TERA

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  1. ORevisor
    Jun 18, 2017
    4
    O jogo possui muito desequilíbrio entre as classes, além do gender lock.. as novas classes são apenas para chars do sexo feminino. O combate poderia ser mais fluido, porém cada vez que se entra em combate a velocidade do char é reduzida drasticamente, deixando você vulneravel quando sem querer chega perto de um boss... no Brasil se comparado a outros mmorpg o cash shop é bem salgado. AO jogo possui muito desequilíbrio entre as classes, além do gender lock.. as novas classes são apenas para chars do sexo feminino. O combate poderia ser mais fluido, porém cada vez que se entra em combate a velocidade do char é reduzida drasticamente, deixando você vulneravel quando sem querer chega perto de um boss... no Brasil se comparado a outros mmorpg o cash shop é bem salgado. A população do jogo não é tão grande assim e tentar matar um boss para completar uma missão dependendo da sua classe torna se quase impossível sozinho, daí você tem que ganhar muitos níveis e voltar para completar a missão antiga e ganhar uma recompensa ruim...… Expand
  2. LouleTigerXH
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'am a new player now with 30 H of gameplay and i enjoy this game a lot, try it and make your opinion, it's always a game to play actualy -;)… Expand
  3. DEMONWITHAGUN
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    this game was good until bluehole acquired it and patched it into oblivion this is also the same company that does not employ game testers they expect the players to report he bugs and problems that need to be fixed they essentially charge you to work for them
  4. Bugamis
    May 24, 2012
    8
    REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

    There is a lot of potential in this game and when that is combined with it's current shape as a newly released MMO it accounts for the main reason for scoring it a 8. Rather then pointing out bugs and what not i keep in mind that the game is in it's VANILLA version at this moment. Other major MMOs certainly took many years to get to where they are at right now.    REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

    There is a lot of potential in this game and when that is combined with it's current shape as a newly released MMO it accounts for the main reason for scoring it a 8.

    Rather then pointing out bugs and what not i keep in mind that the game is in it's VANILLA version at this moment. Other major MMOs certainly took many years to get to where they are at right now. Even with the technological advances, expecting TERA to be released and to dominate right off the bat is overall unrealistic and delusional. Though again, the potential is there. Like a good wine, a good MMO needs time, effort and care to properly mature.

    In my case the noticing of eventual bugs and things that could be fixed and added in the future just enhances that unique experience of being in a vanilla version of a very promising MMO.


    GRAPHICS ENGINE â    … Expand
  5. Enik
    Jul 22, 2013
    7
    I've played Tera off and on since before its release. Overall I think it's an enjoyable, well done MMO. The graphics are great and the dungeons are generally fun. Leveling is difficult because the vast majority of the quests are repetitive, but doing it with a friend or two can mitigate some of the boredom. The game is F2P, very unintrusive, and you can literally get all the way throughI've played Tera off and on since before its release. Overall I think it's an enjoyable, well done MMO. The graphics are great and the dungeons are generally fun. Leveling is difficult because the vast majority of the quests are repetitive, but doing it with a friend or two can mitigate some of the boredom. The game is F2P, very unintrusive, and you can literally get all the way through without spending a penny.

    My only major complaint is that the random enchanting system is sadistic. You can spend many times more than you make on materials (which are destroyed whether successful or not) in the process of enchanting your gear. If you're completely devoid of social life and can grind out lots of high level gear to use as fodder then you can save some gold. But if you're a normal person, well, the thousandth time you've seen your valuable gear go up in smoke trying to move one enchant level is rage inducing. And, of course, if your gear isn't masterworked and enchanted to the highest level, your ability to compete is restricted.

    Overall very fun. But when you hit end game, if you're like my friends and I, you're wondering what there is left to do unless you're willing to dedicate your life to perfecting the gear you own.    … Expand
  6. aazru
    Aug 26, 2012
    7
    Interesting take on combat. Bland everything else. Visuals might make or brake it for some, this is mostly a matter of taste. Special mention to the horrid questing.
  7. diablo4randy
    Aug 13, 2012
    7
    Seeking new game? Wanna try something new? Get Tera online 7/10 star. Game was great for me for about 1 month but thats only because I wanted to play it for a month until gw2 came out and I can try that bad game. Tera was alot fun. New and decent graphics
  8. Xramirez
    Aug 31, 2012
    7
    Critics will rave about the combat, and so they should. But what of the rest of the game? I leveled to 38 in the free month that I got for buying TERA Online. The initial price isn't bad considering everything else out there is 60$. In my first experience with the game I felt like I was reinvigorated to play MMOs again. The combat is fun, skill-based, and satisfying when coming up withCritics will rave about the combat, and so they should. But what of the rest of the game? I leveled to 38 in the free month that I got for buying TERA Online. The initial price isn't bad considering everything else out there is 60$. In my first experience with the game I felt like I was reinvigorated to play MMOs again. The combat is fun, skill-based, and satisfying when coming up with your own combos. However, that's where my excitement stopped. You see, TERA is no different than your standard MMO. PvE has a story that you can follow. However, that story is drowned out by mundane errand quests that are copy and pasted into new areas. You literally go back and kill a re skinned, renamed version of the monster you killed 10 minutes ago. I QUICKLY found myself clicking through the quest text and gluing my eyes to the mini map to see what I needed to kill, how many, and where they were located. Then I realized I wasn't having any fun anymore. I was doing the exact same thing I was doing in other MMOs that I lost interest in. Then I realized I would have to pay 15$ monthly to do this mindless routine over and over again and I decided enough is enough. I have done all of this before only without the fun combat and it still wasn't enough to redeem this game. I got to level 38 out of principle. The lore isn't the most intriguing but it's there. The graphics on this game are great but only due to the fantastical sci-fi setting and aesthetics. It's actually just the Unreal 3 engine used in a great way and that's not a bad thing.

    In the end I didn't pay 15$ to continue this game. It's a shame because the combat was very fun but not enough to keep me interested. You'll see many reviews based on the combat alone and I think this is atrocious. MMO's should start being rated by their PvE content including story and questing mechanics as well. So many have accepted the mindless grind that they've developed stockholm syndrome with MMO's. We need to demand more.    … Expand
  9. Redunity
    Sep 4, 2012
    9
    Great game, somewhat boring mmo quests. It's really all about the graphics and fighting in fps if you cast of are a archer. Hack and slash for melee, but now we all get to have fun. One big thing I didn't like was the lack of a recount dps and heals. They seems to take a strong stance again "UI clutter" I wouldn't mind it being like really small, I just wanna see the stats of a fight as itGreat game, somewhat boring mmo quests. It's really all about the graphics and fighting in fps if you cast of are a archer. Hack and slash for melee, but now we all get to have fun. One big thing I didn't like was the lack of a recount dps and heals. They seems to take a strong stance again "UI clutter" I wouldn't mind it being like really small, I just wanna see the stats of a fight as it helps me improve as a player generally. Other than that I really love this game. I am planning on buying a year worth in September.… Expand
  10. Protonova
    Sep 19, 2012
    5
    Tera as much have said have amazing gfx, but only when you're in a low pop location. The controls vary from excellent to worst(usual melee which sometimes are unresponsive). There are soo many bugs in this game for example constant memory leaks, low ~7 fps during events, glitchy bosses, attacks going through mobs. Not to mention how shady the business practice is with EME.Tera as much have said have amazing gfx, but only when you're in a low pop location. The controls vary from excellent to worst(usual melee which sometimes are unresponsive). There are soo many bugs in this game for example constant memory leaks, low ~7 fps during events, glitchy bosses, attacks going through mobs. Not to mention how shady the business practice is with EME. Micro-transactions are suppose to be micro... Not to mention how they censored loads of armor models and then decided to sell an expensive uncensored armor model, clearly against their philosophy at release and their reasoning for making all armor somewhat ugly. (imo it was to sell better looking ones for really high prices). The only thing it has going is the combat, best freaking combat in any MMO (if it worked 100% of the time). Also not grindy at all except for the dailies which is understandable... All in all Tera had lots of potential, just never delivered on it... Too many glitches and when you complain, they close down the thread... Ignoring these problems just compound them more and more. Sorry 1 more thing look at the Slayer class, it's main/major attack is so bugged that it only lands 50% of the time. I'm talking about heart thrust, a well known bug and no statements of fixes have been announced since release 4 months ago.

    My game experience covers, 5 classes: Mystic, Sorc, Priest, Slayer, and Lancer. Time played... I'd say pretty much 24/7 lol since release. All hard modes accomplished except QoA aka MC.    … Expand
  11. onRAWR
    Mar 28, 2013
    10
    The first MMORPG to get me addicted since Ragnarok Online (pre trans class) and WoW vanilla! And it is even free to play NO pay to win here! now! No reason not to try it!
  12. colnaghi
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Used to be a favorite; very uncomfortable with the latest race added to the game...
  13. Macros
    Feb 18, 2016
    2
    The once innovative idea of putting a little bit of action grew old with time, but if there is a good side to it, it would be that. Graphics are good in theory but in practice, the game is extremely poorly optimized with thought of single core processors and dx9, it wasn't good even when it was released and gotten only worse with updates which forces even 980ti users to run on low in someThe once innovative idea of putting a little bit of action grew old with time, but if there is a good side to it, it would be that. Graphics are good in theory but in practice, the game is extremely poorly optimized with thought of single core processors and dx9, it wasn't good even when it was released and gotten only worse with updates which forces even 980ti users to run on low in some dungeons and cities as is often reported on forums. The game has always been essentially pay 2 win - that is the most important Asian versions (Korean and Japan). Same is true for European Gameforge version. It has been known that the only exception, ever since the game went f2p, was the North American version. But even for Tera NA it should be noted that from day one you can buy level 60 and get to 65 in an evening (60 to 65 levels were added on top of what was designed when they game was buy 2 play and are very fast to go through on purpose with a set of special quests). Then, you can buy the best gear in the game and also a premium subscription that gives you twice the amount of rewards for everything that matters, twice the amount of dungeon runs a day - which are limited and free stuff daily like dungeon reset scrolls allowing you to progress 4x faster than a standard player. Inventory and bank space is also limited and has to be expanded with microtransaction items. All that items can be traded with in game money if somebody already paid real money for it and certain parts of armor can only be bought or upgraded efficiently with paid items (and by efficiently I mean that instead of getting them in one day you may spend 100 days fighting with rng). Having those items isn't a necessity but often nobody will want to play with you any proper dungeons if you don't buy them, it will be okay if you have 5 friends but otherwise you'll end up complaining at the forums like other people. Please keep in mind i'm describing the Tara NA which is considered to NOT be p2w - what that means is that BHS - the company making the game - often doesn't care about that version as it doesn't bring them much money, many things that are broken because for e.g. Tera NA decided to not put certain items in microtransactions store are often fixed with a year of delay. Realistically it would take about 4-6 months of playing 2-4h a day to get the gear paying users get in first month and with 6 month gear cycles making old gear worthless players are forced to start from 0 or pay every 6 months. The pvp content always used to be extremely unbalanced across the classes and even though NA and EU community used to really enjoy the pvp part, BHE sees the game as a PVE game and has been neglecting pvp, releasing more and more imbalanced classes, incentivising people to pay for gear, levels etc. for those new classes. The old classes are right now mostly irrelevant and often kicked from parties for not contributing enough to the run. Furthermore, each patch dungeons are being deleted from the game giving less and less content to play while releasing less dungeons which are often criticised to be "
    yet another rehash of old dungeons". Thus the endgame consists mostly of mundane task endlessly grinding mobs for vanguard points that are used to buy materials for enchanting which essentially is a gold sink . Killing 2400 mobs killing aprox.400 per 15 min. (with 5 top level characters) which yields a total of minimum 1h30min but more realistically 2h of mindless grind (look for "tera tar quest" videos) gives you enough materials for 2.88 enchant attempts. With number of tries averaging 100 to fully enchant one out of four enchantable gear pieces and ranging even up to 350 tries enchanting at least your weapon (most crucial part for running top dungeons and pvp, which requires a separate set of gear) it can take you up to 243 hours of mindless grind. Or you could pay and get better enchanting materials, or gold and just buy materials from other players. But, as they say, if it can be gained with in game means it's not pay 2 win. The support is horrible and while professional with responses it can take them a week to respond depending on type of your ticket (under an hour if it's money related) and you'll always get the samey, schematic, sorry can't do answer. On the plus side, the game, because of it's action nature, doesn't suffer from botters. It's worth noting that a lot of community is toxic but that's typical for online games, and that all new classes are race locked and gender locked to oversexualized females (e.g. Elins). Music is limited and mediocre. Lore unimportant since the game went f2p. If you never played an action mmo it can be a fresh experience for a while, making the grind to lvl.65 on first character even somewhat enjoyable.    … Expand
  14. obliterate
    Dec 9, 2012
    10
    TERA is a game that is definitely worth a try if you are interested in exciting combat and exploring a brilliantly crafted world. There are hundreds of regions and cities all with a different art style, and the combat is more similar to a game like skyrim than the dull usual in MMO's of tabbing and pressing one button every few seconds. The only complaint about it I have is that the normalTERA is a game that is definitely worth a try if you are interested in exciting combat and exploring a brilliantly crafted world. There are hundreds of regions and cities all with a different art style, and the combat is more similar to a game like skyrim than the dull usual in MMO's of tabbing and pressing one button every few seconds. The only complaint about it I have is that the normal quests don't have a particularly compelling storyline, but the game compensates for that in the government system and party/battleground/guild systems.… Expand
  15. Skals
    Jan 6, 2013
    8
    I played TERA since the beta, I pre-ordered it, was very excited for it. It did not let me down. I stopped playing it after having two characters over level 50 (Maximum was 60), and I enjoyed the experience quite a lot. There were some flaws with it, like the fact that the leveling was quite repetitive. You'd kill a few monsters for a quest, and then you'd do the same thing again withI played TERA since the beta, I pre-ordered it, was very excited for it. It did not let me down. I stopped playing it after having two characters over level 50 (Maximum was 60), and I enjoyed the experience quite a lot. There were some flaws with it, like the fact that the leveling was quite repetitive. You'd kill a few monsters for a quest, and then you'd do the same thing again with different monsters, all the way to level 60. The customer support was bad, and not a lot of people played it, which was a problem.
    What made the game amazing however, was the combat system, and the BAM (Big ass monster) battles. Every once in a while you'd come across a 5 man quest or dungeon, and that's where the game really began. The boss battles were very well designed, the combat was fun as a mage or warrior, and I loved the graphical style of the game. But eventually I stopped playing it since the community died out.    … Expand
  16. BK201
    Apr 10, 2013
    7
    For a FTP MMORPG The game is very beautiful and has alot too do, Given like most it has it's grind but that is just a mmo in general, anyone trying to decide if they should try it or not, go for it you got nothing too lose anyways it is a very fun game with a nice refreshing combat system and much more to offer.
  17. Gormph
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    Not worth a review its average for MMO's nothing to stand above really not that fun to play late game content is more frustrating then entertaining, combat is ok but it's nothing to write home about, unless your hardcore about testing every single mmo ever just skip it
  18. Dnice504
    Sep 24, 2013
    7
    Boob women galore. WoW clone. Free. Nice graphics. Action combat it's ok. Craft system terrible. Everything else status quo. I need 150 characters but there isnt much else to say. Did I mention boob women?
  19. Henry38roc
    Nov 28, 2013
    9
    I will put the game as simple as it is if you are hesitating, and sorry for the long text but you will understand all there is to understand (and please dont read the negative coments, they are incorrect in SOME aspects):
    Im writing this review as a not so fan of mmorpgs that found this one quite nice, btw i dont know that mutch about mmorpgs, im the kind of guy that gets to lvl 20 or 30    I will put the game as simple as it is if you are hesitating, and sorry for the long text but you will understand all there is to understand (and please dont read the negative coments, they are incorrect in SOME aspects):
    Im writing this review as a not so fan of mmorpgs that found this one quite nice, btw i dont know that mutch about mmorpgs, im the kind of guy that gets to lvl 20 or 30 and gives up xp

    GOOD STUFF:

    - The fighting style is really cool, you wont have that kind of mmorpg where you click on the mouse and eat popcorn while your char kills....POINT 1 for exceptionality xp

    - Sure you get to kill stupid creatures like trees that look like ents from the LoTR or pigs and hogs and stuff like that but you get to kill badass-looking monsters that seem like dungeon boss WAY more often than in any other mmorpg...POINT 2 xp

    - The graphics are godlike, no joke, its the main reason for me to be still playing this, you get such details that seem just like a ps3 game, part of the game is to enjoy the view xD and the cutscenes are equaly good...HERES another point to separate this game from the other free games in the genre.

    - Good comunity, i get help almost every time i ask for it, and its good to have that in a game where there are alot of huge creatures to kill in the game....once again im not refering to dungeons ..this part isnt that exceptional but its allways good to know :)

    -The game has a game inside it, basically its a mix of League of Legends with raid with strategy with mmo, kinda confusing, didnt see it well yet, but seems really promising and the prizes are nice, this way TERA players can switch games without switching the games...hope you understood xp

    -The game is relatively recent, and that means it will only get better, with new stuff, for example the game i refered top and the pet sistem that they implemented....not sure now when it was :(

    -Unless you do teleports or pass through portals, you wont have any loading screens...to travel through the HUGE world of TERA you get a ride from a pegasus or a dragon and while it flies you can enjoy the view of the surroundings or check inventory or etc...the game never stops xD

    BAD STUFF

    -Poor story and Quests kinda standard, you wont find a huge diversity, its the standard "kill that"..."grab those"..."give this message to these guys that are 1 inch away from me"...(good part is the monsters u kill sometimes are really nice-looking ones, and in this boring part enters the very amusing fighting sistem)

    -The character customization is kinda bad, you dont have many diferent items or weapons, you cant be a berserker and NOT have an axe, you start with a class and thats the class you get....you cant be very creative in the approach you give to the char, no skill points, a lancer will allways be a hard tank, an archer will be a dps.... stuff like that

    - Lack of a good or even nice pet sistem, and that is something bad, if they where to implement a pet sistem like for example rappelz or even WoW that combined with the super graphics would be AWESOME xp

    Possibly i didnt focus all the aspects, goods or bads, but with this you get a good idea of the game     … Expand
  20. aatassi
    Jul 31, 2014
    7
    Good things : graphics, combat system, big boss
    less : quests, scenario, leveling up, enemy infiltration

    Now that is free it is much better.
    It is all about graphics.

    Game play 6/10, graphics 8/10, back ground 5/10, lifetime : 7/10, sound : 7/10, combat system : 7/10
  21. Tiren
    Aug 21, 2014
    6
    I played this game until level 41 with a warrior and then i got bored. While the graphics may be good and the combat mechanics are better than most other mmorpgs, it is not used properly, the monsters are all approached by the same approach, all the monster die from 2 skills, and the quests are so boring that i wanted this game to end. I struggled to start this game and to keep playing it,I played this game until level 41 with a warrior and then i got bored. While the graphics may be good and the combat mechanics are better than most other mmorpgs, it is not used properly, the monsters are all approached by the same approach, all the monster die from 2 skills, and the quests are so boring that i wanted this game to end. I struggled to start this game and to keep playing it, the quests are overwhelming and don't add anything to the experience, and the supposedly 1 person dungeons are useless, because you need to complete the 5 people dungeons to advance on the quests. While the BAMs and dungeons may be entertaining at the start, they get old quickly and this game was a very bad chore for me that i couldn't complete it.… Expand
  22. Lonewulf
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    Amazing art design. Awesome action combat. The down side? takes forever to download, and questing boring as hell, go there kill 10 come back now go there, once you get there then kill 20 come back, next area Oh the excitement of a new area discovered!! guess what? go there kill 10 come back. rinse and repeat. Good looking non-stop grind fest action combat! that's my definition for Tera.
  23. Yulie
    Jan 15, 2017
    10
    I just started playing this game with my man. I have to say we been playing over a week and having an absolute blast. We have not paid a cent. Let me repeat that, we have not paid a cent. My man and I are into this for the PvE. We have been duoing it up and taking down stuff together. The combat is truly amazing. The world looks beautiful. I am playing the Ninja and my man isI just started playing this game with my man. I have to say we been playing over a week and having an absolute blast. We have not paid a cent. Let me repeat that, we have not paid a cent. My man and I are into this for the PvE. We have been duoing it up and taking down stuff together. The combat is truly amazing. The world looks beautiful. I am playing the Ninja and my man is playing a Brawler. I will most likely get some outfit out of the cash shop because I believe in supporting the developer and to keep the game alive with new content.… Expand
  24. AnimeKing
    Aug 12, 2015
    8
    The game is an alright game and since its free to play its worth a look at.
    Graphics, the graphics are ok but there still like the graphics you got back on the ps3 when it first came out.
    Sound, it's ok but nothing stands out. Gameplay, so we all heard about the battle sytem ecpetaily with the Lancer(The Tank). My character was a Lancer on a PvP server. it was difficult at first but I    The game is an alright game and since its free to play its worth a look at.
    Graphics, the graphics are ok but there still like the graphics you got back on the ps3 when it first came out.
    Sound, it's ok but nothing stands out.
    Gameplay, so we all heard about the battle sytem ecpetaily with the Lancer(The Tank). My character was a Lancer on a PvP server. it was difficult at first but I began to work with it.
    PvP, pvp is both in the world wondering around and in the arena, fyi there are campers waiting for you to come out of town, not alot but its there. Arena was kinda a joke it seemed one sided as a tank I cant hold my sheild for long so I'll loss eventually and as for like a DD class the archer will own.
    Dungeons, So this is one reason why I stayed on the PvP server. If I queue up for a dungeon i will most likely get it within a 5-10min wait time while a DD would be waiting 1-2hrs.
    Overall, It's not bad as people say, it does get boring around the lvl40 area but that was me without freinds, plus that happens to any mmo you play it will get boring. It's deffinently worth a look at. if its not your cup of tea then at least you can say you tryed it and it just wasnt for you, dont just take it from me or any other reviewer check it out yourself.    … Expand
  25. alleywig
    Sep 15, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have a few bones to pick with Tera, since I have played the free version nearly 1,000 hours so far. Tera is a stunningly beautiful (now completely free, actually, a reverse of pay-to-win) MMO that has the best action-aiming-skill system out there. It's worth a play but I'll be honest with everybody: it's a gambling time sink at the end-game gear leveling. Trust me, the end game matters here since questing is terrible. You start out end-game with gear being thrown at you. Tera does a great job of dungeon queuing so you get into a group within 10 minutes (depending). Once in the group your character has a good chance of being mocked since you are in the starter-end-game gear. Say your team wipes (fails) on a boss - you're blamed and harassed. Tera basically made the 2nd level-end-game gear (Wroth - fully enchanted) equal to the 1st-level gear (Idoneal- not enchanted) - meaning you're forced to go from the first step to gearing out to the third, which means you're going to be harassed. Once you are in possession of better gear (after about 20 runs- nay, 20 days- through the same dungeon, being harassed) it is time for you to get all of your gear enchanted. But it takes nearly 60,000 gold to enchant just one piece of armor, so altogether be prepared to spend 240k or about another 20 runs through the same dungeon (only 1 dungeon a day) to knock down the price to something like 190k. Endgame gear is within such a "feasible" reach that you are lured into thinking you could casually play this. You can, but you'll be gambling on boxes in attempts to gain money to enchant, and working up that gear for 3 months playing 3x a week. The "best" part is: enchanting isn't guaranteed. You will most likely fail 1/3 of your attempts, making you infuriated and going back to grinding up more money, spending more on boxes, and playing as a stock broker/ casino gambler.
    This accumulation process covers PvE and PvP. PvP is a slightly different story that basically includes running the same map over and over with players that often can't work together in hopes of gaining a diamond as a reward to cash in for 10k gold. This happens fairly often and just further inflates the hell out of the economy. The wealth of some veterans is just ridiculous: paying a broker 550k to sell an item worth 1g for 11 mill just to show how much they have, raising the price of the entire economy- is just one example. With so many high-rollers at the top this feeds the new player's wallets and creates a rapidly expanding economy where people are actually using in-game currency to buy store-bought (real money here) items. With this being a free game this demand is skyrocketing. Tera is hopefully going to reverse that trend of playing-to-pay-to-play-to-win which it currently resides. Let me explain: users are playing to rack up gold, enough to buy a 30-day elite (4 dungeons instead of one and no vendor cost) which they purchase from farmers in order to get ahead of everybody else. This will slowly decrease as the demand goes higher, but for now its a mad dash to try to get your poor character geared- but certainly not rich. The mounts and costumes will begin to eat away at your wallet as you desperately try to make your character what you really want it to be. If you chose a female character good luck on deals since about 75% of each server plays a female and demand is higher than ever. Sorry I digress,

    To Summarize: End-game gear should be difficult to achieve, but the variety of actual gear in this game is abysmal, instead becoming distracted by costumes and accessories - which is the second best part of the game, next to the action-based fighting style. There are (somewhat unique) boss fights and Big-Ass-Monsters, but it all becomes routine and boring after grinding them for months. The tanking is terrible: having given two other classes the power to tank but not the option to tank in the dungeon queue - as if Tera is purposefully discouraging tanking for more "excitement" and variety to their fights (with a tank its basically just a plant and spank). There is currently only one "official" tanking class, soon to be paired (replaced) by another (repeating the past trend of new female-locked classes) tanking class. It's refreshing to know the developers are still developing the game, but dear god the economy is insane. Right now about 1,200g = 1 US dollar. Each level 65 you have can achieve 1200 a day. So basically its a play-to-win game with gold being traded for in-store purchases. Must I also mention that gambling on opening boxes with contents worth 1,200g is addicting? Even that being said, the PvE and PvP content don't add up to much anything and most players are downright bored, relying on Guild communities and gross conspicuousness to further their drive to become a bad-ass. This game is seriously flawed and their practices are obtuse, but I'll admit that they have made fighting, character customization, and world textures look and feel amazing.    … Expand
  26. VladusX
    Oct 24, 2015
    10
    В целом игра ничего, сюжет однообразный, но первое время можно просто расслабится и поиграть.
  27. Darkstylez
    Nov 19, 2015
    5
    Great lore, great combat. Horribly marred by RNG mechanics to stay competitive with end game content and player versus player. If you have expendable income to swipe your credit card to buy a chance at +15 awakened gear than this is for you. Until these mechanics are changed my subscription will be taken elsewhere.
  28. pythag0ras
    May 23, 2016
    7
    all 10 votes are employees or fanboys. either way worthless.
    Its really fun up to level 58. But then you have to deal with wait timers on resetting solo dungeons (hour+ where as ALL the previous dungeons were 1 -3 min wait). This is an attempt to force you to group to level or grind out vanguard quests (kill 10 of x mob) which dont even give close to enough xp to be worth it.
    Basically    all 10 votes are employees or fanboys. either way worthless.
    Its really fun up to level 58. But then you have to deal with wait timers on resetting solo dungeons (hour+ where as ALL the previous dungeons were 1 -3 min wait). This is an attempt to force you to group to level or grind out vanguard quests (kill 10 of x mob) which dont even give close to enough xp to be worth it.

    Basically at 58 they severely reduce the fun and increase the grind and wait. Also this game has a bad habit of releasing new classes that are severely overpowered compared to the existing classes (which isnt the problem). They then wait for everyone to start complaining , and then nerf the class to oblivion(this is the problem).
    worth a play if you have nothing else to play . not worth spending a dime on(you can buy almost everything from the auction house with gold anyways). and just be prepared for the grind wall and to "hurry up and wait at 58"    … Expand
  29. azmihai
    Jan 25, 2016
    6
    Tera, is a beautiful game where you have great combat, great raids, great world and great customization... So what's wrong about it? The optimization... it's crap... It doesn't matter if you have a i7 quadcore or the best amd with the most powerful videocard, if the game is not made for that,its gonna work like crap...
  30. Shubaltz
    Aug 1, 2016
    6
    So sick of this developer. 5 years and anybody playing a male has received pretty much nothing, while the devs continue to add gender locked classes to female only, and then add race restrictions on top of it. The endgame is poor and the devs just continue to focus on cash shop items rather than attempting the fix the absolute horrid balance and the state of the game. If the combat wasn'tSo sick of this developer. 5 years and anybody playing a male has received pretty much nothing, while the devs continue to add gender locked classes to female only, and then add race restrictions on top of it. The endgame is poor and the devs just continue to focus on cash shop items rather than attempting the fix the absolute horrid balance and the state of the game. If the combat wasn't the best in any MMO, I'd probably rate it lower.… Expand
  31. Nicola99
    Nov 10, 2016
    7
    Tera is a vast RPG, starting right from the selection of your character with many races and classes, customizable .Tera has a very wide color with a very good story and able to keep you glued to the computer for hours. The skills for each character in the game are infinite each one different from the other on each of them. like every game there are some flaws, sometimes trips to do fromTera is a vast RPG, starting right from the selection of your character with many races and classes, customizable .Tera has a very wide color with a very good story and able to keep you glued to the computer for hours. The skills for each character in the game are infinite each one different from the other on each of them. like every game there are some flaws, sometimes trips to do from one city to another are too long even when using the fastest method, and some missions are seen too many times looking almost all the same.… Expand
  32. Bbplayer
    Mar 11, 2019
    8
    Good with others. If you are looking for a multiplayer experience that will hold your attention, this is one. Spent hours straight in single play sessions with a couple of friends at one point.
  33. Wweald
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    One of the best MMORPGS I've played. All thanks to the amazing combat, the graphics are great. Everything is else is pretty average. Race and gender locked stuff is annoying, especially considering how weird some of the races are.
  34. Nitaino
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    This game have everything lore questing dungeon quest and the combat mechanic is amazing you have to play it to believe it so I recommend it to every MMO fans out there to give it a change also this game is in console like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One so nobody have excuse to not play it because is free and F2P.
  35. akir555555
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    An incredibly fabulous game I love everything it offers with good potential to continue growing
  36. Kuroneko_Hashi
    Jul 10, 2021
    4
    1. disgusting camera from the playstation 2 era
    2. Playstation 2 level graphics (if you include filters in the game. mechanics not all bosses are visible)
    3. Sudden damage anywhere in the game (because of something under the textures that knocks out more than half of your HP). 4. the authors couldn't even find a description of the damage circle grenades for their assault Berark, they    1. disgusting camera from the playstation 2 era
    2. Playstation 2 level graphics (if you include filters in the game. mechanics not all bosses are visible)
    3. Sudden damage anywhere in the game (because of something under the textures that knocks out more than half of your HP).
    4. the authors couldn't even find a description of the damage circle grenades for their assault Berark, they have the same damage that in the centre of the blast, that on its outskirts. If you were feeling sorry for the money for a military expert, everything is easily found. But you authors are frankly profane...
    5. Do you still want people to invite someone into the game? Rewards for invitations you triggered once... Twice the award has not been given ...
    6. At any distance the same damage (this has not been used in games for 20 years).
    7. In the legendary quest keeper if you find yourself under the boss, you stupidly will hold circles until you die. What kind of balance is anyone in the game talking about?
    8. Who are you "developers" taught balance? Why are there mechanics in the usual berarka that are not in the more complex assault?
    9. Not PVP when you can connect the Gamepad and get auto-guidance in the game with Non Target, which the owners do not have a keyboard and mouse.
    10. Stupid copies of pvp activities: Example Canyon Freywind is a frontal copy of Unreal Turnament 1999.
    11. stupid ideas with mechanics sharpened to the ideal ping from 1 to 16, if you have a ping of 80 or higher, you will forever die and take losses in the game. The game authors are backed by GameForge for this. It's the player's fault for having such a ping.
    12. The ideas with giant monsters in the game are copied from the monster hunter series (but the game camera in Tera is implemented disgusting and no one will fix it. According to GameForge staff reactions)
    13. Overrated hardware requirements for low-level graphics (for such graphics should suffice graphics card geforce4 mx 440).
    14. Overrated entry threshold (the highest among all online games in 2021)
    15. Too highly specialized classes (dodos not all classes are balanced)
    16. When will you finally add backlighting, in this place you can put a poster and in this one you can not? (it's been 7 years like this in indie games, and this game is not a 2 penny)
    17. Detailed description of abilities when will there finally be? (which will describe what makes the ability (Example: the ability of a warrior: Enraging Porez which does not specify that allows you to quickly move forward a certain distance ahead and such a lot of errors)))
    18: Eternia Arena of Madness for which warriors did you make a boss for? (for delta and alpha, other people will 100% never pass it (including marines, special forces and even navy seals. Since the enemy put in place that can only be defeated by weapons of the future (machine guns with auto-aiming in combat suits). And give people weapons 13-14 century, and against them release a boss, which requires constant motion))
    19. Imbalance of mobs (Infected Fangspawn with their damage to 100-120k, while other mobs such damage do not have)
    20. Stupid use of jump and automatic selection of actions on one key. Sorry no game has had this minus in 40 years on any platform.
    21. Disgusting network code (first there's an animation that you walk away from the mechanics. And then you go back as the dumb network code thought that you did not have time and you die). Mesh code level 90's (learn the math part gentlemen developers. Even in Lineage 2 and then the network code is much better than the Tera code. Where did you dig up the mammoth feces in the form of network code, I do not know (similar can be found except that in Quake 1))
    22. What "genius" came up with the Valkyrie slope in the form of a jump? (She has a melee weapon and can not use it because of the weapons of this class). Gentlemen developers do you think your pumpkin, what nonsense you are talking about?
    23. Among the system requirements is not specified that requires a 4-button mouse (minimum).
    24. Kernel level bug and they don't want to fix it. Ability to heal ray on the keyboard works through and through, and only on the mouse works steadily.
    25. Morons on the prists and mystics in the game that do not know how to play. And invite these in the game is just you developers. (Where do you find such bottoms in the game? You as developers should give players the basic knowledge, otherwise the attitude towards you and the game one continuous negative).
    26. Bug, which can manifest itself: the 5 cm from you round attack does not count, then counted. Why is it triggered, to establish the cause is not possible (but to establish it is only possible to check the entire game code and all the interconnections).
    27. Suddenly switching off myste abilities, as if there was death. But it wasn't.
    28. Multiple other errors of different levels (which for 100+ patches have not been fixed)    … Expand
  37. nyxulric19
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    the game is full of stupid bugs , like recently i lost my enchantment lvl from +7 to +0 aka basic gear , wich means i lost over 6M gold thats like 50 euros at least , jus bcs of a bug in the game and guess what u dont any refunds or fixes they just ask u to be patient :) dont waste your time on this game i regret every minute i spent on it , its stupidly bugged let alone the repetitifthe game is full of stupid bugs , like recently i lost my enchantment lvl from +7 to +0 aka basic gear , wich means i lost over 6M gold thats like 50 euros at least , jus bcs of a bug in the game and guess what u dont any refunds or fixes they just ask u to be patient :) dont waste your time on this game i regret every minute i spent on it , its stupidly bugged let alone the repetitif content and bosses and its cheatable like everyone uses scripts bcs of the tera toolbox so ye… Expand
  38. TheEndType
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    One of the best MMORPGs I have played in my last 10 years. I enjoyed every moment, every dungeon, but sadly is over.

    Thanks for making this game!
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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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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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