<s>
Starport	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Galactic	I-Protocol
Empires	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
space-oriented	O
,	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Playtechtonics	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
third-person	O
overhead	O
view	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starport	B-Protocol
shares	O
many	O
core	O
concepts	O
with	O
Tradewars	B-Protocol
2002	I-Protocol
,	O
notably	O
the	O
commodity	O
trading	O
and	O
planet	O
controlling	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starport	B-Protocol
is	O
notable	O
in	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
genre	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
adopters	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
business	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
charging	O
players	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
,	O
Starport	B-Protocol
is	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
extra	O
resources	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Admiral	O
's	O
Club.	O
"	O
</s>
