En Masse publishes first TERA weekly newsletter

They did imply that channeling was only meant to help with server loads in the starting areas upon launch. And, they did say that it might be phased out entirely. I don't think it's going to be an issue.

Thanks, Acelin, I hadn't read that! Very hopeful indeed.

As for your question Gutts - no, it's definitely not. The PvE encounters are very unique to anything I've seen in another MMO, because the boss monsters are just plain smarter, and the scripts are a LOT more sporadic. You don't just tank and spank and forget about it, timers won't do you much good in understanding when something is going to happen. The game operates on a "tells" system, where when an enemy is going to do something, he "winds up for the pitch" so to speak. You have to pay attention to these "tells" and react quickly, or you risk getting seriously hurt or in the case of a raid boss, likely killed.

In fact, if anything I would say that a lot of the PvP taking place will be similar to that in older games like Everquest or FFXI, because people are going to be murdering each other for the rights to fight some of the outdoor raid bosses, and from what I've heard/seen, again the PvE seems to be very intuitive and looks more exciting than any I've ever played. The PvP will no doubt be a large part of the game, with the action-esque combat system, it's going to draw people in who have been waiting a long time for more meat to their MMO combat, and probably even some people who never liked MMOs, simply because it will play like a hybrid of an MMO, an RPG and an Action game. But I guess what I'm saying is, with the way this combat style carries over into the PvE and the tells system allowing the AI to act more sporadically than in fully-scripted events found in other games' PvE without causing the entire encounter to rely on dumb luck is going to produce a lot of replay value, and a hell of a lot of fun.

It's been a few years since I've dared to get excited about an MMO now, with all of the trouble people have had being innovative - But this one definitely has me pumped.

@NeverDeath

Sounds just like Monster Hunter. I hope it's less clumsy as that game is at times, but somehow I doubt it will be.

Thanks for the explanation Neverdeath.. I will keep an eye on this one.