Dr. TERA: The Battle For The New World
Genre: Client games, MMORPG, Free MMORPG
Features: In Russian, Popular, Beautiful, Fantasy, Non-target, Korean
Status: Started
Payment: Free-to-play
Developer: Bluehole Studio
Publisher: Destiny Development, Gameforge
Release date: December 30, 2011
Website: www.tera-online.ru
From the first moment of acquaintance with the game TERA Online is fascinating. We are immediately offered a character level 20, and then introduced to the world of Arboria – the world that stands on the bodies of two giants – the Balls and Aruna. At the end of the prologue the level of the hero becomes zero, but the opportunity to look at the already pumped up character is very intriguing.
TERA Online is perfect for travelers. Fabulous Arborea is somewhat similar to Azeroth – two huge continents, a bunch of islands and stylistics for every taste. Locations in the game are huge, completely different from each other and full of mysterious places – a real paradise for discoverers.
A typical Korean grind in TERA Online is replaced by a full-fledged history. Unfortunately, it is the same for all races, but the scenery in it is shuffled faster than bored. Although the plot is far from epic to the same WoW, players are waiting for stories with excellent production, framed in a beautiful graphic performance. For the picture in the game answers Unreal Engine 3, which automatically makes it the most beautiful of modern online projects. The only thing that provokes criticism is the mean editor of the character, which is not suitable for the same Aion.
Korean roots in TERA Online also gives out the style of the characters. Prepare to contemplate metrosexual young men of a heroic type and girls who use their magnificent forms, ten-centimeter hairpins and erotic linen as armor. Lovers of exotics should like young fairies-elins, closet-like barracks and thick raccoon-raccoons. By the way, there is no division into factions in TERA Online, because all progressive living creatures have come together to fight a common enemy.
The strongest side of the game is the combat component. Thanks to the non-target system, the mechanics of TERA Online are more like a real slasher than a classic MMORPG. Here it is necessary not only to choose the direction of the attack, but to aim in a natural way. This applies even to healers – their skills work in a strictly defined area, so a competent doctor always throws his spells ahead of time. Here you can easily “take out” a strong opponent, just by stepping behind him and avoiding strong, but slow strokes. Thus, it is possible to overcome even single BAM-mobs (literally, Big Ass Monsters). But in the dungeons without comrades can not do without. They are designed for groups of five people, and the presence of a tank and a doctor is mandatory.
The development of the hero in TERA Online goes the standard way. Starting from the 20th level, the player becomes available a system of glyphs – symbols that enhance the player’s skills. Glyphs in the game a lot, which allows you to create interesting “builds” of characters. Rush to the maximum level 60 can be very quickly, and here is the main problem TERA Online – “hardcore” players in the game have almost nothing to do. PvP in most cases is a trivial dump “wall to wall” and does not stimulate players with valuable prizes. The world of TERA Online is divided into three parts, each of which has a ruler chosen by players for three weeks. True, in the American version of the game, the authors came to their senses, and instead of elections, they fought for the right to appoint a ruler, but in Europe, where most Russians play, the political component is a dull swamp. In the future, we are promised a more advanced PvP-system, but now we have to be content with senseless massacre.
In PvE, things are also not the best way. Pumped players are only waiting for repeated daily tasks, several dungeons and desert locations, which, although they look beautiful, but this beauty is dead.
Today TERA Online is a game for romantics. It really clings, above all, a beautiful world, a unique combat system and a number of smaller features. But in undertaking the development of your character, do not rush to reach the maximum level. Try to explore the world, read the dialogues of quests, try the crafting system, sharpen combat skills. In general, try to stretch the pleasure, otherwise in the future you will find great disappointment. And there, you will see, developers will also give in and give out some dense supplements. Then and at the maximum level it will be possible to run a lot.
