T.E.R.A.

**niwaar** · 2011-04-04 20:37

Originally Posted by Fenux

3-4 in starter. 2 later on.

Um.. having too many channels and never having to fight for NMs/HNMs is terrible. Especially seeing how none of these HNMs here are on 24/72 hr timer or anything of that sort. Quite short in comparison if you ask me. If the HNMs here have anything worthwhile dropping, they will be camped, so you can't just go from channel to channel and kill them, unless you get lucky, or you're camping something no one cares about.

Wasn't talking about HNM, just the normal NMs that every game has. Its an Asian game and NM hunting is a very Asian MMO norm. It is something that I spent hours and hours (and hours) doing in XI.

The channel thing still bugs me. Not a game breaker in and of itself, but to me it just comes off as lazy design and an artificial way of creating more game area and limit lag without doing the extra work. Tell me, how big is the game world in comparison to current MMOs? Rift's total area is smaller than half of one WoW continent, Aion's game world was slightly larger (even though most of it was Abyss). XIs game world seemed much much larger, but I am guessing it was small as well.

**Gryffes** · 2011-04-04 21:23

World area is much bigger than rifts, like the noob continent is bigger than rifts whole world.

Channels are a standard in asian mmos.

**Cloudius** · 2011-04-04 21:47

I hate channels, but it has it's advantages. Thankfully the big HNMs atm are in 1 channel zone.

Anyway, I was helping a friend do some missions, and we ran through this area (totally forgot about it):

Spoiler: show

**Cichy** · 2011-04-04 22:20

I just got to that area today, it's spectacular, screenshots just dont do the game justice because of all the effects and animations that are happening around you.

**Cloudius** · 2011-04-04 22:38

Originally Posted by Cichy

I just got to that area today, it's spectacular, screenshots just dont do the game justice because of all the effects and animations that are happening around you.

So true. Iwas sad how the SS came out.

**Rulke** · 2011-04-04 23:32

Ok, question for all you Ktera people at higher levels. Whats the deal with the idea that a Berserker can act as a group tank (PvE) because of weapon block. It sounds feasable but is it?

**Kaisha** · 2011-04-05 00:03

Do the area terrains look better on higher details? Majority of the screenshots I've seen are plagued with the 'tiled texture on 3d terrain' look that WoW and the like have. Makes the world look flat when the roads blend into the grass and other crap, rather than being modelled in proper.

**Cichy** · 2011-04-05 00:11

In my opinion it's the best looking MMO anyway you try to slice and dice it.

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 00:16

Originally Posted by BGtemp

Ok, question for all you Ktera people at higher levels. Whats the deal with the idea that a Berserker can act as a group tank (PvE) because of weapon block. It sounds feasable but is it?

Huge DPS so with no CE, yeah you could get away with tanking. Shield goes down and you take no damage. It's not as effecive as Lancer's, nor does it mitigate damage behind you for PT members but it's something.

Originally Posted by Kaisha

Do the area terrains look better on higher details? Majority of the screenshots I've seen are plagued with the 'tiled texture on 3d terrain' look that WoW and the like have. Makes the world look flat when the roads blend into the grass and other crap, rather than being modelled in proper.

SSs come out bad. Comparing this game to WoW is as big a dis as can be. Game actually looks better than anything you've ever played MMO wise.

**Rulke** · 2011-04-05 00:25

Table breakers

Just a few random caps from CPE weekend.

Spoiler: show

Will upload a few vids later.

Question to any who use fraps to capture video w/ sound. I can hear my friends talking on Vent but not myself on some recordings. Is there a way to capture only game sound and not Vent sounds too?

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 00:51

Don't think so, but since you're on the video capturing subject - IS THERE A FUCKING GAME GUARD?????????? Fraps talk suggest there isn't. Please<- tell me I'm right?

**Cloudius** · 2011-04-05 02:49

Originally Posted by BGtemp

Ok, question for all you Ktera people at higher levels. Whats the deal with the idea that a Berserker can act as a group tank (PvE) because of weapon block. It sounds feasable but is it?

Not possible imo. No taunts = no deal. Healer will grab aggro off you easily and you'll end up being kited with the mob. Im lvling a zerker atm, and I can grab aggro if I burst at start, but I can lose it even faster and have a hard time getting it back.
Although if you out level the instance by a few, you won't need a tank just 4 DD + healer and bounce aggro off each other (e.g. lv20 instance at 23). But say lv50 instance at lv50 I doubt you can do it without a lancer.

If you meant general questing? Tanks are not needed.

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 05:49

Originally Posted by niwaar

Wasn't talking about HNM, just the normal NMs that every game has. Its an Asian game and NM hunting is a very Asian MMO norm. It is something that I spent hours and hours (and hours) doing in XI.

The channel thing still bugs me. Not a game breaker in and of itself, but to me it just comes off as lazy design and an artificial way of creating more game area and limit lag without doing the extra work. Tell me, how big is the game world in comparison to current MMOs? Rift's total area is smaller than half of one WoW continent, Aion's game world was slightly larger (even though most of it was Abyss). XIs game world seemed much much larger, but I am guessing it was small as well.

I actually cannot emphasize how wrong you are about this being an NM hunting heavy game simply because it's an Asian MMO? lol

Maybe you're stuck on thinking that because you played FFXI, the game with the absolute worst NM hunting system ever. No game is that flawed.

The channel comment was actually immature. You're artificial game area comment becomes invalid as soon as you realize that TERA is probably the largest MMO you will play, if you do. There is also nothing wrong with limiting lag. XI's game world was small compared to even Aion IMO. Rate this around Aion size, except, half of Aion was an open battleground, which was kinda wack, and TERA is still incomplete. But then again, no MMO is complete.

**Viq** · 2011-04-05 06:48

Genuinely curious, what does the 겅례 mean in your sig, Fenux? I get the 최고점 part, but can't come up with anything for 겅례 (ㅠ.ㅠ)

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 07:05

Please tell me it says something related to salute? Google isn't usually wrong on single words like that but it could have been me not figuring out this Korean keyboard junk.

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 07:21

I see what I did wrong. It's 경 instead of 겅.

I'm still learning. :3

Back story to that would be our guild in FFXI was pretty much the gil sellers' biggest trigger buyer on Ragnarok at one point so they decided to make a guild honoring us? Named it SolsticeSalute. Embarrassing.. sheesh.

e: TY for pointing that out BTW.

**Viq** · 2011-04-05 07:23

salute is 경례, not 겅례. Instead of hitting rjd for the first character, you want rud

EDIT: Word, I'm slow

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 08:00

Hahaha.. This is what my boy gets for renaming his guild.

Gotta love Koreans loving non-Korean competition.

At least they let him watch the fight I guess.

**Viq** · 2011-04-05 08:59

He picked a pretty awesome guild name, at least.

**Foxer** · 2011-04-05 09:06

What is it? And what's the log say after he dies?

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