Update #2: I just want everyone to keep in mind that until we get an official launch date from the Korean NHN site, the launch schedule speculated in this article should be treated as a rumor.
Update #1: Kalsteine's translation of the article can be found at the bottom of this post. My initial understanding was correct, however it's important to note that
the article specifically says the game is still expected to launch in 2010 in Korea.
Korean Open Beta News
Hello, TERA Fans! Today Locien brought
a new This Is Game article to my attention. While we await a proper translation by Kalsteine, I ran it through google translate.
Here are what appear to be the highlights (remember, everything could be totally off):
- TERA's open beta will begin after G-Star 2010. G-Star will be held from November 18th to 21st 2010.
- The latest version of the game will be shown at G-Star. This will also be the version used in the open beta, so long as the public reaction to it is good.
- NHN's largest G-Star booth will be for TERA.
- If the test goes well, the game may see official service soon. It looks like the article gave the example of Aion releasing two weeks after its open beta.
- The article says that it's expected that TERA will release in Korea in late 2010.
This is the first we have heard of a test in Korea since CBT3 this March. This is also the most we have ever officially heard of any kind of launch date. Check back for a proper translation later, though!
TIG is usually a very reliable source, so what do you think, TERA Fans?
Update: Check out Kalsteine's translation below.
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TERA, OBT to start right after G-Star.
NHN to start normal service straight after OBT.
Non-targetting MMORPG <TERA>'s OBT is to start before 2010's over.
NHN announced during their Q3 business report conference that Bluehole developed game TERA's OBT will begin before the end of 2010.
NHN also made clear during their Q2 business report conference that TERA's OBT and regular services will begin before the Q4 was over. Now with all this information, there is a high possibility that TERA's normal services will hit before 2010 comes to an end. NHN will also release TERA's newest version on November 18th in the upcoming event G-Star.
NHN's representitive Sang-Hyun Kim announced. "We have scheduled TERA's OBT around the year's end. First we will show TERA's latest version through G-star. We will also immediately start normal services right after OBT."
After the 3rd CBT of TERA early in the year TERA's been going through lots of polishing. The version of TERA that's shown at G-star will most likely be the OBT version of the game. NHN will be at G-star with a whopping 100 booths, and half of the booths will have TERA on them. This just shows how eager and focused they are on launching the game.
What it comes down to is, if the TERA we experience at G-star doesn't have major bugs probably at the end of G-star we will hear of TERA's OBT. If you look at the dates, TERA's OBT will most likely be around early December. The client will be going through some polishing once again around rest of November.
TERA will probably gain more popularity among the community during G-star and using that to start the OBT before the Winter Vacation will gain synergy. In addition, NHN does not plan keep TERA's OBT services long, if there aren't too many problems OBT will be a small taste of the normal services to come right after.
This is similar to NCSoft's plan in 2008 where Aion's OBT started on November 11th and after 2 weeks their normal services began.
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