Tag: Chronoscrolls

TERA Heading Free In North America And Europe


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With all the effort that En Masse Entertainment put into telling us that TERA would not be free to play in North America or Europe, the latter of which was contradicted the exact same day by Gameforge staff, I feel we as gamers could at least pretend to be surprised that the hiring of Nexon’s former Vice President as Chief Operating Officer at EME had anything to do with a possible transition. Too far? Alright. Everyone saw this coming. I did, you likely did, even your dog could figure out that TERA was going free to play. Starting in February 2013, you will be able to log in to TERA 100% free.

There are three tiers of membership: Free, Founder, and Elite. Elite is the current subscription model, while founders are anyone who activates a full copy of the game. I know what you’re thinking: What is going to happen to Chronoscrolls? They will be removed from the game and no longer redeemable. Any in-game merchant will buy them for 2,000 gold.

  • Free/Elite players are limited to two characters per server, founders have eight characters and an exclusive “founder” title.
  • Free/Elite players are limited to 72 bank slots, founders are limited to 288 slots (max)
  • Elite/Founder players can send unlimited gold via parcel, free are limited to 10 gold per message.
  • Free players are limited to 10 broker postings, Founders to 30, Elite to 50
  • Free/Founder players have a 5% broker register tax.
  • Subscribers have half of the cooldown rate for dungeon entries, as well as double entries each day.
  • Subscribers can claim 10 crate keys, a flaming halo, NPC teleport scrolls, and a village atlas which allows quick travel.
  • Subscribers receive daily XP, Reputation, and Gold boosts.
  • Subscribers receive an Elite Mount, Founders receive their own exclusive mount

(Source: En Masse Entertainment)

TERA Introducing Chronoscrolls


What are Chronoscrolls, I can hear you asking. In Eve Online, CCP allows players to buy Pilot License Extensions, or PLEX, which act as one subscription. These are physical items that are traded in-game, making it possible for another player to play Eve completely free as long as they are able to generate enough income to buy PLEX off of other players, while the player selling the PLEX is technically buying gold but in a safe environment, and of course CCP gets paid all the same.

Chronoscrolls are essentially the same thing. On June 28th, players will be able to buy and trade Chronoscrolls through the game’s market. They cost $14.99 (naturally) and are available to purchase on the EME store. You cannot trade directly with another player, destroy them, put them in your bank, or sell them to a vendor. They can only be traded through the broker house.

Chronoscrolls represent a potentially large increase in revenue for En Masse Entertainment as long as a lot of players are buying them.

(Source: TERA Website)