Tera closed beta

[Onion]

Anyone playing?

If anyone wants an invite just go to this site http://tera.enmasse.com then create an account, once you log into your account there is a button that says Enter Code, enter the code TERA4REDDIT for free closed beta access.

[Stag]

whats tera

[Rottenzombie]

mmo that plays more like an fps or action game, but still rpg.

[Rottenzombie]

That code didnt work.

/edit Found one elsewhere! DL'ing now.

[Stag]

is it a good game?

[Onion]

It looks cool, but I haven't played it yet. I've seen people playing it.

[Gronthor]

Been looking at this someone please tell me how it is. I looks fantastic and the premise seems awesome.

Anyone have any input on this?

[Rottenzombie]

open beta right now, go DL it!

[Xenosis]

It's really good. 3 days isn't enough to get a good feel for how difficult it will get in the long run but I can't fucking wait to pvp in this game. Hell I really can't wait to see what it'll be like after a year or two of more polish and development.

[Pathology]

It isn't a new game, just a new game in the US so it has a lot of polish. What server are you guys on for the Beta(you start at lvl 20 in the beta)? I have already beat D3 like 7 time today.

[Xenosis]

No you just go through the intro/tutorial mission as level 20 then you start in a normal starting area at level 1 afterwards.

[Gogan]

Saul Tigh (from BSG) does the voiceover at the end of the prologue. Yus!

[Rottenzombie]

Played a berserker during closed beta, seemed kinda boring. Played a few classes today, priest is pretty fun! I like being able to heal and not having to click targets or lifebars.

[Gogan]

Just finished playing a Mystic for the last couple hours up to level 7. Meh. It's a very pretty game. Reminds me a lot of Aion. Guess it's the typical korean feel.

The combat doesn't seem anything special though. Instead of locking onto your target (like wow, etc), you just mouseover it. So your abilities can miss, but there doesn't seem to be any benefit to targeting a mobs head vs legs vs body. So I'm not impressed. It's Aion with mouseover targeting. I agree with you Rotten, that healing is more interesting like this though.

The questing is your typical "go kill X mobs" crap like every other mmo. Nothing original there.

Overall, Tera isn't a game I'd pay for. It's very pretty to look at for a weekend. But there's really not much new here.

[Gogan]

So Tera has been pretty fun so far. Today is the last day of the head start before tomorrow's official GA. They're having extended maintenance from midnight last night until 1pm today, so this is a good time to come up for air.

I still stand by everything in my last post. But I will say healing in this game is the most fun of any mmo I've played.

All the bosses I've seen so far have mechanics that force the entire party to move around, so everyone is constantly jockeying for position. The way healing works (at least for the Mystic class) is you select the spell you want to cast and then "paint" your targets by mousing over them. If they're in range, a green mesh-type graphic will overlay on their character indicating they're locked on by your spell. You can usually do this to 2-3 players for the spell. Once you've painted your targets, you hit your spell key once more to actually cast the spell. It sounds clumsy and slow, but it's really not in practice. The result is position matters a *lot*, and you're never looking at unit frames (since a players hp bar is shown over their head). Instead, you're focused on the action just like everyone else. If a player has been debuffed, their hp bar turns from green to purple so again, I know they need a dispel without having to look at unit frames.

Tera is far from perfect and I've only seen the first 35 levels so far, but I can definitely see this action-oriented gameplay becoming more common in future MMOs.

[Gronthor]

I am really intrigued by this game, i would really love feed back from others who are playing it as i have to for sure so i can justify 50 bucks out of a tight budget.

Good stuff so far Gogan, let me know if you have any other updates you would like to show.

[Gogan]

Path is the only other person I know playing this, so maybe he'll weigh in.

Honestly though, I wouldn't recommend buying it if you're on a tight budget and intend to play D3 or MoP. If you're not that into D3 and won't be playing WoW, then it's a tougher call. I'd need to play GW2 first before recommended Tera.

Apparently there are no raids in Tera, and no plans for any. All the end-game PvE content is 5-man. So if you have your heart on WoW-style raids in your MMO, Tera isn't for you.

[Pathology]

Yeah it really brings a lot to combat, especially grp combat. The questing is bland but as I said to gogan, it makes me want to go back to the EQ days and just go and find a grp and chill out and kill mobs. I have no idea about end game and would not recommend buying any new mmo if you are on a budget, it has great potential for a niche game.

If you are on a budget give it 2-3 months and check back. GW2 is still 4-5 months away and WoW is 4 months. So, if those are in your interest I would not go with tera unless the combat really interest you.

[Pathology]

I will add I am really enjoying the game.

[Gearbox]

Apparently there are no raids in Tera, and no plans for any. All the end-game PvE content is 5-man. So if you have your heart on WoW-style raids in your MMO, Tera isn't for you.
That's a downer. :(

[Gogan]

I keep finding new things I like about this game. I really need to take some screenshots and/or video to demonstrate things. Some more random observations...

I'll second Path's opinion about grinding mobs. I know we've all been trained to loathe grinding mobs, but the combat and the mob AI actually makes it fun. At least so far. Each mob has one or more "tells" that indicate a particular attack it will perform. Maybe its eyes will flash red, or it'll perform some kind of animation (e.g. bangs its club against its shield). If you pay attention and are quick, you can avoid these attacks entirely. You do have to be relatively quick though. This holds true even up to "elite" mobs, which recommend a 5-man party to kill. They're all soloable if you pay close attention and are quick. The fight will take 10-15 mins and any mistakes can result in a quick death, but it's definitely doable for skilled players. It's quite rewarding.

There are repeatable quests in Tera, which usually involve killing 10 mobs, for example. What I like about these quests is I can pick it up, go out and kill, say, 50 of those mobs and go back to town and turn in the quest 5 times. I don't have to turn in the quest after every 10 mobs.

There's a built in screen in Tera that lets you view all of the guilds on the server, how many members they have, what level they are, how much "praise" they have (part of the political system, I think). You can even apply to guilds in-game. The whole guild system is really well done in Tera, and I haven't even gotten into the whole political system yet. There's guild leveling with bonuses, just like WoW. You can watch this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM4wGo2zQ7c&feature=player_embedded#!) to learn more about guild leveling (which includes guild housing). Rumor has it player housing is in the works too.

Leveling a healer is starting to get tough solo. I'm level 37 at the moment, and the speed at which a dps class kills things is so much faster than me. I don't have any trouble killing things really (though I have to be careful when taking on a bunch of mobs), but it takes significantly longer than an archer, for example. Getting to 60 as a healer will be an accomplishment. I hear Lancers (tanks) are the same way.

[Gronthor]

Good stuff Gogan and Path keep posting your experience if you will. I was really close of biting the bullet and doing it by buying it but i am holding off just a little longer.

[Gogan]

Here's a pretty good page showing all the different armor sets for each armor type and race:

http://tera-online.cc/gallery/races/

There are some really nice ones. I also learned that Tera has an equivalent of WoW's transmogrification, although I haven't played with it yet. You can dye your gear different colors as well.

[Gogan]

Did you ever get Tera, Gron?

Path and I hit 60 a couple days ago. He would've done it much earlier, but waited for me to get home from work each night. Leveling was a lot of fun, as were the few instances we did. The group quests out in the world were a lot of fun too. Not sure there's a ton to do now that we're 60. I do want to see how the story finishes, though.

I'll likely be pretty scarce in-game for the next week or so. Work is kicking my ass.

[Gronthor]

i ordered (had a new egg 20 dollar promo card) but hasnt arrived yet. Im guessing monday but it will be moot as it will be d3 time then

[Gronthor]

i got it. pretty different then what i am used to with MMO. Not sure i like it yet or just not used to it. I will say it is very pretty though. i will give it the full 30 days to hopefully get used to it.

[Gronthor]

Are you still playing this Gogan?

[Gogan]

Naa, I cancelled after the 30 days. I liked the game, but it was bad timing with D3. I might go back to it if MoP disappoints.

[Gronthor]

I renewed for a month to give it a better shot. I need a new game to play bad.

Cant go back to WOW just not the same
SWTOR is over for me
D3 was short lived no where near the playability as D2

Looking at Guild Wars 2 but man i dont know havent had too good of luck with MMOs of late.

[Gogan]

Yeah, I've been leveling alts in D3. I'm not too crazy about farming Inferno indefinitely. So once I finish leveling my Monk and DH, I'll probably lose interest. I really like D3, but it's not a long-term game.

Honestly, I think I'm over MMOs -- or maybe just the way I used to play them. Tera had a lot going for it, even as a single-player experience, and I'd like to play through it again. I don't know what long-term staying power it has, but I'm not sure it matters to me either. Did Tera let you down after that second month?

I haven't played GW2 yet. It's F2P, which is compelling, so I'm sure I'll check it out.

MoP seems to adding even more to cater to the casual gamer, which appeals to me these days. But after playing D3, Tera, and Rift, going back to those outdated WoW graphics is really rough. I guess we'll see how it goes.

[Gronthor]

I loved the concept of Tera but the controls were to foreign to me and i didn't give much of a chance after that. Also at the time i was pretty heavily into SWTOR so that also probably skewed my perception as well.

I think playing D3 ruined me for SW. There is something about big numbers that keeps you going which i think Blizzard knows. I mean in SW i was seeing 2-6k crits. In Diablo your in the 6 figures plus the flow is much more smooth of the game, not as clunky. I did like SW a lot but it is just too slow a pace i think for me now.

That is good to know about GW2 being F2P that will be nice to check it out with out much of an investment.

I was thinking maybe getting back into console again. Darkstriders 2 looks pretty cool.

I don't know maybe i am out growing video games, which scares me as i dont know what i would do to unwind from the day.

[Gronthor]

Tera is going Free to Play with character slots the only restriction.

[Gogan]

That's cool. I loved Tera and wouldn't mind going back to try out the other classes. Dunno how I'd fit it in between SW and WoW though.

[Gronthor]

Yeah but man was it a pretty game!

[Gogan]

Reinstalled. Let me know if you guys are interested in playing again. Still have my 60 Mystic and been thinking about leveling a priest or something next.

[Gogan]

On server Tempest Reach.

[Gronthor]

Same

I mainly play Brondor and Gronthor (Slayer and Zerker) Respectively.

If more people are playing i would be interested in getting a guild together!

[Pathology]

I have an account but I think i am gonna give SWTOR a try first

[Blake]

fuck it gunna try it out again, DLing now


roll on tempest reach?

[Gogan]

Yep

[Gronthor]

Galatius - Lancer
Gronthor - Berzerker
Brondor - Slayer

I am on one of those toons a lot of the time. Let me know your characters name or when you are on so i can add to friends list.

[Gogan]

I started playing again last night. Forgot how good the graphics are -- especially that first flight into Velika. Playing an archer, Aozaru, level 11 at the moment. Still have my 60 mystic.

If anyone wants to level together, let me know (6pm PST or later). The game throws the BAM quests at you pretty early iirc, so it'd be fun to do those and the dungeons while leveling.

[Gronthor]

the characters i play are in the mid 30s and one at 40 so let me know when you get closer and i will do some BAMS level and Dungeons!

[Gronthor]

Gogan i created a Sorcerer to level with you if you wanted. She is level 12 at the moment. Let me know where you are at and i will try to get there.

[Gogan]

I stopped at level 14 last night. Almost done with Lumbermill. About to do the unicorn quests.

[Gogan]

P.S. Don't feel like you need to wait for me. With double dps, it's not like we'll be able to do instances at-will anyway. I may instead rush a priest up to 40 this weekend to join your lancer.

And if I don't catch you, I can always meet up with you on my Mystic when you hit 60.

[Gronthor]

Yeah that is true, the lancer is 33. My slayer is 40. Let me know when you get closer and we can burn through BAMS and Dungeons. Especially if one of the other guys plays like Blake or Path.

[Gogan]

Priest name is Rekki.

[Gronthor]

Path, Blake come play!

guild is created come be a part!

[Gogan]

Did some digging around about the rune in the sky and the sky whales...

Couldn't find much about the sky whales other than some videos of people seeing them from various parts around the world. You never get a chance to fight or otherwise interact with it.

The rune in the sky, on the other hand, is explained on Tera's lore site:

http://tera.enmasse.com/game-guide/lore/#arunandshara

Ages ago, in a realm torn apart by war and strife, Arun and Shara chose to flee and start new lives. Using their immense power, they shaped a new universe and turned their backs on the constant struggles of the old one. They set aside their implements of war. Shara flung a ring into the sky and it burned brightly and illuminated their world. Arun and Shara laid down to rest and began to dream.

Not much, I know, but at least that explains why it's there.

[Gronthor]

http://myswordisunbelievablydull.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/tera_screenshot_20120609_160213.pngSomeone took this while exploring places like invisible wall and what not.http://myswordisunbelievablydull.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/tera_screenshot_20120609_160213.png

[Gronthor]

Some say it an Argon ship and there are others floating around on the other continents.

Doing a little more research i found that this type of "sky whale" is in a lot of Korean media.

[Gronthor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oCndE4eI6F0

[Gogan]

Yeah, I saw all that. It's all just speculation though. I think the person that said that it was just decoration is probably right, sadly. Pretty cool, nonetheless.

[Blake]

omfg her shit is finally done, we will be on today!

[Blake]

were on, sent guild request

[Gogan]

Nice! Gron will probably ginvite you guys today, otherwise I'll be on tonight (~6pm PST).

P.S. I setup a Tera forum, next to the PoE forum.