Tera: Early Impressions

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The beta period for Bluehole and En Masse's action-MMO Tera is finally over. If you missed out on the testing and have been waiting to jump into the live game, now's your chance. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>In case you don't know what Tera is, you'll find a video below explaining some of the basic mechanics and showing off how it's different from the MMO style of World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Basically, it plays more like an action game.<br/><br/> <br/><br/> <object id="vid_4f488b8f71a2c06fb4de465e43091307" class="ign-videoplayer" width="468" height="293" data="http://oystatic.ignimgs.com/src/core/swf/IGNPlayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://oystatic.ignimgs.com/src/core/swf/IGNPlayer.swf"/><param name="" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"/><param name="flashvars" value="url=http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/05/01/tera-first-impressions"/><param name="wmode" value="opaque"/></object> <br/><br/>Though the story isn't exactly thrilling so far, the combat and visuals make Tera entertaining. It's too early to tell how long the fun will last, but expect more updates on IGN soon, and a review in roughly three weeks.<br/><br/> <br/><br/><div class="IGNE_upcoming"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_header">Tera Blowout</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_divider_top"></div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_tera1"><a target="_blank" href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218017p1.html"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_active"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_1a.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Action combat, gorgeous graphics.</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">An Overview</div></div></a><div class="IGNE_upcoming_inactive"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_1b.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Coming<br>soon...</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">An Overview</div></div></div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_tera2"><a target="_blank" href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218081p1.html"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_active"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_2a.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Create sexy dudes, bulky ladies, and kittens.</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Character</div></div></a><div class="IGNE_upcoming_inactive"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_2b.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Coming<br>soon...</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Character</div></div></div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_tera3"><a target="_blank" href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218083p1.html"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_active"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_3a.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Size or speed? Dodge or block?</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Swordplay</div></div></a><div class="IGNE_upcoming_inactive"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_3b.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Coming<br>soon...</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Swordplay</div></div></div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_tera4"><a target="_blank" href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218084p1.html"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_active"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_4a.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Keep your distance, blow things up.</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Fire & Arrows</div></div></a><div class="IGNE_upcoming_inactive"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_4b.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Coming<br>soon...</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Fire & Arrows</div></div></div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_tera5"><a target="_blank" href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218085p1.html"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_active"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_5a.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Making your way through the lair of the enemy.</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Dungeons</div></div></a><div class="IGNE_upcoming_inactive"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_5b.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Coming<br>soon...</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Dungeons</div></div></div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_tera6"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ign.com/wikis/tera"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_active"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_6a.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Educate yourself.<br>And<br>others.</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Tera Wiki</div></div></a><div class="IGNE_upcoming_inactive"><img src="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/tera/tera_6b.jpg"><div class="IGNE_upcoming_punch">Coming<br>soon...</div><div class="IGNE_upcoming_class">Tera Wiki</div></div></div></div><LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/IGNE_upcoming.css" TYPE="text/css"> <br/><br/> <br/><br/>Are you playing Tera right now? What do you think so far? <br><br/><br/>&#169;2012-05-01, IGN Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved