TERA
Sean W. Gibson / May 4th, 2012 1 Comment
TERA is a brand new MMORPG from En Masse Entertainment that has quickly garnered a ton of industry attention. It was developed by Bluehole Studio and released in South Korea back in January of this year but made its debut this week here in North America and Europe. You can download Tera by purchasing the software on the official game website for a price of $49.99 for the standard edition with $10 more giving you the Collector’s Edition which offers you a free mount and two necklaces.
TERA, while making controversial waves in headlines thanks to various legal battles, has garnered a ton of buzz thanks to some sick graphics and change-of-pace action-centric gameplay. Early impressions around the industry have been fairly positive so far and we’re hoping in the next two weeks to release our own first-impressions review. In the meantime, let’s introduce you to this new MMO, the lore behind it, the race and classes, plus figure out what makes TERA different than the rest.
Tera
There are seven races to play from in TERA. The most noticeable are probably the Popori which are cute little fuzzy animal people that are rotund balls of cuteness. From there you’ll see two standard races in Humans and Elves. Past that there’s the Elins, who love nature, and the Castanics which are a demon race that offer customizable horns. Finally, there are the Baraka who are said to be a giant race of intelligent beings and finally the Aman who are a race of draconian humanoids. The Baraka, Elin and Popori are all gender locked.
There are a total of eight different classes in Tera: Archer (Ranged Damage Class), Berserker (Melee Damage), Lancer (Blocking Tank), Mystic (Support Healer), Priest (Primary Healer), Slayer (Melee Damage), Sorcerer (Ranged Magic Damage) and Warrior (Evasive Tank / Melee Damage). Some of the early impressions say that the Berserker might be one of the most fun classes to play as these folks use two-handed axes and wear heavy armor. While the Berserkers in Tera are the slowest in the game, they are also the heaviest hitters. They are said to be unreliable sources of damage and struggle to perform well in a highly mobile fight but in PvP (a big element in Tera) are said to be a huge threat because they possess the possibility to have a one-hit knockout.
Tera is Available for Download
If you haven’t seen some of the in-game videos posted on YouTube or any of the large gaming review sites, you’ll want to check them out. The graphics of the game look pretty hot and are said to not be all that taxing on your system. In any event, Tera from En Masse Entertainment has a real good buzz about it and we’re excited to be bringing you a first impressions review as soon as we can dive in and see it for ourselves.
Sean W. Gibson
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