TERA Articles
Gameforge and En Masse Entertainment have announced that both the NA and EU versions of TERA are now free to play as of Tuesday, February 5th. Players will need to download a patched version of the game to access the F2P options.
MMORPG.com will be hosting an exclusive live stream event with En Masse developers to talk about tomorrow's launch of TERA Rising, the free to play version of TERA. We'll be joining Executive Producer Brian Knox and Associate Producer Patrick Sun to check out some new and overhauled locations and much more. Join us at 2:00 pm PST (5:00 pm EST) TODAY in the MMORPG.com Live Stream Channel.
TERA players won't have long to wait for the launch of the subscription free version of the game. Both Europe's Gameforge and NA's En Masse Entertainment have announced that the F2P TERA will officially launch on Tuesday, February 5th.
A new blog post on the En Masse Entertainment site lays out the details and differences in the new F2P - subscription model for TERA. The game will officially introduce the new revenue model in February.
En Masse Entertainment has gifted all players with an extra seven days of free game time due to glitches getting players into the game following the F2P announcement last week. According to the post, all "past, present and future" players will receive the boon.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that players will now have several options for playing TERA. Included in the new revenue model is a 'subscription-free' option as well as an 'elite status' option that gives 30-days of subscription-level play. The F2P option has no level cap or content restrictions. Current and former subscribers will be given permanent 'founder status' with exclusive benefits. The new plan goes into effect in February.
En Masse Entertainment's top tier executives have been altered with the promotion of former VP of Publishing, Chris Lee, to the company's CEO. In addition, former Nexon America exec Soo Min Park has been hired as COO and former Microsoft exec Bryan Koski has been named as EME's Director of Marketing.
NHN, the publisher of the Japanese & Korean versions of TERA, has announced that all servers will be converting to a free to play version in early 2013. Korean TERA servers will see F2P action on January 10th, with Japanese servers heading that way in mid-February.
Catherine Park gives TERA players a sneak peek at what En Masse Entertainment has in the works for the first several months in 2013. Included additions are a new 3v3 "no consumables" PvP arena, the Crucible of Flame rewards system and updates to both crafting and gathering.
En Masse Entertainment has laid out the details for its "Santa's Slay" event in TERA. During the event, players are charged with hunting down and defeating Santas all across the game world. By so doing, they will earn the chance to win some nifty prizes.
The first battleground TERA players encounter is Fraywind Canyon. Often times, it's a difficult fight. To help players prepare for the battleground, the TERA team has produced a pair of handy guides.
En Masse Entertainment has sent word that players can now take advantage of the new TERA "Discovery Edition" that allows free game play to level 28. If players upgrade to the digital deluxe edition, they will receive a nifty starter pack as a reward.
According to a Twitter post by BlueHole Studios' Harns Kim, TERA Producer Chris Hager of En Masse Entertainment has left the company. It remains unclear as to why he left though En Masse has confirmed Hager's departure.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that the latest patch for TERA will be deployed today. The patch brings several important bug fixes, new campfires as well as alterations to the Battlefield system.
A new TERA eBook has been published. Called 'Fanatic', the book is a short story by Stacey Janssen that explores the lore behind Lok's Cult. It's a perfect story for the approach of Halloween and can be purchased for a mere $1.