The folks at En Masse Entertainment have unveiled an upcoming update to TERA, introducing the Small Ass Monster. Players will be able to use the brand new “jump and squash” technique to destroy these new creatures, and take a break from the daily grind of fighting Big Ass Monsters.
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TERA Boasts 1.4 Million Users In North America
When TERA announced that player numbers had doubled, and that number was now “over one million,” I had a feeling that since Gameforge was making the announcement that the figure did not include regions outside of Europe. Turns out I was right. In a press release by En Masse Entertainment today, the publisher has revealed that free to play has similarly risen to over 1.4 million users. Maximum concurrent players has also risen dramatically, increasing over ten times its previous number.
“We’ve been blown away by the waves of players logging into TERA, and we’re seeing amazing growth in both registrations and daily users. It’s always great to eclipse the one-million-player mark, and at our current rate, it won’t be long before we hit two million,” said Chris Lee, CEO of En Masse Entertainment. “This success is pushing En Masse even harder to deliver more content and improve our service, so stay tuned!”
To celebrate, from March 20th through the 24th players will be able to hunt Big Ass Monsters for high end equipment and rare drops.
(Source: En Masse Entertainment Press Release)
TERA Doubles Its Players In Europe
Commonly when an MMO heads free to play, the number of active players goes up instead of down. In fact, it is so common that there is more news to be had in a game not seeing a boost in population than there is in one doubling or tripling their community. In Europe, TERA’s number of registered players has doubled, bringing in five hundred thousand new players according to Gameforge. This leaves TERA with over one million registered users under Gameforge.
That seems a little light, doesn’t it? Only one million? You would be correct in that assessment. The announcement of one million accounts comes from Gameforge, which (I will eat my hat if this isn’t the case) does not include the North American service under En Masse Entertainment, nor does it factor in the NHN Corporation hosting in Japan and Korea. Assuming other regions saw similar responses to their free to play shift, that could amount to several million new accounts overall for TERA.
[Taco Tuesday] TERA’s Ingenious Plan To Burn Out Prospective Customers
It is Tuesday and that can only mean one thing: The greatest day of the week, at least as far as lunch is concerned. Taco Tuesday will always stand as the best day because it has something everyone can enjoy, whether you prefer beef, chicken, vegetarian, or even fish. Now, someone once asked me “Omali, do you ever wish Taco Tuesday could be every day?” And I said no, homeless man who walked into my high school cafeteria, I don’t wish Taco Tuesday was every day. Because then it wouldn’t be special, and tacos would simply revert back into meat in a shell.
And I feel that the same should apply to TERA, or any video game for that matter. If you hadn’t heard, En Masse Entertainment recently announced an event called “No Sleep Til 60.” Running from March 12th through March 26th, new accounts (does not include existing accounts) will be rewarded the further they are able to level their characters.
The event, open to anyone who creates a new account after 12:01 a.m. PDT on March 12, will help get you and your friends ready for TERA’s exciting endgame. To enter, all you have to do is start a new TERA account. (Existing players can certainly help the new folks level up, but they can’t start new characters to earn prizes.)
So sixty levels in fourteen days to hit the highest tier. Considering how well my past power leveling stunts have gone, I’ve decided to preempt the inevitable and sit this one out. More often than not for me, these power-leveling events wind up becoming more of a job than a game (which already happens enough writing for MMO Fallout), losing much of the fun of playing it in the process. By setting a goal and forcing users to play in a style that is likely outside of their norm, you risk running the player ragged and burning them out on your game much earlier on than if they had simply joined and started playing normally.
The other risk factors are the players who do reach level 60 by the time the promotion ends, and then they either burn themselves out or run out of things to do and quit anyway. Of course, you also have the risk in cases like this of alienating your existing community by excluding them from an event that could potentially reward $60 worth of cash shop rewards, which En Masse apparently recognized because they completely backpedaled on the terms of the offer and not only included existing accounts and characters but also dropped several rewards from the event entirely.
Then again, I could be entirely wrong on this. If TERA is truly one of those games where the first fifty nine levels are just there to add fluff while the real gaming starts at 60, this could be incredibly successful.
[Taco Tuesday] TERA's Ingenious Plan To Burn Out Prospective Customers
It is Tuesday and that can only mean one thing: The greatest day of the week, at least as far as lunch is concerned. Taco Tuesday will always stand as the best day because it has something everyone can enjoy, whether you prefer beef, chicken, vegetarian, or even fish. Now, someone once asked me “Omali, do you ever wish Taco Tuesday could be every day?” And I said no, homeless man who walked into my high school cafeteria, I don’t wish Taco Tuesday was every day. Because then it wouldn’t be special, and tacos would simply revert back into meat in a shell.
And I feel that the same should apply to TERA, or any video game for that matter. If you hadn’t heard, En Masse Entertainment recently announced an event called “No Sleep Til 60.” Running from March 12th through March 26th, new accounts (does not include existing accounts) will be rewarded the further they are able to level their characters.
The event, open to anyone who creates a new account after 12:01 a.m. PDT on March 12, will help get you and your friends ready for TERA’s exciting endgame. To enter, all you have to do is start a new TERA account. (Existing players can certainly help the new folks level up, but they can’t start new characters to earn prizes.)
So sixty levels in fourteen days to hit the highest tier. Considering how well my past power leveling stunts have gone, I’ve decided to preempt the inevitable and sit this one out. More often than not for me, these power-leveling events wind up becoming more of a job than a game (which already happens enough writing for MMO Fallout), losing much of the fun of playing it in the process. By setting a goal and forcing users to play in a style that is likely outside of their norm, you risk running the player ragged and burning them out on your game much earlier on than if they had simply joined and started playing normally.
The other risk factors are the players who do reach level 60 by the time the promotion ends, and then they either burn themselves out or run out of things to do and quit anyway. Of course, you also have the risk in cases like this of alienating your existing community by excluding them from an event that could potentially reward $60 worth of cash shop rewards, which En Masse apparently recognized because they completely backpedaled on the terms of the offer and not only included existing accounts and characters but also dropped several rewards from the event entirely.
Then again, I could be entirely wrong on this. If TERA is truly one of those games where the first fifty nine levels are just there to add fluff while the real gaming starts at 60, this could be incredibly successful.
Grab TERA For $10 On Amazon (50% Off)
TERA goes free to play on February 5th, and you can still pick up a copy of the game on Amazon for $10. Why buy a copy of a game that will be free to play by this time tomorrow? If you haven’t been paying attention (and if you have to ask, you haven’t), TERA’s free to play model segregates players into free, subscriber, and founder. Founder status players are those who have a serial code attached to their account, through purchasing a boxed or digital copy of the game. As I pointed out, founder status players have a number of advantages granted to them that a new account will never have access to, even if they subscribe, including a monumentally increased bank storage.
Now here’s the catch: Starting February 5th (tomorrow), En Masse Entertainment will be discontinuing the sale of digital copies of TERA, making founder’s status impossible to obtain unless you happen to come across one of the remaining out-of-print box copies. So if you’re going to be playing TERA, you live in the United States (important), and don’t mind dropping $10, having founder status is ultimately a better deal than running with a standard free account.
And founder status is just an alternative to the free account. You don’t pay a subscription to keep it.
(Source: Amazon
[TERA] Want Founder Status? Get It Before It's Gone
![[TERA] Want Founder Status? Get It Before It's Gone](https://mmofallout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tera_screenshot_20120311_210446.png?w=1200)
[UPDATE: It’s dead, Jim. TERA’s digital edition has been discontinued. If you haven’t picked it up by now, you’re out of luck.]
TERA heads free to play in February, and if you intend on playing it you might have wanted to get your hands on a copy of the game back when Amazon had it on sale for $5. In fact, if you were thinking about buying it now, you’re too late. The TERA digital edition has already been removed from Amazon, but you can still buy it at En Masse Entertainment’s website for $20. Why would you want to buy a copy of a game when it is heading free to play? Simple: Founder status.
Players who had purchased a boxed copy of TERA (whether digital or physical) and redeem the account key will be granted Founder status, which grants rewards higher in some spots than a free to play account subscribing. Crazy, indeed. Eight character slots per server (compared to 2), a Founder title, an exclusive Terminus mount, 288 bank slots (compared to 72), and a few lesser restrictions over free players. So you’ll buy a copy from EME after the game goes free, you’re thinking. Well, you thought wrong:
When we launch, we will discontinue all digital sales of TERA, so any remaining physical boxes will be the only way to gain founder status. Please check with your local retailer. Boxes will be available only while supplies last, and no new boxes are in creation.
If you do get your hands on a copy of TERA post-launch, you’ll still be able to redeem the code and grant your account with founder status.
(Source: TERA FAQ)
[TERA] Want Founder Status? Get It Before It’s Gone
[UPDATE: It’s dead, Jim. TERA’s digital edition has been discontinued. If you haven’t picked it up by now, you’re out of luck.]
TERA heads free to play in February, and if you intend on playing it you might have wanted to get your hands on a copy of the game back when Amazon had it on sale for $5. In fact, if you were thinking about buying it now, you’re too late. The TERA digital edition has already been removed from Amazon, but you can still buy it at En Masse Entertainment’s website for $20. Why would you want to buy a copy of a game when it is heading free to play? Simple: Founder status.
Players who had purchased a boxed copy of TERA (whether digital or physical) and redeem the account key will be granted Founder status, which grants rewards higher in some spots than a free to play account subscribing. Crazy, indeed. Eight character slots per server (compared to 2), a Founder title, an exclusive Terminus mount, 288 bank slots (compared to 72), and a few lesser restrictions over free players. So you’ll buy a copy from EME after the game goes free, you’re thinking. Well, you thought wrong:
When we launch, we will discontinue all digital sales of TERA, so any remaining physical boxes will be the only way to gain founder status. Please check with your local retailer. Boxes will be available only while supplies last, and no new boxes are in creation.
If you do get your hands on a copy of TERA post-launch, you’ll still be able to redeem the code and grant your account with founder status.
(Source: TERA FAQ)
En Mass Entertainment Offering Refunds For Subscribers
Yea, this is directly following my article on TERA becoming free, but I felt this topic was important enough to warrant its own commentary. Generally when an MMO goes free to play, you don’t see the developer lining up to hand out refunds for existing subscriptions. More often than not, any additional paid time is simply converted into whatever premium service that is rolling out with the transition. In the case of TERA, however, En Masse Entertainment will be refunding any additional game time on an account should the user request it.
From the FAQ:
On the day TERA’s drops its subscription fee, if you would like a refund you may submit a ticket and request a refund for your remaining game time. We will then refund your remaining subscription after the current month ends. For example, if you purchased a 90-day subscription and have 65 days remaining you will receive a refund for 60 days of game time. The remaining 5 days will stay as elite game time.
It appears that this is only for the North American version of TERA, through En Masse Entertainment. The FAQ for the European transition does not make any reference to refunds.
(Source: FAQ)
TERA Heading Free In North America And Europe
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)
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