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Good afternoon, TERA Fans! A new, official character creation video reveals previously unplayable racial genders and face sliders!

Check out En Masse's release below!

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(If the video doesn't work for you, click here to watch it on youtube!)

The video depicts the character creation of all of the races, including the notable female Aman, male High Elves and female Popori! Does this mean that the next Korean beta and FGT3 will feature all race/gender combinations O:?

Throughout the quick video, it appears that a few different facial sliders are being used to tweak the character's appearances. As the video is in Korean, I am not sure what the sliders are each specifically for, but you can clearly see that they affect the eyes, mouth and other prominent facial features.

I personally am really glad they've added options to help make each character look a little more unique! The feature doesn't look too extensive, but it does look like just enough. I am also glad that though the character creator is quite nice, there is clearly more to the game than character creation, as the focus has always been on TERA's next generation gameplay!

What do you think, TERA Fans?

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Good afternoon, TERA Fans! Today, massively.com posted an exclusive piece of creative writing about the by we've been reading about, Konei, and a Castanic instructor. It's a very good piece of writing! You can find it at massively.com, or below. Enjoy!

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Good Afternoon, TERA Fans! Today, En Masse released lore concerning the northern portion of the Shara continent!

This marks the first addition to TERA's interactive world map. The rest of the lore concerning other sections found on the map will be released and published in the coming weeks.

Below you can see the Northern Shara lore article in its entirety. Enjoy!

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Good Afternoon, TERA Fans! Recently, TERAHispano.com had the chance to interview En Masse Entertainment COO Patrick Wyatt about security in TERA and TERA productor Sam Kim about TERA gameplay. It's a pretty great interview and you can find a portion of the interview below.

Check out the full interview here @ TERAHispano.com!

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Also, Curse.com is very excited for the impending launch of Blizzard's RTS Starcraft 2! Recently we launched an SC2 Map Hosting portal! If you're interested, read more and be sure to check it out!

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Good Afternoon, TERA Fans! Today we're happy to share with you one of our final class guides, the Mystic guide! Written by seasoned Mystic, Snoozle, you can find out more about the class below.

(DISCLAIMER: The developers at En Masse Entertainment have enabled TERA Fans to share this information from the FGT with our community. Keep in mind that any of the information found here is subject to change as the game continues to develop.)

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The Elementalist class was recently revised to become the Mystic class and the new class has become the main buff/debuff support class. The Mystic can also support heal with a summoned orb that sits on the ground and can be consumed by other characters. Several orbs may be summoned (we only tried 5 at once for group support) and they will eventually disappear if not used.






Elemental Shot I

Elemental Shot is the basic single target attack of the Mystic class and is a starting skill. With upgrades at levels 4 and 8, it is a standard starting spell for attacking single mobs.









Mana Boost I


Mana Boost is a mana regeneration skill. It is very useful in order to keep mana up in order to keep playing without down time. Upon taking damage or casting another spell, the mana regeneration effect cancels. It also has an animation that looks pretty funny when used with the male Popori race.







Essence of Rejuvenation

Essence of Rejuvenation is the main Mystic healing skill. It appears as an orb on the ground that is clicked on by either yourself or other characters in order to heal themselves instantly. The orb looks rather like a glowing egg and during the FGT we referred to them as a nest of healing eggs. The skill is upgraded at levels 4 and 8 in order to help keep up with increasing health pools. The heals are a medium heal.






Curtain of Retribution

Curtain of Retribution is one of the nicest looking spells that Mystics have and is pictured second in the series of screenshots at the top of the guide. It's a cone-shaped damage spell that appears as a group of butterflies that fly out from the caster and hit groups of mobs. There are a variety of mobs that are aggro'd as a group and this is the main spell used to take them down in early levels. It is upgraded at levels 6 and 10.





Essence Leech : Imbibe I

Essence Leech is a very different type of spell. It's a situational aoe spell that is obtained at level 4 and is very helpful for group play. It can be interrupted if the Mystic gains aggro. The spell takes health points from targets within its area of effect and after several (on the third?) uses of the spell, it will return mana to the caster rather than taking health points away. It is upgraded at level 8.






Spirit of Bloodlust I

Spirit of Bloodlust is the first real party buff given to Mystics. It is somewhat hard to use sometimes as it only falls on party members within 8m. Enhancing attack power is very nice for all levels though.










Please see the guide created by HolyAegis for more information on later levels of the Mystic class (Mystic Skills). The names of many of the skills have changed due to localization, but the skills still exist. Many of the class defining skills are learned after level 10 - offensive buffs are among the more important skills. The offensive buffs constantly consume mana.

Mystics also get a variety of healing and utility spells. Rejuvenating Shot is a heal-over-time that locks onto a target and shoots them with the heal. Mystics also are able to resurrect other players and teleport a party to their location. Flash Shot stuns a target for 3 seconds and Binding Shot decreases the movement speed of a target to 89% for 6 seconds. For additional utility, Mystics gain Purifying Shot to remove all harmful effects from a single target.

Filed by TERA Fans News at 8:52 pm under Uncategorized  Tagged Casters, Darkness And Light, Fgt, Foes, Good Afternoon, Group Support, Magical Attacks, Mana, Mobs, Mystic Guide, Mystics, Orb, Orbs, Popori, Primal Powers, Regeneration, Rejuvenation, Snoozle, Target Attack, Walking The Fine Line
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Good afternoon, TERA Fans! :3 Our fifth class guide is for all the Archers out there! Written by moderator Kvinna (1-12 skills) and podcaster Caelixian (High level skills), you're sure to learn a lot about the archer. Enjoy!

(DISCLAIMER: The developers at En Masse Entertainment have enabled TERA Fans to share this information from the FGT with our community. Keep in mind that any of the information found here is subject to change as the game continues to develop.)










Normal Shot

Normal Shot is the first skill an Archer is given to master. It is defaulted to the left-click button, but can be moved to any other slot. What's unique about this skill is that unlike every other class, the Archer is free to hold down their mouse button to continuously fire upon their enemy.











Multi Shot

Multi Shot is the first skill an Archer purchases from the trainer after reaching level two. Once again, this AoE skill is unique from other classes. While other classes are able to hit more enemies with their AoE attack, an Archer can only hit up to four. However, the Archer's Multi Shot hits for a lot more damage.

This is also the first skill an Archer receives that utilizes the "lock on" mechanic. After an Archer selects this skill, they hover their crosshair over four targets to lock on to them. The enemies do not need to be next to each other and the Archer doesn't have to fire until all four have been selected. Once they are, simply click the skill again to fire. One important thing to note is that this does require a bit of mana and it is taken from the Archer when the skill is clicked the first time. Keep moving and try not to get interrupted!











Focused Shot

Focused Shot is an amazing addition to an Archer's arsenal. The Archer simply holds down the button for however long they wish to charge the skill. Once the button is released, the Archer will fire the skill. The longer the skill is charged, the more damage it does!

















Penetrating Shot

Penetrating Shot is another AoE skill for the Archer. It works similar to Focused Shot - you charge up the skill for a higher damage output - but instead of hitting only one target, this will hit multiple targets. Since this has the potential to hit more than one target, it does less damage to one target than Focused Shot.












High Level Skills

As the archer progresses through levels, a noticeable increase in damage output is quite clear. This is, in part, due to the fact that many of the skills earned early on are upgraded in subsequent levels, rendering them much more potent. Added to the archer's armory in the higher levels are several skills that no archer would ever want to do without.

Penetrating Shot, earned at level 12, is a charged shot that deals linear damage to multiple mobs. When lined up properly, this can hit numerous mobs, and has a high rate of knockback on reap mobs. Compared to a few other skills at your disposal, Penetrating shot uses significantly less mana, but is more difficult to pull off while being chased, and is not as efficient for initiating combat as Multi-shot or Focused shot. They key to using it right is putting some distance between yourself and the largest concentration of targets, then waiting for them to line up as they come after you. Just like all of the skills though, having damaged the mobs some first is the best way to make this skill useful, otherwise mobs will be left at 1 hp.

Soaring Attack, earned at level 14, is a handy knockdown-recovery skill. When in the knocked down state, this skill becomes enabled, and you may quickly do a 360 degree spin attack, which has a high chance to knock down or knock back (reap mobs) anything it hits. This takes a fair amount of your small mana pool, but is certainly worth the 2-3 seconds it would take to recover normally. Depending on your weapon and level, it does the damage of around 2 and a half normal shots. This skill is most useful, of course, for PVP.

Backstep, though not a damage dealing skill, is probably one of the most used skills available to an archer. As the name of the skill implies, the skill allows you to jump back about 5 meters, avoiding attacks, dodging, or just putting more vital distance between you and your foe. Used right, this skill can allow you to get behind a chasing adversary in PVP, to deal rear-attacks, and hopefully knock downs. It does take mana, and has a fairly long cool-down so it is not a skill that can simply be spammed. Binding it someplace with extreme accessibility, such as the center mouse button or other unused mouse button, is a must.

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Good afternoon, TERA Fans! Just a little while ago, TERA's fourth newsletter was sent out to subscribers! If you didn't recieve it, you can check it out here!

Newsletter No 4 Includes


• A quote from Patrick Wyatt:
  
  

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  "After playing TERA and getting the inside scoop from the Bluehole team, I jumped at the chance to help bring TERA to the West. While the stunning graphics are the first thing that everyone notices, the experience of battling monsters using the Action-RPG combat system is what makes TERA more fun than any MMO I've played. It was great to see a similar reaction from gamers and the press at the recent Game Developers Conference; I think gamers are going to play a lot of TERA when it's released."
  
  Patrick Wyatt, COO, En Masse Entertainment
  
  
  
• Twitter Journals
  
  

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  Starting April 15, we're launching some experimental fiction via Twitter. Follow @Elleon_TERA to get daily excerpts from the personal journal of Elleon, one of the Valkyon Federation's brightest researchers. In the coming months, you'll journey with Elleon as he explores the world of TERA...and finds that "research" often means "exploring exciting new realms and nearly getting killed by ferocious monsters no one has seen before."
  
  
  
• Meet an NPC : Elleon
  
  

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  Name: Elleon
  Race: High Elves
  Occupation: Senior Researcher, Island of Dawn Expedition
  
  Elleon graduated simultaneously from the Mysterium (concentration in arcane theory) and Velika University (degrees in archeology and history) last year?the youngest ever to do so. Elleon's older brother, Kubel, earned his commission from the Valkyon Federation's most prestigious military academy at an equally early age. The two were inseparable as children, and Elleon missed his brother keenly while he was studying and Kubel was learning the art of war. Now the two brothers are reunited again, eager to explore the mysterious "Island of Dawn" that has appeared in the middle of the ocean. Elleon leads research efforts while his brother ensures that the island is safe.
  
  
  
• Media Updates
  
  

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  Enjoy new music tracks from the world of TERA.
  
  - Crescentia
  - Lumbertown
  
  
  And more!

Once more, you can find the full newsletter here! Enjoy!

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Good Afternoon, TERA Fans! Today, I'd just like to spread the word about Curse's awesome monthly newsletter. It's a really great, free way to just overall keep up on the biggest MMO news every month. :] Plus, since your TERA Fans username is the same as your Curse username (in most cases), it's really easy to opt-in!

You can find out more about it below or opt-in here!

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Please note before reading: This article is based on a rumor and all content is merely speculation!

Good Afternoon, TERA Fans! Today a rumor has been circulating over on the MMO-Champion forums that ex-Blizzard employee, Eyonix, will be joining En Masse Entertainment to work on TERA. Eyonix officially announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment on April 2nd in the following forum post:

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Of course, as can be seen in this post, there is no real indication at all that Eyonix may be a new edition to the TERA team, aside from the underlined text. The actual rumor began with this post on MMO-Champion today:

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As seen here, the original poster of this thread gives no source for where this information comes from, so it could be as true as Popori being the only race available in FGT2! Even so, this would be an interesting development and TERA Fans staff will be on the lookout for any credible source that can confirm or deny this allegation.





So, TERA Fans, how much do you believe this rumor? Would bringing someone like Eyonix onto the team change anything about the game? If nothing else, it'd certainly bring TERA some more, well-deserved attention and add to the already star-studded and experienced En Masse team, wouldn't it?

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Please note before reading: This article is based on a rumor and all content is merely speculation!

Good Afternoon, TERA Fans! Today a rumor has been circulating over on the MMO-Champion forums that ex-Blizzard employee, Eyonix, will be joining En Masse Entertainment to work on TERA. Eyonix officially announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment on April 2nd in the following forum post:

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Of course, as can be seen in this post, there is no real indication at all that Eyonix may be a new edition to the TERA team, aside from the underlined text. The actual rumor began with this post on MMO-Champion today:

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As seen here, the original poster of this thread gives no source for where this information comes from, so it could be as true as Popori being the only race available in FGT2! Even so, this would be an interesting development and TERA Fans staff will be on the lookout for any credible source that can confirm or deny this allegation.





So, TERA Fans, how much do you believe this rumor? Is it made more credible due to the face that ex-Blizzard employee Patrick Wyatt is on the team?

Would bringing someone like Eyonix onto the team change anything about the game? If nothing else, it'd certainly bring TERA some more, well-deserved attention and add to the already star-studded and experienced En Masse team, wouldn't it?

Filed by TERA Fans News at 8:40 pm under Uncategorized  Tagged Aion, Blizzard Entertainment, Cto, Eyonix, Fond Memory, Forum Post, Founder Chris, Franchises, Good Afternoon, Halo, Jae, Mmo Champion, Ncsoft, Need For Speed, New Edition, Popori, Six Years, Speculation, Starcraft, Those Guys
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