NA TERA CB5 Beta Key Giveaway!

Type in "TERA4REDDIT" (without the quotations) where you would normally enter the beta key to gain access to the NA CB5 TERA!

At the time of this posting, there's around 2,500 keys remaining, so if you haven't tried TERA or just had some plain bad luck, here's your chance!

EU CB4 Now

EU's fourth closed beta just started (approximately 4 hours actually) so if you're in Europe and you're not playing from now, hurry up, grab a beta key and go play! Time is ticking away!

CB4 Videos!

Too lazy to link individual ones. Check out my channel for some hi-def action!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Recaru?feature=mhee

Battlegrounds to be Released in Summertime

Battlegrounds for NA TERA will be released this coming summer.

Hey there, TERA fans!

Over the course of the past four beta tests, we’ve been closely reviewing TERA’s PvP as a whole and seeing how to make those systems even better. For example, we introduced a new server ruleset specifically for open-world PvP and reduced the required level to participate from nearly maximum level down to the moment you leave the Island of Dawn starting area. Using the Outlaw Declaration ability, players have been able to attack their fellow Valkyon Federation members, an especially popular activity on the bridges leaving Lumbertown (yes, we saw what you did there).

In addition to open-world PvP, consensual options including duels and deathmatches have brought the total body count to more than 300,000 since the start of closed beta. Closed beta test 2 also gave guilds the ability to declare war on each other. Since that single beta weekend, characters sporting purple-colored names (indicating an active guild war) have become a very common sight. This is just the beginning, and we will continue to make incremental changes based on community feedback—YOUR feedback.

This brings us to an upcoming system we’ll be introducing to TERA after launch: battlegrounds. These organized PvP matches add a level of structure to what is currently very situational gameplay. Rather than having to go looking for a fight, the bloodthirstier members of the TERA community can step into instanced battlegrounds for an immediate PvP combat venue. The excitement of battlegrounds combined with the inherent challenge of TERA’s action combat is a recipe for awesome in our book. Add in unique features like tactical area-of-effect abilities controlled by one team member, environmental damage through player-triggered traps, spawned monsters to distract you from your opponents, or changing map layouts that keep things fresh, and you get an idea where we’re taking organized PvP in TERA.

Excited yet? So are we, particularly about the competitiveness this feature will bring to TERA. We want to get it right from the start. This means that battlegrounds will be a post-launch addition to the game while we hammer away at making them meet our high standard of quality, rooting out exploits, and maximizing fun factor. While we really wanted to have battlegrounds for launch, we think you’ll agree that this added time means a more polished feature and overall experience. Like you, we also think that waiting sucks. The good news is twofold: while we’re aiming to introduce battlegrounds late this summer, we’ll showcase the political system at launch with popular voting as the initial election method for all provinces. On a related note, we’re working to make it so that guilds will be able to declare war on each other regardless of server ruleset.

We’re eager to hear your feedback about our plans for battlegrounds. We’ll be listening and sharing updates about this and other TERA features in the coming weeks; count on it!

Raw Link: http://tera-forums.enmasse.com/forums/news-announcements/topics/Battlegrounds-Coming-to-TERA-This-Summer-18002

End of CB4 NA Beta

Last night was the last day you could participate in the fourth NA closed beta hosted by En Masse Entertainment. It was a lot of fun and the level 38 dungeon was very, very beautiful. Unfortunately, during the dungeon run, our party wiped and I never got another chance to record another (I only ran Cultist's Refuge twice). Next beta, I'll make sure I get another run in while recording to showcase how amazing the whole things looked. For now though, I can only provide you with some cool looking pictures.

Beginning of Cultist's Refuge

Last Boss

Cool-looking Room

Next weekend, it'll be the Europeans' turn for their CB4 beta. Hope you guys have fun!

Patch 16.03.07 and TERA Beta!

In 12 hours from this post, the NA TERA server will be up and running full throttle to kick start the fourth beta! A nice countdown timer to look at is here. Get ready!

Oh and if you haven't yet, please run your launcher now so you can pre-patch before the servers go up to save time and frustration.

Patch notes:

Cool New Stuff

• In PvP situations, player level will be exposed when you target another player (just like monsters display their level). This should help those "fight or flight" decisions.
• Doubled the maximum number of characters you can type into all chat channels. We promise it won't go all "Barrens chat" on you, though.
• Increased difficulty from levels 1–15 on an experimental basis. Players will have around 30% less HP and return to baseline by level 20. That red bar at the top of your screen? Kinda important.
• Terron Treasure Trove Event: Added surprise boxes around the world (except for Island of Dawn). We'd tell you more, but then it wouldn't be a surprise, would it?

Bugs Squashed

• Certain quest items were nonexistent due to continent restrictions, but now they're back. Quest gatherables and monsters will be back in Osgarath province for level 30–33 characters.

Raw Link: http://tera.enmasse.com/news/patch-notes/patch-160307
Countdown Timer: http://tera-na-countdown.info/

NA TERA CB4 Beta Key Giveaway!

Credits go to www.mmorpg.com for their giveaway. There are still 4,246 keys as of this posting.

Get yours now before they run out! You won't regret it.

http://www.mmorpg.com/giveaways.cfm/offer/324/TERA-Beta-Key-Handout.html

Edit: They're all gone. My goodness that was quick.