Originally posted by Soraksis

This was the most informative post I have gotten thru this entire ordeal.  There was no insta hate or /nerd rage at all.  He read what i posted visited the link looked at the other vids available thru that link and informed me that they  are old footage.  Also he implied that maybe the group vids arent doing the game much justice because there are encounters that require strategy and cohesion but the ones I have seen only show the large groups of mobs that requre none.  He also pointed out that Enmasse a webiste maybe or magazine that i havent read has some information about the lack of grind required. 

He never once attacked me on a personal level nor did he say that my opinion wasnt valid.  Her merely pointed out that my opinion may have been formed over dated information and that there might be a reason to look some more and dig a little deeper.   I myself have moved past listening to anything devs say because its their job to tell us what we want to hear so we play their game.  We got the AoC devs the WAR devs the Aion devs and a slew of others that have said one thing and gave us another so instead of telling me to visit the official site and swallow what they say hook line and sinker maybe some one could have said hey there are better vids go here.  Or hey there are articles here try that see what you think.  But none of that happend at all, the only responses giving were personal attacks that realisitcally wouldnt inspire anyone to do anything but defend their rights to form opinions.    Even if that opinion is formed based on dated information or incomplete information it still does not mean its not valid, it just means that maybe instead of insta rage try to actually provide some real information or atleast sources to find more up to date information.  Thanks bygeorge ill dig around some more and see if i cant find some more recent stuff,  those vids at that link were just what comes up when i search for Tera gameplay vids Ill try to search a bit harder maybe the more recent vids arent as easy to find and that could have been the issue all along. 

EnMasse is the North American Publisher of the game. They are the company which was created to be responsible for the westernization of the game.

Here are some new instance videos from the latest test. The most recent test occured at the end of Novemeber, so look for vids dated around then.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ECsH0KpWoQ
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j3Lp7ktc18
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jWlP5tEnA4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJmkMDR9Qs
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAgWYgKoJQ
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjX_MXF9YsQ
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWJkZhM6qWU
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LwosNSWZ4Y

Originally posted by Soraksis

And im guessing you didnt watch any of the other vids available from that link.  there are group vids links there that show groups in dungeons that look just like Rappelz.  Mass group of mobs with everyone just attacking whatever no group cohesion just random attacking whatever is closest just like the current grind style.  I cant do all the research for you but really your not going to pursuade me and I am not going to pursaude you.  So i guess we will jsut have to wait and see what happens but for your sake i hope im wrong because this game just looks like its going to be another failed attempt at innovation.

Well, since your mind will not be changed, I will try to answer your points for anyone else who might be reading.

First off, the video you linked is over a year old and the game still has not released yet. Basing assumptions off of footage from over a year before release is not the most accurate way to go about doing so. Many things have changed since then, including the variety of quest types available. Those mobs were also quest mobs. Players who could not read korean, and could not do many quests since they didn't know what was required, were able to make it into the 20s without grinding during the last korean test. Granted this does not mean that there could be no grinding later on. Enmasse has stated that you will be able to reach max level without grinding at all.

For group vids, there are several different "sizes" of mobs in instances. Smaller mobs in large groups don't require much coordination to take out. AoE and attack where you like. You also have larger elite mobs which are capable of killing party members if they go and aggro one and are not a tank. And of course there are bosses which regularly one shot squisies if they do not notice one of the bosses tells and avoid the attack.

Originally posted by stayontarget

Well for one thing, there is no mana pots in tera.  zip, zero, none.

There are mana pots in Tera, although you are limited to carying 20 at a time.

Originally posted by thorppes

What does it mean to be 'King' what ingame effects does this have?

• Providences have leaders called Vanarchs
• Vanarchs can run for the office of Exarch
• Exarchs are the "kings" of continents
• Additions can be made to a city through the taxes ("expand the city, build some new stuff").
•  Political power includes adjusting tax rates, instituting in-game rules, changing spawn rates, and more
•  Politicians receive special privileges and equipment such as mounts (much like real life)

Core 2 Duo @2.8Ghz - 4Gb RAM - GTS 250 - Win7 64b

Played the game at medium to high settings

Originally posted by Palebane

What happens if someone you are grouped with has not done that quest yet? Are you not allowed to help them? Oh wait who the hell groups in this game outside end-game raiding?

This was one of the issues I had with WoTLK phasing. One of my friends needed help with killing some mobs for a quest. We spent 5 minutes flying around trying to find eachother, only to realize that I wasn't as far in the quest chain so I was unable to interact with him while he was in the area of the quest.

key please

Originally posted by StoogeMonkey

I love screens as much as the next guy, but they keep touting this political system that we haven't heard a word about :(

 

What we know about Tera's Political system.

http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7693

"ZAM: To follow on that note, the Slayer will be a master of the great sword, but will there ever be the potential to play as a Slayer with a different weapon or style than your average Slayer class?

Brian: Not at this time. Our focus is on balancing each class for each weapon. But the future of an MMO is wrought with more content and changes, so never say never!"

http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11027&page=2

Originally posted by Kuraphimaru

 

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Originally posted by kdchan
Tera.cc is a pirate and illegal website, they hack the client without the autorization of BHS and render manually the 3d models. Don't trust this website and more importantly don't support these russian hackers.

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where did u get that info? O.o

Tera-Online.cc is the largest russian community fansite for Tera. The site is perfectly safe to visit. They did extract these renders from the beta version of the client without EnMasses permission. However, Enmasse has given permission to other sites to do the same thing. So it is not like they are really hacking the game. Tera-Online.cc has the most complete collection of renders, which is why I linked it. EnMasse does not have a problem with people linking to the site from the official forums.

Originally posted by linksalu

Is there any news out there regarding how equipment will affect your character's appearance? Being able to put on a new chestpiece, boots, gloves, etc, and actually seeing them display on your character is one of the big draws of getting new gear. This is kind of a big concern for me. I honestly would not be able to get into a game where everyone, gear-wise, looks like they're wearing the same exact thing for levels X to X. I know there's a thread here discussing helmets, but I haven't seen anything on gear or gear customization in general.

There are renders of each races' armors from the old tests. They have since added more, though we have not seen any of the new stuff yet. Chest, gloves, and boots are all seperate pieces which effect your looks.

Armor Renders

Originally posted by ZoeMcCloskey

A bigger and more developed pantheon is always better.  Sad to read they are only using two, ugh.

The article briefly mentions that were are 12 gods (created by the two titans).  Atleast one god is dead already though. This doesn't include any possible "gods" which may have come with the Argon. And although this article doesn't mention it, the gods are referenced many times during other pieces of lore that have been released, one which spefically discusses the Castanic participation in the death of a god and their subsiquent fall from grace.

I'm not sure whether what pezit is saying is true or not, but you don't have to go the the abyss zone. It is mostly only for pvp, though they said that there would be areas with high lvl mobs.

But the developers have said that you can play the entire game outside of the abyss ignoring the pvp aspects and still have alot to do.

I believe that the balaur have a huge floating ship which they use as a base to travel in the abyss. Im not kidding. Just give me a day and I will post a link.

took less time then i expected to find pictures

www.aionsource.com/forum/general-discussion/2783-translation-everything-about-abyss.html

Seeing all of these skills in action makes it even harder to wait for the release date. An now I can't even decide on a class.

Being in the beta also gives you a better understanding of the world, and how things work. You can also see if you will like the game or not.

So what if your character gets wiped. You still have an advantage on everybody else knowing what to expect.

I will be going either cleric or chanter depending on the skills and weapons they have.

They used Gameguard in the first closed beta, and haven't said anything about using a different one.  So I am thinking they will use suckguard.

aionsource.com/wiki/index.php/Chanter_Skills

aionsource.com/wiki/index.php/Spiritmaster_Skills

aionsource.com/wiki/index.php/Assassin_Skills

aionsource.com/wiki/index.php/Gladiator_Skills

I believe that they said there will be full voice overs in the game. I can't remember where I saw it though.