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TERA: F2P 'Subscription-Free' Option Added
SBFord
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UPDATE: Gameforge has also announced that the EU version of TERA will be going F2P with a two tiered system: Veteran and Free. Find out more on the TERA EU site.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that players will now have several options for playing TERA. Included in the new revenue model is a 'subscription-free' option as well as an 'elite status' option that gives 30-days of subscription-level play. The F2P option has no level cap or content restrictions. Current and former subscribers will be given permanent 'founder status' with exclusive benefits. The new plan goes into effect in February.
To celebrate this next chapter of TERA, En Masse Entertainment will be launching new in-game content, including a wave-based dungeon and a PvP battleground map that introduces a new way for players to test their skills against each other. The multi-stage Crucible of Flame dungeon challenges players with a series of epic, high-level battles culminating with a new boss fight against the immense Cyclops. This dungeon offers varying rewards based on performance. Additionally, more competitive players can take off in Champions’ Skyring, an all-new three-versus-three PvP battleground with some of TERA’s best PvP gear at stake.
Head to the TERA site for more information.
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PigEye McNasty
DFOUW NA
This is good news I think. I will check it out. I was in a Beta weekend and it seemed like it was worth playing. I like the way there are no resrictions regarding level and zones. If I recall correctly it was quite well received.
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In the EU we are just waiting for Gameforge's take on ftp. There is a certain degree of pessimism (bordering on complete despair), based on their Aion model:
http://www.aionfreetoplay.com/website/shop/category/116
We shall see......
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Edit - Gameforge have said they will give an announcement later today
I visited that link. You should put a caution on it: "Warning! You are about to see a cash shop and a little piece of your soul will die."
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I'm surprised. After TSW I expected box to play for TERA.
It seems once todays maintenance is over the EU service is going to hear its fate, the community manager has posted on a thread stating the information is incoming later today.
https://forum.tera-europe.com/showthread.php?t=134936&page=4&p=2296016&viewfull=1#post2296016
I wish En Masse operated the game in EU too. I don't trust Gameforge and it will be a worse model for sure if they went f2p too. Even besides the model thing, i don't wanna play on Gameforge's service so if i check this out it will be on En Masse's service whether it will be EU or NA will see.
btw, nice line about the hotbars lol. It sounds even more ridicilous when devs make fun of it in their own trailers.
Edit: EU site is updated and it doesn't look bad actually; http://tera-europe.com/tera-club.html
But i remember there being censorship on armors and blood in EU and we saw how Aion got updates ages later than NA under Gameforge so i'll check it out on NA probably.
"Our philosophy was to add to what we already offer instead of restricting what we already have. We have added vanity items and convenience boosts instead of charging for existing dungeons or taking away your hotbars"
Wonder who this is aimed at
The package for free players looks very generous to me.
The NA version of TERA works just fine, if you're not from one of the IP banned European countries (Russia being the most notable). Sure, you get an extra 100 to ping, but that's not a big deal. TERA isn't that fast-paced.
It's still boring, though, which is why I doubt I'll play it. It's a huge download, too.
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Awesome, thanks Scalpless for your answer! An extra 100 ping sounds like chocolate cake compared to having to deal with Gameforge.
for all you guys who "can't wait" and think it's "a verry good news"...
Gameforge has EA-like restrictions on Aion, like: timed cd on dungeons so you can do like 1 or 2 runs per few days, and unlock the dungeon timer by buying scrolls and things like that...
It's pretty much crap, a box would be much better than gameforges cash shop, but well... just saying not to get your hopes up high.
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yeah but what announcement will it be..although i like tera i despise gameforge..especially with their attitude..they were still charging max price for the game £40 while en masse were charging $15 .which says everything.they never reduced the price to encourage people to join the game..in fact they did fuck all except watch the population get less and less.
Hopefully they will get their head out of their ass..even the sub fees were higher.wtg gameforge.how to ruin a games population.i still dont get why en mass decided to let gameforge near this game..but hey you never know they may actually do something right by the game..hang on a sec i just gotta catch that pig flying past my window.
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