<s>
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Reckoning	I-Protocol
(	O
officially	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
WAR	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
setting	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Reckoning	I-Protocol
ended	O
up	O
selling	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
peaking	O
at	O
800,000	O
subscribers	O
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
to	O
300,000	O
subscribers	O
several	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
at	O
least	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
active	O
private	B-Application
server	I-Application
called	O
Return	O
of	O
Reckoning	O
has	O
been	O
run	O
by	O
fans	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remains	O
active	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Reckoning	I-Protocol
featured	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Realm	B-Protocol
versus	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
(	O
RvR	O
)	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
in	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Reckoning	I-Protocol
was	O
an	O
RvR	O
game	O
with	O
two	O
factions	O
:	O
Order	O
and	O
Destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
careers	O
(	O
classes	O
)	O
in	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
conformed	O
to	O
an	O
archetype	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
development	O
began	O
under	O
the	O
company	O
Climax	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
actually	O
stopped	O
as	O
Climax	O
Online	O
continued	O
the	O
project	O
using	O
their	O
own	O
funds	O
until	O
the	O
company	O
reported	O
in	O
late	O
2004	O
that	O
the	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
project	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
due	O
to	O
difficulty	O
in	O
securing	O
a	O
publishing	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
license	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Mythic	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Reckoning	I-Protocol
is	O
not	O
purely	O
derived	O
from	O
either	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
Battles	O
or	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
Roleplay	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
source	O
alone	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
from	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
universe	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
role	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
remains	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
IP	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Mythic	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
appropriate	O
development	O
and	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
as	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
MMO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythic	O
has	O
previously	O
created	O
MMOs	O
,	O
including	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Mythic	O
featured	O
a	O
video	O
blog	O
of	O
creative	O
director	O
Paul	O
Barnett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
platform	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
becoming	O
available	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
Mac	O
games	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
utilizes	O
Cider	O
technology	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
agreement	O
with	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
coming	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythic	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
another	O
game	O
titled	O
Warhammer	B-Application
Online	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
claimed	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
hit	O
the	O
ground	O
running	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
MMO	B-Application
experiences	O
we	O
've	O
had	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
10	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
750,000	O
people	O
were	O
playing	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
following	O
ones	O
:	O
</s>
