<s>
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
twitch-based	O
,	O
science	O
fiction	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Guild	B-Application
Software	O
for	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
Android	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
shipped	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
with	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
business	O
model	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
running	O
continuously	O
since	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
across	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	O
reality	O
display	O
,	O
allowing	O
all	O
users	O
to	O
directly	O
interact	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
contiguous	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twitch	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
revolves	O
around	O
lining	O
up	O
a	O
correct	O
shot	O
against	O
enemy	O
ships	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
incoming	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
each	O
have	O
detailed	O
specifications	O
such	O
as	O
mass	O
,	O
thrust	O
,	O
torque	B-General_Concept
,	O
cargo	O
capacity	O
,	O
top	O
speed	O
,	O
turbo	O
energy	O
drain	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
weapon	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
in	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
some	O
requiring	O
energy	O
to	O
fire	O
,	O
others	O
relying	O
on	O
ammunition	O
,	O
proximity	O
fuzes	O
,	O
target	O
tracking	O
,	O
or	O
some	O
combination	O
thereof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
most	O
weapons	O
have	O
a	O
cone	O
of	O
fire	O
assisted	O
by	O
autoaim	O
,	O
effectively	O
deploying	O
weaponry	O
relies	O
less	O
on	O
careful	O
aiming	O
than	O
it	O
does	O
on	O
managing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
,	O
energy	O
,	O
attitude	O
and	O
distance	O
to	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
playable	O
nations	O
and	O
many	O
minor	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
uses	O
a	O
five-category	O
license	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
earn	O
experience	O
toward	O
different	O
licenses	O
by	O
participating	O
in	O
different	O
avenues	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
better	O
trade	O
license	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
trade	O
commodities	O
between	O
stations	O
for	O
profit	O
or	O
take	O
missions	O
from	O
the	O
local	O
trade	B-Application
guild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
guild	B-Application
of	O
players	O
finished	O
construction	O
of	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
first	O
player-owned	O
capital	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
outlines	O
drastic	O
advances	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
medicine	O
and	O
biotechnology	O
during	O
political	O
unrest	O
and	O
warfare	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
stable	O
wormhole	O
near	O
Saturn	B-Device
leading	O
to	O
a	O
solar	O
system	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
exploration	O
,	O
colonization	O
,	O
and	O
inadvertent	O
exile	O
humankind	O
experiences	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
wormhole	O
's	O
collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	O
Trade	O
Standard	O
(	O
GTS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
language	O
unique	O
to	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
symbolic	O
alphabet	O
includes	O
pictographic	B-Application
representations	O
of	O
objects	O
and	O
ideas	O
relating	O
to	O
trade	O
within	O
Vendetta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
's	O
development	O
team	O
is	O
relatively	O
small	O
compared	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
,	O
at	O
its	O
largest	O
including	O
four	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
product	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
mascot	O
featured	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
box	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail-CD	B-Device
included	O
Mac	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
native	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
has	O
maintained	O
Mac	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
interact	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
allowing	O
mobile	O
device	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
with	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
PC	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
to	O
make	O
the	O
jump	O
to	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Vendetta	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
Windows	O
mobile	O
devices	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Nvidia	O
TegraZone	O
market	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Vendetta	O
launched	O
on	O
iTunes	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
including	O
the	O
iPad	O
2	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendetta	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
available	O
at	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Android-based	O
Ouya	B-Application
console	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Vendetta	O
officially	O
launched	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
family	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
live	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
supported	O
the	O
virtual	O
reality	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Vendetta	O
launched	O
for	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
UploadVR	O
noting	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
space	O
shooter	O
on	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Vendetta	O
launched	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Daydream	I-Application
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
has	O
a	O
good	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
user-base	O
,	O
often	O
stopping	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
along	O
with	O
subscribed	O
users	O
and	O
responding	O
to	O
user	O
comments	O
,	O
questions	O
and	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCC	O
is	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
helping	O
design	O
Lua	B-Language
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
testing	O
new	O
equipment	O
before	O
it	O
becomes	O
widely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
recent	O
review	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
stated	O
that	O
Vendetta	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
deep	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
intuitive	O
interface	O
"	O
taking	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
praised	O
Vendettas	O
development	O
saying	O
"	O
For	O
active	O
developer	O
participation	O
,	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
definitely	O
runs	O
near	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
and	O
might	O
even	O
lead	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
