There's a great long running discussion of this topic in RP, and I encourage those of you who love stories and storytelling to check it out: http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3803

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I agreed with Roc and edited the thread title. No offense intended, just wanted to be sure we were all extra clear on anything to do with devs ;)

Also, to pre-empt the drama we had last time a...

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PTHBBBBBBBBT.

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The Velika Guardian
Issue 8

Home Sweet Home

En Masse Entertainment's first week in the new office is complete and it's already feeling a bit like home. Guess what we've named our conference...

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Except I *am* here on weekends and holidays :) Haven't missed any days but four (family's annual vacation) since I started in March. I do sleep, unfortunately, and I've woken up some mornings to...

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GamingUnion
E3 2010: Tera Hands-On Preview (http://www.gamingunion.net/news/e3-2010-tera-hands-on-preview--2081.html)


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Yep, the same.
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http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196&page=7

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As pointed out earlier in this thread, TeraFans.com has a script which searches for staff posts and reposts them on their own forum.

Those posts originate on the official TERA forum.
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Hanging out here with you people takes all my time. I'm sure as heck not going to hang out anywhere else.

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Four threads currently visible on the front page about... grind. It's not that I disagree with the sentiment - the word grind has become completely meaningless and now refers to "anything you have to...

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Is that like ManBearPig (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManBearPig)?

Guess we're spreading ScorpionDinosaurHippopotamus awareness.
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http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/169812.jpg (http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22668&storypage=1)

ZAM - "Best Fantasy Game of E3"
"Best Fantasy Game of E3" Winner: TERA...

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ZAM has published the final update to their E3 2010 awards (http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22668&storypage=1) in which TERA has been named "Best Fantasy Game of E3" and runner-up for "Best in...

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The eighth installment of the Screenshots of the Week feature marches towards the southern point of Arun, the eastern continent, where the fields of flora end in dunes of sand stretching to the...

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A few others have reported the same.

Try the SD version:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-t-e-r-a/701207
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Our Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 Demo video, currently available exclusively on GameTrailers.com (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-t-e-r-a/701208), summarizes the press demonstration...

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My rule of thumb is that if an existing thread is on the front page on the same topic, NO MERCY.

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Moving this to the right forum - and BTW, moving it means it's tagged in a report I fill out for the devs, so SOMEONE will see it.

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It's one of those things that kinda get ignored when a forum is small, but as floods of new people join the party, gets out of hand. I really did mean the "sorry" bit, as your post wasn't really...

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And the URL has been updated.

Thanks!
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Hrm. Guys, I think this would be an EXCELLENT thread... for the FGT forum. Once the NDA is lifted, this would be terrific information for the community as a whole. But the experiment should be...

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Looks like the fansite changed its article's URL.

Here is the header piece: http://www.terahispano.com/joomla/component/content/article/42-criticas/234-230510roadtovelika
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ZAM
Best Demo: TERA (http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22668&storypage=2)
http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/169765.jpg (http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22668&storypage=2)


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No matter what happens, someone will claim it's a conspiracy, and as we all know, that's the fuel that runs a forum.

/rolls eyes

;)

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RipTen
The Old Republic "Sure Thing" and TERA "Sleeper Hit" Leading New Wave of MMOs...

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Retweeting is a term used for copying another user's tweet (in part or in entirety) for the purpose of spreading its content on Twitter.

In the case of our second retweet event, we're inviting...

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ZAM has published the second of three parts of their E3 2010 awards in which TERA has been named "Best Demo of E3" (http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22668&storypage=2)!
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Thanks for the heads-up!

MMORPG
TERA Interview (7:26) (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/view/videos/gameID/477/videoId/1785)


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I'm just gonna move this to Off-Topic, shall I?

Also, FWIW, mods have trained forgetteries when it comes to forum behavior. We moderate and move on. In the words of Terry Pratchett, every day is a...

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There are a bunch of these threads currently going in the main forum, and I'm pretty sure linking to hack sites (even for totally different games) is a bad idea for a game company's official forum,...

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The Velika Guardian
Issue 7

Movin' On Up!

The seventh issue of the Velika Guardian, normally delivered at the end of the week, was postponed for a very good reason: En Masse Entertainment has...

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Okay, guys. I've been pretty laid back about modding this one because the actual topic has been done to death with no satisfactory conclusion, but we're a little too far afield. After this point,...

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I just merged the payment threads from the front page into one thread. Y'all, if you don't feel like searching, I can't drive to your house and make you, but you could at least skim the front page...

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This past week, TERA received an editorial nomination (http://e3.gamespot.com/best-of-e3-2010/genre-awards/index.html?page=12) for GameSpot's Best Massively Multiplayer Game of E3 2010 award. You can...

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I think more than half of the threads in this forum could be boiled down to this ;) But I am going to move it to off topic, since it's going to be focused entirely on other games.

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EDIT:

Interested in spreading the word and a chance to win a TERA messenger bag? Check out our Twitter account, @TERAOnline (http://twitter.com/teraonline), for the latest retweet event...

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http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5969

That's what we know at the present time (so please feel free to read that discussion and add your thoughts if you have any new ones!).

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GameSpot - "Best Massively Multiplayer Game" (Nominee)
Best of E3 2010 (http://e3.gamespot.com/best-of-e3-2010/genre-awards/index.html?page=12)

G4TV
E3 2010 TERA Interview...

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Saw your complaint in GD.

You really truly don't need to crosspost. :) I check this subforum several times a day, I just don't post there if I'm in a hurry (reading/reporting is a higher priority...

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About 2400, counting the quoted material. Five single spaced pages of text.

Please don't do that again to your poor moderator. Please.

/staggers off for a restorative drink

I'm back. On...

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Right, I think we can all agree this thread is so far off the original tracks that we might as well close it.

If anyone else wants to talk about G4's coverage you can go ahead and make a new...

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These are non-approved, early animations from a hacked version of the Korean Beta client. Feel free to discuss in this thread but take that video with a massive grain of salt.

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I see any more trolling out of either of you and you're both looking at a little vacation from the forums.

You can have a good time here but as soon as you do it at the expense of the rest of the...

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We probably will.

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Much more like the Roman Republic I'd say.

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Now that we've all had the chance to play nice, this thread has one last opportunity to get back on track before it's shut off again. That goes for all users, especially those posting from the same...

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Suggesting En Masse reps are lying ( http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showpost.php?p=141492&postcount=165 ) isn't constructive feedback. In fact, it outright violates the forum rules, as does this...

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Pie (Apple), and Taco Bell no contest.

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If you have thoughts, please feel free to post them in a fresh thread.

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We're working on this. We were supposed to launch a new website recently but due to some setbacks (which I can't get into) we had to push back launch a bit, including the forum upgrade / relaunch.

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Just to be sure you see them, here's a helpful link to our forum rules: http://www.tera-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1873

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Thank you, I genuinely appreciate your apology. The last thing I want to do is discourage debate as said debate remains civil. :)



They see me trollin', they hatin,', patrolin,' tryin' to catch...

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OK, thread reopened with caveat:

All of En Masse, including myself, worked very hard to make E3 awesome for everyone. We don't appreciate being called out for things beyond our control - like...

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Heh, it's actually closer to what Fatwa said - we enabled it but for some reason it still doesn't work. :(

Raptors got 'em!

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Hmm...

Tell you what: I'm not normally the heavy-handed type and I'm willing to admit when I've stepped over the line. I'll reopen the other thread but will include this reminder:

All of En...

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I think everyone should moderate themselves before assisting the moderators in doing their job. And we're one more personal attack away from having this thread shipped off to Threadcatraz. Final...

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We don't have 'em. ;)

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It may take a couple of days for everyone to receive theirs. In order for us to bypass spam filters and not get flagged, we have to send them in small doses. Wasn't a problem when we had a few...

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Totally. There will be plenty of warning if we need to rework databases at all; I at least want to archive this database if we can.

It's all very much up in the air though so the less I promise...

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I'm not a graphic designer but good news: I sit close enough to pass feedback along.

Also in the future please use the feedback forum for this kind of stuff, thanks!

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De nada. :) The new forums will be as kickass as possible. Believe you me I hate not having PMs and other basic features as much as you guys.

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Just wanted to say you guys were awesome, and welcome to the forum! :)

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Tell us where it hurts:

http://www.tera-online.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=50

This would fall under 'website and forums'. :)

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The changes won't be terribly aesthetic, although the CSS will match the new website.

It'll be more like 'oh hey, working PMs' and other basic stuff.

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Yeah - long story short, we've been working on new forums for a while, but for reasons I can't really get into had to push our timeframe back a bit. Basic stuff like PMs, etc. are coming, I promise!...

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MMORPG
E3 Hands On With TERA (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/477/feature/4338/TERA-The-Exiled-Realm-of-Arborea-E3-Hands-On-With-TERA.html)


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The seventh installment of the Screenshots of the Week feature travels north of Mistmoar Island where the E3 demo took place to a stretch of coastline called Serpentis Isle. Creatures both familiar...

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Er... no?

Just wanted to say that I don't know the answer either way, but if I had been told not to talk about something, I... wouldn't talk about it. No coy hints, no twenty questions, no...

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IGN
The MMOs of E3 2010 (http://pc.ign.com/articles/110/1101440p1.html)


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Nothing wrong with this thread, it's just that there are several raid threads and a raid poll on the forum front pages already.

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Wibbly wobbly timey wimey... stuff. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY_Ry8J_jdw)

(Production took a bit longer than originally estimated.)
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Correction - I did NOT say that EM/BH was focusing on Leipzig. I said that the Leipzig show is bigger and more international/influential on a global scale, and that what was and wasn't hyped at E3 is...

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Hey, y'all - I'm supposed to lock these when they come up. There are a bunch of threads on the forum already where some of the other devs have posted before locking if you want to keep reading,...

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I snorked orange juice up my nose when I saw the penguin transformer popori.

I have removed the more over the top comments.

This discussion thread has become a rehash of the same ol' same ol',...

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Hello all!

I'm happy to announce a new moderator for the TERA Online forums: Tithus. Tithus will be on to help answer questions and keep the forums a productive place for TERA Online discussions. ...

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Sorry for the recent spammers that were here. I dropped the ball and hadn't checked the reported posts queue. Please continue to report posts and we will deal accordingly. It has been quite busy...

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Exactly... after this week things will slow down a bit more for the holidays and than start to ramp back up again.

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Thank you for bringing the typo to our attention. We appreciate your support very much!

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Soon... :)

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I believe most peopled tied to the FGT have been having their posts 'moderated' automatically in all of the general forums. This should be resolved now...

We are working on the forums we know...

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FGT is now read only for the next few hours until it will disappear.

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No official release date yet. Glad to have you on board!

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Yes there is an NDA to the public, the point of this FGT is to gather feedback and have close interaction with the participants. We are working on getting the FGT forum section up soon where we can...

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We are working on enabling the FGT forum as we speak. Stay tuned. I hope most of you were able to set up the download before you left for work. That was my goal at least.

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Ok we are off! I have sent out the emails. Please try and get your download on before bed or before work.

We will be activating users as we go but most important thing right now is you start...

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Because I love you all so much I have sent a second email...

Can't believe I spent all day working on this and forgot a subject line in the email /facepalm

Going to sleep now!

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We don't have the forums open quite yet... that is stage two! Back to hitting refresh?! :)

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If you have the same email already registered your good to go and don't need to do anything just download the client.

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The test is open for about 37 hours. There is about 6 hours of game play. So even leveling a few classes you should have plenty of time to provide feedback.

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Working on forum access...

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Grr RSS...

Still here still plan on sending out emails tonight.

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And you doubted us Mark!

No emails sent yet so no worrying yet.

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No invites sent yet, as I said end of MY day :)

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I believe the client is ~12GB. We really want to get the invite out by EOD so that there is enough time before things start Sat morning. One thing to note is we only did placeholder english for...

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Ok... Update!

No invites have been sent out, so don't fret yet. As for the process this will not be key driven; it will be hand flagged TERA forum accounts. You will get an invite that says hey...

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Yes this Saturday. We wanted data before the holidays so I can sit under the tree sipping eggnog and read the results heh :)

And my end of day is probably when the emails go out hah!

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QFTT

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This test will have servers in NA. Yes this FGT will be under NDA. As I said it has a ton of placeholder localization as well as some areas we are still fine tuning.

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We want passionate MMO gamers. Players that are willing to deal with some bumps in the road for the greater good of solid feedback. Community participation is a big key in people we are choosing.

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