No threads about Tera? Interesting...

Kiith

I'm in as well, though i doubt i'll get to play it much.

aN.Droid

Played a few of the weekends and still can't decide whether or not to buy it. open beta starts Friday also for those of you who have not got to play it yet.

Dcully

Open Beta this weekend,i didnt bother with the 20 odd gig download :eek: but im very keen to try this out, it seems to be going down well, i watched a few streams lastnight on twitch tv and most were raving about it, the combat looks great.

Kiith

I've got the client updated, and will try it again later. Want to get to lvl20, as that is when it's supposed to get much more fun with hige enemies all over the place that actually are tough to fight. The starter area's are exactly the same as any starter area i've ever played, and got quite boring quickly.

lostbooks

I played the open beta this weekend; got to level twenty, played around with the crafting and enchantment while doing some exploration and then at the end put everything I had found or created on the auction house for one copper. I was happily surprised to see it’s possible to solo a priest to twenty and I like the visual style of the game a great deal, I got to see one big monster and then have my priestly ass handed to me in quick succession.

I was surprised to discover that there are known issues with the first instance at the end of the starter island which became locked in a state that meant it was not possible to complete until it was done as a group. That issue seems to be that if the priest NPC who accompanies a solo player does more damage than you at a certain stage it all goes FUBAR, so kill him off on early MOBS and you should be fine. I also experienced some very odd visual issues even using the latest drivers for my Sapphire 5870 HD, some graphic elements would appear black with flashing white ‘tears’ at the edges.

I am still in two minds as to playing the game so would be interested in others experiences with the betas both closed and open and if you think you will be playing.

Noxin

I was playing today for a short while before open beta finishes up. Some interesting features.
Someone noted that you cannot directly target mobs. Personally (after a bit of practice) I quite enjoyed this. I find the combat system much more fun than the generic mmo system of target, click, pewpew.
Missing, dodging, blocking all done manually and not only based on stats and %.
Area looked quite nice but I didn't get to play for too long to experience it fully.
It was quite a bit confusing in the beginning not having a mouse pointer clicking around where I wanted but you get used to it very quick.

Like I said, didn't play for too long but from what I did, I enjoyed. I'm not gonna rush and pre-order it though as I still have time and enjoyment out of TOR. I'll wait for it to be alive for a while and see what reviews it gets and enhancements it brings out. There is always some early patching done after a release.

degrassinoel

Made my mind up after about an hour playing the closed beta last week, I wont be buying this.
In no particular order, this is why..

The voice acting is cheesy, even for a Korean mmo.
The quests are crap, no immersion or reason for caring why my character is doing what he/she/it's doing.
The gimmicky free targeting system is awkward and to me it seems like it was designed for a console controller rather than a keyboard and mouse.

The characters may as well ALL be pornstars, including the pandas and that super creepy child race with the unbelievably short skirts.. Sorry but that's just going too far imo. Blatantly perverted. I'm no prude but i'd rather not see a character in an mmo that looks like something from an x-rated version of 'toddlers and tiaras'.

While the game looks decent enough with backgrounds and mobs, that's all i found that it had going for it. It's just too crap to even compare to other mmo's imo.

Save your cash, resub to wow or swtor while you wait for the next wowkiller because this definitely isn't it.

ShaneScouse

I was in some of the betas for Tera, aint played it in months had a mmo itch after GW2. I know tera is on its headstart weekend I still had it installed done about a 2GB update and I just wanted to see what It said, see if i could get it on w/e dont ask me why i was bothering.

But it has let me login create a char and I am in the game with a lvl 20 char in some prolouge area, surely there isnt still a beta running? How come I can get in and was not told no active subscription or the likes?

Companion box

Well it launches in europe today, gonna give it a shot this evening if anyone wants to join me.

Kiith

I was thinking of picking it up, but i'm broke so it'll have to wait.

Stev_o

So did anyone buy it?

uncle_sam_ie

I was but, the monthly fee is stopping me.

Companion box

Im enjoying it alot, haven't been able to stop playing since i got home, there is alot of derivative elements in it, but you really don't care because the combat is just so much fun.

ShaneScouse

Picked it up meself, have to admit i got bitten by the MMO bug afte the guildwars2 beta and this seemed like a nice fill in till sept/oct when GW2 is out.

At first its a basic mmo, quests are usuall fare, but the combat and the graphics make it stand out a little. Fast forward to lvl 22 and christ is there alot more depth to this game then I assumed or people give it credit.
Best UI ive seen in a mmo by a country mile, gfx as Ive said, the music and atmosphere in alot of the areas combined with them looking amazing realy is nice to lvl in. The combat gets more complicated more you lvl as more skills, and you gota move/kit use your dodge and tele stuff right esp if trying to solo really hard grp mobs or the likes, its realy good fun. been a long time since I had to actually use skill in a mmo, is so fresh and welcome.
Its not just standing still and pressing tab and 1,2,1,1,2 tab again till mobs are dead, I really enjoy it.

It has a LFG tool that seems to work perfect at launch which nearly gave me a heartattack after my history with other mmos and woefull systems. they are bringing in pvp warfronts during summer which should be a nice addition, and the crafting and enchantments and stuff are very well done.

As I said games alot more deep and rewarding then most give it credit, inc myself till I played it for couple of days. I defo recommend it, esp for those gagging for GW2 to come out :P

Companion box

Couldn't agree more, tried a load of different mmo's, dc universe online, rift and swtor but i haven't had this much fun with an mmo in a long time.

Let me know what server you are on dude.

Dcully

Watched about 25 mins of a stream lastnight and i must admit it looks alot of fun.

Completionist

Is the tera store the only place to get this digitally? Paying €15 extra to not receive a physical copy is not very appealing:(

Kiith

Completionist wrote: »

Is the tera store the only place to get this digitally? Paying €15 extra to not receive a physical copy is not very appealing:(

Here you go. Price comparison for digital download. So tempted to get it as the combat really is very good, but really can't afford this with Diablo 3 out in 10 days.

http://www.dlcompare.com/games/tera-online-digitaldownload-261

ShaneScouse

Not sure where else does it, im sure you can google around. Its €40 to buy the physical game on play.com and the likes, €50 on teras site for the digital game

Completionist

Any complaints about Onlinekeystore? From the link above they work out the cheapest at ~€35 which is the same price as the physical version from Amazon.

ShaneScouse

Completionist wrote: »

Any complaints about Onlinekeystore? From the link above they work out the cheapest at ~€35 which is the same price as the physical version from Amazon.

Never heard anything 1st hand negative about them, but just be wary of key sites, there after sales support and the likes tend to be lacklustre from what Ive heard of the sites in general.

Playboy

What servers you guys on? Me and the Missus just signed up ... bored to death with SWTOR and fancied something different

Sephiroth_dude

How much is the sub?

Completionist

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

How much is the sub?

You get 30 days with purchase of the game, Only place I could find that sells additional subs is Play.com at the cost of €13.50 for 30 days.

Here is a breakdown of how they work it:

Inaugural Pricing

Set up your subscription prior to May 31st, 2012 (11:59pm PST) to receive the discounted rates below:

Monthly Subscription: $14.99
3-month Subscription: $35.85 ($11.95/month = 20% discount)
6-month Subscription: $59.70 ($9.95/month = 34% discount)
Yearly Subscription: $107.40 ($8.95/month = 40% discount)

Regular Pricing

Beginning June 1st at 12:00am PDT the pricing will change to the normal rate.

Monthly Subscription: $14.99
3-month Subscription: $38.85 ($12.95/month = 14% discount)
6-month Subscription: $65.70 ($10.95/month = 27% discount)
Yearly Subscription: $119.40 ($9.95/month = 34% discount)

Source

Companion box

Playboy wrote: »

What servers you guys on? Me and the Missus just signed up ... bored to death with SWTOR and fancied something different

Im on Allemantheia atm, on "Epitaph" if anyone wants to group up for some quests, only started yesterday so I'm barely past the starting area.

Sephiroth_dude

Companion box wrote: »

Im on Allemantheia atm, on "Epitaph" if anyone wants to group up for some quests, only started yesterday so I'm barely past the starting area.

how are you finding it?worth the cash?

ShaneScouse

You get 37 days free actually :P

Im on the high pop PVE server, VELIK? I think, never had a queue but its the most crowded pve server which is where you wana be for launch as like all mmos pop will drop over the next few weeks.

Completionist

Here is the cheapest confirmed partner that provides a digital version. Costs €45 Costs €43 if you select German on the top right menu.

Kiith

It's cheaper on OnlineKeyStore and G2Play (€35 and €37 respectively). I've not used OnlineKeyStore, but have used G2Play many times without any issues.

Dcully

So tempted to get this while we wait for GW2 but then again Diablo3 is out next week.