TERA

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  1. JudgmentJay
    Jul 23, 2013
    5
    My review is probably going to sound like many others. Here's the tl;dr version: Combat is great, but the rest of the game is mediocre.

    I played as a sorcerer in the Korean/Japanese beta tests, and I was slightly underwhelmed by the combat system that everyone seemed to love. For the North American release of the game I decided to go with Warrior, and it was a night and day difference.    My review is probably going to sound like many others. Here's the tl;dr version: Combat is great, but the rest of the game is mediocre.

    I played as a sorcerer in the Korean/Japanese beta tests, and I was slightly underwhelmed by the combat system that everyone seemed to love. For the North American release of the game I decided to go with Warrior, and it was a night and day difference. Combat was much more involved and skill-based, especially where BAMs are concerned. Tanking was especially fun and fulfilling.

    Another praise-worthy aspect of this game is the graphics. It's easily the best-looking MMO out there. Some of the environments are jaw-droppingly awesome. There was a small issue with view distance and object pop-in, but I can overlook that. Music is good, but no tracks stand out in particular. The English voice acting on the other hand is terrible. Super terrible. Cringe-worthy even.

    So we have awesome combat and superb graphics... what else is there? Not much unfortunately. Questing is as generic as it gets, from level 1 all the way to level 60. Do a few kill/collection quests at one hub, move to the next, rinse and repeat infinitely. Soloing BAM quests was fun at first, but the novelty wore off quickly and they just became tedious. Dungeons are decent, especially toward the end-game. Some of the bosses are pretty challenging. I didn't do any hard mode dungeons, but I imagine they're VERY challenging. That's a good thing.

    As for end-game... there isn't a whole lot. A number of 5-man dungeons and their hardmode counterparts as well as a completely broken world raid component called the Nexus. I say broken for a couple reasons. One reason is that you barely have to do anything to get credit. You hit a monster once and then you can literally just stand there doing nothing. The other reason is that due to the sheer number of players participating FPS rarely goes above 10... even with graphical settings on the lowest preset.

    The last thing I'll talk about is Enchanting. Enchanting is the reason I'm through with this game. It's the most frustrating mechanic I've seen in an MMO. I don't mind long, hard grinds. I don't mind ridiculous gold sinks. Enchanting is both of these, but what makes it unfun is the fact that your time and money can result in absolutely nothing due to the chance of failure. Each time you upgrade your armor/weapon, the chance for failure for the next level increases. Toward the max level of your item, the chance for failure is ridiculously high. If they removed the chance of failure and just increased the time/money needed for each level I'd be fine with it. There's nothing more frustrating than grinding for hours for the gold/items needed for enchanting only to have 10 failures in a row. I'd probably be more willing to endure it if there was something greater than 5-mans to work toward.

    In conclusion, this game was a fun distraction, but the end-game just isn't there.    … Expand
  2. Lordeldar
    Feb 20, 2013
    9
    I got Tera (European Version) after hearing it had gone Free To Play. And I am immediately met with a problem. The download of the game itself. It took 24 hours just to download the game. After a horrible wait for that download I felt like I was owed. I start playing and am having great fun, then I have to go out for a bit. I come back early just to play more of the game. However, thereI got Tera (European Version) after hearing it had gone Free To Play. And I am immediately met with a problem. The download of the game itself. It took 24 hours just to download the game. After a horrible wait for that download I felt like I was owed. I start playing and am having great fun, then I have to go out for a bit. I come back early just to play more of the game. However, there are now server queues, after an hour of waiting, I give up and hope they are fixed soon. But that doesn't happen. I then decided it would be better to ditch my character (It was only Level 9 anyway) and start fresh. This seriously annoyed me. GameForge have provided horrible support, which is sad because this game was amazing. But I am reviewing the game, not the service. The game is amazing fun to play. A lot of complaints have been about the quests, but I actually find the quests quite fun to do. The action is incredible. I haven't even seen all the game has to offer yet, but am really looking forward to it. Tera may have it's problems. But if you are willing to endure those issues, you're in for an amazing experience… Expand
  3. MonkofMajere
    Jun 12, 2012
    8
    Tera is one of the few MMO's that have captivated my attention in the last few years. There are several outstanding features that Tera offers to the MMO world, the best of which would be it's exciting, unique combat system. Especially in a day where so many MMO's are nothing more then WoW clones, Tera manages to bring something unique to the table. The addition of a political system addsTera is one of the few MMO's that have captivated my attention in the last few years. There are several outstanding features that Tera offers to the MMO world, the best of which would be it's exciting, unique combat system. Especially in a day where so many MMO's are nothing more then WoW clones, Tera manages to bring something unique to the table. The addition of a political system adds yet another layer of interest. While it does follow the general kill so many of this, gather so many of that, quest structure, the combat mechanics keep one interested enough to forgive what would normally be a monotonous questing experience. Tera has a lot of potential, potential that the developer will hopefully continue to build on as time passes.… Expand
  4. LilD
    Jul 24, 2012
    8
    The only downside I have noticed is that the questing system was obviously made by a 4 year old. It is as awful as everyone says it is. There is only one starter island, which kinda blows too especially when it is very boring. Other than that, the combat is amazingly fun (I like it way better with the PS3 controller), the graphics are solid (although I've found the environments to be justThe only downside I have noticed is that the questing system was obviously made by a 4 year old. It is as awful as everyone says it is. There is only one starter island, which kinda blows too especially when it is very boring. Other than that, the combat is amazingly fun (I like it way better with the PS3 controller), the graphics are solid (although I've found the environments to be just ok), and playing with people is a lot of fun. I thought it was neat that the different classes have varying difficulties from 2-5 stars, so once you are more familiar with the game, you can go on ahead and make a new character with the more difficult to master class.

    Overall it feels fluid and the only huge downside is questing.    … Expand
  5. sterlingwriter
    Jul 21, 2012
    7
    As an MMO veteran who has played tons of MMOs dating back to Ultima Online, I really enjoyed playing TERA. The hands-on combat is refreshing and fun, and the world and character models are gorgeous. I have so many screenshots of the world as I was exploring, and many of them are being used as my desktop background. If you do the quests, leveling and acquiring gear upgrades is fun andAs an MMO veteran who has played tons of MMOs dating back to Ultima Online, I really enjoyed playing TERA. The hands-on combat is refreshing and fun, and the world and character models are gorgeous. I have so many screenshots of the world as I was exploring, and many of them are being used as my desktop background. If you do the quests, leveling and acquiring gear upgrades is fun and you rarely feel like you are stuck grinding, or being starved for upgrades as you level to 60. For a Korean MMO, this one is the least grindy I have ever experienced. Unfortunately where TERA is suffering right now, is mainly with their billing system, and lack of end game. I've placed more help tickets with their customer service trying to get various billing errors resolved (double billing, sub discount not applied, billing failed, etc) than I have ever placed with any other game I've ever played. Trying to sub to this game has been more frustrating than maintaining a PlayOnline account with FFXI, and that should say something. I have a normal Visa credit card in good standing, so the problems seem strange to me. Regarding end game, the Nexus events were added to give max leveled characters something to do, but it's usually scheduled at times I can't play, and when I can join in, it's a lag fest and not very fun. Also, the political system feels out of place on my server, which felt very low population last time I logged in. Not even all the territories have Vanarch's at the moment there, which is unfortunate. I may revisit this game in time, but until the billing system isn't such a mess, and there's more to the end game, I don't have a reason to be playing right now.… Expand
  6. Olvenskol
    May 18, 2012
    6
    I got bored quickly. The game is simply too much of the same old MMO formula. The actiony combat is fun, but that was about it for me. I can't see this surviving as a pay-to-play model with the amount of competition it has.
  7. wuwei
    May 18, 2012
    6
    High production values, very good looking. Innovative combat. But extremely linear and repetitive. Once you've maxed 1 character, you've done pretty much everything in the game. If you want to make another char, you will do the exact same quests down to the step to level up. Endgame consists of grinding quests for reputation points and running the same 3-4 dungeons over and over again for gear.
  8. et100
    Jun 3, 2012
    10
    High quality graphics, probably the best graphic ever for the current generation MMO. Combat is crazy fun and can't stop killing stuff! There's not much things to praise about the quest system, but at least texts are not too boring to read them through, and by playing with friends, it adds more fun to it which is what MMO is all about.
  9. Jh71590
    Jul 3, 2012
    9
    This game has the best graphics for a mmo. it has very promising gameplay with many attributes and weapons and armor and classes. while i get some frame drops and some repetitive gameplay i will recommend this game to anyone and defiantly to rpg fans.
  10. Quorina
    Apr 29, 2013
    5
    Combat is excellent and is the defining feature of this game, the F2P is also great and doesn't nickle and dime you, but the questing will simply bore you to death. 95% of the quests consist of "kill x" with maybe 4.5% of the remainder "collect x" quests. Got bored of it pretty quickly after getting an archer to 28. However, the game does offer a challenge via dungeons and BAMs (Big A$$Combat is excellent and is the defining feature of this game, the F2P is also great and doesn't nickle and dime you, but the questing will simply bore you to death. 95% of the quests consist of "kill x" with maybe 4.5% of the remainder "collect x" quests. Got bored of it pretty quickly after getting an archer to 28. However, the game does offer a challenge via dungeons and BAMs (Big A$$ Monsters) so for the price of 0, it is worth a try.… Expand
  11. effataigus
    Aug 28, 2012
    6
    Great game in many respects. Combat is fun and the whole game is beautiful. There are legitimate challenges to be found solo, and group content was fun. The non-tab targeting is a breath of fresh air. This is what I wanted Diablo III to be. I haven't made it t the endgame, so no comment there.

    Downsides: Very limited character power customization. Character customization is    Great game in many respects. Combat is fun and the whole game is beautiful. There are legitimate challenges to be found solo, and group content was fun. The non-tab targeting is a breath of fresh air. This is what I wanted Diablo III to be. I haven't made it t the endgame, so no comment there.

    Downsides: Very limited character power customization.

    Character customization is pretty good, but your look will be dominated by the chestpiece you're wearing.

    Too many powers cause you to lose control of your character for a length of time, and it is never clear exactly when that time is over. I understand that this is an integral part of the combat system, but I feels very clunky even if it makes the animations prettier.

    Tiny text and the wide variety of items makes inventory management a bit of a drag (though not much worse than most MMOs, I suppose).

    The stamina system is a little baffling and completely unfun for me (arbitrary mechanic that rewards standing by a fire and not doing anything).    … Expand
  12. BadShow
    Feb 15, 2013
    4
    This game is NOT good past end game. When you first start playing it, you will think it's AMAZING, until you finish the game.
    It's fun for temporary play up until 60, but post 60 it's a fest of what the should I do next? It's a run of the mill MMO with kill x monsters, bring back to npc quests, travel to a new location ordeal. It's a huge grind fest where you spend all your time    This game is NOT good past end game. When you first start playing it, you will think it's AMAZING, until you finish the game.
    It's fun for temporary play up until 60, but post 60 it's a fest of what the should I do next? It's a run of the mill MMO with kill x monsters, bring back to npc quests, travel to a new location ordeal. It's a huge grind fest where you spend all your time trying to get gear (without it, you're useless) and then they re-update the gear making you get all brand NEW gear. The enchantment system in this game SUCKS. Grouping up sucks. You have to be doing the exact same quests to get any decent EXP in the game, and trust me, people aren't doing the exact same quests. You're likely to solo this entire game.

    This game is fun for the first 3 months. After that you'll be looking for something new.    … Expand
  13. BakaGamer
    Apr 5, 2013
    4
    I see 10's and 9's in the review column and I wonder why???! Seriously this game isn't that great. After playing this game and playing Blade and Soul (Yes I have a KSSN so I can get in) Blade and Soul far out does this game. In fact as long as Blade and Soul has been in development a small part of me tells me TERA stole the concept from them and rushed this game out to cash-in. Enough biasI see 10's and 9's in the review column and I wonder why???! Seriously this game isn't that great. After playing this game and playing Blade and Soul (Yes I have a KSSN so I can get in) Blade and Soul far out does this game. In fact as long as Blade and Soul has been in development a small part of me tells me TERA stole the concept from them and rushed this game out to cash-in. Enough bias hate though lets move on. First of all I must absolutely say that this games visuals and graphics are AMAZING! Holy s*** I can never get over it! It is a true wonder to see on my monitor. I couldn't get over all the details in it. That does however bring me to optimization of the game. Seriously this game makes my amazing computer look as good a damn potato as I can only get 20 to 40 FPS unless I turn off the UI which it then spikes to 80 FPS. Funnier thing of it all is when I turned the graphics to minimum it was still at 20 to 40.... wtf? No change in FPS at all?! So it obviously wasn't my computer just horrible programming. Story in this game is just... awful. I played the Korean version and I can tell you the story you see in the US version is absolute rubbish and fan made. It is non-canon garbage! The characters will never stick with you... you won't remember anyone for more than a day or two as they phase out to the sidelines. The voice acting is terrible. For the Federation? Lol no. Yet another fan addition like thing to this game. Not even 2 days in did I try and port in the Japanese Voices with the great NOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRIOOOOOOOO (Norio) in it. The combat of this game feels like WoW only without the auto target system. Don't hate me for that statement I know it shouldn't be thrown in there but face rolling 1~12 automatically lands in there for me. Although the nice part is the fact you can now run around and dodge the attacks yourself so that defiantly made up a bit for it. As I was playing this I found the challenge to be non existent... seriously 1~50 was a solo run. It was so bring that I was playing an MMO only to solo 90% of it. At the time I was playing this game they had only recently added one PvP aspect to the game (aside from being on a PvP server) and that was battlegrounds and I gotta say this in my final statement how it sums up the entire end game as soon as you reach the end. MASSIVE F***ING GAMBLING! HOLY S*** NEVER HAVE I SEEN SO MUCH RNG (Random Number Generation) IN ONE GAME THAT I ALMOST WENT BLIND! So not only do you have to upgrade your weapon to +9 (which is pretty hard btw) you have to unlock your weapon to masterwork level and you have to reidentify the weapon constantly to get good stats on it. This is the end game. Right there. You grind constantly (I did for 2 months) to try and get all your weapons and armor to Masterwork level with the proper stats and the high number. After 2 months of Grind I only got up to +5 and the best I could get for stats was 2/4 of the things. Yes it is that bad! That's when I quit. If not you cannot succeed in the RNG upgrades then you will not succeed in PvP or PvE. IT IS PART OF THE PVE PROGRESSION! THIS BROKE THE GAME FOR ME! No way was I staying here with a game so heavily dependent on luck. All your skill in PvP don't mean squat when someone with +12 armor/weapon comes along and 2 shots your +5 armor/weapon character. It is pretty much those who grind the most win. This game was a 6/10 but due to the end game being so awful it falls all the way down to a 4/10. if you don't like massive RNG then don't play this game. The forums were swarmed with complaints about this but the mods have cracked down and will not allow people to talk about how awful it is now. Pretty much covering up such awful end gameplay. I'd avoid this game unless you have nothing better to do.… Expand
  14. Old_Skewl_Gamer
    Sep 18, 2013
    6
    Good combat, 0 depth, dying community and low population, terrible class balance. This is a language port from Korea. I played for awhile before it went F2P. Not worth a 2nd look.
  15. Vayra
    Dec 19, 2013
    7
    Tera. Once an MMO with sub fee, today it has been around for awhile as a F2P. How does it fare?

    - Free to play Tera’s content is entirely free and at first glance there isn’t much Pay2Win to be found. This feeling lasts until you find out about the existence of Tera Club membership in combination with endgame and the immense grind associated with it. To what extent is Tera free to play    Tera. Once an MMO with sub fee, today it has been around for awhile as a F2P. How does it fare?

    - Free to play
    Tera’s content is entirely free and at first glance there isn’t much Pay2Win to be found. This feeling lasts until you find out about the existence of Tera Club membership in combination with endgame and the immense grind associated with it. To what extent is Tera free to play then? To be precise, it is f2p to the extent you feel you want to grind for stuff. The Club membership will easily cut this time in half with daily reputation, gold and XP bonuses, a free means of teleportation and faster mount. Other things in the store are mostly cosmetic, consumable and temporary bonuses. Tera actually does very well keeping the P2W out, and making the cash shop a shortcut to ‘buy time’. So far, all seems well.

    - Gameplay & Mechanics
    The best part of Tera comes to light during combat. Tera’s combat mechanics are interesting, largely skill-based, fast paced and require true aiming and dodging. Especially melee classes are extremely fun to play, while casters feel somewhat slow and sluggish due to cast times and animations. Good players can be separated from the bad by watching their rotations and how they act and move around, which is a great thing. Unfortunately, this mostly shows itself in PvE, as the PvP of Tera is grossly unbalanced and bland because there is no form of matchmaking available; in PvP this results in unbalanced teams where several players possess gear that outclasses everything else, making winning and losing very much the luck of the draw. In PvE, it becomes clear from the first hour playing that you are dealing with a Korean style MMO. Lots of grind, uninteresting narrative, and lots of quests that involve going from A to B and killing X monsters. The good combat mechanics make the grind bearable but levelling is incredibly repetitive. PvE endgame involves dungeons, which is where the nice loot can be found, but there is also a daily event that potentially drops much more loot than can be gained from dungeon runs. There are several tiered sets of gear and weapons, and only by doing the most difficult dungeon can the best ones be obtained. All content before this final dungeon however, is surprisingly easy and not really worth doing as the daily loot event gives better stuff. A missed chance, because this basically means that endgame Tera consists of two or three dungeon runs and a daily event, plus whatever else you would choose to waste time on (because there is no useful reward to it).

    - Community
    Tera’s community is one typical of MMO’s, not surprisingly harsh or surprisingly friendly. There are many established guilds, but the transition to F2P and the changes it has brought, are gradually but surely destroying the community. One major flaw in the game is that essential items to upgrade best-in-slot gear pieces have been phased out of the normal economy and are actually now only scarcely available. This is where Tera has gone horribly wrong. EnMasse, the publisher of Tera in the U.S., is doing a far better job at managing the game’s economy than its European counterpart (GameForge). Customer support from Gameforge is horrible at best, and after playing for a year I can safely say the situation will not ever change. Gameforge is in fact the largest issue Tera EU has, as it is a company with no interest whatsoever in what the community thinks, wants and needs. In the past year, many decisions that have proven detrimental to the game have been pushed through and the effects are still felt to this day. For example, if you are not sinking all of your time (and cash!) into this game, do not ever expect to get to the highest gear tiers. And for a game like Tera with limited end game content, this is deadly.

    Conclusion: Tera is a great pick up to experience and play a few classes, as it has a refreshing take on combat, fun, varied classes and smooth gameplay. Other than that, Tera is an MMO lacking in many aspects for which almost all credit goes to the publisher Gameforge for crippling the endgame economy. With the latest content update (which adds a whole new gear tier), things may change, but given the publishers stance on things in the past, I have little hope. The game world is full of great potential places to explore and grind, but Gameforge has stripped the loot tables to push essential stuff to paid alternatives and most places you visit are a time sink and nothing else. One big piece of advice would be, if you play, don’t sink too much money in it too early, because there is a fair chance you’ll find it was not worth it.

    Graphics: 7/10 Good visuals, nice art, but very poorly optimized
    Sound: 6/10 Nothing special
    Gameplay: 9/10 Great combat mechanics, almost make you forget the endlessness of the grind
    Community/Publisher: 5/10 Gameforge needs to do a much better job satisfying the community, EnMasse (NA) is doing a far better job. If you play this, consider NA servers    … Expand
  16. astakos
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    I play this game for some weeks now. Before that i tried PoE and Neverwinter but nothing compares to this.
    Simply amazing combat gameplay. The only thing i miss is the customization of the characters skills.
  17. dmullaney
    Dec 19, 2014
    3
    This is actually a fun game - the overall concept it nothing new, but the combat system is really fun, much more fast paced / hack-n-slash than the traditional ''click-n-cast" like WoW. Unfortunately, if you're based in Europe, Gameforge - the publisher - are HORRIBLE. Frequent patch problems, launcher is really buggy, downloads are very slow, so your first install might take days (and I'mThis is actually a fun game - the overall concept it nothing new, but the combat system is really fun, much more fast paced / hack-n-slash than the traditional ''click-n-cast" like WoW. Unfortunately, if you're based in Europe, Gameforge - the publisher - are HORRIBLE. Frequent patch problems, launcher is really buggy, downloads are very slow, so your first install might take days (and I'm on a 150Mbps cable line so its not my end) and worst is the Terrible support (especially annoying if you're actually paid money through the store)… Expand
  18. 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
  19. Coeco
    May 28, 2012
    9
    The main reason people are even criticizing this game seems to be that It's an Korean MMORPG. Sure, it has It's balance flaws like the potion system WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY CHANGING and the main story line scripts aren't too favorable with a lot of people on the same realm but hey, It's better than wow in many ways.

    Graphics are cutting-edge with acceptable performance on max settings,    The main reason people are even criticizing this game seems to be that It's an Korean MMORPG. Sure, it has It's balance flaws like the potion system WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY CHANGING and the main story line scripts aren't too favorable with a lot of people on the same realm but hey, It's better than wow in many ways.

    Graphics are cutting-edge with acceptable performance on max settings, all kinds of combat is skill-based be it PVP or PvE. (which I have to say is a true first for any MMORPG I've played in my 6+ years of gaming) No but seriously, you can pick any class and go solo bosses. Sure, it will take some time and effort but you will be fully rewarded once you manage to kill it. This says a lot compared to Blizzard's HURPADERP HULK SMASH 200K AOE 100% HITCHANCE boss logic from boss humanoids that are often smaller than you. Fantasy or not, It gives a mush and bland aftertaste in your mouth along with the restriction of having at least 25 organized people to have a shot at killing said bosses and if you fail, people leave. And when people leave, more people leave. Random match-up you say? Why yes! More failing and more loot-ninjas for everybody! Granted, wow was a good game for It's time but now It's a sinking wood-rotten vessel that has more holes than a Swiss cheese. Obviously you can find this in Tera as well if you have the ingenious idea of running head first into an end-game dungeon as level 1 but Blizzard actually allows players to get one-hitted at their own level for "Challenge". Yeah, we sure see how that concept worked out in Diablo 3, didn't we, Jay?

    TLDR: Tera is everything Wow tries to be but on a new, fresh engine/graphics platform.    … Expand
  20. tab531
    May 5, 2012
    9
    i like this GAME!! it was fun to play. the charachers are very different and it alotd of fun to play with friend sna dwhat have u becauz there a re deuogeons and tall these mofos to kill and what have you
  21. Uberwolfe
    May 4, 2012
    6
    Once the shine wears off, you will find a fairly ordinary MMORPG framework lying beneath. Prepare to hit level cap in 2-3 weeks and be left with no content.. what big disappointment this game is.
    WHAT IS GOOD: Graphics, action combat, monsters and bosses.WHAT IS BAD: Botting, bugs, exploits and third party software, lack of content, player kill (PK) system, poor character creation system,    Once the shine wears off, you will find a fairly ordinary MMORPG framework lying beneath. Prepare to hit level cap in 2-3 weeks and be left with no content.. what big disappointment this game is.
    WHAT IS GOOD: Graphics, action combat, monsters and bosses.WHAT IS BAD: Botting, bugs, exploits and third party software, lack of content, player kill (PK) system, poor character creation system, oh and did I mention GRINDFEST. Sorry but not worth the monthly subscription.    … Expand
  22. Aguise
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
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  23. Jimbob2k666
    May 24, 2012
    8
    This is definately an MMO you don't want to play if you are very solo orientated, or anti-guild (which I never really did get people like that in an MMO). The reason for this being that in my opinion, TERA is a social MMO more than anything else. The combat is refreshing and works well, but as others have pointed out, the quests are quite generic and you will rarely find yourself doingThis is definately an MMO you don't want to play if you are very solo orientated, or anti-guild (which I never really did get people like that in an MMO). The reason for this being that in my opinion, TERA is a social MMO more than anything else. The combat is refreshing and works well, but as others have pointed out, the quests are quite generic and you will rarely find yourself doing quests other than go here and there and kill X amount of monsters and go back. This is fine by me, and there are some very challenging quests of this nature mixed in with some nicely made dungeons that don't require masses of wiping and strategy making to get through them. Saying that, the later dungeons are not easy tank 'n' spank affairs which will challenge even the hardiest MMOer................(c'mon metacritic let us use paragraphs)...............Where the game shines is in it's social and political areas. It can be very easy to join up in small groups to get quests done if you find yourself struggling against some of the harder quest mobs, and so far most people in the game seem to be quite friendly, which usually means come the inevitable 30 day exodus that most new MMO's initially suffer from, TERA might make it through that to be even more friendly amongst its player base. However, a well thought out political feature of the game where players can vote for people to be a "mayor-like" character for their entire server will likely add some shenanigans and back stabbing amongst the power crazy.........................Graphically the game is fairly astounding. I run on a fairly old machine with DDR2 memory(!) and a now ageing but well served Q6600 at 2.8ghz alongside an AMD 6850 card. I can run the game not far from the maximum settings and achieve a steady 60 frames a second. I do however have to use D3DOverrider (google it) as the vsync, even though forced via the AMD CCC application - does not do its job..............If you are an MMO fan looking for a group-centric, social but sometimes challenging MMO then you probably owe it to yourself to give it a try.… Expand
  24. Humboldt1337
    Jun 7, 2012
    7
    I played this game in beta testing, and it DID excite me for a brief time.
    The combat system is pretty cool, and (to my knowledge) unique in MMOs.
    However, the incredible Asian-ness of the game just ruined it for me. Unless you are an ultra-fanboi and watch anime all the time, you will most likely find the graphical style of this game unbearable.
  25. Bledwings
    May 15, 2012
    8
    Great game it really deserves a 10 although due to the censoring of the Elin i have to give it a 9, as the saying goes don't fix what isn't broken... but hey there's still hope right? maybe they will give in the the fans and return Tera to its pure formal glory!
  26. PrincessRose
    Nov 26, 2014
    3
    I find this game very boring and grindy. Quests of kill 15 of a goat mob then 10 of some other mob and repeat. Or collect some sort of item. Not really any variety in quests. The story didn't grip me and dislike the trashy races.

    It is good for making me fall asleep, so I only pay it at night with friends as it helps me get a good sleep.
  27. Kanazawa
    May 14, 2012
    6
    It was fun. The combat was interesting and rather refreshing from other MMOs, however the game itself was killed by the subscription fee. It is a good game, don't get me wrong, but the subscription fee is a terrible system. Getting to the main issues, this game is another grind fest, and you are unable to move while attacking. It's good- but not good enough for a subscription fee.
  28. Vatolicious
    May 28, 2012
    4
    Combat system is okay. Just okay. The questing is horrible. Very, very, horrible. The character models are really ridiculous too. If your really into Asian stuff than maybe its for you but i find it stupid.
  29. dewan2000
    May 8, 2012
    6
    Great combat, but everything else in the game falls short...MMOs are suppose to be about more than just their combat. The quests are generic, the story and lore is confusing and uninteresting. I stopped reading quests after 10 minutes and just ran and killed mobs until my quest text updated. The visuals are nice though but you often will only just be running to each quest hub. There reallyGreat combat, but everything else in the game falls short...MMOs are suppose to be about more than just their combat. The quests are generic, the story and lore is confusing and uninteresting. I stopped reading quests after 10 minutes and just ran and killed mobs until my quest text updated. The visuals are nice though but you often will only just be running to each quest hub. There really is no reward for exploring and zones feel claustrophobic. It is a fun combat experience but there are so many other features that make a good MMO. This game feels like an uninspired and lifeless MMO with little soul.… Expand
  30. silentfrost
    May 11, 2012
    5
    This game started out fun but got boring real quick passed level ~20. The combat is truly fun, although that alone cannot make up for other areas in which TERA is lacking. My biggest issue with TERA is the questing.

    The questing in your typical MMO usually involves killing X number of X or collecting X number of X. The problem is that even TERA falls short in this respect. Not only    This game started out fun but got boring real quick passed level ~20. The combat is truly fun, although that alone cannot make up for other areas in which TERA is lacking. My biggest issue with TERA is the questing.

    The questing in your typical MMO usually involves killing X number of X or collecting X number of X. The problem is that even TERA falls short in this respect. Not only are the quests extremely repetitive, there are no "favors" between them. Every zone you need to kill 2 mobs grouped together, 1 mob with many little mobs, two quests that involve killing giant mobs which require a five man party and gather items that can easily be found in overabundance around the mob killing quests. Usually you can finish the quests so quickly that the great map design becomes overlooked as you are only ever in a single zone for more than a couple hours. This game is fun if you are bored but it's definitely not worth the $15 a month to play, since there are so many other games that supersede it.    … Expand
  31. Machine2music
    May 8, 2012
    10
    This was the first time a MMO actually got my attention. Mainly due to the style and what i heard about the combat system. I truly love this game and feel that it's worth the subscription fee which I never thought I'd be saying. Lots of helpful players online right now and of course the angry ones too. I'm basing my opinion off of PVE only. This being my first MMO I wanted to get a feel ofThis was the first time a MMO actually got my attention. Mainly due to the style and what i heard about the combat system. I truly love this game and feel that it's worth the subscription fee which I never thought I'd be saying. Lots of helpful players online right now and of course the angry ones too. I'm basing my opinion off of PVE only. This being my first MMO I wanted to get a feel of the controls and game style before trying any PVP. There is grinding but what MMO/RPG isn't like that? Controls are flawless, graphics are amazing, and after a while playing only had it freeze on me once. Highly recommend this.… Expand
  32. coustoe
    May 26, 2012
    8
    Fun game with a interesting twist on gameplay, there is a attempt at innovation. the graphics look amazing and run well even on medium level machines, the bad part is the story line is horrible.

    I would say this is better than rifts and in the pvp realm better than wow, the gameplay mechanics make it enjoyable to play and level and the graphics are amazing. I think this game could've    Fun game with a interesting twist on gameplay, there is a attempt at innovation. the graphics look amazing and run well even on medium level machines, the bad part is the story line is horrible.

    I would say this is better than rifts and in the pvp realm better than wow, the gameplay mechanics make it enjoyable to play and level and the graphics are amazing. I think this game could've gotten a much higher score if it would've included a decent storyline.    … Expand
  33. thekidd
    Jun 10, 2012
    10
    I'm really enjoying this game. Good combat. Same old MMO quest line. Asian Storyline is good though. The game is simply amazing. It's terrific. Don't let a bunch of internet trolls troll you. I played in the closed beta, and all the problems in the beta are fixed.
  34. janii
    Oct 1, 2012
    0
    Tera offers almost nothing different or unique outside of it's combat and political system (even then, I'm not fond of a potentially retarded player being in charge of so much). It feels like they put a lot of effort into over hyping their combat system and not enough effort into...anything else. The game would have more potential if it wasn't a standard-style MMO with the most basic cutTera offers almost nothing different or unique outside of it's combat and political system (even then, I'm not fond of a potentially retarded player being in charge of so much). It feels like they put a lot of effort into over hyping their combat system and not enough effort into...anything else. The game would have more potential if it wasn't a standard-style MMO with the most basic cut and dry questing system available. If you want a story line, forget about it. Just expect to collect 10 boxes and kill 50 boars. Not just -any- boars though, but boars with the same model and skills you saw when you were level 5, forty levels ago. Yes, a lot of recycled mobs standing in a field. If you manage to stomach the horrible level 55 through 60 grind and make it to level cap, expect the game to be heavily dependent on gear (which you'll struggle in getting unless you know a Tank or you are a Tank). Otherwise, have fun in 2hr+ queues even if you're a healer. ==== As for the dungeons, it's probably the best part of the game, however their LFG system is flawed but it gets the job done (barely). What's wrong with the LFG system? Well, for starters, people AFK and that's not the worst part, the AFKers are usually the group leaders. Who can kick? Group leaders. By then, you'll probably have your tank leave out of frustration and your group falls apart. Another scenario, my personal favorite, is someone who "buys a tank" to tank for them in a dungeon but upon arrival, the Tank will leave as soon as everyone zones in. Again, the group falls apart. The next best part though is wiping. Since you get zoned into an instance, chances are you have no idea where this instance is, so if you wipe, you're ported back to a town somewhere in the zone. Thus, you have people leaving because 1) You wiped, 2) They're lost, 3) They're tired of waiting for the lost person to find their way. *Another* flaw is the fact that if you press "wait" before entering a Dungeon, there is no option to teleport back to the dungeon. Yeah..this wasn't thought through. ==== Finally, I don't think Tera offers enough to be deemed as "unique." The hype of the combat system will wither away after level 40 and I promise you'll be clawing your eyes out by the time you kill your 9823794872938479824 recycled quest mob. The depth of the quests is not worth reading (not even the "story" quest), the cut scenes are awful and poorly translated. There's just not much to do at cap to even justify putting yourself through so much pain and agony. Not to mention (take it as good or bad, as a female gamer I found it weird) all the female characters look and dress like porn stars. Tera took "battle thongs" to a whole new level. ==== PS: I hope you -really- like 100% gear based, stuns, back-to-back knockdowns, chain CC's, getting ganked/zerged, and getting two shot [unless...you're a lancer], because that's about what you can expect from Tera's PVP. So much for skill (because..aiming is hard or something?). Honestly, it's no wonder this game failed in other countries already. But don't take my word for it, try it for yourselves and make your own opinion.… Expand
  35. MaxHazard
    Jan 12, 2013
    0
    While Tera does feature some amazing graphics for a MMO, that's all it really has going for it. Contrary to the belief of western gamers, Tera does not feature original combat or content. In fact, zillions of MMOs are pumped out and kept inside Asia that we never get to see. A f-ton of these are considered to be 'action combat' just like Tera and feature more game than what Tera offers. SoWhile Tera does feature some amazing graphics for a MMO, that's all it really has going for it. Contrary to the belief of western gamers, Tera does not feature original combat or content. In fact, zillions of MMOs are pumped out and kept inside Asia that we never get to see. A f-ton of these are considered to be 'action combat' just like Tera and feature more game than what Tera offers. So what exactly does Tera offer outside of great graphics? A heavily repeating grind that rarely varies from one map to the next. Kill x monster x/x times and repeat until you do a handful of boss type monsters. You can lie to yourselves all you want, but Tera is just trying to cash in on the 'action combat' market that while extremely popular in Asia, has rarely been touched in the western market. For the reason of actually being able to have played a handful of good Asian 'action combat' MMOs throughout my time, I give Tera a solid 0 for bringing nothing new to the genre.… Expand
  36. Seriessync
    Feb 28, 2013
    4
    Tera boasts a unique combat system that they say has never been done before, but that's not true. Vindictus, C9, Dragon's Nest, Mabinogi, and RYL2 all have similar combat systems and I'm sure I'm missing many more that have combat that includes an aiming receptacle, the ability to block, directional attacks, and a combo system. The problem is not that they aren't the first to do it, butTera boasts a unique combat system that they say has never been done before, but that's not true. Vindictus, C9, Dragon's Nest, Mabinogi, and RYL2 all have similar combat systems and I'm sure I'm missing many more that have combat that includes an aiming receptacle, the ability to block, directional attacks, and a combo system. The problem is not that they aren't the first to do it, but that they didn't do it as well. Tera pales in comparison to Vindictus, C9, and Dragon's Nest. I felt like it was more on par with Mabinogi, an ancient game by today's standards, because of the stilted movement and awkward transitions. Every time you execute a skill, you stop moving. When you want to go from one skill to the next, there is often a half-second hesitation before execution. Thus, what is supposed to be a twitch-based system ends up being a more traditional MMO style experience where you button spam a mob while awkwardly kiting or blocking well ahead of time. Compare that to Vindictus's combat which is totally fluid and gives you complete control over your movement, which is required, because each mob has their own pattern of attack that can't be skirted by simply circle-kiting. Tera was appealing to many people because it does feature an open world. A very empty open world. People don't party in the fields, it seems everybody is in the instances, where you have queues! Queues that can only be made shorter if you pay $15 a month to play. In addition to the monthly fee, they also have a cash shop where prices are exorbitant. I am not a fan of $16 dollar mounts and $5 a pop for a single character slot. You might make up for all this with an interesting story, but questing is abysmal. They are your standard fetch quests with very little else going for them. There is no story worth paying attention to in this game. Your character is a hollow shell, the ultimate yes-man, who repeats the same phrases over and over in quest dialog (For the federation! etc.) I think the biggest flaw is that you cannot win against a boss mob solo. This is unthinkable for a twitch-based game. Anything should be possible if it is truly based on skill and timing, not on gear or level. But boss mobs get lock-on-target skills that will simply one-hit you. You have no way to dodge them or escape their range. Even the most crazy, high-level boss in Vindictus has been soloed by someone. It might've taken 100 hours of their life to learn how to do it, and time to completion may be beyond what any normal person would ever think of as reasonable, but it's been done. In this world, class and gear have too much impact on your playability, just like your standard MMO. This is not really a true twitch MMO.… Expand
  37. Zahrada
    Feb 24, 2014
    3
    I have found this game to be very unappealing to say the least. I played about 10 or 12 levels and found the experience repetivie already. Story-wise the game seems very weak. Immersion is almost non-existent. Graphics don't look very well either. It feels generic and cheap. I recognize why other people like TERA and there are few innovations which contribute well to the MMO genre andI have found this game to be very unappealing to say the least. I played about 10 or 12 levels and found the experience repetivie already. Story-wise the game seems very weak. Immersion is almost non-existent. Graphics don't look very well either. It feels generic and cheap. I recognize why other people like TERA and there are few innovations which contribute well to the MMO genre and which should be appretiated. As a whole, this game disappointed me greatly though.… Expand
  38. KatoKii
    Mar 5, 2014
    2
    I've played this competitively + casually from BETA all the way into the Dungeon Assault (Q4 2013) and Alliance patch (Q1 2014). With the recent patches, all PvE Lv60 dungeons are obsolete excluding the latest one.

    In terms of PvP, if you're looking for competitive PvP you're definitely not going to get it here. 3 vs 3 Team Queue takes more than 30-60 mins or more if you're not playing    I've played this competitively + casually from BETA all the way into the Dungeon Assault (Q4 2013) and Alliance patch (Q1 2014). With the recent patches, all PvE Lv60 dungeons are obsolete excluding the latest one.

    In terms of PvP, if you're looking for competitive PvP you're definitely not going to get it here. 3 vs 3 Team Queue takes more than 30-60 mins or more if you're not playing in prime-time (solo queue is much worse). Even during prime-time, queue times are roughly 5-15 mins. Alliance PvP is just mass PvP between guilds and other alliances. Except this game is a very poorly optimized PC game. Anything more than 20+ players and even the best computers in this era can't render grey character blobs. This is not due to system performance, it is because the game was poorly constructed.

    PvP is surely lacking in every aspect. Arena PvP takes extremely long to queue for. Battleground PvP requires little to no skill. PvE content is extremely stale since you only need to do 1-2 PvE dungeons for all your PvE Gear.

    Gearing and raising your item-level for this game at a moderate to fast pace requires either a ton of gold or a lot of real-life money to convert into gold. This game monopolizes your time for very little reward.

    If you're a casual then this probably doesn't apply to you. If you're competitive at PvP and PvE and you're not located on the West Coast you will experience over 80-100 ping constantly. This game is no longer subscribe to play, so don't expect good servers. The best server on this game spikes from time to time on its populated days (such as weekends) and they are very unstable. They go up to 100-200, to maybe 300+ if you live on the East Coast. This also applies to Central and Eastern players since server spikes happen to everyone.    … Expand
  39. TimTeamTebow
    Dec 2, 2014
    4
    generic questing.
    Great graphics, but lame characters made to attract horny kids.
    The "action combat" wasn't very action like, honestly. The melee classes revert to a pretty generic button mashing MMO, the ranged classes aren't much different. I didn't play it very much though, honestly, the character designs and F2P tells me that it just wants easy profits from horny dudes. Sort of    generic questing.
    Great graphics, but lame characters made to attract horny kids.
    The "action combat" wasn't very action like, honestly. The melee classes revert to a pretty generic button mashing MMO, the ranged classes aren't much different.
    I didn't play it very much though, honestly, the character designs and F2P tells me that it just wants easy profits from horny dudes.
    Sort of like scarlet blade in the sense that, unless it does some really amazing ground breaking work, its all going to be overshadowed by the cheap money grabbing character designs.
    The community is very young from what I saw.

    The f2p model isn't that bad, people who pay monthly get some pretty hefty gold/xp benefits, but its not terrible.    … Expand
  40. 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
  41. KKfaraj
    May 24, 2012
    4
    Absolutely NO endgame whatsoever. Takes less than a week to hit max level. After that, nothing to do. Meaningless PVP, no reward whatsoever. Looks good though.
  42. tallanx
    May 2, 2012
    5
    Hmm, how do I put this, first the good points, TERA combat is very fun. Well that's that done with, now on to the other points, crafting is standard, nothing particularly bad or good, but the items you create are worthless. Technically you can create items that are on par with what you find elsewhere, but it is so expensive there is no way you can afford to do it unless you are playing onHmm, how do I put this, first the good points, TERA combat is very fun. Well that's that done with, now on to the other points, crafting is standard, nothing particularly bad or good, but the items you create are worthless. Technically you can create items that are on par with what you find elsewhere, but it is so expensive there is no way you can afford to do it unless you are playing on an alt and have a rich main. In other words, it's pretty much the exact same thing that you find in most other MMOs. The world feels dead to me, aka just like most other MMOs. Questing is horrible, quite possibly even worse than other MMOs. Graphics are good, but the hyper-sexualised aesthetics are not appealing to me, some people will like it though. What else did I miss? Political system? Sounds interesting on paper, but I didn't experience it and since the world feels dead to me, not sure I care enough to try to experience it. Overall combat is probably a 9/10, everything else is 4 or below. For some people,combat alone is enough to carry the game, and for me personally in some cases that is true as well, I love Mount and Blade Warband and that game doesn't really have much beyond combat. But for an MMO, a subscription MMO especially I want to play in a world that I care about, I want to enjoy things other than combat. And TERA doesn't have that, so I will not be playing this game, there are other games out there already out or coming out soon that offer much much more value for money.… Expand
  43. elocke
    May 10, 2012
    1
    Game is nice to look at. Combat is fun, but simplistic. The rest of the game....well where is it? PVP? ok...but with such a simplistic combat system, it's not really worth the monthly sub. This game is a one trick pony. This game while nice and polished just doesn't tickle the MMORPG nerve. It's a console game masquerading as an MMO, and not even a good console game at that.
  44. Poisonthemonkey
    Jun 8, 2012
    0
    Grindy, poor storyline, uninspired design, little content, extremely buggy. As one reviewer put it, TERA wastes your time--this game does not have enough content for even a month. I unsubscribed 3/4ths of the way through my first month, my two friends playing the game did so shortly into their second month. (Lvels 36, 42, and ~30 respectively).

    Not worth your money, it will go F2P soon enough.
  45. Iainfixie
    Jun 11, 2012
    2
    Depressing.

    I bought this hoping it would be amazing, and it's sad that this game is the equivalent of a dumb cheerleader. "Pretty, perky and new" in the looks department, but "bland, uninteresting, and slightly daft" everywhere else. Questing is the same grind, TERAfan's will defend it to the death and begin to attack other games instead of admitting it's bad. Too many "KILL X OF Y"    Depressing.

    I bought this hoping it would be amazing, and it's sad that this game is the equivalent of a dumb cheerleader. "Pretty, perky and new" in the looks department, but "bland, uninteresting, and slightly daft" everywhere else.


    Questing is the same grind, TERAfan's will defend it to the death and begin to attack other games instead of admitting it's bad. Too many "KILL X OF Y" quests, not a lot of variety in the quest department. Rewards are a trifle compared to just grinding mobs for XP, (Unless you are on a PVP server and getting ganked by bored level 60's who consider the endgame= griefing lowbies) It's stale, and boring.

    Combat is fun, snappy, and responsive but it falls flat on it's face everywhere else. A game that's a year old (In Korea) is bringing NOTHING but a new combat system to bat. No matter how hard people deny it, this game is on a one-way path to F2P and eventual abandonment by everyone but a core group of Elin loving weirdos who think it's a "crime" that they censored the "little girl race" in the west.


    The subscription fee is high, coupled with NOTHING to do at Endgame except grief and PK other players, do GvG battles (Where the other Guild Leader hides on a level 1 alt, to avoid losing), or do the ultra lag inducing and horribly implemented Nexus raids. (EVERY PLAYER ZERG RUSH THE NEXUS! IT'S HOW YOU WIN!)

    This game deserves at least 2 points for being pretty, and running decent. Outside of that, the lack of story, lack of any substance, and the lack of anything more than a /local filled with elitist trolling jerkoffs spouting off constantly about how "TERA IS BETTER THAN X, Y, AN Z". If you need to do that in /local daily, you're obviously trolling or trying to actually convince yourself that what you are saying is true.

    The sad fact is, most of the discussion on the forums is asking EME to fix things, or petitions to ad something as simple as officers to a guild. This game WILL NOT LAST!


    tl;dr- Probably the WORST MMORPG I've ever played, Guild Wars 2 is worlds above this in terms of quests, story, combat, PvP, action, and fun!    … Expand
  46. RonnieK
    Jun 3, 2012
    1
    I have been leveling a Sorcerer in Tera. My initial impressions are not good. The sell on this game is the combat system. It is interesting, but really I thought that Conan had an interesting combat system also that was different from the standard MMO. So how new really is this? If you like EWOK like creatures and over the top sexual overtones in the toons then maybe this will appealI have been leveling a Sorcerer in Tera. My initial impressions are not good. The sell on this game is the combat system. It is interesting, but really I thought that Conan had an interesting combat system also that was different from the standard MMO. So how new really is this? If you like EWOK like creatures and over the top sexual overtones in the toons then maybe this will appeal to you. The leveling so far has been pretty mundane once you get the hang of the combat. I found it awkward to interact with other players. You click on them and get this menu, but there was no choice to chat with them to get them to help you. This is pretty basic. There must be a way, but it is not obvious. They seem to have twisted around your mouse for the combat system so that the standard MMO approach no longer works for you movement. So you are forced to use the WASD keys with your mouse. With some work, i you might be able to reprogram this or just get a hand controller. The graphics are good, but really not any better than what RIFT is offering or even WOW. The atmospherics from the characters, environment, and music are childish. If you like this Asian childish, cartoon like feel, then you will be happy. If you like an environment that feels more alluring and mysterious, perhaps dark then you will do better with RIFT or WOW. I have spent about 5 hours with this game and i have to say that i was recently leveling a new Mage in WOW and had more fun doing it. There is just no comparison in the environments in my view and the social aspect of WOW are much stronger. The only reason to play an MMO are for the social aspects, otherwise you are better off playing an RPG. My summary is that this game appears to be a bust. I do not think it will last and prosper. Maybe for little kids.… Expand
  47. Vorch
    May 2, 2012
    4
    I'd like to preface this by saying that TERA has alot of potential. However, the biggest threat to TERA's success isn't coming from any current or upcoming MMO; it's coming from TERA. Mainly, the 1-19 leveling experience. It takes a 6-8 hours to start having fun in the game. That means if you have one of each of the 8 classes (like myself), you will wind up spending 48-64 hours doing theI'd like to preface this by saying that TERA has alot of potential. However, the biggest threat to TERA's success isn't coming from any current or upcoming MMO; it's coming from TERA. Mainly, the 1-19 leveling experience. It takes a 6-8 hours to start having fun in the game. That means if you have one of each of the 8 classes (like myself), you will wind up spending 48-64 hours doing the most unimaginative and mundane quests in MMOs in the last 5 years. It is the single stupidest thing that a generally smart dev team has done for this game. THIS needs to be changed before I can give TERA a good score (-2 points). And no, the 20 min prologue did not help...it only serves to confuse new players.

    Character Design
    There is enough variance to make most people happy, but you will be playing someone with an overly sexualized body, or a baraka/amani. I was very happy with my Archer

    Combat
    Combat is stupid easy for the first 1-19 levels. The monsters in general are either small and don't take much damage or big enough that there really isn't that much of a challenge in aiming. Level 20, you fight your first BAM, which is quite a jarring and fun experience. However, it only serves to highlight the absolute idiocy of having the first 6-8 hours be so lame. EME has FUN stuff in the game!! WHY don't they show it to you outside of the 20min prologue?

    Questing
    Not going to even talk about it. It's nothing special.


    Final Opinion
    I feel that TERA is a waste of HUGE potential. It's an MMO that forgot the RPG. Is it a good MMO? Yes. Is it good enough to warrant the $50-80 box cost + 10-15 bucks a month or chronoscroll cash grind? I don't think so.    … Expand
  48. Grulnork
    May 24, 2012
    4
    Combat is amazing except that you have to stand still to much to cast. The rest of the (early) game is just terrible. Standard MMO questing and levelling. I am done with that really. A game has to be fun right away. Not later on. Though I doubt it will be any better on higher level. Probably more of the same standard MMO stuff. When will MMO makers learn that the early game is veryCombat is amazing except that you have to stand still to much to cast. The rest of the (early) game is just terrible. Standard MMO questing and levelling. I am done with that really. A game has to be fun right away. Not later on. Though I doubt it will be any better on higher level. Probably more of the same standard MMO stuff. When will MMO makers learn that the early game is very important to keep players (especially trials) interested.… Expand
  49. Nitz
    May 26, 2012
    8
    Tera is genuinely a unique MMO in the modern MMO market. With truly unique combat, graphics, gameplay, art design. It really is a cut above anything else today. While the questing is fairly average to even below average. On par with something from World of Warcraft. It is not hard to gain levels in Tera, and the combat offsets the monotony of grab X kill Y quests. Where Tera truly lacks isTera is genuinely a unique MMO in the modern MMO market. With truly unique combat, graphics, gameplay, art design. It really is a cut above anything else today. While the questing is fairly average to even below average. On par with something from World of Warcraft. It is not hard to gain levels in Tera, and the combat offsets the monotony of grab X kill Y quests. Where Tera truly lacks is the diversity of it's endgame. While functional and challenging. Tera's endgame is often hard and difficult to progress through. Making it closed to casual players. It's reputation and daily system are worth the time spent doing them, as they are a great source of money. But getting the reputation rewards often takes a lot of time. It is not clear what is in the future for Tera at 60. But with games like GW2 coming out, Tera offers a way for players to play for free, using Chronoscrolls (similar to PLEX) and not have to spend all of their money to look good. As unlike other games, who might make you spend way more than $15 a month, to acquire good looking items. Things like remodeling equipment, dying, hats are all available in game for gold. Just as Chronoscrolls are purchasable by acquiring gold. By factoring that both Tera and GW2 are free to play when the system becomes available. I will have to tip my hat towards Tera for offering such cosmetic and vanity systems available in game through quests, achievements, and reputation. Rather than having to buy exp gain, armor skins and dungeoons from the store, like GW2.… Expand
  50. Amorebietal
    Sep 23, 2012
    1
    Desperately looking for a new MMO-game or any rpg game, I was ready to accept almost any game. But this game is total crap. It's like being offered Root Beer in the dessert, even if it's your last option, you still say no to that nasty **** I got to admit, I haven't actually got in to the game that much. I believe I finished the first 2 or 3 quests, and then I deleted the game. TheDesperately looking for a new MMO-game or any rpg game, I was ready to accept almost any game. But this game is total crap. It's like being offered Root Beer in the dessert, even if it's your last option, you still say no to that nasty **** I got to admit, I haven't actually got in to the game that much. I believe I finished the first 2 or 3 quests, and then I deleted the game. The introduction and tutorial to this game is awful. Have seriously never been more let down. It took almost a whole day to download and install the 7-day trial, and when it finally starts, it's worse than any other MMO or Rpg I've ever played.… Expand
  51. hotfix666
    Mar 5, 2013
    10
    Its so fun go out and fight in this great game. But what some do so I really like this game is all the nice bOObs ;D I hope that comes more games like this
  52. tamakachi
    Jul 18, 2013
    0
    The makers of this game discriminate against people, they have indirectly stated that they refuse to let anyone outside of the US or EU play their game because we are terrorists and hackers.

    From the makers of Tera: "En Masse will block IPs based on region. Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are included on the block list. While we appreciate that there are players in these regions    The makers of this game discriminate against people, they have indirectly stated that they refuse to let anyone outside of the US or EU play their game because we are terrorists and hackers.

    From the makers of Tera:

    "En Masse will block IPs based on region. Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are included on the block list. While we appreciate that there are players in these regions who would enjoy playing on En Masse servers, it's unfortunate that the vast majority of Internet traffic we see from these regions are from cyber-criminals relating to account theft, gold-farming and other hacking behavior."    … Expand
  53. TeraUsedUs
    Aug 24, 2013
    0
    Hi guys, well just a brief comment on this game called TERA NA/EU. We've spent like a year playing this game we loved the environment but got bored of how each classes fight mobs and pvp with each player but its really quite good for an F2P game and we really got hooked up in buying items in the online store but recently it just keeps getting annoying since the only new stuffs around theHi guys, well just a brief comment on this game called TERA NA/EU. We've spent like a year playing this game we loved the environment but got bored of how each classes fight mobs and pvp with each player but its really quite good for an F2P game and we really got hooked up in buying items in the online store but recently it just keeps getting annoying since the only new stuffs around the store are just costumes that doesnt even provide any additional STAT. Well recently another horrible event just happened after we've waited for the new patch in this game "The Support Team/Admins" just randomly banned people from playing it even some of us who stays in Europe and US so most of my guildies got banned without any further explainations on How and Why it happened even the noob guys from our guild who was just starting to play it got banned lol. So if you guys VALUE your TIME and MONEY "PLS AVOID ANY GAMES FROM THIS COMPANY"… Expand
  54. Ohcam
    Feb 26, 2014
    9
    Pros: FTP, Very Nice Graphics, World Map, Character Movement, PVP, Combat System, Skills, Group Oriented Grinding, Mount, Flying Transport, PVE, BAM (Big Ass Monster).

    Cons: Storyline, Same old type of leveling, Can't move during skill's casting time.
  55. dmjcn
    May 14, 2012
    2
    A lot can be said of the combat style; its certainly different from the "WoW" combat system. Its decent, but nothing special. But that's not why i'm here.

    I cant play this game on good conscience. When i first logged on i was immediately shown a character creation button. After clicking it, i was shown a stripper. Breasts bouncing, but swinging; it was so tacky. immediately repulsed from    A lot can be said of the combat style; its certainly different from the "WoW" combat system. Its decent, but nothing special. But that's not why i'm here.

    I cant play this game on good conscience. When i first logged on i was immediately shown a character creation button. After clicking it, i was shown a stripper. Breasts bouncing, but swinging; it was so tacky. immediately repulsed from this character, i skipped down the selection list;
    Furries,
    Child Porn,
    And more boobs were all that i was shown. So, finally, i switched to men. Despire the lack of breasts, there was still a massive ammount of erotica. Now, see, some people like this sort of thing, but i do'nt care. Whenever i log into my level 85 paladin on WoW, i immediately start role-playing; This is the sort of character i love, a great warrior, protector of greatness and blah blah blah. But when i logged onto the male human stripper, i wasn't a great warrior, or a mage, or a thief. I was a stripper. If i have to sit down and try and care for these people - care for erotica - I would go insane. i just couldn't do it.
    I had so little fun in the 2 hours i played the game that i cant recommend it to anyone. The only reason its not getting a 0 is because of the (Decent) combat system. That's all i can say, really.    … Expand
  56. GrayGhost79
    May 9, 2012
    0
    The game does try to be a little different in some areas but fails to be much different at all. The combat which should be the highlight is actually more a novelty than anything. It gives the illusion of no tab targeting but fails to actually deliver that type of combat. Between the forgiving nature of the aiming system, having your targets rooted while they try to use abilities, the AoEThe game does try to be a little different in some areas but fails to be much different at all. The combat which should be the highlight is actually more a novelty than anything. It gives the illusion of no tab targeting but fails to actually deliver that type of combat. Between the forgiving nature of the aiming system, having your targets rooted while they try to use abilities, the AoE nature of most attacks, the fact that many abilities still home in on targets, and due to how slow paced the combat is the lack of tab targeting does nothing more than give the illusion of action combat. The reality is that it is traditional MMO combat with a twist. Other than this the game is just bad on many fronts. The questing is atrocious, the mobs are repeated many times through out the game, PvP servers are out of whack because something as minor as a 1 level difference is a huge disadvantage and one hard to overcome with skill. The graphics simply aren't my cup of tea but I can appreciate the fact that they are well done for the style. I wish I had more good things to say about the game but I just don't. I have a level 40 lancer, level 30 archer and a level 20 Warrior. It's the same boring quests, the same rotation spam combat (With a twist though), the same level>Gear>Skill PvP you see in many other MMO's. Plus it has it still relies on the trinity. All in all whats there for the most part simply isn't my cup of tea. Whats good about the game is sadly nothing more than a novelty that wears off rather fast especially if you've gotten the chance to play one of the up and coming games yet to be released.… Expand
  57. Mausu
    May 25, 2012
    0
    Personally Tera feels like a console game acting like it's an mmo. The combat is fun but at the end of the day doesn't really matter nor does it save itself. This game failed in Korea, and it's no wonder.
  58. Cstahler92
    May 7, 2012
    1
    So much potential and it was wasted. The Good:
    Customization
    Combat System Crafting is interesting The Bad: Combat System gets old Players abuse the Infamy system Endgame is lacking because there is none PvP isn't all that and a bag of potato chips No diversity for leveling Only one starter area Elin are creepy Grind overall isn't worth it because of the lack of Endgame Lacking content    So much potential and it was wasted. The Good:
    Customization
    Combat System
    Crafting is interesting


    The Bad:
    Combat System gets old
    Players abuse the Infamy system
    Endgame is lacking because there is none
    PvP isn't all that and a bag of potato chips No diversity for leveling
    Only one starter area
    Elin are creepy
    Grind overall isn't worth it because of the lack of Endgame
    Lacking content

    Overall:
    The combat system is fun but overall is not going to be the saving grace of a game with no content. and to people who think it is are lying to themselves. I stopped playing my level 560 Slayer 2 days after hitting max and it is because the game is a waste of time. Why? Because it lacks content. This game is going to die for the exact same reason it did in Korea. I honestly don't understand how they couldn't improve upon the one thing that killed the original it makes no sense to me and angers me so much!! I waited for a good while to get this game and it is going to fail because they couldn't learn a lesson. Don't buy this game unless you are blindly contempt with no content and act as if new game mechanics make it an amazing game.    … Expand
  59. Redlorn
    May 15, 2012
    1
    TERA has great combat styles but terrible questing and inane NPC dialog. The only thing going for this game is the combat.

    It has repetitive questing (i.e. every area feels like it has the same quests, just with different monsters), and for me the biggest killer is the lack of story, what story there is has been written by sarcastic and nasty teenagers, same goes for the NPC comments,    TERA has great combat styles but terrible questing and inane NPC dialog. The only thing going for this game is the combat.

    It has repetitive questing (i.e. every area feels like it has the same quests, just with different monsters), and for me the biggest killer is the lack of story, what story there is has been written by sarcastic and nasty teenagers, same goes for the NPC comments, they are all so stupidly annoying that it is beyond a joke. If they had a way to turn off the NPC comments and had some story I'd think about come back to this game, but if you like variety in questing, more than linear areas to quest in, a story, or dialog not written by teenagers on a power trip, then you will cancel your sub before the end of the free month.

    It is a pity because the combat is so much fun and a really good change from tab targeting.    … Expand
  60. Previousricebow
    May 15, 2012
    0
    This is got to be the worst game i have ever played.

    Great graphics give you that. But the questing system is 20 years old. The combat is just copy and paste from dragon nest, vindictus, rusty heart to just name 3. I am sure there are 100 other korean grindy mmo that has the same combat.

    in short, Tera is just a junk game like diablo 3.
  61. TalezMB
    May 1, 2012
    2
    The game is very pretty, the controls are fairly decent and the combat is very action packed but I can't recommend this game. The support is lacking due to the many bugs that have popped up, character creation and transfers have been severely limited resulting in new players being unable to join their friends on more popular servers and in general it's been a bumpy ride.

    Give it a try on    The game is very pretty, the controls are fairly decent and the combat is very action packed but I can't recommend this game. The support is lacking due to the many bugs that have popped up, character creation and transfers have been severely limited resulting in new players being unable to join their friends on more popular servers and in general it's been a bumpy ride.

    Give it a try on a buddy pass if you can. Because I can't recommend spending $50 on the game in its current state.    … Expand
  62. Rowsol
    May 1, 2012
    2
    Marandopsu said it best. The graphics sliders don't seem to affect the draw distance. I hate when enemies appear in front of me and to me that's a deal breaker.
  63. Cookies5000
    May 1, 2012
    0
    Game is beautiful I'll give it that but that's all I will give it. Combat is okay but for a game that specifically talks about how the game requires skill and what have you for playing there are a lot of lock on spells that make it even easier to use than typical MMOs. The quests are boring and the text is just meaningless so no point in reading any of that which just removes it more fromGame is beautiful I'll give it that but that's all I will give it. Combat is okay but for a game that specifically talks about how the game requires skill and what have you for playing there are a lot of lock on spells that make it even easier to use than typical MMOs. The quests are boring and the text is just meaningless so no point in reading any of that which just removes it more from feeling like a decent money worth MMO. If you like the typical kill 10 of these endless amount of quests this is the MMO for you. If you want a bit more money for your buck like most MMOs coming out these days you probably won't fancy this one too much. On the PvP side of things its fun but what really ruins it is the fact that people can switch channels (yes there are timers and some limitations but still easily doable) and if decent enough with a lot of spells to get you to run away you can get away from a fight. The second to last thing to talk about is censorship and what this company has done to this game. The game is wonderful in Korea looks beautiful and would be perfectly fine here in the states but due to some higher ups religious beliefs the game is censored. The Elin wear pants are ungodly ugly and do not match their outfits. It would be one thing if they matched and looked good but this is just down right ugly, EU users have a special gore modifier because ohh dear god fake blood, and certain armors on various character models are edited to censor even more. All at the same time NPCs are wearing such armors with no censorship...what? The thing about all of this is too that the game has pissed off quite a few players with the censorship that you can download a mod and undo it all...or go even further(I'll leave it at that). The mods are so popular that tens of thousands of players have downloaded such mods and installed the various mods before the game even was released. The final thing is the fun factor which is important. It does have some fun, I like the spells, I like the animations, and I like the fighting. However I have a hard time not falling asleep or just down right bored after an hour or two even when playing with friends. I can't tell exactly why, it's just boring. I think a lot of it has to do with just the quests and how boring the dungeons and boss fights are currently. The first time is like WHOA AWESOME boss, huge, cool, etc...second time...yeah, k you died, I don't want to come back here ever again. Same thing happens while running around it just seems boring and most MMOs I play even the not AAA+ titles I still have fun jumping around after several hours. This one it feels more like a boring grind that isn't a grind. Thank someone for that, if this game was a pure grind like L2 used to be there is no way I'd play this for more than 5minutes. So as of right now it's something to pass the time but I think there's better MMOs out there, even free ones that will contain your interests.… Expand
  64. Smitley86
    May 4, 2012
    0
    Not only will my download for this game no pass the 4% mark but it also says it will take an AMAZING 7DAYS to completely download. My first months free game time is for 29 days not even a full month leaving me with 22days of actual play time before I have to pay to do it all again. I entered my first customer support ticket 9 hours ago and on a 71minute call back time I have not heardNot only will my download for this game no pass the 4% mark but it also says it will take an AMAZING 7DAYS to completely download. My first months free game time is for 29 days not even a full month leaving me with 22days of actual play time before I have to pay to do it all again. I entered my first customer support ticket 9 hours ago and on a 71minute call back time I have not heard anything in those 8hours. 3tickets and 10calls later...im still at step one with these people Get your money back if you can...FAST!!!… Expand
  65. Erazor
    May 12, 2012
    2
    Tera has two things going for it:

    #1 Nice graphics #2 Nice Innovation of Aim Combat (in an MMO) From there on it's a downward slope and it gets very old and boring quickly. I found the aim combat to work better in PvE more than PVP (archer vs archer was ridiculously stupid). Sure tackling some BAM's and instances are fun... at first... but the fun does die out quickly, at least for me.    Tera has two things going for it:

    #1 Nice graphics
    #2 Nice Innovation of Aim Combat (in an MMO)

    From there on it's a downward slope and it gets very old and boring quickly. I found the aim combat to work better in PvE more than PVP (archer vs archer was ridiculously stupid). Sure tackling some BAM's and instances are fun... at first... but the fun does die out quickly, at least for me. I've tried K-Tera long ago and lvled to 50 and thought the game was disappointing, I then tried European Beta and found that the only things that have been westernised is the language difference and a few map icons, needless to say the European was also disappointing... at least for me!    … Expand
  66. zahpp
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. thid game dont realy bring anything new to the table ,it is just as bad as other korean games,aion is more tempting than this,and that isnt a good game eighter.… Expand
  67. heerobya
    Aug 3, 2012
    3
    The graphics are impressive, if not in poor taste. The gameplay is laughably bad. Their idea of "action combat" is so rudimentary and simplistic, calling it "true action combat" is more than just a joke - it's borderline criminal false advertising.

    You have two choices for leveling up - grind big mobs in a party (BAMs) or grind little mobs over and over (quests.) This wouldn't be so    The graphics are impressive, if not in poor taste. The gameplay is laughably bad. Their idea of "action combat" is so rudimentary and simplistic, calling it "true action combat" is more than just a joke - it's borderline criminal false advertising.

    You have two choices for leveling up - grind big mobs in a party (BAMs) or grind little mobs over and over (quests.) This wouldn't be so terrible if not for how bad the combat in this game really is. Look elsewhere. I wouldn't even recommend TERA if it were F2P - which it is destined to be.    … Expand
  68. 0955interactive
    Jun 4, 2014
    0
    So yea, my game crashed today at the last few minutes of a 2 hour long instance. I talked the gm's about this and all they told me was that I wasn't present during the last fight hence I will not be rewarded with **** and that my 2 hours of hard work is basically flushed down the toilet. They told me to trouble shoot the problem and I asked what would happen if I trouble shoot it for them.So yea, my game crashed today at the last few minutes of a 2 hour long instance. I talked the gm's about this and all they told me was that I wasn't present during the last fight hence I will not be rewarded with **** and that my 2 hours of hard work is basically flushed down the toilet. They told me to trouble shoot the problem and I asked what would happen if I trouble shoot it for them. Then they started saying how I was abusing their live chat and cut me off the chat. I then relogged asking them why it's so hard to answer one simple question that requires one simple answer. They told me the exact same thing which in other words is telling me to **** off. So yea, if you don't want to risk getting dc'd due to their ****ty servers and not receive the rewards you deserve, don't play this game.… Expand
  69. TooOldtoGame
    May 9, 2012
    4
    Game is nice looking(except for the kiddie porn part) and combat is different. But at this point, it's pretty much the same old MMO cookie cutter approach to games and I am bored to death of it. So take this into consideration. I couldn't even make it to level 11, but some tell me it gets better after level 20. If you have more patience than me, this might be something to try. But overall,Game is nice looking(except for the kiddie porn part) and combat is different. But at this point, it's pretty much the same old MMO cookie cutter approach to games and I am bored to death of it. So take this into consideration. I couldn't even make it to level 11, but some tell me it gets better after level 20. If you have more patience than me, this might be something to try. But overall, it was very boring asian style grinding.… Expand
  70. MellerYeller
    Jun 16, 2012
    0
    The people who swear by this game can say whatever they want but when it comes down to it, everything but the combat system is on par with a mediocre free to play game. The questing, NPCs, and game world in general is as bland as you could possibly imagine. "Kill 5 trees" "Kill 5 more trees". Yeah it's THAT kind of mmo. If you don't mind those kind of thoughtless quests then you might likeThe people who swear by this game can say whatever they want but when it comes down to it, everything but the combat system is on par with a mediocre free to play game. The questing, NPCs, and game world in general is as bland as you could possibly imagine. "Kill 5 trees" "Kill 5 more trees". Yeah it's THAT kind of mmo. If you don't mind those kind of thoughtless quests then you might like this game but to me they feel like a chore and it's just a result of developers thinking they can get away with making a crap game as long as the combat system is unique. Really even the combat system in general isn't very good. The melee combat has no weight to it, no interesting ragdolls from enemies, and no interesting combat. The ranged combat isn't any better because all the enemies have hitboxes the size of Texas so you might as well just be using auto. This is just another boring Korean clone with a tacked on gimmick.… Expand
  71. RidDK
    Jun 22, 2012
    0
    First of all, it took literally, 8 hours to download the trial version to even try it, i even heard for some people it was longer. When i got in i was fairly impressed, i had fun using the ability combinations and killing mobs, but as the quests progressed the first thing i noticed is they repeated killing the same mob many many times. For some reason the fact that when you climb upFirst of all, it took literally, 8 hours to download the trial version to even try it, i even heard for some people it was longer. When i got in i was fairly impressed, i had fun using the ability combinations and killing mobs, but as the quests progressed the first thing i noticed is they repeated killing the same mob many many times. For some reason the fact that when you climb up ladders it literally takes a minute and a half and your feet aren't even really on the ladder bugged me a lot. When the first cinematic came around, i noticed the voices weren't even in sync with the characters mouths which was just terribly funny. I can't write much about the story line but i also heard that was crappy. The only pros i find in getting a game like this is the different combat style, the environment which i actually enjoyed because of how vast and beautiful it was.… Expand
  72. malamasala
    Sep 29, 2012
    0
    Anyone heard of Final Fantasy: Spirits Within? It is a good example of what Tera is. A game made for certain fans, then modified to attract "normals", leaving it a product disliked by "normals" and fans.

    The focus in the game is animal girls and sexy women. The quality is unmatched by any other MMO, and makes this game number one in its category. But En Masse did not want to come across    Anyone heard of Final Fantasy: Spirits Within? It is a good example of what Tera is. A game made for certain fans, then modified to attract "normals", leaving it a product disliked by "normals" and fans.

    The focus in the game is animal girls and sexy women. The quality is unmatched by any other MMO, and makes this game number one in its category. But En Masse did not want to come across as a company selling visual candy, they want to seem serious. So instead they tried to hide this, and highlight the combat instead. The combat, which is not in any way special compared to other MMOs released recently.

    So what is really the problem? The problem is that the people who know what it is, and the people who are fooled about action combat, come together in a community where they have completely different values. Which means that insults is more common than anything, giving Tera the worlds worst community. And a MMO is what its community is.

    The game is worth playing, but remember it is like inviting the school bully to insult you through the whole game. Unless you are said bully, in that case it is like a smorgasbord of victims to insult all day.    … Expand
  73. moarx
    May 1, 2012
    0
    For every good idea, TERA has several bad ones. They attempt to create more action-based combat and while you don't lock onto targets, combat is slower than traditional MMOs due to long attack animations which can't be cancelled and lock your character in place until they finish. They boast about how different the core game is thanks to the politics system even though the majority of theFor every good idea, TERA has several bad ones. They attempt to create more action-based combat and while you don't lock onto targets, combat is slower than traditional MMOs due to long attack animations which can't be cancelled and lock your character in place until they finish. They boast about how different the core game is thanks to the politics system even though the majority of the game's content consists of generic kill/fetch quests with the same time consuming end-game raiding as other MMOs.

    TERA also caters to pedophiles with their Elin race which are effectively extremely sexualized little girls.    … Expand
  74. Oekss
    May 3, 2012
    3
    Many people will tell you the combat is revolutionary, but it's not. We've seen this before in games like Invictus. And the truth of the matter is that invictus does it better. In Tera you're locked into your combat animations, which is incredibly lame.

    After that, the game is nothing more than your run of the mill WoW clone MMO. Incredibly linear questing, fedex quests galore, kill 10    Many people will tell you the combat is revolutionary, but it's not. We've seen this before in games like Invictus. And the truth of the matter is that invictus does it better. In Tera you're locked into your combat animations, which is incredibly lame.

    After that, the game is nothing more than your run of the mill WoW clone MMO. Incredibly linear questing, fedex quests galore, kill 10 rats and so forth. All that polished off with a strong pedophile vibe.

    I guess some people like looking at overly sexualized 10 year old girls though. Not the kind of people I like being around though.    … Expand
  75. diablo3helpme
    May 15, 2012
    0
    The only good thing about Tera is it's graphics.

    Everything else is your typical grindy MMO. Combat is not NEW or "TRUE ACTION COMBAT" it's old and outdated. Only reason people think it's good it's because they all come from WoW. There are so many games with better combat then Tera, but guess what no one knows about it. Once they see Tera, they automatically assume Tera is #1, which is    The only good thing about Tera is it's graphics.

    Everything else is your typical grindy MMO.

    Combat is not NEW or "TRUE ACTION COMBAT" it's old and outdated. Only reason people think it's good it's because they all come from WoW. There are so many games with better combat then Tera, but guess what no one knows about it. Once they see Tera, they automatically assume Tera is #1, which is not true, because Tera's combat is just copied from other Korean MMOs.

    BTW this game failed in korea and japan, so F2P in 2 month i would say.    … Expand
  76. Gixer1976
    May 19, 2012
    2
    i tried to like this game but i cant :( its just a typical Korean MMO, Ok its got a dynamic combat system... gets boring fast, Story is very bad, don't like the art direction , the quests are the same old fetch , kill ones you get in any MMO, its not for me, however if you are into Asian style games you will probably love it. I gave it a low rating as i personally didn't enjoy it, buti tried to like this game but i cant :( its just a typical Korean MMO, Ok its got a dynamic combat system... gets boring fast, Story is very bad, don't like the art direction , the quests are the same old fetch , kill ones you get in any MMO, its not for me, however if you are into Asian style games you will probably love it. I gave it a low rating as i personally didn't enjoy it, but that's just me, you may like it, and to be honest if its your first experience of an MMO , there are worse ones out there.… Expand
  77. Stunt
    May 15, 2012
    5
    WoW clone with prettier graphics and scantily clad children. Combat system is a one trick pony that gets old fast. The one great addition of this game takes a page from Age of Conan and adds a live combat system, but feels less fluid and more like driving a tank with a sword attached to the front of it. You stop and press a button to attack and then you can't move until your attackWoW clone with prettier graphics and scantily clad children. Combat system is a one trick pony that gets old fast. The one great addition of this game takes a page from Age of Conan and adds a live combat system, but feels less fluid and more like driving a tank with a sword attached to the front of it. You stop and press a button to attack and then you can't move until your attack completes. Once you've commited to an attack you're stuck there for a second or two while you wait for it to complete. The existence of a PVP system could make this live action combat more novel, but PVP is currently not developed to anything more than original Everquest. Do not expect to play this game for the PVP.

    Quests are all vanilla find/kill/return and the story is your typical asian-MMO generic with lifeless characters you could care less about.

    The primary plus is the game is very pretty and some of the races look really cool. That said, some of the races are also panda bears/otters and 12 year old children wearing metal thongs (According to the story they aren't 12, so in this case we know that they all wax their bush.. I'm no prude and love dirty awful porn, but two of the available races are the epitome of the worst of the asian stereotypes in gaming.

    All of this would be ok if this game were a free-to-play as would befit it's level. To ask for retail + a sub is absolutely insane.

    This game is better than Aion, worse than Rift and definately worse than WoW. Only recommend if you have tapped out on overplaying those two.

    Highly recommend Guild Wars 2 if you're looking for a new experience that doesn't feel like a WoW clone. Especially if you are a fan of DAOC + Warhammer + Still a little WoW. Oh it also doesn't have a sub, so you can come and go with Guild Wars 2 all you like. I bought Tera the week before the Guild Wars 2 beta weekend. Couldn't play Tera for more than 30 minutes after.    … Expand
  78. Soujirop
    Nov 30, 2012
    8
    As a game, TERA is no doubt the best MMO out there. It's action based gameplay makes it unmatched in terms of fun (if you are skilled enough, of course) and the political system makes guilds very active. Character creation and art direction are brilliant. Story is OK, but what really is the weak point of TERA is the management company. Europe's Gameforge are making the game sink lower andAs a game, TERA is no doubt the best MMO out there. It's action based gameplay makes it unmatched in terms of fun (if you are skilled enough, of course) and the political system makes guilds very active. Character creation and art direction are brilliant. Story is OK, but what really is the weak point of TERA is the management company. Europe's Gameforge are making the game sink lower and lower, while NA Enmasse are doing a little better. Sad!… Expand
  79. Xaghow
    May 18, 2012
    4
    Another typical asian MMO, no ground-breaking new stuff and the gameplay lacks.
    The game looks good tho.
    Nothing Special, but not bad.
    Meh i'm not impressed
  80. mahuang
    Sep 3, 2012
    2
    Great looking game... if they had only spent some of that money on gameplay. Extremely linear. All characters go through the same zones to level. Max 1 char and you've done all the PVE content. Meaningless PVP. Killing people gets you.. nothing. No points, no rewards, no reputation, no records, nothing. Endgame is nonexistent, and servers have become ghostowns where little happens except aGreat looking game... if they had only spent some of that money on gameplay. Extremely linear. All characters go through the same zones to level. Max 1 char and you've done all the PVE content. Meaningless PVP. Killing people gets you.. nothing. No points, no rewards, no reputation, no records, nothing. Endgame is nonexistent, and servers have become ghostowns where little happens except a few very dedicated guilds running the same dungeons over and over for gear.… Expand
  81. MuhOo
    Aug 3, 2012
    2
    If you like:
    - boring crafting
    - an incomplete political system ( a lot of guilds went inactive so certain teretorries are without a political leader and because of that without classteachers and certain merchants) - repetetive Quests/terretories - a really nice Combatsystem - nice graphics - boring Instances ( where you will be kicked if you are an archer/berserker) - lacking    If you like:
    - boring crafting
    - an incomplete political system ( a lot of guilds went inactive so certain teretorries are without a political leader and because of that without classteachers and certain merchants)
    - repetetive Quests/terretories
    - a really nice Combatsystem
    - nice graphics
    - boring Instances ( where you will be kicked if you are an archer/berserker)
    - lacking support in the EU because of the 2nd worst publisher possible (after GOA)

    Then you will love this game, everyone else will play it for a month and toss it away like many did.    … Expand
  82. andersoyvind
    Aug 8, 2012
    5
    I spent a couple of evenings playing a Tera trial. I have to admit that. The graphics are great, didn't encounter any bugs, and everything was smooth.

    The combat is very interesting, I still remember my first experience: Activating the multishot skill, selecting my targets with the mouse, and then fire three-four arrows on the selected targets. The combat is suddenly a thrill, compared    I spent a couple of evenings playing a Tera trial. I have to admit that. The graphics are great, didn't encounter any bugs, and everything was smooth.

    The combat is very interesting, I still remember my first experience: Activating the multishot skill, selecting my targets with the mouse, and then fire three-four arrows on the selected targets. The combat is suddenly a thrill, compared to previous mmo experiences.

    But I think companies have to rethink their subscription policy. I've tried Tera, Secret World, Aeon, Star Wars, even reopened my wow account within the last five months; but I just can't accept the lease feeling. Too casual gamer. Eve Online will have to go too, even I have four accounts at the moment.

    Reason: Guild wars 2. I might get bored, I might get disappointed, I might be surprised negatively. But I can decide that I will spend hours and hours on training my characters there. I own the game forever. Some might argument that this has nothing to do in a review. But I have to reason why I give Tera a 5. That's my max score on a subbed game, from now on. (Please disregard this being my first review here).    … Expand
  83. Sg6152620
    Sep 26, 2012
    6
    Well i only want to say one thing and i think most people that quit the game would've agree with me. Tera has the classic leveling system, you will eventually be at the level cap if you just grind the quest. Combat system is fine, UI is fine. but all these aint important. the reason this game failed, at least i think its going to fail is that the developer kept NERF the end game contentWell i only want to say one thing and i think most people that quit the game would've agree with me. Tera has the classic leveling system, you will eventually be at the level cap if you just grind the quest. Combat system is fine, UI is fine. but all these aint important. the reason this game failed, at least i think its going to fail is that the developer kept NERF the end game content and whats really bad about that unlike WOW is that WOW has more endgame content than this game. And yet this game Nerf things faster and heavier compare to even wow. For those have attempted hard-mode dungeons before the Queen patch probably know that before what i consider the biggest nerf, you get one Tier 13 item per average five runs. and after the patch you get one per run. and this just fluctuate the market makes ruining hard-mode pointless. whats even worse is the new dungeon normal mode for the queen patch drops the same Tier level items. For me I just dont see why bother running the new dungeon anymore.… Expand
  84. Setsudo
    Feb 7, 2013
    8
    I ve played many MMO and Tera is the one to propose a gameplay that dynamic. It still be a Kr game with a bash system which can be boring in the end.

    Graphisms are wonderfull, caracters too. If you re looking a cool MMO today to past few hours in true action so get this game. And today it's free to play
  85. 77Progamer
    Feb 2, 2013
    10
    Tera has beautiful Graphics and a great Combat System It´s much better then Guild Wars 2 !
    And in February it will be "Free to Play" with a Cash Shop but it will not be "Pay to Win"
  86. N0rthWind
    Jan 10, 2014
    8
    I can not help giving this an 8, although I will probably drop by later this year and change it into a 7.
    What is TERA? Combat. Enough said.
    The combat feels fantastic- the animations convey perfectly the sheer weight of a ludicrously large axe or the swiftness of the twin blades. Also, its graphics are so good that, in combination with its combat, every other MMO I see seems subpar.    I can not help giving this an 8, although I will probably drop by later this year and change it into a 7.
    What is TERA? Combat. Enough said.
    The combat feels fantastic- the animations convey perfectly the sheer weight of a ludicrously large axe or the swiftness of the twin blades.
    Also, its graphics are so good that, in combination with its combat, every other MMO I see seems subpar.

    This game has, however, FOUR MAJOR FLAWS:
    1) Generic questing. Tera has amazing combat and it's gonna make you GRIND THE HELL OUT OF IT. It doesn't grow too tedious though, since, with the implementation of the PvP Battlegrounds, you can level up significantly faster. The combat is also hard to master so the grinding helps with that too-- but it's still grindy.

    2) Lack of additional activities, save for crafting. In WoW (i'm not a fanboy, in fact i've only played the free trial) you can roleplay, play minigames and heck, go in a pub and get wasted. In Tera RPing is completely up to the players (there are some nice emotes though) and the only thing you can do with your character, however alive he/she may feel, is fight stuffs.

    3) Lack of endgame. The journey to lvl 60 is one of the best, and i'd recommend going through it for the sake of the story alone. However once you get to lvl 60, you will do dailies, and grind dungeons to get better gear to (drumroll) grind the same dungeons more easily. Playing on a PvP server can add a feeling of purpose since you can just go around PKing (the action combat ensures it never gets boring) but similarly, other lvl60s are gonna make your life hell until you get leveled and geared up.

    4) The company seems to be unraveling. A new class is in the making, which is great. But it's gonna wear leather armor (already 3 classes competing for it in dungeons) and it's the first class that's gonna have a race restriction. "Coincidentally" the lucky race is the one composed of underage-girl-lookalike-ancient-sprites known as Elins (same as the Lyns in Blade and Soul but only females). Given that Elins were always receiving special treatment, this is against the initial promise we were given: "any sex of any race can become any class".

    5) Priests are unkillable.
    ...alright I'm kidding :P

    I recommend this for the combat, graphics and story.
    But as you're approaching lvl 60, hug a pillow and say your goodbyes, cause that's all this game has to offer.
    Still, the other MMOs are REALLY gonna feel bad: I gave up on Tera during fall, after having played for ~2 years, and since then I can't find another game to get me to love it so much.
    They either look ugly or cartoonish, or the combat is dull as hell. :<
    I wish we see Tera's successor soon :D    … Expand
  87. Demonware_Corp
    Mar 4, 2014
    10
    Great graphics, F2P (REAL F2P!), easy-to-learn combat mode, multiple classes and races with a great customization possibilities. Another MMORPG, yes, but better than others.
  88. Keishiro
    May 21, 2014
    3
    Poorly Optimized. Terrible quest-lines, the only " good " things are the combat mechanics and MAYBE pvp ( if you had more than 15 fps(5 in nexus lol.) ) The game also look terrible, it uses a very ugly bloom to try to make it looks better. The game, to be frank, looks like wow. In 2014. (2012 release date.) It looks like wow, okay. But, the fps are terrible. Changing the resolutionPoorly Optimized. Terrible quest-lines, the only " good " things are the combat mechanics and MAYBE pvp ( if you had more than 15 fps(5 in nexus lol.) ) The game also look terrible, it uses a very ugly bloom to try to make it looks better. The game, to be frank, looks like wow. In 2014. (2012 release date.) It looks like wow, okay. But, the fps are terrible. Changing the resolution doesn't help at all, too. Let's say Tera is beautiful on the outside, but taste terrible in the inside. The (kinda dead) fan base try to yell and protect the game, but it's already been 2 years and the game still looks terrible, there is absolutely no event, all the money goes into upgrading the store and the " Tera Club (Players that pay to get some bonuses) " (actually true.) So, yeah, the game is really dead, they are going to release a new class soon, don't know why, they should try to add endgame content first of all because you're actually really bored in this game at max level unlike others MMORPG. The game looks damn HYPE, but is not.
    There is also some kind of political things going on but it's basically only for PVP and bonuses and idiots spamming the chat (as far as I know. ) And also, the game is so dead right now. It's quite a good thing I think.

    TL;DR : The game could be good. But it's a Korean game, and most of them means store over endgame/gameplay/optimization

    Peace out.    … Expand
  89. Gerbelmancer
    May 18, 2015
    4
    The game is pretty good looking. Combat is great when you're playing pve. However, other than providing many hours of semi enjoyable level grind, Tera online has very little to offer. After bringing two characters to level cap, I feel like I have a pretty good idea of the game. PVP is pretty much irreconcilably broken. The outcomes of fights rely on gear, not skill, and this gear isThe game is pretty good looking. Combat is great when you're playing pve. However, other than providing many hours of semi enjoyable level grind, Tera online has very little to offer. After bringing two characters to level cap, I feel like I have a pretty good idea of the game. PVP is pretty much irreconcilably broken. The outcomes of fights rely on gear, not skill, and this gear is only attainable if you log many many hours of dungeon runs and crafting. Even if you were to do this, why would you? Incentives to stay in other MMOs aren't there in Tera.
    I think that the biggest problem Tera faces is the imbalance between classes. For an MMO that has been around for as long as Tera has, you would think that they would have figured out class balance by now.
    Overall I spent way too many hours running back and forth doing tearfully boring missions, all to finally reach level cap and realize that the community is toxic, and the game is empty of any real content.    … Expand
  90. CivilizationAce
    Jun 11, 2015
    4
    While the graphics are good, and I like the timed dodge/block mechanics, once those began to get old I found the character types not sufficiently diverse, the quests bland, a lack of a solid story, and the level of immersion antiquated because you don't hear the NPC's speak.
  91. p0tat0b0b
    Jul 28, 2015
    1
    IF you can get the gamer to play - which you likely won't be able to even after 20+ hrs being given dreadful advice that will compromise the security of your system, like "turn off your firewall, install invalidated security certificates, install root files" and reinstall and pray. This game has zero support, just some drones that repeat the same bad advice. Given it is now run from aIF you can get the gamer to play - which you likely won't be able to even after 20+ hrs being given dreadful advice that will compromise the security of your system, like "turn off your firewall, install invalidated security certificates, install root files" and reinstall and pray. This game has zero support, just some drones that repeat the same bad advice. Given it is now run from a Seattle based company there is no excuse.

    The game itself? No idea - after over 30 hours dicking about with the **** setup and even worse advice I gave up

    I'd recommend giving it a try - but it doesn't work out of the box - do yourself a favour - it doesn't like your PC and these clowns won't know or care to fix it.

    This isn't trolling - this is an honest review after spending almosta weeks worth of my time trying to get it to work with "advice" from the tech staff and forums as wel as unofficla attempts to work around the issue of being unable to login. Not sure? check google and see how common this issue is - and then see how many solutions have worked.    … Expand
  92. icometobot
    Aug 10, 2015
    0
    I don't recommend playing this game because the graphic is pretty much horrible and the environment is at its worst. Also, its free to play but pay to win and look good. EMP price is expensive and there's barely good dungeons to do. The pvp gets very boring. If you guys decided to play this game and celestial hills server, do not join Bootylicious guild. Far most horrible guild in all ofI don't recommend playing this game because the graphic is pretty much horrible and the environment is at its worst. Also, its free to play but pay to win and look good. EMP price is expensive and there's barely good dungeons to do. The pvp gets very boring. If you guys decided to play this game and celestial hills server, do not join Bootylicious guild. Far most horrible guild in all of my 10 years of mmo. Enhancements in this game is ridiculously stupid.… Expand
  93. tomtoaster
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    ok yall. tera can be great like the classes, graphics and the plot story line whatever idk. but THEY GOTTA FIX THEIR QUEST PATHS OR CHECKPOINTS CAUSE THIS BOI HERE BE GOING AROUND KILLING NOTHING FOR 30 MINS. thanks tera
  94. 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.
  95. nemethkaroly
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    The game is a failure.
    - Very-very long installation. The downloader was **** at release, but there was a bandwith and like 1 patch. Now the bandwith comes and goes (3mb-50kb), and there are 8 patches. The patcher sometimes brokes down and stops. Had to delete temp in appdata to fix it. The avr download time is 3 day.
    - Dangerously unreliable client. You get a crash like every 10    The game is a failure.
    - Very-very long installation. The downloader was **** at release, but there was a bandwith and like 1 patch. Now the bandwith comes and goes (3mb-50kb), and there are 8 patches. The patcher sometimes brokes down and stops. Had to delete temp in appdata to fix it. The avr download time is 3 day.
    - Dangerously unreliable client. You get a crash like every 10 minutes. Everything is crashing in the game. I tried to make a new character, I crashed 3 times under the process. Try to do an instance, a bg, or a raid like this. It's not possible.
    - Ugly characters. The problem is not the anime styled look or sth like that. Simply, the characters are ugly. Males/females get an ugly makeup, ugly clothes and the prefaces.. whory (male and female). The female creation is a horror. Most of the hairs are the same long-style and there aren't any short style ingame. None. The faces look very bad when you look closely. It's like a strange mix between a European, an Asian and an Anime face. I needed 20-30 minutes to rework it to a good-looking female (hardly any good costumization) than the game crashed. I did it again, clicked to the change name and crashed. Than I crashed at the damn finish button. Most people want to make a perfect looking lady as their character. Thats not possible.

    Etz. Big dissappointment.    … Expand
  96. Promiskuitiv
    Dec 1, 2015
    9
    I'm playing on NA (en masse) so some things may be different for EU (gameforge) and i'm also playing more PvE than PvP.

    Pros: - Truly free to play, spending money isn't necessary to compete if you're not borderline inactive. - The community on TERA is by far the best i've ever met in any MMORPG, that may be related to my specific server but that doesn't make it any less amazing.    I'm playing on NA (en masse) so some things may be different for EU (gameforge) and i'm also playing more PvE than PvP.

    Pros:

    - Truly free to play, spending money isn't necessary to compete if you're not borderline inactive.

    - The community on TERA is by far the best i've ever met in any MMORPG, that may be related to my specific server but that doesn't make it any less amazing. That alone would make me keep playing, but of course there are other reasons too.

    - The combat is really fluid and fun, especially against huge endgame PvE bosses / in PvP fights.

    - TERA's world is really amazing and makes for many beautiful screenshots.

    - With many different races + character customization options including an insane amount of different looking armors / costumes you can make your character look the way you want it to.

    - On TERA NA you can buy items you would usually only get with real money (cosmetic stuff / elite status) with ingame money, so if you play multiple times a week you can easily get both while not ever paying for anything if you so desire.

    Cons:

    - Most areas in the game are more than fine in terms of fps but when you visit a highly populated city your fps are likely to go below 20. Opening some UI as the inventory also makes your fps drop for a split second. Some of the huge end bosses also noticeably lowered fps for me (all graphic options are on max though).

    - If you're looking for complete immersion then TERA probably isn't for you, there are a lot of immersion breaking mounts and costumes.

    - The story isn't really jaw dropping, for me it's more about the interaction with other players and combat but a more compelling story wouldn't have hurt either.

    All in all i would've rated this game an 8, but since i haven't found any other online RPG which hooked me like TERA did this deserves an extra point from me.    … Expand
  97. ThePurpleKnight
    Dec 1, 2015
    10
    Tera has a great combat system and looks fantastic, however it suffers from many of the other issues other MMOs have.

    To start it lacks PvP, it's entirely PvE, I mean you can challenge people to duels and play like 3 or 4 equalized battlegrounds, however here you have this fantastic PvP combat system focused on landing your abilities and yet it's entirely wasted on PvE where everything    Tera has a great combat system and looks fantastic, however it suffers from many of the other issues other MMOs have.

    To start it lacks PvP, it's entirely PvE, I mean you can challenge people to duels and play like 3 or 4 equalized battlegrounds, however here you have this fantastic PvP combat system focused on landing your abilities and yet it's entirely wasted on PvE where everything is so large and predictable that you have to be defective to miss your abilities more than once a fight,

    Then you have the grinds, leveling is boring, getting worthwhile gear is a massive boring grind, and all that just so you can grind more dungeons, this game is all grinding, in order to get the best PvE gear you gotta beat the hardest PvE dungeon, in which case what do you even need the PvE gear for? Faster clear of that same dungeon?

    Worse of all though, is the class Warrior, the game focuses so much on actually having to put effort into playing your class rather than just pressing tab and then pressing all the buttons and watching them hit, however Warriors undo all of that, with the press of the button they can gap close, stun you and increase their critical damage by like 170ish% the ability cannot miss unless you accidentally use it on the wrong person, or are actually defective enough to use it when the terrain will glitch you. Class takes no real skill and is all timing based ruining the combat system and what little PvP this game has.

    Still with all the complaining I've done about this in this review I still give it a 10/10 because the only game that fixes these issues and requires more skill than Tera with more fun PvP doesn't even exist anymore, (Old Conquer Online, no longer takes skill to play since many updates gave everyone one shot un-aimed abilities.)

    Even if Tera is garbage, when pit up against other garbage I just have to give it a 10, at least it's pretty and can be fun to play in duels if you don't duel any Warriors and their no skill ****    … Expand
  98. Kem334
    Dec 1, 2015
    0
    All reviews on Dec 1, 2015 are fake brigading reviews, a new account with no posts asked the TERA subreddit to post positive reviews here which was probably a dev. This game is utter **** besides the combat system, don't even bother.
  99. 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
  100. TrialMacameau
    Jan 14, 2016
    9
    To the PLAYERS who are STUPIDLY BEING UNFAIR about the recent Producer Letter, You suck !
    You are being unfair as a community
    Waiting is the best way because TERA IS NOT A JOB ! TERA IS NOT A JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Being impatient is not the best way
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#77 Best PC Game of 2012
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#25 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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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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