Korean MMO dev offers to buy back high-level characters
by Ross Miller 
on Oct 24th 2008 2:46PM
When your MMO isn't called
World of Warcraft, you typically have an uphill battle to grab attention. Korean-based developer NDOORS has enacted a rather interesting marketing ploy for its free-to-play game,
Atlantica Online. If you started playing after October 11 and reach level 50 (without going over) before November 30, you can turn in your character and receive $20 via PayPal. Sounds like a good deal until you figure that likely averages out to less than $1 per hour.
We're not sure what's going to stop players who like the game from redeeming $20 and creating a new login ID. If anything, with
Wrath of the Lich King less than three weeks away, we anticipate a few
WoW junkies making a temporary shift to help pay for their next fix.
[Via
Ars Technica]
