TERA news » It’s TERA’s 3-Year Anniversary!

On May 1, 2012, we brought TERA into the MMO world—the first game of its kind to feature action combat in a persistent world MMO. Three years later, we are celebrating the fact that we are stronger than ever by introducing a class that brings an even bigger bang to our action combat system: the gunner. Now you get to experience Fate of Arun and all of TERA in a whole new perspective. We are proud to launch this class on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

May 5 also brings two new additions:

• First, there’s Elite Status Vouchers, which let you purchase 30 days of elite status with EMP, and you can trade them in-game. Elite Status Vouchers will make it even easier for players to become elite players, as it opens up avenues to get elite status without the usual subscription.
• We are also bringing TERA to Steam. With Steam, new and old users alike will be able to patch and launch TERA within Steam, as well as make purchases with the Steam Wallet. TERA will unlock on Steam at 1 p.m. PDT on May 5th.

Of course, an anniversary celebration wouldn’t be complete without events to let us celebrate. There will be two events in the month of May:

• Leveling Event: Everyone receives double XP while hunting, in addition to free rewards upon reaching certain levels (starting at level 12). These rewards range from free trials of elite status, gold, boosts, crystals, and even cosmetics. This event will last until Tuesday, June 2, and we will be releasing full details on this event very soon.
• T.E.R.A.: On Tuesday, May 12, the T.E.R.A. event returns! This event will drop four items throughout the game, and items will represent the letters T, E, R and A. If you collect all four, then right-click on the A, the combined letters will turn into a permanent Jadeheart dragon mount that replenishes Stamina.

While this finishes off the month of May, we’ll have more events in June and the following months to keep the party rolling. Stay tuned for more updates!

Speaking of updates, I want to give a general overview on what content is coming down the pipeline after the gunner class.

• Two new dungeons and one new battleground will debut by late July, with one of the dungeons taking the mantle of “hardest dungeon” away from Sky Cruiser HM.
• The new battleground will be a 15v15 battleground solely focused on team deathmatch.
• The introduction of these dungeons will also usher in Tier 7 gears and materials, including the new top gear set for the game. While we do have the translated names for the new dungeons and gear, we don’t have our final ones yet.
• We will start to unveil the names we’re thinking about to the community much sooner, so we can gather feedback on them at a much earlier stage.
• Additionally, improvements to the friends list, our guild finder, and the Nexus will also be made later on this year.

This is just the tip of the iceberg for TERA, with a whole lot more coming in 2015.

Lastly, we are making some changes with our support team and how we can provide a better TERA service to you all. Starting today, our chat hours will change from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. PDT, Monday through Friday. This allows us to expand our range of support even wider, while keeping the same level of support we have on our ticket system. We will also have a larger in-game GM presence than we did before that will better allow us to respond to issues faster than before.

It’s been a great three years so far, and it feels like we’re just getting started with all we can do for you here at En Masse Entertainment. We always appreciate your feedback and our community interactions, so feel free to hop into our subreddit on Friday, May 1, for an AMA with me starting at 11 a.m. PDT!

Oh, and don't forget: Starting Tuesday, May 5, and continuing for three weeks, we’ll be giving out our Beep Boop Bot Bundle, which contains one EX-TRM mount, an additional character slot item, and a collection of charms, campfires, and panaceas. All you have to do to receive the bundle is log into TERA during that time.

Treeshark out!