<s>
Skyforge	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Allods	B-Protocol
Team	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
My.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Aelion	O
,	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
fuses	O
elements	O
of	O
Science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
in	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
storytelling	O
,	O
and	O
sees	O
players	O
exploring	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
an	O
immortal	O
who	O
must	O
strive	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
god	O
and	O
defend	O
the	O
planet	O
from	O
alien	O
invasion	O
from	O
other	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
started	O
development	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
open	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
releases	O
following	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
immortal	O
with	O
incredible	O
celestial	O
powers	O
who	O
must	O
protect	O
the	O
planet	O
Aelion	O
from	O
invaders	O
who	O
threaten	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
its	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
progression	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
level	O
based	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
leveling	O
format	O
,	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
'	O
prestige	O
 '	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
advance	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sum	O
total	O
of	O
their	O
stats	O
and	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
becomes	O
a	O
god	O
,	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
includes	O
an	O
additional	O
progression	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
followers	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
overall	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Park	O
,	O
players	O
explore	O
and	O
occasionally	O
hosts	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
seasonal	O
pumpkin	O
lighting	O
and	O
gift	O
opening	O
events	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
and	O
Christmas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
,	O
gods	O
derive	O
their	O
powers	O
from	O
their	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allods	B-Protocol
Team	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Allods	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
started	O
developing	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
for	O
PC	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
western	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Allods	B-Protocol
Team	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
closed	O
beta	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
open	O
public	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
16	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyforge	B-Protocol
is	O
free-to-play	O
but	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
certain	O
in-game	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
optional	O
premium	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyforge	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
MMORPG.com	O
said	O
that	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
was	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
new	O
MMO	O
in	O
recent	O
months.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
reviewer	O
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
pleasant	O
F2P	O
MMOs	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
of	O
late	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
Skyforge	B-Protocol
and	O
competitors	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
hub	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
scattered	O
quests	O
in	O
open	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
genuine	O
sense	O
of	O
trying	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
first	O
and	O
a	O
profitable	O
one	O
second	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
