
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
created	O
by	O
Wolfpack	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
commercial	O
and	O
subscription-driven	O
,	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
text-MUD	O
veterans	O
J	O
.	O
Todd	O
Coleman	O
,	O
James	O
Nance	O
,	O
Josef	O
Hall	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Blanton	O
and	O
Robert	O
Marsa	O
and	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
45	O
programmers	O
,	O
designers	O
and	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
top-10	O
best	O
selling	O
PC	O
game	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
two	O
noteworthy	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
all	O
servers	O
were	O
closed	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
Reboot	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
relaunching	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
stability	O
and	O
performance	O
gains	O
hindered	O
by	O
previously	O
existing	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
game	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
called	O
Aerynth	O
(	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
sometimes	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
servers	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
unique	O
world	O
maps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
features	O
many	O
aspects	O
typical	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
was	O
notable	O
for	O
emphasizing	O
player-versus-player	O
combat	O
,	O
implementing	O
non-conventional	O
races	O
and	O
specializing	O
in	O
siege	O
warfare	O
(	O
players	O
building	O
cities	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
raze	O
enemy	O
players	O
 '	O
cities	O
)	O
whereas	O
a	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
released	O
since	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
usually	O
restrict	O
player	O
killing	O
to	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
special	O
dedicated	O
PvP	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
also	O
allowed	O
to	O
own	O
cities	O
and	O
capitals	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
property	O
and	O
cities	O
in	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
were	O
player	O
owned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
effect	O
,	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
's	O
war	O
status	O
was	O
decided	O
by	O
the	O
players	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ensured	O
players	O
were	O
in	O
total	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
quests	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
featured	O
PvP	O
,	O
Nation	O
,	O
and	O
Siege	O
Warfare	O
systems	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
players	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
in-game	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
would	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
servers	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
fans	O
petitioned	O
against	O
the	O
announced	O
shutdown	O
,	O
and	O
obtained	O
a	O
reprieve	O
when	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
planned	O
shutdown	O
was	O
postponed	O
to	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Chinese	O
gaming	O
company	O
Changyou	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
and	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
titled	O
World	O
of	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
Changyou	O
announced	O
that	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
is	O
going	O
to	O
re-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Shadowbane	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
Chaos	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
