Altantica Online: Mercenary Madness!

NDOORS Interactive, publisher of hit massively multiplayer online games such as WonderKing and Luminary, has finally come up with another great event for its best title Atlantica Online. In fact, the event is so good (at least in my mind) that it's probably the best one the company has come up with since the launch of the game.

I'm talking about the Mercenary Madness promo that gives players, ordinary folk like you and me, the opportunity to develop a new mercenary for Atlantica Online. Sounds cool, eh? Well it is!



"Have you ever wished to develop your very own mercenary in Atlantica Online? Well, guess what—here's your chance! That's right: the mercenary that you have had in your head, that you've always thought would make a great addition to Atlantica, can finally become a reality," NDOORS says in its official announcement for Atlantica Online event.

If you have the creative juices to come up with a unique mercenary for Atlantica Online, here are a few things you need to do:

The new mercenary idea must include ...

Type of Mercenary (Existing Classes Only). What this means is that your mercenary must belong to the one of the mercenary types, which include sword (Swordsman, Sailor, Exorcist, Lady Knight), spear (Spearman, Spartan), bow (Archer, Prophet, Hwarang), gun (Gunner, Inventor, Janissary) ... well, you get the picture.

Name of Each Mercenary Upgrade. You must provide your mercenary with an Initial Name, a Level 20 Upgrade Name, a Level 50 Upgrade Name, a Level 80 Upgrade Name, and a Hero Name. Example: Artilleryman, Artillery Officer, Artillery Captain, Napoleon, and Hero Napoleon.

Backstory of the Mercenary. Here's where a bulk of your creative juices are needed. You need to conceptualize and write a background story for your new mercenary. This will help establish a time and quest line for your mercenary in case NDOORS decides it is good enough to be included in Atlantica Online.

Description of Mercenary's Appearance. If you can't draw, you might as well provide sample images by scouring the web and doing a good job at describing how your mercenary looks with words.

Mercenary Skill Names and Descriptions. This is where the remainder of creative juices must be spent. I'm sure most players already have an idea of which skills are needed in Atlantica Online. It's all a matter of matching them to new mercenaries that they have in mind.

So there you have it. The five rules you need to keep in mind to join Atlantica Online's Mercenary Madness promo. Once you have everything in the list in place, fire off an email to event@ndoorsinc.com any time between March 5th and March 22nd, 2010.

Are you limited to just one mercenary idea for Atlantica Online? No, says NDOORS. Each participant can submit up to three separate mercenary ideas, provided each has the five requirements. Oh, and there's a Merc. Submission Template. Simply download it and use it to enter the contest.

The reward: Aside from getting their mercenary into Atlantica Online, the winner will receive the mercenary itself to be used in their formation, an artwork of the mercenary with signatures of all the developers involved in bringing the mercenary to life, and a year's worth of Atlantica Online merchandise.