TERA

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  1. TheEndType
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    One of the best MMORPGs I have played in my last 10 years. I enjoyed every moment, every dungeon, but sadly is over.

    Thanks for making this game!
  2. nyxulric19
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    the game is full of stupid bugs , like recently i lost my enchantment lvl from +7 to +0 aka basic gear , wich means i lost over 6M gold thats like 50 euros at least , jus bcs of a bug in the game and guess what u dont any refunds or fixes they just ask u to be patient :) dont waste your time on this game i regret every minute i spent on it , its stupidly bugged let alone the repetitifthe game is full of stupid bugs , like recently i lost my enchantment lvl from +7 to +0 aka basic gear , wich means i lost over 6M gold thats like 50 euros at least , jus bcs of a bug in the game and guess what u dont any refunds or fixes they just ask u to be patient :) dont waste your time on this game i regret every minute i spent on it , its stupidly bugged let alone the repetitif content and bosses and its cheatable like everyone uses scripts bcs of the tera toolbox so ye… Expand
  3. Kuroneko_Hashi
    Jul 10, 2021
    4
    1. disgusting camera from the playstation 2 era
    2. Playstation 2 level graphics (if you include filters in the game. mechanics not all bosses are visible)
    3. Sudden damage anywhere in the game (because of something under the textures that knocks out more than half of your HP). 4. the authors couldn't even find a description of the damage circle grenades for their assault Berark, they    1. disgusting camera from the playstation 2 era
    2. Playstation 2 level graphics (if you include filters in the game. mechanics not all bosses are visible)
    3. Sudden damage anywhere in the game (because of something under the textures that knocks out more than half of your HP).
    4. the authors couldn't even find a description of the damage circle grenades for their assault Berark, they have the same damage that in the centre of the blast, that on its outskirts. If you were feeling sorry for the money for a military expert, everything is easily found. But you authors are frankly profane...
    5. Do you still want people to invite someone into the game? Rewards for invitations you triggered once... Twice the award has not been given ...
    6. At any distance the same damage (this has not been used in games for 20 years).
    7. In the legendary quest keeper if you find yourself under the boss, you stupidly will hold circles until you die. What kind of balance is anyone in the game talking about?
    8. Who are you "developers" taught balance? Why are there mechanics in the usual berarka that are not in the more complex assault?
    9. Not PVP when you can connect the Gamepad and get auto-guidance in the game with Non Target, which the owners do not have a keyboard and mouse.
    10. Stupid copies of pvp activities: Example Canyon Freywind is a frontal copy of Unreal Turnament 1999.
    11. stupid ideas with mechanics sharpened to the ideal ping from 1 to 16, if you have a ping of 80 or higher, you will forever die and take losses in the game. The game authors are backed by GameForge for this. It's the player's fault for having such a ping.
    12. The ideas with giant monsters in the game are copied from the monster hunter series (but the game camera in Tera is implemented disgusting and no one will fix it. According to GameForge staff reactions)
    13. Overrated hardware requirements for low-level graphics (for such graphics should suffice graphics card geforce4 mx 440).
    14. Overrated entry threshold (the highest among all online games in 2021)
    15. Too highly specialized classes (dodos not all classes are balanced)
    16. When will you finally add backlighting, in this place you can put a poster and in this one you can not? (it's been 7 years like this in indie games, and this game is not a 2 penny)
    17. Detailed description of abilities when will there finally be? (which will describe what makes the ability (Example: the ability of a warrior: Enraging Porez which does not specify that allows you to quickly move forward a certain distance ahead and such a lot of errors)))
    18: Eternia Arena of Madness for which warriors did you make a boss for? (for delta and alpha, other people will 100% never pass it (including marines, special forces and even navy seals. Since the enemy put in place that can only be defeated by weapons of the future (machine guns with auto-aiming in combat suits). And give people weapons 13-14 century, and against them release a boss, which requires constant motion))
    19. Imbalance of mobs (Infected Fangspawn with their damage to 100-120k, while other mobs such damage do not have)
    20. Stupid use of jump and automatic selection of actions on one key. Sorry no game has had this minus in 40 years on any platform.
    21. Disgusting network code (first there's an animation that you walk away from the mechanics. And then you go back as the dumb network code thought that you did not have time and you die). Mesh code level 90's (learn the math part gentlemen developers. Even in Lineage 2 and then the network code is much better than the Tera code. Where did you dig up the mammoth feces in the form of network code, I do not know (similar can be found except that in Quake 1))
    22. What "genius" came up with the Valkyrie slope in the form of a jump? (She has a melee weapon and can not use it because of the weapons of this class). Gentlemen developers do you think your pumpkin, what nonsense you are talking about?
    23. Among the system requirements is not specified that requires a 4-button mouse (minimum).
    24. Kernel level bug and they don't want to fix it. Ability to heal ray on the keyboard works through and through, and only on the mouse works steadily.
    25. Morons on the prists and mystics in the game that do not know how to play. And invite these in the game is just you developers. (Where do you find such bottoms in the game? You as developers should give players the basic knowledge, otherwise the attitude towards you and the game one continuous negative).
    26. Bug, which can manifest itself: the 5 cm from you round attack does not count, then counted. Why is it triggered, to establish the cause is not possible (but to establish it is only possible to check the entire game code and all the interconnections).
    27. Suddenly switching off myste abilities, as if there was death. But it wasn't.
    28. Multiple other errors of different levels (which for 100+ patches have not been fixed)    … Expand
  4. akir555555
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    An incredibly fabulous game I love everything it offers with good potential to continue growing
  5. Wweald
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    One of the best MMORPGS I've played. All thanks to the amazing combat, the graphics are great. Everything is else is pretty average. Race and gender locked stuff is annoying, especially considering how weird some of the races are.
  6. Nitaino
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    This game have everything lore questing dungeon quest and the combat mechanic is amazing you have to play it to believe it so I recommend it to every MMO fans out there to give it a change also this game is in console like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One so nobody have excuse to not play it because is free and F2P.
  7. colnaghi
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Used to be a favorite; very uncomfortable with the latest race added to the game...
  8. Bbplayer
    Mar 11, 2019
    8
    Good with others. If you are looking for a multiplayer experience that will hold your attention, this is one. Spent hours straight in single play sessions with a couple of friends at one point.
  9. DEMONWITHAGUN
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    this game was good until bluehole acquired it and patched it into oblivion this is also the same company that does not employ game testers they expect the players to report he bugs and problems that need to be fixed they essentially charge you to work for them
  10. LouleTigerXH
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'am a new player now with 30 H of gameplay and i enjoy this game a lot, try it and make your opinion, it's always a game to play actualy -;)… Expand
  11. muzmuz
    Jun 2, 2018
    4
    A repetitive, boring, buggy and unoptimized RPG game that may have a commendable amount of content, but falls short of ever being fun in the long run.
  12. KytanaNyx
    Jul 29, 2017
    10
    One of the best free MMORPGs out there. Customization of your character is incredible with a variety of different classes and races. The graphics are brilliant!!! If you have a slow computer like mine, all you have to do is turn down the aerial graphics to get it working at a good pace.Some of the quests in the beginning are a little boring but as you go on, the plot becomes prettyOne of the best free MMORPGs out there. Customization of your character is incredible with a variety of different classes and races. The graphics are brilliant!!! If you have a slow computer like mine, all you have to do is turn down the aerial graphics to get it working at a good pace.Some of the quests in the beginning are a little boring but as you go on, the plot becomes pretty interesting. I personally didn't enjoy the PVP much but the BAM (Big As* Monster) fights make up for it. You can actually play the game well without having to buy anything so that's a plus. New introduction of flying mounts is INCREDIBLE!!! Once you reach level 65 you can fly over monster hordes to get where you want to go. I love doing the side achievements where you climb mountains to find walls where you can write stuff. Overall, Tera is fantastic for players new to MMORPGs and veterans.… Expand
  13. ORevisor
    Jun 18, 2017
    4
    O jogo possui muito desequilíbrio entre as classes, além do gender lock.. as novas classes são apenas para chars do sexo feminino. O combate poderia ser mais fluido, porém cada vez que se entra em combate a velocidade do char é reduzida drasticamente, deixando você vulneravel quando sem querer chega perto de um boss... no Brasil se comparado a outros mmorpg o cash shop é bem salgado. AO jogo possui muito desequilíbrio entre as classes, além do gender lock.. as novas classes são apenas para chars do sexo feminino. O combate poderia ser mais fluido, porém cada vez que se entra em combate a velocidade do char é reduzida drasticamente, deixando você vulneravel quando sem querer chega perto de um boss... no Brasil se comparado a outros mmorpg o cash shop é bem salgado. A população do jogo não é tão grande assim e tentar matar um boss para completar uma missão dependendo da sua classe torna se quase impossível sozinho, daí você tem que ganhar muitos níveis e voltar para completar a missão antiga e ganhar uma recompensa ruim...… Expand
  14. TERAmuitoTOP
    Jun 1, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TERA online, Realmente um dos melhores MMO's que já joguei, Jogabilidade muito boa,gráficos excelentes. Joguem vale muito a pena e o melhor é FREE TO PLAY.… Expand
  15. PhoenixShi
    Apr 15, 2017
    9
    Note, this is a review regarding the En Masse release, some releases of the game aren't regarded as well as this one is, which may explain some of the negative reviews.

    . VERY solid game with true action gameplay in an open world MMO. The action isn't as fast, and responsive as say a single player action game, or one of those town hub instanced dungeons online games, but for an open    Note, this is a review regarding the En Masse release, some releases of the game aren't regarded as well as this one is, which may explain some of the negative reviews.

    .

    VERY solid game with true action gameplay in an open world MMO. The action isn't as fast, and responsive as say a single player action game, or one of those town hub instanced dungeons online games, but for an open world game, it's much more of an action game than most any other MMO out there. They keep making adjustments, that actually prove to usually benefit the game, unlike some others where updates just seem to take what was a good game, and make it worse. This doesn't mean I think everything they do is great, but I agree with the changes far more often than I'm against them. The profit model is also very fair, with it mainly revolving around cosmetics, boosts to gains, and extra quality of life befits like easier fast travel.

    Many complain about the quests, but most can be completely ignored if you don't like them, just go bash mobs, and collect the rewards from the repeatable quests for doing so from the UI, rather than a NPC. As you level up mobs will drop shards that will give you some very nice weapons appropriate for your level. The repeatable quests you can get rewards for from the UI also give you tokens you can exchange for armour, and accessories, as well as provide you with crystals for your equipment. Result of this is that gearing up a levelling character is very easy, the equipment grind is just at end-game, and by the time you get there, which doesn't take too long, you'll know if that's a class you want to invest in. That's some examples of the kind of changes they've made to the game for the better.    … Expand
  16. NortonHUN
    Mar 12, 2017
    10
    I play this game for some weeks now. Before that i tried PoE and Neverwinter but nothing compares to this.
    Simply amazing combat gameplay.i will recommend this game to anyone
  17. GrandBreaker
    Feb 20, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oh the potential this game had, and how how far it has fallen.

    I was in the beta for Tera and the initial NA release, and I played the game to late 2015. Over time (and 7 max level characters) I've watched Tera become the travesty it is now, and after trying it again (uninstalled mere hours ago) I want to give it the review it deserves though there isn't enough space. I'll say what I can and give ratings for the initial release and the current release for comparison.

    GRAPHICS- 7/10 - 3/10 - On release in 2012, the graphics were astounding. Customization wasn't overly impressive but it wasn't by any means limited. Of course this was back before gender/race locked classes existed. After the big lawsuit by NCSoft quality dropped drastically. BHS removed a significant number of unique models from the game and began recycling everything, and the quality of graphics dropped dramatically. By the time Fate of Arun came around, the exact same skin was used for all of the new gear in the game with the only exceptions being over priced vanity skins you purchase for real world money. Monsters in the game were re-used over and over with not even differing move sets between them. There is also a massive disparity in the costumes made for females compared to males, with 3 times as many created for female only characters.

    GAMEPLAY - 8/10 - 4/10 - Game play has and will probably always be the strongest quality of this game, and is largely the only point where Tera holds up even remotely. The game play was designed to be fast and reactive, with a heavy emphasis on aiming your skills and your weapon. There is no tab targeting and only select spells can lock on. However, this is something that suffers from the horrible quality of the game. Skills de-sync everywhere, and the constant and severe server lag makes it exceptionally hard to participate in precision based combat. The classes themselves are also subject to a horrible state of unbalance, the newer AOE based classes are purposefully made to be exceptionally strong compared to the older classes, and always locked to a specific race's female (in most cases, Elin). The gameplay had an amazing amount of potential, but it has been run into the ground by the astoundingly bad quality of the games servers, the number of game breaking bugs (many are so bad that you can only fix them by completely reinstalling the game) and poor optimization resulting in the game becoming more unstable since these problems have ALWAYS been there. And this is before we talk about dependence on the cash shop.

    SOUND - 4/10 - Sound has been constant throughout the game. The music, voices and sounds were never impressive, and they remain as such.

    STORY - 7/10 - 2/10 - The initial story of the game was engaging and interesting, despite having poor voice performances. The continents are actually two slumbering titans which "dreamed" the gods into existence. The gods then created the mortal races that live on the massive creatures, but a civil war left most gods dead or trapped on the mortal realm. Now the mysterious Argons have emerged from the underworld to either kill or wake the titans, effectively ending existence. This story was dropped within the first year, leaving entire plot lines unfinished. Important characters disappeared without a trace (Elleon, Thulsa) or were just introduced for no reason (most of the gods). New content is limited, bosses have no back story to them at all and lore is nonexistent. The game's world itself feels distinctly hollow with the lack of writing or world building.

    OTHER - The cash shop. You WILL use the cash shop, or you will fail. This is the worst aspect of this game. Improving your gear's level through enchanting is essential to progression. You enchant gear by sacrificing materials called Alkahests and Feedstock to give it a stat boost, up to +9. Then you masterwork it with two scrolls that also re-roll the stats on the gear, so that you can improve it to +12 with MASTERWORK alkahest, then awaken it through MORE scrolls, so that you can improve it to +15 with more masterwork alkahest. This process is subject to HORRENDOUSLY unforgiving RNG which gets worse at every point, while the number of materials you need raises exponentially with the equipment tier and bonus level and all of the materials you have to grind for. Higher tier materials have lower quantities and droprates, and the RNG is made purposefully more unforgiving on better gear. It is normal to use tens of thousands of materials to gain a single level on a single piece of gear. OR you can just buy special materials from the cash shop with a 100% success rate.

    Final words - While initially 8/10 with monumental potential, it's now nothing more than a poorly maintained cash grab trying not so hard to masquerade as a video game. Poor management of the NA and EU game versions drove it below ground and the cash shop design smothers basic gameplay. 2/10, Don't waste your time here.    … Expand
  18. Zarella
    Jan 15, 2017
    10
    Awesome game. Every time I try a new mmorpg I can't continue playing because the combat can't compare to Tera. There is something very special about Tera's combat . There is so much fun to be had romping around in the dungeons with friends.
  19. Yulie
    Jan 15, 2017
    10
    I just started playing this game with my man. I have to say we been playing over a week and having an absolute blast. We have not paid a cent. Let me repeat that, we have not paid a cent. My man and I are into this for the PvE. We have been duoing it up and taking down stuff together. The combat is truly amazing. The world looks beautiful. I am playing the Ninja and my man isI just started playing this game with my man. I have to say we been playing over a week and having an absolute blast. We have not paid a cent. Let me repeat that, we have not paid a cent. My man and I are into this for the PvE. We have been duoing it up and taking down stuff together. The combat is truly amazing. The world looks beautiful. I am playing the Ninja and my man is playing a Brawler. I will most likely get some outfit out of the cash shop because I believe in supporting the developer and to keep the game alive with new content.… Expand
  20. lolomawisoft
    Dec 28, 2016
    1
    It feels like one of does special DVDs you used to get from events with uncut content and alpha parts of the game.
    The lore is all over the place and the voice actors sound like they rather stay at home.
    The combat is easy to figure out but hard to use because of its clunky nature. except for that i find it to be a fine game, as long as you got friends you can always overlook the small    It feels like one of does special DVDs you used to get from events with uncut content and alpha parts of the game.
    The lore is all over the place and the voice actors sound like they rather stay at home.
    The combat is easy to figure out but hard to use because of its clunky nature.
    except for that i find it to be a fine game, as long as you got friends you can always overlook the small things.
    i give it a one for making it into an actual game. But cant say that there is more that feels like i can put it as positive, its like getting an e for effort    … Expand
  21. lorandtm
    Dec 14, 2016
    10
    I just love this game! Great combat system nice quest even if there are not a lot of voices for the quest givers is still nice and it has some pretty nice graphics! I fully recommend this game!
  22. Sinnuhe
    Dec 4, 2016
    8
    Good gmae, good idea, good untarget, good class, good history, good content... but in EU bad company... please en-massa pay for TERA europa and you control this game in this region ;)
  23. Nicola99
    Nov 10, 2016
    7
    Tera is a vast RPG, starting right from the selection of your character with many races and classes, customizable .Tera has a very wide color with a very good story and able to keep you glued to the computer for hours. The skills for each character in the game are infinite each one different from the other on each of them. like every game there are some flaws, sometimes trips to do fromTera is a vast RPG, starting right from the selection of your character with many races and classes, customizable .Tera has a very wide color with a very good story and able to keep you glued to the computer for hours. The skills for each character in the game are infinite each one different from the other on each of them. like every game there are some flaws, sometimes trips to do from one city to another are too long even when using the fastest method, and some missions are seen too many times looking almost all the same.… Expand
  24. Shubaltz
    Aug 1, 2016
    6
    So sick of this developer. 5 years and anybody playing a male has received pretty much nothing, while the devs continue to add gender locked classes to female only, and then add race restrictions on top of it. The endgame is poor and the devs just continue to focus on cash shop items rather than attempting the fix the absolute horrid balance and the state of the game. If the combat wasn'tSo sick of this developer. 5 years and anybody playing a male has received pretty much nothing, while the devs continue to add gender locked classes to female only, and then add race restrictions on top of it. The endgame is poor and the devs just continue to focus on cash shop items rather than attempting the fix the absolute horrid balance and the state of the game. If the combat wasn't the best in any MMO, I'd probably rate it lower.… Expand
  25. pythag0ras
    May 23, 2016
    7
    all 10 votes are employees or fanboys. either way worthless.
    Its really fun up to level 58. But then you have to deal with wait timers on resetting solo dungeons (hour+ where as ALL the previous dungeons were 1 -3 min wait). This is an attempt to force you to group to level or grind out vanguard quests (kill 10 of x mob) which dont even give close to enough xp to be worth it.
    Basically    all 10 votes are employees or fanboys. either way worthless.
    Its really fun up to level 58. But then you have to deal with wait timers on resetting solo dungeons (hour+ where as ALL the previous dungeons were 1 -3 min wait). This is an attempt to force you to group to level or grind out vanguard quests (kill 10 of x mob) which dont even give close to enough xp to be worth it.

    Basically at 58 they severely reduce the fun and increase the grind and wait. Also this game has a bad habit of releasing new classes that are severely overpowered compared to the existing classes (which isnt the problem). They then wait for everyone to start complaining , and then nerf the class to oblivion(this is the problem).
    worth a play if you have nothing else to play . not worth spending a dime on(you can buy almost everything from the auction house with gold anyways). and just be prepared for the grind wall and to "hurry up and wait at 58"    … Expand
  26. OrionHamake
    May 21, 2016
    4
    Tera é um jogo online que tinha tudo pra ser bom, mas a longo prazo foi sendo estragado pela produtora que o controla. Um jogo repleto de bugs, crashes e demora pra carregar. As classes são completamente desequilibradas, o jogo vive lançando novas classes genéricas e abandonando as antigas. O resultado é que algumas classes estão em extrema desvantagem em comparação com as nova. É um jogoTera é um jogo online que tinha tudo pra ser bom, mas a longo prazo foi sendo estragado pela produtora que o controla. Um jogo repleto de bugs, crashes e demora pra carregar. As classes são completamente desequilibradas, o jogo vive lançando novas classes genéricas e abandonando as antigas. O resultado é que algumas classes estão em extrema desvantagem em comparação com as nova. É um jogo também que não possui nenlhum conteúdo para quem é novato , pois enquanto você não for 65 a única coisa que vc irá fazer é repetir a mesma dungeon seguidas vezes até finalmente alcançar o lvl 65. As Quando vc alcançar lvl 65 irá ficar eternamente montando set, indo nas mesmas dungeons seguidas vezes até conseguir os desejados itens. Tentar ficar bom com apenas um personagem é extremamente dificil, pois você só tem um limite de quantas vezes você pode em uma DG com o mesmo personagem, sendo assim vc é meio que obrigado a criar 5 personagens se quiser ficar com muito dinheiro.

    É completamente mal otimizado e o fps vive oscilando mesmo em placas de vídeo caras. Os gráficos são fracos - Possui texturas de baixa qualidade e por isso abusam de uma iluminação realista na tentativa de ofuscar a textura de baixa resolução .
    Os personagens são mal feitos, possuem aquela "marca" no pescoço como se a cabeça deles fossem encaixadas no corpo parecendo um boneco de plastico. Já os cabelos ficam "flutando" sobre a cabeça, oq demonstra a despreocupação da produtora com os pequenos detalhes. O mapa é enorme e completamente vazio e genérico, fazendo com que se torne desnecessário seu tamanho, pois só serve pra vc percorrer longos caminhos até chegar no Npc.
    O jogo é apelativo sexualmente, você só vê "criancinhas" de camisola andando pela cidade ou então castanics semi nuas. As montarias são ridículas e infantis e não combinam com ambiente do jogo. Até montaria de hello kit existe no game, oq é extremamente ridículo.    … Expand
  27. Macros
    Feb 18, 2016
    2
    The once innovative idea of putting a little bit of action grew old with time, but if there is a good side to it, it would be that. Graphics are good in theory but in practice, the game is extremely poorly optimized with thought of single core processors and dx9, it wasn't good even when it was released and gotten only worse with updates which forces even 980ti users to run on low in someThe once innovative idea of putting a little bit of action grew old with time, but if there is a good side to it, it would be that. Graphics are good in theory but in practice, the game is extremely poorly optimized with thought of single core processors and dx9, it wasn't good even when it was released and gotten only worse with updates which forces even 980ti users to run on low in some dungeons and cities as is often reported on forums. The game has always been essentially pay 2 win - that is the most important Asian versions (Korean and Japan). Same is true for European Gameforge version. It has been known that the only exception, ever since the game went f2p, was the North American version. But even for Tera NA it should be noted that from day one you can buy level 60 and get to 65 in an evening (60 to 65 levels were added on top of what was designed when they game was buy 2 play and are very fast to go through on purpose with a set of special quests). Then, you can buy the best gear in the game and also a premium subscription that gives you twice the amount of rewards for everything that matters, twice the amount of dungeon runs a day - which are limited and free stuff daily like dungeon reset scrolls allowing you to progress 4x faster than a standard player. Inventory and bank space is also limited and has to be expanded with microtransaction items. All that items can be traded with in game money if somebody already paid real money for it and certain parts of armor can only be bought or upgraded efficiently with paid items (and by efficiently I mean that instead of getting them in one day you may spend 100 days fighting with rng). Having those items isn't a necessity but often nobody will want to play with you any proper dungeons if you don't buy them, it will be okay if you have 5 friends but otherwise you'll end up complaining at the forums like other people. Please keep in mind i'm describing the Tara NA which is considered to NOT be p2w - what that means is that BHS - the company making the game - often doesn't care about that version as it doesn't bring them much money, many things that are broken because for e.g. Tera NA decided to not put certain items in microtransactions store are often fixed with a year of delay. Realistically it would take about 4-6 months of playing 2-4h a day to get the gear paying users get in first month and with 6 month gear cycles making old gear worthless players are forced to start from 0 or pay every 6 months. The pvp content always used to be extremely unbalanced across the classes and even though NA and EU community used to really enjoy the pvp part, BHE sees the game as a PVE game and has been neglecting pvp, releasing more and more imbalanced classes, incentivising people to pay for gear, levels etc. for those new classes. The old classes are right now mostly irrelevant and often kicked from parties for not contributing enough to the run. Furthermore, each patch dungeons are being deleted from the game giving less and less content to play while releasing less dungeons which are often criticised to be "
    yet another rehash of old dungeons". Thus the endgame consists mostly of mundane task endlessly grinding mobs for vanguard points that are used to buy materials for enchanting which essentially is a gold sink . Killing 2400 mobs killing aprox.400 per 15 min. (with 5 top level characters) which yields a total of minimum 1h30min but more realistically 2h of mindless grind (look for "tera tar quest" videos) gives you enough materials for 2.88 enchant attempts. With number of tries averaging 100 to fully enchant one out of four enchantable gear pieces and ranging even up to 350 tries enchanting at least your weapon (most crucial part for running top dungeons and pvp, which requires a separate set of gear) it can take you up to 243 hours of mindless grind. Or you could pay and get better enchanting materials, or gold and just buy materials from other players. But, as they say, if it can be gained with in game means it's not pay 2 win. The support is horrible and while professional with responses it can take them a week to respond depending on type of your ticket (under an hour if it's money related) and you'll always get the samey, schematic, sorry can't do answer. On the plus side, the game, because of it's action nature, doesn't suffer from botters. It's worth noting that a lot of community is toxic but that's typical for online games, and that all new classes are race locked and gender locked to oversexualized females (e.g. Elins). Music is limited and mediocre. Lore unimportant since the game went f2p. If you never played an action mmo it can be a fresh experience for a while, making the grind to lvl.65 on first character even somewhat enjoyable.    … Expand
  28. azmihai
    Jan 25, 2016
    6
    Tera, is a beautiful game where you have great combat, great raids, great world and great customization... So what's wrong about it? The optimization... it's crap... It doesn't matter if you have a i7 quadcore or the best amd with the most powerful videocard, if the game is not made for that,its gonna work like crap...
  29. Yumeriu
    Jan 14, 2016
    2
    I have played this game for over two years now. I have seen it at its best, and now currently its worst. The only thing that kept me playing was the action combat, but not even that is enough now. The community is incredibly toxic (given a f2p game) but what's even worse is that Enmasse Entertainment, the publisher for Bluehole is horrible now. They do less than pay attention to theI have played this game for over two years now. I have seen it at its best, and now currently its worst. The only thing that kept me playing was the action combat, but not even that is enough now. The community is incredibly toxic (given a f2p game) but what's even worse is that Enmasse Entertainment, the publisher for Bluehole is horrible now. They do less than pay attention to the community's needs, banning people from forums if they were to list a single complaint that is bashing the company. They lost their best staff and now are currently running their game into the dirt, promising players content but then pushing it back by more than two months. The only compensation is a cash grab event that only makes Enmasse more money. If you don't believe how displeased the community is, go ahead and check the forums. They are removing downvotes on the forums however, so soon enough we won't even be able to voice our displeasure. The game is going downhill as their support is getting worse by the month and there are no fixes to problems in game that are mentioned frequently. I used to love this game, but now I'm just tired.… Expand
  30. caesarea
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    Back in the pay to play days, I considered this game a lot of fun. However, now (at least the NA version of the game) its terrible. Prepare for a boring grind up to cap, or pay like 60$ to cut out the middle man and get to 60, 5 levels from cap. Once you're at cap, fight the same boss a bunch of times and hope it drops what you need. Then enchant it, probably spending all of your hardBack in the pay to play days, I considered this game a lot of fun. However, now (at least the NA version of the game) its terrible. Prepare for a boring grind up to cap, or pay like 60$ to cut out the middle man and get to 60, 5 levels from cap. Once you're at cap, fight the same boss a bunch of times and hope it drops what you need. Then enchant it, probably spending all of your hard earned gold on it, because it's literally impossible to make the in-game currency, well, IN-GAME without spending your hard earned real money in the cash shop to sell to someone. Which is hard because no one has money anymore. Content takes too long to come out, seen in the January Letter in the forums on the EME site, a much wanted/needed dungeon has been pushed back till March. We were promised it in January. This is just one of the many broken promises. This game is poorly optimized. Not even the best of the best computers can run it at 100%. The developer in Korea is more interested in milking money out of costumes. Prepare for the new classes being female (or at this point, Elin) only. The community itself is full of trolls and lots of disgusting "jokes".

    Sure, the combat is fun, but it's not worth the absolute **** that comes with it. In all honesty, do not buy into this game. If you're interested in this type of combat, look into Blade and Soul. It's coming out very soon. TERA itself has fallen.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

77
#77 Best PC Game of 2012
25
#25 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
12
#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. DarkZero
    Aug 23, 2012
    70
    Tera sure makes promise on the "true action combat" that it so advertises, but that change alone to the MMORPG formula isn't enough to flip the genre on its head, especially when you've forgotten about other aspects of it.
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  2. GameCritics
    Aug 22, 2012
    75
    That being said, Tera is in surprisingly good shape for a game so early in its life cycle. The journey to level cap is mostly entertaining, endgame content is available, and the core gameplay elements are solid.
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  3. Gamers' Temple
    Aug 13, 2012
    68
    Action-oriented combat and interesting graphics aren't enough to overcome what is overall a rather bland experience.
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