<s>
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Forsaken	I-Protocol
Virtues	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
,	O
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas-based	O
developer	O
Portalarium	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
Starr	O
Long	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
,	O
Chris	O
Spears	O
as	O
lead	O
technical	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
Tracy	O
Hickman	O
as	O
lead	O
story	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Forsaken	I-Protocol
Virtues	I-Protocol
features	O
a	O
dual-scale	O
overview	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
player	O
housing	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
an	O
active	O
virtue	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
selective	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
whether	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
or	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
offline	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
shipped	O
with	O
three	O
network	O
play	O
styles	O
:	O
Single	O
Player	O
Online	O
,	O
Friend	O
Party	O
Online	O
,	O
and	O
Open	O
Play	O
Online	O
,	O
however	O
Friend	O
Party	O
Online	O
mode	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
within	O
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
do	O
not	O
have	O
specific	O
classes	O
;	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
various	O
skills	O
and	O
decide	O
which	O
ones	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
pursue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
presents	O
several	O
crafting	O
trades	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
major	O
components	O
:	O
recipes	O
and	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Forsaken	I-Protocol
Virtues	I-Protocol
was	O
publicly	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
by	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas-based	O
developer	O
Portalarium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
"	O
Shroud	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Avatar	I-Protocol
's	O
MMO	O
trappings	O
often	O
seem	O
to	O
conflict	O
with	O
its	O
grand	O
storytelling	O
ambitions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
