TERA Online: Open Beta FAQ

Originally posted on ThisIsGame, this Q&A about the TERA Open Beta translated by TeraFans has a great deal of information about the game. The answers are from Hyun-Kyu Park, Executive Developer, Kang-Suk Kim, CEO, and Lead Graphic artist Chul-Woon Hwang.

Some of the topics discussed are graphics, endgame content, battlefields, the political system, changes made since the stress test, level cap, dungeons and more.

“TERA’s max level to be 50, enjoy politics and battlefields.”

- Hyun-Kyu Park, Executive Developer for Bluehole Studio, Kang-Suk Kim, CEO, and Lead Graphic artist Chul-Woon Hwang.

TERA: Crystal Guide (Advanced Mechanics)

Crystals are attached to equipment in order to improve a character’s chances of survival in a variety of ways. Crystals allow the player to improve the strengths that their class already possess, or they can be used in order to conquer any limitations the class may possess. This in-depth system allows the player to create their own style of play in a very detailed way. In TERA, Crystals are regarded as consumable items, meaning that if a character dies or if you decide to unequip the Crystal, it could be destroyed.

TERA Slayer Guide & Introduction

A new MMORPG is reputed to be coming to the Western Market in 2011. It has many classes, some traditional and some new, to offer the avid gamer. The world looks rich and immersive from the races to the lore.

As a gamer myself, I was very interested in some of the descriptions offered for the classes. I play social role playing games. Unlike many traditional gamers who would play a strong fighter, often slow to mobilize with heavy armor, with intelligence as a dump statistic I tend to prefer a highly mobile fighter with dexterity and high damage who attacks in a strategic fashion.

TERA Archer Guide & Introduction

There’s a new MMORPG coming to the Western consumer market in 2011. The game TERA is a combination of being the hero of a story and acting rapidly to execute combat maneuvers to bring the player into an immersive world filled with adventure.
There are many race and class combinations available. I’m most interested in the classes, though, as I tend to play the same classes no matter what race I choose. In this world, there are several unique and new premises for a character class and its niche in the party. I am very glad to find the TERA Archer  as a traditional standby for gamers who enjoy dealing death from afar.
The TERA Archer is permitted to wear only light armor and wields bows. The light armor makes for a mobile character who must execute tactical attacks from a ranged vantage point using arrow strikes and traps. Any attempt to play the character in close melee will likely require the gamer to take elusive evasive maneuvers to re-establish distance in this action filled combat.

TERA: Beginners Guide

TERA is undergoing a stress test in Korea, after which we should see a lot of new information pop up. TeraFans.com translated one very useful informational guide talking about the enhancement crystals, quests, enchanting system and more. If you’re hungry for more Tera Online information, this will surely satisfy you!

• Locating Quest Objectives
• Combo Skills
• Acquiring Enhancement Crystals
• Enchanting Gear
• Valkyon Points
• Quest Difficulty

TERA Priest Guide & Introduction

TERA is a Korean MMORPG coming to the Western market in 2011, at least that’s the plan. It looks to be a fairly interesting game with a good selection of role and class combination. TERA Priest is one of the classes being offered to the gamer to play.

I frequently play support roles in the games I choose to play with others, so TERA Priest was appealing to me upon initial examination. The TERA Priest has a twofold role to fill. First, the TERA Priest supports the party with healing and bringing party members back from the status of death. Second, the TERA Priest can assist in doing damage to the party’s target, of course as a support class with a focus on healing, the damage component will be smaller compared to a class that is not a hybrid. In general, hybrid classes tend to have lesser strengths than pure classes but that’s a discussion for another kind.

TERA Classes: Lancer Glyphs & Low-Level PvP

First and foremost, I've updated the TERA Fans wiki to include up to date (i.e., taken from the CPE) skills and glyphs for lancers, and also updated the starting stats on the lancer page. For this post I'm going to talk about my thoughts and opinions on a few of the officially translated glyphs and then some of my thoughts on (low level) PvP, mainly duels.

Glyphs
Glyph of Polish (Stand Fast) - Reflects 20% of blocked damage. This one caught my eye straight away. Most likely to be a staple for PvP of any sort. If you have this glyph enabled and you block, say, a sorcerer's firebomb attack the reflected damage will be a good chunk of the sorcerer's health. Not only will it be good for damaging ranged classes when you can't get close but it could even scare your opponent into not attacking you. Imagine a sorcerer being too afraid of you blocking (thus reflecting 20% of the damage) their biggest attacks to even use them. Or a berserker too afraid to do the same.

TERA Sorcerer Guide & Introduction

TERA: : The Exiled Realm of Arborea  is a MMORPG (massively multiplayer on-line role playing game) set in the dreams of two primal gods, called Arun and Shara. It is made by Bluehole Studios and En Masse Entertainment.
When I play, I prefer to play as a TERA Sorcerer. The Sorcerer class uses magic rather than brawn to defeat her opponents. Once you level up a TERA Sorcerer a few times, they become quite a force to be reckoned with. The sorcerer can use fire, ice, or arcane energy to attack her opponents in battle, but wears little to no armor and so must be very adept at dodging. The best way to play a TERA Sorcerer is to attack your opponents with ranged attacks so you can stay out of the way of damage.

TERA PvP: Berserker Tips (Basic)

In this section we will take an overview on Tera Berserker PVP. This is about using your skills wisely, that is when, where and how to use them. You can develop your own style and build your own strategies.

For a slow melee character, the Berserker needs to close gaps between themselves and the enemy. Let’s look at some tips for Tera Berserker PVP.

This is a brief guide. I will update it to be more detailed and precise when i get my hands on more information. Visit Tera Online Berserker Guide to understand the class.

TERA Classes: Berserker Gameplay

In this entry, we’ll look at Tera Berserker Gameplay. I also have a couple of videos that could have a look at to get an idea of what kind of gameplay you would have if you were to play a Berserker in Tera.

This is a brief guide. I will update it to be more detailed and precise when i get my hands on more information. Visit Tera Online Berserker Guide  to understand the class.

TERA PvP Guide: Archer Tips (Basic)

Here are some tips that will help you with Tera Archer PvP skills and gameplay.  You can develop your own skills and strategies as you progress and learn to get a hang of your Archer.

Fight melee characters is going to be pretty much similar. However, fighting ranged characters or another Archer itself in PVP would be more of a challenge. Let’s have a look at some Tera Archer PvP tips:

TERA Classes: Archer Gameplay

I thought of checking out Tera Archer gameplay videos when I was looking at different classes. It looks like Archer in Tera is really fun to play. Not easy, but not difficult either.

Precision and Range are important. Unlike other MMO games where precision wasn’t even concerned. The Archer sprites look cool, especially when you are on a mount.

Keep reading to learn about first impressions and my thoughts on Tera Archer. Check out Tera Online Archer Guide to learn about skills, PvP and leveling guides.

TERA Skills: Archer Skill Introduction

In this blog entry, I will be writing about Tera Archer Skills. Archer’s in Tera have some really powerful nuking skills. These ranged skills deal a lot of damage.

Tera Archer skills mainly fall into two categories – Power shot type skills and trap skills.

Okay, now let’s have a look at Tera Online Archer Skills

Tera Lancer Guide & Introduction

The Lancer class is suitable for anyone who enjoys attacking enemies while at the same time protecting allies. The Tera Lancer class is one that is powerful in both areas at the same time, a strong defense as well as a fierce fighter. Besides single target attacks, the Lancer class is also known to attack multiple targets at once.

TERA Class: Sorcerer PvP – 3 best PvP Tips

In a PvP situation, what you need to understand very clearly is that you cannot afford to take much damage. The main strategy you need to follow here is “Low DPS is better than No DPS”. Let us understand what this means in depth in this part of the Tera Online Sorcerer guide.

This is a brief guide. I will update it to be more detailed and precise when i get my hands on more information. Visit Tera Online Sorcerer Guide to understand the class.

Tera Online Sorcerer PVP Tip #1 – Know your strength and weakness

As a Tera Online Sorcerer it very clear where your strength and weaknesses lie. As I have said before there is one simple statement you need to keep in mind. Low DPS is better than No DPS at all. This means that, in a battle whenever you sense any danger you should stop whatever you are doing and find a safer place to attack from.

The strong points of the Sorcerer is that they can bring down enemies very quick. You can use different combos while using traps to slow them down.

Tera Online Sorcerer PVP Tip #2 – Use skills wisely

You need to understand which skills to use where and how. While initiating when a for is unaware use blast ball empowered with Contract of Wreck. Pop contract of wreck and charge Blast Ball and fire. Blast ball is best used at the start as you won’t get time during the battle to use it again.

As I have repeatedly said, the Tera Online Sorcerer must keep his or her distance from the enemy at all costs. You can use spells like Pillar of Flame if they got to close or Backstep to take a leap backwards. You can also use Mana Shield to avoid damage. But Mana shield must not be reckless used as it can drain you out of mana very easily.

The Tera Online Sorcerer is nothing without Mana, use Mana Recovery to recover the used mana.

Tera Online Sorcerer PVP Tip #3 – Know your opponent strengths and weaknesses

If your foe is a melee class, then it is better to stay away from them and try to nuke them down. If they have spells which can pull you to them or them coming to you, then you should be ready to use a trap or spells like Backstep.

If playing another ranged character then you need to keep dodging their spells all the while trying to aim them. This can be hard but can achieved with some experience.

Now that we have a basic understanding of the Tera Online Sorcerer PvP ,look at the other guides in this section for a more in depth view of the Sorcerer.

Tera Online Sorcerer Gameplay – Learn here how the class works. Understand the core mechanics of this. Understand its weaknesses and strength. Have an overview of the skills.

Tera Berserker Guide & Introduction

The Berserker’s main weapon is the axe, making him a closed-ranged DPS. Gamers who enjoys slashing away and dealing lots of damage would enjoy this class. For anyone who prefers being fast on their feet, the Tera Berserker might not be the best choice give the heavy armor that comes with the class.

TERA Guide to the Playable Classes

The wonderful and remarkable world of TERA Online is soon to be released for play! This means that people can actually get prepared for the awesome TERA Online Classes that will be at their disposal. This game actually has a few new types of characters never before seen in an online game, but uses some of the traditional characters as well. This means that the TERA Online Classes cater to the players who enjoy the base classes, as well as those who wish there was something more. There are eight classes to choose from, each with its own special abilities that the other classes cannot have.

TERA Amani Guide & Introduction

Tera Online Amani are the descendents of powerful dragons. Gifted with immense strength, the Amani value personal liberty above all things, and know the price of freedom firsthand. Willing to defend their freedom as a people from any threats that stand in their way, the Amanis are a proud and tenacious race.

TERA Third Closed Beta Screenshots

TERA, a MMORPG developed by Bluehole Studio, which was founded by the former development team of Lineage 3, and operated by NHN, the largest game producer in South Korea is now undergoing the third closed beta test in South Korea. Recently, a Korean player nicknamed “zenyceny” has shared some awesome screenshots generated in this test period through his blog on naver.com, allowing those unable to join the test to enjoy the surprises brought by TERA’s gorgeous graphics.

TERA’s third closed beta test will last till March 7, 2010. The 10-day test will unveil 11 new hunting grounds including West Lumbering Field, Crazy Mound, Pirate Nest and Moon Lake, and 3 mid-level maps like Abandoned Valley. New characters such as the male Castanic and female Human will be made available for players. Besides, TERA players can also expect various new skills and optimized game interfaces. The US version of TERA is scheduled to start its closed beta test in the second half of this year.

TERA: Class & Skills Animations Movie

A video demonstrating some of Tera Online’s skill.