<s>
Starborne	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Sovereign	I-Protocol
Space	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
,	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Icelandic	O
software	O
company	O
Solid	O
Clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starborne	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Sovereign	I-Protocol
Space	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
far	O
future	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
stellar	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starborne	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Sovereign	I-Protocol
Space	I-Protocol
has	O
often	O
been	O
likened	O
to	O
a	O
giant	O
board	O
game	O
where	O
instead	O
of	O
players	O
taking	O
their	O
turns	O
,	O
time	O
becomes	O
the	O
limiting	O
factor	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
travelling	O
,	O
gathering	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
up	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starborne	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Sovereign	I-Protocol
Space	I-Protocol
offers	O
six	O
different	O
factions	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
each	O
has	O
its	O
unique	O
advantages	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
upgradeable	O
policy	O
cards	O
offers	O
multiple	O
ways	O
to	O
specialize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starborne	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Sovereign	I-Protocol
Space	I-Protocol
is	O
currently	O
undergoing	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
Icelandic	O
gaming	O
studio	O
Solid	O
Clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
has	O
included	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	O
Hrafnkell	O
Oskarsson	O
,	O
CCP	O
first	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
Ásgeir	O
Ásgeirsson	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
of	O
Eve-Online	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
wfmag.cc	O
issue	O
34	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
and	O
Solid	O
Clouds	O
CEO	O
Stefán	O
Gunnarsson	O
stated	O
that	O
Starborne	O
was	O
an	O
idea	O
“	O
born	O
out	O
of	O
frustration	O
”	O
with	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
the	O
MMORTS	B-Protocol
genre	O
had	O
taken	O
since	O
its	O
heyday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
reviewers	O
have	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
in-depth	O
approach	O
to	O
strategy	O
and	O
more	O
calm	O
pacing	O
compared	O
to	O
similar	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pride	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
feedback	O
for	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
grand	O
scale	O
strategy	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
deeply	O
personal	O
interactions	O
,	O
including	O
deception	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
EVE	B-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
