<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	B-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CipSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
and	O
longest-running	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
reaching	O
its	O
peak	O
of	O
popularity	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
tile-based	B-Application
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
with	O
pixel	O
art	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
tile-based	B-Application
MMORPG	B-Protocol
with	O
text-based	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
that	O
uses	O
pixel	O
art	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
oblique	O
projection	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
choose	O
between	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
unique	O
vocations	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
uses	O
different	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interaction	O
with	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
's	O
NPCs	O
is	O
text-based	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
type	O
keywords	O
like	O
"	O
hi	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
trade	O
"	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
earlier	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
's	O
quests	O
and	O
activities	O
require	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
speak	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
the	O
client	O
's	O
chat	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
has	O
four	O
'	O
vocations	O
 '	O
(	O
see	O
Character	O
class	O
)	O
-	O
knight	O
,	O
paladin	O
,	O
druid	O
,	O
and	O
sorcerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	O
specialize	O
in	O
melee	O
,	O
paladins	O
in	O
distance	O
fighting	O
,	O
sorcerers	O
in	O
offensive	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
druids	O
in	O
healing	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
that	O
encourages	O
exploration	O
and	O
discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
accumulate	O
more	O
experience	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
level	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
many	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
level	O
cap	O
,	O
so	O
players	O
are	O
permitted	O
to	O
gain	O
levels	O
without	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
early	O
years	O
,	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
took	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
Tolkien-esque	O
setting	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
years	O
passed	O
and	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
content	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
inspiration	O
was	O
drawn	O
from	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
mythological	O
,	O
and	O
historical	O
influences	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
diverse	O
world	O
of	O
many	O
continents	O
,	O
with	O
seventeen	O
major	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
also	O
contains	O
many	O
books	O
and	O
libraries	O
that	O
contain	O
information	O
,	O
quest	O
hints	O
,	O
tales	O
,	O
and	O
history	O
about	O
the	O
world	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Tibia	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
contains	O
many	O
allusions	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
pop	O
culture	O
references	O
,	O
allusions	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
books	O
,	O
mythological	O
references	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demonym	O
of	O
a	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
player	O
is	O
Tibian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
has	O
hundreds	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
armors	O
used	O
for	O
fighting	O
and	O
protection	O
from	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ranged	O
fighting	O
is	O
the	O
specialty	O
of	O
paladins	O
,	O
who	O
attack	O
using	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
bows	O
,	O
crossbows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
throwing	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
vocations	O
can	O
use	O
magic	B-Application
to	O
some	O
degree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerers	O
and	O
druids	O
have	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
available	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
while	O
paladins	O
and	O
knights	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
's	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
is	O
text-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
:	O
instant	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
rune	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	O
magic	B-Application
uses	O
spells	B-Application
that	O
,	O
once	O
cast	O
,	O
will	O
consume	O
mana	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
desired	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
spell	B-Application
uses	O
spell	B-Application
words	O
and	O
consumes	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
mana	B-Application
points	I-Application
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
offensive	O
and	O
deal	O
damage	O
to	O
creatures	O
,	O
some	O
heal	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
serve	O
other	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
type	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
into	O
the	O
text	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typing	O
"	O
exura	O
gran	O
"	O
casts	O
the	O
Greater	O
Healing	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia	B-Protocol
's	O
client	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
to	O
make	O
spells	B-Application
easier	O
and	O
quicker	O
to	O
cast	O
using	O
hotkeys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
assign	O
each	O
spell	B-Application
to	O
a	O
hotkey	O
,	O
and	O
press	O
the	O
hotkey	O
when	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
cast	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	O
magic	B-Application
is	O
magic	B-Application
cast	O
by	O
using	O
an	O
item	O
called	O
a	O
rune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runes	O
are	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
stored	O
in	O
small	O
stones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
runes	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
casts	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
while	O
holding	O
a	O
blank	O
rune	O
in	O
their	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casting	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
"	O
adori	O
mas	O
flam	O
"	O
consumes	O
530	O
mana	B-Application
and	O
turns	O
one	O
blank	O
rune	O
into	O
four	O
"	O
Great	O
Fireball	O
"	O
runes	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
inventory	O
and	O
then	O
used	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
buy	O
both	O
blank	O
runes	O
and	O
spell	B-Application
runes	O
from	O
vendor	O
NPCs	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
mana	B-Application
and	O
health	O
potions	O
to	O
restore	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
attack	O
and	O
kill	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
's	O
early	O
years	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
kill	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
without	O
limits	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
who	O
died	O
lost	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
their	O
experience	O
and	O
dropped	O
their	O
backpacks	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
earned	O
a	O
reputation	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
punishing	O
,	O
unforgiving	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
items	O
and	O
resources	O
in	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
are	O
limited	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
intense	O
large-scale	O
wars	O
have	O
been	O
fought	O
in	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
to	O
decide	O
who	O
gets	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
purchase	O
houses	O
and	O
guildhalls	O
in	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
's	O
major	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tibia'''s	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
a	O
hobby	O
project	O
of	O
German	O
students	O
Guido	O
Lübke	O
,	O
Stephan	O
Payer	O
,	O
Ulrich	O
Schlott	O
and	O
Stephan	O
Vogler	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
CIP	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
updates	O
usually	O
involve	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
new	O
cities	O
,	O
hunting	O
areas	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
Tibia	B-Protocol
update	O
added	O
a	O
door	O
that	O
requires	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
reach	O
level	O
999	O
before	O
it	O
opens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
quote	O
from	O
CipSoft	O
at	O
the	O
Tibia''	O
website	O
states	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
CipSoft	O
announced	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
anti-cheat	O
software	O
BattlEye	B-Application
.	O
</s>
