T.E.R.A.

[Katlan]

Welt, I haven't seen you post up your impressions now that you have played a bit yourself. Was it worth letting the thread suck you in? .

he likes it =p I was waiting for his opinion also and all he was saying was how good it is lol

I haven't done much HNM as they are very heavily camped (best gear, etc), so I cant say for sure if there are windows or not.

I think it was Fenux who posted about [H]NM spawns and stuff a while back.

[Weltall]

The game is simply astounding.

The combat system is actually FUN for once. The graphics are the best you will get out of an MMO currently (and probably for the next year+). Class diversity is the best in any MMO, hands down, and I personally believe the character editor is the best though some will disagree. Movement and animations are fluid (when you fall 6 feet off something, your legs actually bend it and takes a moment to get up, instead of just taking -damage and continuing to run like other MMOs).

I don't know what any quest, item, or armor does. So I can't help you there, but I can tell you the amror looks.....retardedly awesome?

As long as the endgame is great and they continue to add to it, this will be my long-term MMO ala FFXI.

Edit - I have played Ranger and Sorcerer.

[Cloudius]

I think it was Fenux who posted about [H]NM spawns and stuff a while back.

I did.

[Katlan]

I did.

oh lol. It was a while ago so I didn't remember who posted what !

[Cloudius]

oh lol. It was a while ago so I didn't remember who posted what !

np just wanted to clarify that idk if there are window or not, so I dont get misquoted!

[Katlan]

np just wanted to clarify that idk if there are window or not, so I dont get misquoted!

Way to ruin my hopes of good spawn windows. NA release is gonna come around and they will be 72hr-84hr spawn windows... just you watch! (j/k - i think?)

[Rulke]

^ Don't see why EME would change the spawn time gap unless longer delays are standard in other NA MMOs?

[Katlan]

I was totally trolling. lol

[Foxer]

lol

[Foxer]

SHUT IT, YOU AMAN YOU!

[Grey Jorildyn]

I think it would be a good idea if most, or NA at least, BG people stayed together in one server/guild, but I don't particulary care for the "Community" guilds that play all or jump around to many MMOs at a time. Not trying to hate at all, do what ya do and I get it Just not for me. I played Lineage/RFO/Insert foreign MMO with a group like that, and couldn't stand the constant game jumping.

I can help lead, pay for a really good website, but I work a lot these days, but should still have enough time to attend most events. Not like the FFXI days D: hehe

Stanislav's guild manager thing looks really good actually.

Each IGC chapter is different people. Some overlap, but they tend to be casuals trying out a game. We don't jump around games or anything like that. But other gaming communities do do that, and I don't much like it either tbh. We do allow freedom of movement within the community to any guild, but no ones ever really committed to two guilds at once within IGC, ever. MMOs are just too time-consuming for that, and all our players are good players that don't settle for that second-best crap.

[Foxer]

Patch notes tomorrow and next week tomorrow are supposed to be big. Anyone have anything?

e: KR source in game saying test servers going up later today. Will include the opening of the top continent, along with an LV cap raise. Along with this, 4 new end game instances are being added.

e2:Armor dyeing system being added.

e3: Weapons enchanted +7 and above will glow.

e4: Announcement of cross server invasions(not in May)

[tol]

every race but elin are being removed, HEARD IT HERE FIRST

[Foxer]

Elin OP. Servers will crash.

[Burningthought]

Patch notes tomorrow and next week tomorrow are supposed to be big. Anyone have anything?

e: KR source in game saying test servers going up later today. Will include the opening of the top continent, along with an LV cap raise. Along with this, 4 new end game instances are being added.

e2:Armor dyeing system being added.

e3: Weapons enchanted +7 and above will glow.

e4: Announcement of cross server invasions(not in May)

Ugh.

[Foxer]

I said the same exact thing. Nothing on armor.

Also, more in.

New top tier weapon supposedly being added(something resembling FFXI relics?(possibly the only one that can glow?))

Discussion on a (one time?) appearance change coupon. Hoping this is an event, like all their other ones and it's free.

[Burningthought]

I said the same exact thing. Nothing on armor.

Also, more in.

New top tier weapon supposedly being added(something resembling FFXI relics?(possibly the only one that can glow?))

Discussion on a (one time?) appearance change coupon. Hoping this is an event, like all their other ones and it's free.

Maybe the glow effect will be done differently than L2. If its anything like L2 I'm going to be pissed. That shit looks tacky, and its a cheap way of making something look unique.

[Kensaki]

I'll be playing EU side come launch. Is there any plan of an BG guild EU side?

[Foxer]

Destruction of the Beasts (TERA Online's first major content patch, due May)

-Level cap raising.
-New continent and monster appearance.
-More variety of items appearing.
-New skills added.
-Improved user comfort and gaming systems.


(Level cap increase)

-Level cap limit will be raised: 50->58
-Level cap 60 will be saved for future updates.
-Server VS server confrontation.


(Story/Bestiary)

-Opening of the northern continent, Syara.
-Argon and border in affected areas devastated by war.
-Jeontuhyeong fortresses city concept.
-Kai commander found dead to begin new story line.
-10 fields added. 4 dungeons added.
-Added new estates, 3 places.
-Tomorrow, throughout regular updates, the difficulty of Akasha's Lair will be lowered.
-New BAM in form of Chimera(manticore?).


(Items)

-Physical changes on current equipment will be made, while maintaining the effectiveness of the look.
-Adding the dye system, the stack of dye can be used to adjust equipment.
-Enhancing system will be adjusted(weapons level 7 or higher will now have a glow effect).
-Adding new equipment more powerful than current equipment.


(Skills)

-Adjustments to Warriors(defense?) are being implemented.
-Srocerer's practical effect(base attack?) will be enhanced by powerful region dealer.


(UI and System)

-Added BG rankings
-Improvements will be made to AH.
-Improvement will be made to production convenience.
-Improving ease of personal shops.
-Improving Archer damage stream, along with rakon healing skill.


(Updating progress schedule)

-STEP 1: OBT/Retail(January)
-STEP 2: Destruction of the Beasts(update)(May 2011)
-STEP 3 :Fragment of a dream(update)(Within 2011)
-STEP 4: Praia (implementation)(Within 2011)
-STEP 5: Give Switch Ark(2012)
Confrontation -> Large scale PVE -> Large scale PVP -> Politics improvements.

From there, it goes on talking about the future updates they have planned for TERA throughout the rest of 2011 and into 2012. They mention advancements in large scale cross server confrontations, large scale dungeon and open world boss battles, and much, much more.

Praia and Ark talk in that article seems to revolve much around aerial cities, and aerial fortresses.

Mind you, TERA also patches the game every single Wednesday, here in the states.

This is not the 100% accurate translation of the patch notes, as I left out all the words and sentences that made absolutely no sense. A better translation should be out sooner than later, hopefully, but this is the best I could do. :3

[Cloudius]

Source?