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HurricaneHige · 2012-07-10, 08:03

Two new Tera Videos up, head over to teamuprising.org if you are on VoT and like to join in on the fun!

YouTube

https://youtu.be/uQsfTIzd8wU

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https://youtu.be/XPa4ts_qcs0

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SvenCalBayan · 2012-07-28, 19:07

It's been a while... but you know what, I'm still playing. I haven't touched my PS3 since May 5th 2012 (the day I bought TERA). I know, I didn't buy it from day 1.

When Diablo 3 came out (May 15th 2012), I bought it day 1, on a midnight special opening. Played it for 3 weeks along with TERA in the mix. After 3 weeks, I'm sick of D3, but not TERA.

Even though I'm not near the LVL cap (which is 60). I'm currently LVL 45 with my main character, a sorceress. I'm still enjoying the game.

My past experiences with MMORPGs have been with FFXI and Lineage 2 :

- FFXI = Couldn't solo past LVL 12-13, a waiting game (waiting for the right party). I only played during the summer beta (back in 2003).

- Lineage 2 = I played this game from 2004 to 2007... but really, I stopped in 2006 (around November 2006 = FFXII just came out). By the time I reached the high LVLs in Lineage 2, most players had multiple accounts... so finding a party was hard. I mean most players who had multiple accounts, had already a buffer, healer, damage dealer in their party. I was just a nuisance walking around. I gave it one last shot during the summer of 2007.

I tried "Sword of the New World" (Granado Espada) during that summer (2007), but I grew tired of it quickly. The music in this game though, was awesome, at least for me.

____________________________

Now back to TERA.

Here are some screencaps of my lovely sorceress :

HurricaneHige · 2012-07-28, 19:56

Tera is great because the core system is fun.

Tera is bad because the decisions made the the dev team are dumb regarding both endgame and fluff.

First, no fluff (crafting/side missions/time wasting activities like fishing and minigames).

Second, best things come from instances, discourages pvp and community.

Third, no real endgame.

It's a great game, but some things need to change.

Vexx · 2012-07-28, 22:22

My account is still active but I was out on vacation for a couple of weeks and since then I've been "very popular" (dragged off for a multitude of short work projects).

synaesthetic · 2012-07-29, 00:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by HurricaneHige

Tera is bad because the decisions made the the dev team are dumb regarding both endgame and fluff.

First, no fluff (crafting/side missions/time wasting activities like fishing and minigames).

Second, best things come from instances, discourages pvp and community.

Third, no real endgame.

It's a great game, but some things need to change.

Fourth, enchanting. And enchanting. And enchanting. Did I mention enchanting?

Kyero Fox · 2012-07-29, 09:51

Did someone mention enchanting?

synaesthetic · 2012-07-29, 13:42

ENCHANTMENT!

Vexx · 2012-07-29, 14:11

How To Enchant:
1) Load Gun with 5 bullets in 6 chambers.
2) Aim at Foot
3) Scream "Enchant!" and pull trigger.

synaesthetic · 2012-07-29, 14:35

Yeah. It's like I posted on the official forums:

Enchanting in TERA isn't fun or rewarding. It's either a relief if you get a plus-one and don't lose hundreds of gold in alkahest and hundreds/thousands more in fodder gear... or it's frustrating when you waste all the money and get nothing in return.

When I successfully enchant, I don't feel happy. When I finally got my gear to +9, I didn't cheer or dance around and I didn't have a smile on my face. I simply said in guild chat, "it's about fucking time."

This is very different from when I kill a boss in SWTOR and get a shiny new lightsaber crystal, hilt or armor modification. I'm quite happy when I get those, because I know all I have to do is hit control-rightclick and slot it in, and voila, my weapon or armor is stronger than it was before!

No dice rolls involved. No expensive materials purchased from an NPC required.

TERA's enchanting system is a load of lazy crap. It takes less than a minute to code a random number generator in pretty much any high-level programming language. This is not challenging or engaging. It's simply rolling the virtual dice.

Edit: I can't be the only person who wants to see an MMO with the Asian "cute" and the Western focus on smooth endgame progression and variety of content, all combined into one. Why hasn't someone made this yet?! I WILL THROW MONEY AT YOU.

Vexx · 2012-07-29, 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by synaesthetic

Edit: I can't be the only person who wants to see an MMO with the Asian "cute" and the Western focus on smooth endgame progression and variety of content, all combined into one. Why hasn't someone made this yet?! I WILL THROW MONEY AT YOU.

I'll double that money throw...

Kismet-chan · 2012-07-29, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by synaesthetic

ENCHANTMENT!

This is why I love you, syn. Lmao.

I joke about that with my friends in Mumble all the time. XD

Desu · 2013-01-09, 12:31

TERA is going free to play as of February

felix · 2013-01-09, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desu

TERA is going free to play as of February

Looks like good free to play. Might try it.

Can anyone with experience in the game tell me if there's anything fishy about it (related to how the game works) they're not telling.

Vexx · 2013-01-09, 13:28

Well, I might re-install and see what they've done with RP features or if the cash shop is amusing enough.

synaesthetic · 2013-01-09, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by felix

Looks like good free to play. Might try it.

Can anyone with experience in the game tell me if there's anything fishy about it (related to how the game works) they're not telling.

PvE endgame sucks balls. That's about it. Really not very different from Aion.

The middle game is pretty fun though, despite being bog-standard MMO questing.

felix · 2013-01-09, 17:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by synaesthetic

PvE endgame sucks balls. That's about it. Really not very different from Aion.

The middle game is pretty fun though, despite being bog-standard MMO questing.

I see. Thank you very much for the warning.

frivolity · 2013-01-09, 19:27

Does this game require a lot of bandwidth to play? I'm moving to a new place soon and the broadband will only be around 20 kb/s.

Xion Valkyrie · 2013-01-09, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by frivolity

Does this game require a lot of bandwidth to play? I'm moving to a new place soon and the broadband will only be around 20 kb/s.

Whaa....

That's slower than 56k (dial-up). Are you that's broadband?

frivolity · 2013-01-09, 19:36

56k dial up is 4 kilobytes per second lol. The house I'm moving to has a net speed that fluctuates between 20 and 40 kilobytes per second.

Vexx · 2013-01-09, 19:55

bytes do not equal bits

You're going to be okay I think. The actual network traffic isn't that horrible and you can always dial back your maximum distance view.

I used to play EQ and EQ2 on dual-sync'd dial up modems 26.4kbit modems (two land lines) and rarely had trouble.

2012-07-10, 08:03	Link #801
HurricaneHige Uguu~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada	Two new Tera Videos up, head over to teamuprising.org if you are on VoT and like to join in on the fun! YouTube https://youtu.be/uQsfTIzd8wU Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? YouTube https://youtu.be/XPa4ts_qcs0 Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? __________________ Sig's coming soon ~_~ (since 07....) My rant blog (omg i'm blogging now, and not just anime)

2012-07-28, 19:56	Link #803
HurricaneHige Uguu~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada	Tera is great because the core system is fun. Tera is bad because the decisions made the the dev team are dumb regarding both endgame and fluff. First, no fluff (crafting/side missions/time wasting activities like fishing and minigames). Second, best things come from instances, discourages pvp and community. Third, no real endgame. It's a great game, but some things need to change. __________________ Sig's coming soon ~_~ (since 07....) My rant blog (omg i'm blogging now, and not just anime)

2012-07-28, 22:22	Link #804
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	My account is still active but I was out on vacation for a couple of weeks and since then I've been "very popular" (dragged off for a multitude of short work projects). __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2012-07-29, 09:51	Link #806
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	Did someone mention enchanting? __________________

2012-07-29, 13:42	Link #807
synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 39	<p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/Z6mlxeIwSYg">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> ENCHANTMENT! __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

2012-07-28, 19:07	Link #802
SvenCalBayan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton Age: 35	It's been a while... but you know what, I'm still playing. I haven't touched my PS3 since May 5th 2012 (the day I bought TERA). I know, I didn't buy it from day 1. When Diablo 3 came out (May 15th 2012), I bought it day 1, on a midnight special opening. Played it for 3 weeks along with TERA in the mix. After 3 weeks, I'm sick of D3, but not TERA. Even though I'm not near the LVL cap (which is 60). I'm currently LVL 45 with my main character, a sorceress. I'm still enjoying the game. My past experiences with MMORPGs have been with FFXI and Lineage 2 : - FFXI = Couldn't solo past LVL 12-13, a waiting game (waiting for the right party). I only played during the summer beta (back in 2003). - Lineage 2 = I played this game from 2004 to 2007... but really, I stopped in 2006 (around November 2006 = FFXII just came out). By the time I reached the high LVLs in Lineage 2, most players had multiple accounts... so finding a party was hard. I mean most players who had multiple accounts, had already a buffer, healer, damage dealer in their party. I was just a nuisance walking around. I gave it one last shot during the summer of 2007. I tried "Sword of the New World" (Granado Espada) during that summer (2007), but I grew tired of it quickly. The music in this game though, was awesome, at least for me. ____________________________ Now back to TERA. Here are some screencaps of my lovely sorceress :

2012-07-29, 14:11	Link #808
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	How To Enchant: 1) Load Gun with 5 bullets in 6 chambers. 2) Aim at Foot 3) Scream "Enchant!" and pull trigger. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2012-07-29, 14:35	Link #809
synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 39	Yeah. It's like I posted on the official forums: Enchanting in TERA isn't fun or rewarding. It's either a relief if you get a plus-one and don't lose hundreds of gold in alkahest and hundreds/thousands more in fodder gear... or it's frustrating when you waste all the money and get nothing in return. When I successfully enchant, I don't feel happy. When I finally got my gear to +9, I didn't cheer or dance around and I didn't have a smile on my face. I simply said in guild chat, "it's about fucking time." This is very different from when I kill a boss in SWTOR and get a shiny new lightsaber crystal, hilt or armor modification. I'm quite happy when I get those, because I know all I have to do is hit control-rightclick and slot it in, and voila, my weapon or armor is stronger than it was before! No dice rolls involved. No expensive materials purchased from an NPC required. TERA's enchanting system is a load of lazy crap. It takes less than a minute to code a random number generator in pretty much any high-level programming language. This is not challenging or engaging. It's simply rolling the virtual dice. Edit: I can't be the only person who wants to see an MMO with the Asian "cute" and the Western focus on smooth endgame progression and variety of content, all combined into one. Why hasn't someone made this yet?! I WILL THROW MONEY AT YOU. __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

2013-01-09, 12:31	Link #812
Desu (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia	TERA is going free to play as of February __________________ [CENTER]

2013-01-09, 13:28	Link #814
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	Well, I might re-install and see what they've done with RP features or if the cash shop is amusing enough. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2013-01-09, 19:27	Link #817
frivolity My posts are frivolous Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 35	Does this game require a lot of bandwidth to play? I'm moving to a new place soon and the broadband will only be around 20 kb/s.

2013-01-09, 19:36	Link #819
frivolity My posts are frivolous Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 35	56k dial up is 4 kilobytes per second lol. The house I'm moving to has a net speed that fluctuates between 20 and 40 kilobytes per second.

2013-01-09, 19:55	Link #820
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	bytes do not equal bits You're going to be okay I think. The actual network traffic isn't that horrible and you can always dial back your maximum distance view. I used to play EQ and EQ2 on dual-sync'd dial up modems 26.4kbit modems (two land lines) and rarely had trouble. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!