T.E.R.A.

**Rulke** · 2011-03-09 20:39

Q&A from terafans:

Q. A few months ago an En Masse Entertainment post alluded to guild housing, but we never heard about it again. What happened to guild housing and will we see it in western TERA?

It's something I'll say is "in development," I'm not sure when we'll get to it or if it will make our launch, but it's definitely something we're looking at for Western TERA.

Q. At level 60, what will keep players coming out into the open world?

There's a lot of good named bosses that kind of roam the fields. There's some good challenges that, you know--epic boss fights--as well as if you're on a PvP server, there's going to be political intrigue with guild-vs.-guild combat. Hunting zones you can get badges in.

Q. There are some concerns about how damage scales with armor. Will these numbers be tweaked in time for TERA's western release?

A lot of it is through the leveling up process, you have to balance PvE and PvP. So as you're going through, that's consistently tweaked just to make sure you can find that kind of sweet spot. Armor and weapons do make a difference in TERA--it's still going to set people apart when everything else is equal, by quite a bit.

Q. Currently due to the extremely high critical strike damage, damage in PvP is very high. Do you have anything in mind to address this to take it down a notch?

Yeah I mean, that's all stuff that comes with balance over time. We're looking at it--I'm guessing they're playing on the Korean servers, so I can't really comment on that. But at the same time, all that stuff is looked at.

Q. In one of last year's demos the media was able to experience traps and other kinds of interactivity in an instance. Will there be more content added with traps and puzzles?

Yeah we want the world to be as interactive as possible. So in the PvE dungeons, one boss in particular has a couple traps so that you can get the boss hurt as well on them, so I think you'll find a few surprises like that.

Q. How will the PK system work on both PvP and PvE servers in North America?

On the PvE server we're just removing the PK system, so any open world PvP isn't gonna happen unless it's consentual through a duel or a death match, or in the battlegrounds. On PvP servers, there's going to be some slight variance from the Korean rule system, but the Korean rule system is gonna be our base. We'll work off the community feedback on that to tweak the PvP servers.

Q. Will players be able to queue for BGs anywhere in the world in western TERA?

That's something we're evaluating right now, kind of going over that with the lead designer, both in the times it's available as well as where you can queue. So the answer is: not sure yet.

Q. Are there any plans to let players disable or rebind the combo hotkey (spacebar)?

That's a good question. It hasn't really been brought up, but that's definitely something I could ask about.

Q. Are there plans to include more movable, separate, non-paged action bars?

Not at this time, but that's another good suggestion we can queue and see as players play the game more. Stuff like that isn't terribly difficult, but there's a lot of stuff in the queue from other feedback as well.

Q. Are there any plans to change racial bonuses for the western release?

We're going to keep the racial bonuses, but we are going to make sure they're balanced and tweaked appropriately. I think there are a couple that are off right now, but it's more about finding a balance than changing them for the Western market.

Q. Is there any information on a pre-selection service allowing players to reserve their name on their chosen server etc for the NA release?

No official information on it, but we're definitely investigating it. We really liked how it went for NHN, so that's definitely a feature we're seeing how we can best implement for our market.

Q. Will leveling in western TERA be less group oriented than it currently is in Korean TERA?

That's probably the major focus that we're looking at, here and the development team. Korean players want a little bit more soloability as well, so it's very high on our list.

**Artemicon** · 2011-03-09 21:35

INC .dat swapping for Elins. Hopefully someone jumps on that asap so I don't have to keep an updated korean client along side the NA client.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-09 22:42

Originally Posted by BGtemp

Q. Will leveling in western TERA be less group oriented than it currently is in Korean TERA?

That's probably the major focus that we're looking at, here and the development team. Korean players want a little bit more soloability as well, so it's very high on our list.

March 17th patch notes will have an answer for this, which is really cool. They're changing the dificulty on colored mobs for PTs of 1, 2-3 and 5. Making the game more difficult and rewarding while in PT, yet more solo friendly.

I love terafans interviews. Thx for posting.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-09 22:44

Originally Posted by Artemicon

INC .dat swapping for Elins. Hopefully someone jumps on that asap so I don't have to keep an updated korean client along side the NA client.

I have the korean client right here, ready to swap. lol : )

**Rulke** · 2011-03-09 22:57

^I don't ever post on TeraFans but I really like the site.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-09 23:15

Im sitting here thinking.. Tights look good on girls last I checked. Tights with those thighs and those graphics might just be more fap fap than ever before.. :Q

**avelle** · 2011-03-09 23:17

Is it beta time yet?

**Foxer** · 2011-03-09 23:19

End of 2013. Dish out $35, cheapo.

**avelle** · 2011-03-09 23:26

I'd pay 35 dollars for beta at this point, getting tired of waiting.

**SilverBreeze** · 2011-03-09 23:29

Originally Posted by Fenux

Im sitting here thinking.. Tights look good on girls last I checked. Tights with those thighs and those graphics might just be more fap fap than ever before.. :Q

As long as it's well done, not shit ala Age of Conan last minute painted on thongs lol.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-09 23:38

Originally Posted by avelle

I'd pay 35 dollars for beta at this point, getting tired of waiting.

ngw's $35 package includes the account, verification, and 30 days. They know how to hustle, y0.

Originally Posted by SilverBreeze

As long as it's well done, not shit ala Age of Conan last minute painted on thongs lol.

Gonna have to look that one up lol. Elin is actually non-playable ATM so I would imagine they're spending a decent amount of time to modify the 'very little' amount of content change they mentioned.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-09 23:40

Googled AoC RQ and stumbled upon this; http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...ghtly-nsfw.ars lol

**Burningthought** · 2011-03-09 23:55

Does the korean version have IP blocks and stuff? I might spend $35 to play it a bit earlier, especially if i'm not liable for identity theft lol.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-10 00:04

No IP block. They were gay during beta but as soon as they start receiving money, they start treating you like family. NGW has re-supplied verified accounts in a few situations due to locked accounts by my count as far as I know.

**Katlan** · 2011-03-10 00:05

Since there are no at war factions / races.. how would a a PvP server work? it FFA?

**Burningthought** · 2011-03-10 00:08

Originally Posted by Fenux

No IP block. They were gay during beta but as soon as they start receiving money, they start treating you like family. NGW has re-supplied verified accounts in a few situations due to locked accounts by my count as far as I know.

Well if I get any extra spending money I might join you guys, also I heard something about a possible disadvantage being so far away from the servers though in regards to attacks and skills, but I don't remember any specifics.

Do you know if its a big deal or not?

Also would if be possible to verify the account via Google Voice? Because if its just an automated voice asking you to press some buttons or w/e I'm not going to waste $10 on an account.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-10 00:12

PK system. So, yeah, FFA PVP. Guild wars will be implemented with Politics, since it's going to affect Politics directly, and Politics is apparently debuting on the 17th.

How it works now is you flag PK to whoever you're going to fight. If it's against the PT, they all turn colored to you, and it's all of them vs you. You use up tokens though, for every time you PK someone. The lower level they are in comparison to you, the more tokens it uses up. If the level range is the same, it won't use up tokens. They do it so you don't abuse the 40s at 60 and kill their grind/questing, ala rifting/abyss. Also, the PK flagging system is not asking for permission, so they cannot chose to accept or decline - It's OWPVP.

**Foxer** · 2011-03-10 00:14

Originally Posted by Burningthought

Well if I get any extra spending money I might join you guys, also I heard something about a possible disadvantage being so far away from the servers though in regards to attacks and skills, but I don't remember any specifics.

Do you know if its a big deal or not?

Also would if be possible to verify the account via Google Voice? Because if its just an automated voice asking you to press some buttons or w/e I'm not going to waste $10 on an account.

Game is 100% dependent on free-target, so your ping is important. 100 or below runs the same. Us, being so far from Korea, play with 300-500+ ping. Believe it or not, it's around twice as slow for us when it comes to attacking.

e; Posted this on p.39 but we've been advancing pretty quickly here so here it is again;

This shows Korean latency vs our latency ATM.

**Burningthought** · 2011-03-10 00:20

Oh god I think i'll just wait.

**Katlan** · 2011-03-10 00:25

Latency is mainly a provider issue. for Aion Chinese retail/OB, I had the same ping I do for WoW and all other mmo's (under 100 90% of the time), while my friends had about 150-300+ most of the time. If the EN pack gets fixed ill definantly try our Korean retail, just keep me updated

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