Tera Online News

One year ago, on September 16th, 2009, En Masse Entertainment launched TERA's online presence in the West with TERA-Online.com. Even in the first few weeks, the conversation on the forums was buzzing with excitement for the game. We held the game's first Focus Group Test in December and followed it with Focus Group Test 2 in April, both of which generated a bounty of valuable feedback which has already helped shape the development of TERA. Over the course of the year, En Masse Entertainment presented at Game Developers Conference, Electronic Entertainment Expo, San Diego Comic-Con, GamesCom, and Penny Arcade Expo, introducing TERA to a broad and international audience.

Today, September 16th, 2010, marks TERA-Online.com's first year online. The TERA community has grown exponentially, surpassing the milestones of 100,000 forum members and 200,000 posts in August and 10,000 threads this month. The new subforums introduced earlier this year are alive with discussion. We here at En Masse Entertainment wish to convey that this would not have been possible without you, our community. It is your passion that drives us to excel and make TERA the best MMO it can be. We read your suggestions, hear your feedback, and discuss your discussions--daily!

To celebrate TERA-Online.com's birthday and the TERA community, we're adding ten new avatars and kicking off a new contest!
-- Scapes

They say it’s our birthday! Happy birthday to us!

We're going to have a kind of backwards-birthday—instead of asking for presents, we want to hand a few out. We've got some shirts and an awesome TERA hoodie left over from PAX and we thought: what better way to give out some swag than to have a contest?

Therefore, we're calling on all creative TERA community members to put your heads together and come up with your best TERA short film using your creative abilities and our b-roll footage from PAX. A detailed summary of the contest requirements are below.

If you don't have the budget for high-end editing software, the TERA team suggests a combination of Windows Movie Maker and/or an open-source program called VirtualDub.

The contest will be judged by Senior Community Manager Scapes, Community Director BroMags, and Creative Director Aaron LeMay. Entries will be graded for originality, humor/emotion, and storytelling.

One winner will receive a TERA hoodie, a TERA t-shirt and a TERA lanyard (with bells on!) Five runners-up will receive TERA t-shirts and TERA lanyards (with bells on!)

We look forward to seeing your videos!

- The Community Team -

Official Contest Rules:

1. Your video entry must be approximately 120 seconds long (and no more than 130 seconds).
2. Your video must contain only footage from the b-roll video (available in our online press kit at www.tera-online.com/pax2010) AND/OR still frames/slides with text you’ve provided. Scenes or footage can be re-used (i.e., you can use the same shot multiple times).
3. You are responsible for any copyright issues surrounding the use of music or sound effects in your video.
4. To enter the contest you must upload your video to YouTube.com and post a link to your video, along with your age and country of origin and your choice of theme (see #5 below), in this thread. Your video title and description must include the word "TERA."
5. The theme of the video should be one of the following:

--- a. The debut TERA music video
--- b. TERA as an Arthouse Film (or David Lynch's TERA)
--- c. TERA Noir
--- d. TERA: The Musical
--- e. The Gangs of TERA
--- f. A basic film genre of your choice, i.e., mystery, romantic comedy, horror (please identify in your post).

6. Dubbing in of speech and dialogue is encouraged.
7. The deadline for entry is October 16, 2010 at 12:01 AM Pacific Standard Time.

Focus Group Test 2 may have ended in Spring but the feedback received during that time continues to drive TERA's ongoing development through the Summer. As our postmortems outlined, participants felt that the classes required more skill variety.

Your feedback has helped shape the growth of TERA. This article series reveals examples of new skills being developed along with their descriptions and in-game icons. Additionally, videos demonstrating these abilities are available on Hangame's official TERA website.

New Warrior Skill



Tornado
Tornado is a chain skill that can be used after an evasive skill. It causes damage in a large 360 degree area around the warrior.



New Slayer Skill



Power Arc
This skill hurls a bolt of energy at the enemy as the Slayer swings the greatsword. Used three times in a row, it becomes a combo attack, increasing damage with each blow.



New Archer Skill



Rain of Arrows
This skill rains dozens of arrows down on a large area in front of the player. It takes some time to cast, but it’s worth the wait as Rain of Arrows can damage multiple enemies multiple times.



New Mystic Skill



Summon Spirit
The Mystic can summon three kinds of spirits: one to lure enemies, one to attack, and one for support. These spirits guard the Mystic and assist in battle.



Examples of new skills for the other four classes in TERA will be revealed in the second part of this article series.
-- Scapes

This is the third and final article in our series recapping what we learned from Focus Group Test 2. We’ve enjoyed sharing the feedback with everyone, and sincerely thank those of you who hopped on our forums to offer opinions on the subjects we raised in the first two articles: the gameplay experience and the Westernization process. This article covers an important and highly-anticipated —but oft-overlooked —part of the testing process: the technology behind the game!

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Technology

We’ve made references in the past to TERA’s minimum specs, and part of the great news from FGT2 is that the overwhelming majority of testers either had a rig to run TERA, or could find one to participate in the test. The general requirement to run TERA, at least in its current state, is a gaming rig made in the past four years. The test confirmed this and helped us take a peek at a few behind-the-scenes ways to optimize the code to make the experience better. TERA is a gorgeous game, thanks in no small part to the Unreal 3 engine and Bluehole Studio’s excellent artists, and we want as many people as possible to see just how amazing TERA looks.

For reference, the current system requirements are:
• Intel Core Duo 2 Processor (or equivalent) or better
• 2 GB of RAM or greater
• NVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon X1800 GTO (or equivalent) or better

We got a good deal of feedback on in-game voice chat as well. No huge surprise: voice chat is very important to TERA players. We polled focus group testers about third-party voice chat vendors, and they almost unanimously indicated that an in-game solution would be best, provided it outperforms currently available third-party voice chat solutions.

As a result we’re exploring options and deciding how to engineer a high-quality approach to TERA’s in-game voice chat. This will be an extremely important aspect of working together when your fingers are busy with TERA’s action combat, and unable to type messages!

Last, but certainly not least, we encouraged as many focus group testers as possible to try one of TERA’s best upcoming features: the use of a game controller. Controller support will be native to the release version of TERA, and quite a few testers gave it a whirl in FGT2 using free third-party programs. The consensus was positive: people found the controller provided an interesting experience, and most who tried it said they’d be willing to use one permanently—at least part of the time, swapping between the controller and the more traditional keyboard-and-mouse combination. The ability to remap the controller is critical to its success, as well as preset key combinations that players could switch between easily—e.g., for rapid reaction to PvP challenges.

As we move into potential future testing and the beta test phase of TERA’s development, we encourage everyone who has the opportunity to test the game to give the controller a spin—you may be surprised at how well it works with TERA’s action combat system.

That’s it for the feedback roundup from Focus Group Test #2! Join us on the TERA forums to voice your opinion about the game. We’d also like to thank our focus group testers one last time for all their excellent feedback and helping make TERA an amazing game!

Thanks!

- The TERA Team -

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We welcome your questions and comments in this thread. We ask that our Focus Group Testers be mindful of the non-disclosure agreement as it is still in effect.

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes

The Velika Guardian
Issue 3

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Hot off the virtual presses, the third issue of the Velika Guardian is here! Isn’t it nice to enjoy your weekly TERA community news magazine without pesky subscription inserts falling out onto the floor? As always, hit us up at community@enmasse.com with your news tips and clever suggestions for the Guardian!


Focus Group Test 2 Westernization Postmortem Published

Learn what our Focus Group testers thought about our Westernization efforts for TERA in our second FGT2 postmortem article. The first article addressed the gameplay experience while this one covers the game's comprehensive localization efforts as described in the article's opening passage:


Read the entire FGT2 Westernization postmortem article. Or if you missed it, check out the first postmortem article on gameplay.


Producer Sam Kim on Ten Ton Hammer Live on May 29th

Tune in to TERA! This Saturday, En Masse Producer Sam Kim speak with Ten Ton Hammer Live, the MMO news website’s live streaming podcast. Sam will answer TERA questions from Ten Ton Hammer and its community. The podcast begins at 7:00 PM Eastern (12:00 AM GMT).

Visit TenTonHammer.com for more information.


Vote in ZAM.com’s Poll on MMOs at E3 2010!

ZAM.com has published a new poll asking which MMO title you most want to learn more about at this year’s E3. Guess what? TERA is in the running! Cast your vote on the ZAM.com website.


En Masse Staff Interview Round-Up

If you’ll forgive the pun, we’ve been participating in interviews en masse this month! We know it's not easy to keep track of them all so we've compiled links to all of this week's interviews: TenTonHammer.com chatted up VP of Publishing Chris Lee on user-created content in MMOs, Producer Sam Kim discussed core game elements in an interview on Stratics.com, and Lead Writer David Noonan answered Examiner.com’s TERA lore questions and provided six new screenshots. In the realm of TERA fansites, Senior Producer Brian Knox spoke with Italian fansite TERAOnline.it about PvP and German fansite TERA-Welten.de interviewed Community Director Jason “BrotherMagneto” Mical.

With all this interviewing, you may think we’ve lost our virtual voices. Think again: more interviews are coming your way next week!


Screenshots of the Week: Set 3

Feast your eyes on three of the cities and towns you’ll visit in TERA in the third installment of our weekly screenshot feature. Beyond the majesty of Velika lie Lumbertown and Crecentia, two villages that each border two different forests filled with unique creatures. Head over to the official TERA forums and vote for which woodland Screenshots of the Week should feature next!



Scope out Screenshots of the Week: Set 3.


TERAHispano.com Publishes "Road to Velika" Walkthrough

Spanish TERA fansite TERAHispano.com has produced a new article based on players' experiences during our second Focus Group Test: a walkthrough of TERA’s first few levels leading up to the city of Velika. Read about the new character experience from creation to level 11 on TERAHispano.com!


TERA’s First Fan Art Contest Ends Soon!

Have you entered the first TERA Fan Art Contest yet? Time is running out!

Post your original masterpiece on the official TERA forums for a chance to have it featured in our June newsletter along with a short blurb about your artistry. But hurry up: the deadline for contest submissions is next Friday, June 4th! Check out the excellent entries made so far and submit your own in the Fan Art Contest thread!

One more word on digital newspaper versus dead tree newspaper: your risk of papercut while reading the Velika Guardian averages around zero.
-- Scapes