<s>
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blackstar	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
mobile	O
MMO	B-Application
by	O
Spacetime	B-Protocol
Studios	I-Protocol
,	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
&	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
:	O
Pocket	B-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mission-based	O
CORPG	B-Protocol
(	O
Co-Operative	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
)	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
MMO	B-Application
CORPG	B-Protocol
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackstar	B-Application
Chronicles	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
Episodic	O
content	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	O
the	O
game	O
story	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
chapters	O
available	O
as	O
frequent	O
updates	O
,	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
purchase	O
in-app	O
to	O
continue	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
progress	O
and	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
Fantasy-Sci	O
Fi	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
mission	O
contains	O
several	O
sub-levels	O
designed	O
around	O
a	O
common	O
theme	O
within	O
the	O
lore	O
and	O
world-background	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Blackstar	B-Application
Chronicles	O
,	O
all	O
hosted	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
server	B-Application
with	O
multiple	O
versions	O
of	O
levels	O
(	O
5	O
player	O
limit	O
)	O
and	O
social	O
area	O
zones	O
(	O
25	O
player	O
limit	O
)	O
running	O
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
MMO	B-Application
features	O
include	O
:	O
Global	O
Chat	O
,	O
Friend	B-Protocol
List	I-Protocol
and	O
Trading	O
of	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
items	I-General_Concept
eg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
space	O
privateers	O
(	O
avatars	B-Application
)	O
forming	O
cooperative	O
teams	O
and	O
accepting	O
missions	O
involving	O
different	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
clearing	O
levels	O
of	O
AI-controlled	O
aliens	O
,	O
navigating	O
randomly	O
generated	O
content	O
and	O
solving	O
environmental	O
puzzles	O
,	O
while	O
progressing	O
their	O
levels	O
,	O
skill	O
abilities	O
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
aid	O
them	O
exploring	O
more	O
challenging	O
levels	O
spread	O
across	O
the	O
entire	O
Blackstar	B-Application
Chronicles	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	O
Combat	O
:	O
Combat	O
uses	O
a	O
touch-tap	O
targeting	O
system	O
GUI	B-Application
as	O
used	O
in	O
Pocket	B-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
for	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
activate	O
skills	O
and	O
target	O
AI-enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
abound	O
that	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
UCS	O
Blackstar	B-Application
have	O
discovered	O
a	O
novel	O
alien	O
presence	O
on	O
a	O
nearby	O
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
Spacetime	B-Protocol
Studios	I-Protocol
(	O
STS	O
)	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
development	O
contract	O
with	O
MMO	B-Application
publisher	O
NCSoft	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
MMO	B-Application
based	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
called	O
Blackstar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
Spacetime	B-Protocol
Studios	I-Protocol
began	O
researching	O
game	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
guise	O
of	O
Clockrocket	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
platform	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
mobile	O
MMO	B-Application
IP	O
called	O
Pocket	B-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
reception	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
led	O
to	O
STS	O
announcing	O
the	O
redevelopment	O
of	O
Blackstar	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
suite	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
on	O
10	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Online	B-Application
game	I-Application
requiring	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
Mobile	O
Broadband	O
(	O
EDGE	O
,	O
3G	O
&	O
4G	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
specifications	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
&	O
Android	B-Application
Smartphone/Tablet	O
devices	O
utilizing	O
a	O
Multi-touch	B-Application
Touchscreen	B-Device
GUI	B-Application
are	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
single	O
Cross-Platform	B-Operating_System
Server	B-Application
to	O
host	O
all	O
games	O
,	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
Free-To-Download	O
App	O
utilizing	O
Micro-transactions	O
aka	O
the	O
commercially	O
dominant	O
"	O
Freemium	O
"	O
pricing	O
model	O
as	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
social	O
gaming	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
PC-Windows	O
client	B-Protocol
is	O
run	O
internally	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
set	O
for	O
retail	O
until	O
online	O
security	O
safeguards	O
against	O
hacking	O
on	O
this	O
platform	O
and	O
a	O
streamlined	O
commercial	O
strategy	O
can	O
be	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exceptionally	O
long	O
development	O
and	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Blackstar	B-Application
IP	O
,	O
includes	O
over	O
250,000	O
words	O
written	O
for	O
lore	O
and	O
narration	O
and	O
several	O
years	O
worth	O
of	O
concept	O
art	O
by	O
former	O
Visual	O
Director	O
of	O
Blackstar	B-Application
,	O
David	O
Levy	O
(	O
who	O
subsequently	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
motion	O
picture	O
remake	O
Tron	O
:	O
Legacy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Blackstar	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
final	O
completion	O
in	O
Q2	O
:	O
2011	O
,	O
is	O
summarized	O
by	O
Gary	O
Gattis	O
,	O
CEO	O
,	O
STS	O
:	O
"	O
Blackstar	B-Application
’s	O
production	O
design	O
and	O
overall	O
polish	O
will	O
be	O
unmatched	O
in	O
mobile	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
