TERA enters third closed beta test

I think I am done with Asian grindfest games, AION was the last straw for me. Wasted $60 on that game and I played it for 3 days.

It's BEAUTYfull! I can't wait to try it out.

Look at the viewing range you have with all the textured details. So a 1GB video card is required for all the effects? It is very nice Eye Candy.

Really looks gorgeous, but I'm hesitant. Asian MMOs are notoriously grind-y, and I had enough of that back during the early days of UO and EQ.

3rd close beta test? Hell, I don't even remember them ever releasing a beta signup.

Anyone know what kind of PvP (if any) we will see in this game?

This is the first I've heard of Tera.. and I thought I was pretty well on top of the beta MMOs out there.

3rd Beta test in Korea. Not even close to a American release, next year most likely.

Metal bikini for armor... I'll pass. Just so tired of the cliche.

It's not close to release in either region, yet. Just wanted to clarify that. TERA is in FGT (focused group testing) in the U.S.A., which is the step right before closed beta's begin.

Bluehole/En Masse have been very very diligent in listening to the players and communities feedback, suggestions, and concerns over the game, they have several CM's over at the official forum community who host discussions and take polls on what the community in the west thinks about specific elements within the game. There's several lists of changes and additions the developers have made to the game based almost entirely on the community's insight, concerns over the leveling curve, and character customization are among those changes. I would strongly encourage anyone even remotely interested in the game to head over to the official forums and voice your opinions, that includes people who are burned by other "Asian" originated games and even plain biased against them. They are listening, so give them something to listen to.

Yay!!!! More MMO Aniporn.

LAME.

If you can get over the anime cliche character models, the rest of the game just looks absolutely amazing. Really nice looking animation sequences that don't feel like the are being "reset". I imagine this game will take some horsepower to be played as truly intended.

Here's hoping this game is actually as fun as it looks.

System requirements that this will end up needing are going to cut down on it's potential userbase a lot, unless they have some severe scaling back.

I don't like the supermassive weapons at all, & on some races look completely out of place, it does at least have a much broader choice of races than most eastern games have & it does look very nice from the screenshots, but how much customisation via model appearance & also armor appearance will be quite important in such a graphics heavy game.

What the graphics can't convey is the control system, how it plays, & that will matter a lot, especially if they are trying to get away from the EQ/WoW style & be a more DDO or even AoC combat style.

The videos I've seen seem rather lacklustre though, the mobs were almost all stationary so the AI/behaviour cannot have been integrated yet, or if it is they need to go back to the drawing board & give the npc's some.

Its good to see developers listening to its potential cutomers. I have said for a long time that if developers asked the community what they thought of the game and features they want included BEFORE it was released, it would be a lot more successful and the haters wouldnt have any excuses!