<s>
Vindictus	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
created	O
by	O
devCAT	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
studio	O
of	O
Korean	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
publisher	O
Nexon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vindictus	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Mabinogi	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Mabinogi	B-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
(	O
)	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vindictus	B-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
used	O
in	O
Mabinogi	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
is	O
placed	O
chronologically	O
several	O
hundred	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
strife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vindictus	B-Protocol
follows	O
Nexon	O
's	O
traditional	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vindictus	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
classes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
characters	O
"	O
are	O
one	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vindictus	B-Protocol
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
best	O
MMO	B-Application
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
that	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Convention	O
Center	O
from	O
June	O
14	O
to	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Vindictus	B-Protocol
Best	O
Free-to-Play	O
MMO	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
