Some people take virtual lives very seriously – even if, in the end of things, they don’t really get much general worth out of them. For one particular woman, however, a loss of a particular sword is devastating enough to file a lawsuit over.
A report from Inven states that a 64-year old woman filed a lawsuit against game publisher NCsoft over a lost item in the game Lineage. She had gotten hold of an incredibly rare Jin Myung Hwang’s Conduct Sword, which apparently goes for 30 million won (or $28,000 in U.S. funds).
Apparently, she attempted to enchant the sword by accident, causing its destruction. She claimed she would never do that, and asked NCsoft to restore it. When the company refused, she filed the suit.
The court, however, felt that the lady also tried to enchant other items after doing so to the sword, with records indicating she also purchased an in-game scroll to increase certain abilities. “Other items were enchanted with the item in question so it is hard to rule out that losing the item was an isolated case,” said the court.
Furthermore, the court stated that even though it might have been a mistake, it’s not the responsibility for NCsoft to restore it.
Guess it goes to show that not everything needs to be enchanted.
Source: Kotaku
