TERA box art revealed, game one step closer to release

@Fakeassname I suppose you've never seen a box cover of an MMO before? I remember this from EQ...can't wait for the game myself.

@paterah

thats my point, EQ needed to have hand drawn art or it wouldn't sell.

gone are teh days of old when polygon bricks for people wasn't retro.

@(Unverified)

don't forget Linage!

lol, maybe Rising Lin-ON Force was already taken?

@(Unverified)

I don't know who marks down these post. This is precisely the case. Every crappy F2P has a lady with large mammaries on their main page. TERA art people could've done a bit better.

@Dunraven

You are dismissing the fact that it's an action MMO, something that requires a good deal of skill rather than just planning to succeed.

Unlike traditional MMO, where a good amount of battle is won before it is even joined, Korean MMOs are switching toward more action and twitch oriented, which requires a good deal of skill/reflex. While the MMO market is still stagnating around trying to copy WoW's success, the Koreans are actually trying to do something new (Continent of the 9, Mabinogi Heroes, Dragon Nest, Tera Online).

There's so much movement and development that even within the action MMO genre, there is starting to show signs of branching and diversity, which in my opinion is wonderful since the most promising MMO state-side is SWTOR which is traditional + Star Wars theme; which isn't necessarily bad, then neither Cataclysm, but did not prevent it from feeling stale.

For every game you write off as "looks too Asian" please keep in mind that the MMO market in Asia is hotter than the FPS market in the states, and demand drives development in fields like these, so try to keep an open mind and not just write things off because they look "too Asian" or we'll start writing you off as a racist prick.

@(Unverified) Hopping around like a spastic chicken isn't new nor is it innovative...might as well play Quake. If they truly want to innovate they need to take a look at what Arenanet is doing. Korea is going for the whole E-sport angle and it will fail miserably in the west like everything else they try.

They just don't grock us.

@(Unverified)

Sorry, but I've GOT to reply to this tired screed, "... try to keep an open mind and not just write things off because they look "too Asian" or we'll start writing you off as a racist prick."

I'm dead sick of people using the charge of racism to squelch the opinions of others. Racism is either "the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races" or "discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race".

Pointing out that an art style, or game play style, that originated from a particular region is distasteful is not racist. There are MANY people who dislike the traits that typify asian-style MMOs, including exaggerated features, effeminate male models, ornate costumes and environments, heavily-sexualized female characters, and (gameplay-wise) an emphasis on competitive gaming.

A racist rant about these games would somehow focus on how they were inferior due to their origin. Or perhaps as a criticism of the culture that spawned this type of artwork or game play style. Instead, it's as valid as saying, "I don't like impressionism!" or "I really dislike George Lucas's emphasis on action and technology over characterizations."

Stop using an immature, illogical, and hyperbolic term to demonize those you disagree with.

@Apakal

"Sometimes less is more."

@Wensbane

Agree, "Sometimes less is more."

@Baromega this ^^^
TERA is real high on the "nerds love boobs even fake ones we should have more fake boobs" scale. It's the only thing about it that I don't like. Still, may pick this up.