Official Site: http://tera.enmasse.com/
Source: Youtube Channel enmasseentertainment
Tera Online went free-to-play 2 months ago with lots of limitations as mentioned in an earlier post. It might have been a way to test the waters or analyze player reactions before going entirely free, but that doesn't matter now as En Masse Entertainment has launched an entirely free Tera Rising today. No more subscription fees, no monthly payment, just the game and of course a micro-transaction store. The shop will include clothing, mounts and consumables, nothing too extravagant that would give PvP players an advantage as far as I know.
For those unfamiliar with Tera Online, it is an Action-MMORPG that utilizes combat mechanics found in action-games rather than the usual point-n-click/Tab-action combat found in most MMORPGs. This means that players will have to actually aim their attacks in order to land hits on an enemy. It's still an open-world experience with instance based dungeons and PvP. I participated in the Beta and really enjoyed it. If you're interested in Tera Rising, click on the top link, register for an account, download the game, and you'll be ready to play in no time.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
NewNews - TERA Online Free-to-Play Up To Level 28
Official Site: http://tera.enmasse.com/
Source: Youtube Channel onrpg
It's come to my attention that TERA Online is free-to-play up to level 28 now. That's a little more than half the max level of 50. TERA Online is an Action-MMORPG where it takes out the traditional Point-n-Click mechanics and turns it into more of a Action-game control schemes. Players will have to actually aim at the enemy rather than click or Tab-action their targets. I tried out the game during beta and really enjoyed the mechanics of the game as well as the beautiful graphics that really brought out the environment. I liked the idea of being able to truly control your attacks and having to aim rather than click on an enemy and execute every skill I possess on my character as it brought more depth to the MMORPG genre and allowed players to fight more than one enemy at a time. As long as you possess a En Masse Entertainment account, you can download TERA Online Discovery and start playing. If you don't have an account, you can make one for free. The player can also choose to switch from a free-to-play account to a subscribing account to play the full game which takes off all limitations.
Here are the limitations directly from the FAQs of the site:
You may only have 1 Discovery Edition on your En Masse account.
Max level 28
200g limit
Max gathering skill of 150
Max crafting skill of 100
2 characters per server
Chat restrictions:
/Say chat
Area chat
Global Chat
Trade Chat
Bargaining at the brokerage
Party search
Whispers (you will be able to whisper to players on your friends list)
Limits to:
Bank. You cannot deposit gold into your bank.
Parcel. You may not send parcel messages, but you may receive them.
Friends List. You may not add people to your friends list, but other may add you to their friends list. If someone adds you to their friends list they will show up on your friends list.
Whispers. You may only whisper your friends.
Guild. You may not apply to or create a guild, but if invited, you may accept a guild invite.
Trade Broker. You may not post items for sale, but you may purchase items.
Other restrictions:
No dueling, death matches, or battlegrounds.
No trading.
You may not transfer to another server.
You can start playing TERA Online free now by clicking on the top link and clicking "Discovery Edition - Play for Free" on the right of the page.
Source: Youtube Channel onrpg
It's come to my attention that TERA Online is free-to-play up to level 28 now. That's a little more than half the max level of 50. TERA Online is an Action-MMORPG where it takes out the traditional Point-n-Click mechanics and turns it into more of a Action-game control schemes. Players will have to actually aim at the enemy rather than click or Tab-action their targets. I tried out the game during beta and really enjoyed the mechanics of the game as well as the beautiful graphics that really brought out the environment. I liked the idea of being able to truly control your attacks and having to aim rather than click on an enemy and execute every skill I possess on my character as it brought more depth to the MMORPG genre and allowed players to fight more than one enemy at a time. As long as you possess a En Masse Entertainment account, you can download TERA Online Discovery and start playing. If you don't have an account, you can make one for free. The player can also choose to switch from a free-to-play account to a subscribing account to play the full game which takes off all limitations.
Here are the limitations directly from the FAQs of the site:
You may only have 1 Discovery Edition on your En Masse account.
Max level 28
200g limit
Max gathering skill of 150
Max crafting skill of 100
2 characters per server
Chat restrictions:
/Say chat
Area chat
Global Chat
Trade Chat
Bargaining at the brokerage
Party search
Whispers (you will be able to whisper to players on your friends list)
Limits to:
Bank. You cannot deposit gold into your bank.
Parcel. You may not send parcel messages, but you may receive them.
Friends List. You may not add people to your friends list, but other may add you to their friends list. If someone adds you to their friends list they will show up on your friends list.
Whispers. You may only whisper your friends.
Guild. You may not apply to or create a guild, but if invited, you may accept a guild invite.
Trade Broker. You may not post items for sale, but you may purchase items.
Other restrictions:
No dueling, death matches, or battlegrounds.
No trading.
You may not transfer to another server.
You can start playing TERA Online free now by clicking on the top link and clicking "Discovery Edition - Play for Free" on the right of the page.
Monday, April 23, 2012
GameLight - TERA Online
Official Site: http://tera.enmasse.com/
Source: Youtube Channel onrpg
I heard about TERA Online 4-5 years ago, saw it at E3 2010 and signed up for Beta 2 years ago, and finally just this past weekend I got to participate in the open beta testing. TERA Online boasts itself for being the first true "Action-RPG" MMO experience. I've tried many self-proclaimed "Action-RPG" MMOs but only ended up with another variation of the point-n-click RPG that has been used since the Ultima Online days, but for once I was not disappointed. Rather than click with a mouse pointer, the game is played much like an action-adventure game or third-person shooter where WASD keys moves the character while the mouse controls the camera and aiming reticle. By default, the left-mouse click is the standard attack while the right-mouse click is a sort of evasive maneuver. So if the player isn't facing an enemy or aiming where the enemy is at, their attacks will miss. Special skills are more than just extra damage and require panning the aim reticle, charging the skill, or choosing where the attacks will land. You can watch videos or read about the game, but the experience can't be understood unless played by the player and having a feel for the mechanics.
The first thing I notice right away when logging in the game was how graphic intensive the game was. The environments are incredibly beautiful, the characters are very pretty (though a lot of the male characters were generic and boring), the weapon effects were flashy and had nice feedback on attacks, the quests had a nice flow to them, and most of the voice acting was decent (I remember one guy acted out line that was horrible and out of character). Sadly, the soundtrack didn't really have anything outstanding that I could remember. This generally doesn't affect anyone's experience with a game (especially when a lot of people play their own music when playing an MMO), but I like it when a game has memorable music as it's a good way to remind me of a game and draws me back to it if it's so good that I just want to listen to it. Still, the gameplay captivated me and I had a lot of fun fighting 10-30 enemies at once and still coming out alive. The game mechanics allowed me to be strategic about approaching a fight, utilize skills to avoid getting hit and fighting multiple enemies at the same time, and enables me to do more than just mash buttons for more damage. The ability to dodge enemy attacks is FINALLY starting to be implemented more into so called "Action-RPGs" and it's a welcome addition to the gameplay (just like with blocking). One other mechanic that surprised me was being able to group harvest. If you're in a party with another player, you can gather flowers, minerals, and essence at the same time and it would increase the speed of gathering with all players getting their share and even cheering together at the same time. PvP would also be a very interesting aspect (I didn't get to try a real PvP mode but did do a duel) as players can't auto-lock other players and require positioning and aiming. In short, I really enjoyed the game from what I played. The game is set to launch on May 1st, 2012 and will require a monthly subscription. Click on the top link for more information on TERA Online.
Source: Youtube Channel onrpg
I heard about TERA Online 4-5 years ago, saw it at E3 2010 and signed up for Beta 2 years ago, and finally just this past weekend I got to participate in the open beta testing. TERA Online boasts itself for being the first true "Action-RPG" MMO experience. I've tried many self-proclaimed "Action-RPG" MMOs but only ended up with another variation of the point-n-click RPG that has been used since the Ultima Online days, but for once I was not disappointed. Rather than click with a mouse pointer, the game is played much like an action-adventure game or third-person shooter where WASD keys moves the character while the mouse controls the camera and aiming reticle. By default, the left-mouse click is the standard attack while the right-mouse click is a sort of evasive maneuver. So if the player isn't facing an enemy or aiming where the enemy is at, their attacks will miss. Special skills are more than just extra damage and require panning the aim reticle, charging the skill, or choosing where the attacks will land. You can watch videos or read about the game, but the experience can't be understood unless played by the player and having a feel for the mechanics.
The first thing I notice right away when logging in the game was how graphic intensive the game was. The environments are incredibly beautiful, the characters are very pretty (though a lot of the male characters were generic and boring), the weapon effects were flashy and had nice feedback on attacks, the quests had a nice flow to them, and most of the voice acting was decent (I remember one guy acted out line that was horrible and out of character). Sadly, the soundtrack didn't really have anything outstanding that I could remember. This generally doesn't affect anyone's experience with a game (especially when a lot of people play their own music when playing an MMO), but I like it when a game has memorable music as it's a good way to remind me of a game and draws me back to it if it's so good that I just want to listen to it. Still, the gameplay captivated me and I had a lot of fun fighting 10-30 enemies at once and still coming out alive. The game mechanics allowed me to be strategic about approaching a fight, utilize skills to avoid getting hit and fighting multiple enemies at the same time, and enables me to do more than just mash buttons for more damage. The ability to dodge enemy attacks is FINALLY starting to be implemented more into so called "Action-RPGs" and it's a welcome addition to the gameplay (just like with blocking). One other mechanic that surprised me was being able to group harvest. If you're in a party with another player, you can gather flowers, minerals, and essence at the same time and it would increase the speed of gathering with all players getting their share and even cheering together at the same time. PvP would also be a very interesting aspect (I didn't get to try a real PvP mode but did do a duel) as players can't auto-lock other players and require positioning and aiming. In short, I really enjoyed the game from what I played. The game is set to launch on May 1st, 2012 and will require a monthly subscription. Click on the top link for more information on TERA Online.
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