Atlantica Online officially enters open beta today with brand new servers and a host of new contests that award....MONEY! Check it all out below.

No Atlantian Left Behind

The gates to Atlantis have opened up, and there will be much to do - and win - during Atlantica's event period. Beginning Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. Pacific Daylight Saving Time (PDT), and running until Oct. 23, 2008, 11 a.m. PDT, events like No Atlantian Left Behind and the Milestone Mettle Tournaments will not only test your Atlantica skills, but they will also help fatten up the checking accounts of some Atlantica players.

Now there's much more to Atlantica than just action-packed combat and plenty of thrills per 30-second turn. Reap the many rewards just for fighting in the Free Leagues!

All players who participate in the Free Leagues once or more during open beta will be automatically entered in a raffle from which they can win cash or prizes. Of course, when you partake in the Free Leagues, you gain valuable Experience points and in-game items. But during open beta, you can also gain cold-hard cash. And the greater the number of players who fight in the Free Leagues, the greater the dollar amounts you can win.

When the Free Leagues reach 5,000 participants during open beta, one of those 5,000 players will win $1,000. When that number of Free Leaguers increases to a total of 10,000, then another participant will receive $2,000. Then a prize of $5,000 will be awarded when the milestone grows to 20,000 players; and finally $10,000 when the total number of Free Leaguers in open beta reaches 30,000. That's a total of $18,000 being handed out as the number of Free Leaguers increases.

In addition to money, there will be other goodies given out with each milestone - up to a total of four times. That means in-game items can be collected up to four times during open beta. (Purchase not required for entry into the raffle.)

The Milestone Mettle Tournaments

To commemorate each milestone for Free League participants, a Milestone Mettle Tournament will be held to find the toughest combatants in the Atlantica world. This also means more opportunities for you to win more loot!

When each milestone is reached, a tournament will be held on each server for players who fought in the Free Leagues. (All prizes will go to players on each server.)

The One-Eyed Pirate's Treasure

Breeze the seas of the Atlantica world without fear of being terrorized by pirates. Rather, if you play one straight hour of Atlantica during open beta (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23), you will receive some pirate booty: the One-Eyed Pirate's Treasure! That's one free item per day. The mystery, though, is what that item will be. Inside the treasure box will be one of these goodies:

Items:
Thoroughbred [7 days]
Growth Vial
License Box
Scroll Box
Heavenly Feast

A Treasure Map will find your way into your Inventory after you stay parked in front of your computer for one hour, and when you click on the map, it will lead you to the hidden treasure. But beware! Others are looking for the treasure as well.

When you open the treasure box, you will discover one of the above items. (Only one Treasure Map awarded per day. All items are non-tradable, and the 7-day Thoroughbred cannot be exchanged for points.)

Here's to good sailing![/b]

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