http://tera.enmasse.com/

This weekend was open beta for this game, yes, along with Diablo. Played them both but I wanted to make this thread because if you really like typical MMOs with a bit of a twist, you'll like TERA.

My description of TERA is: Aion on crack.

The graphics are beautiful. The only thing I don't like about the open world is that it is not "truly open". You can't go to a mountain if you see it, or if you see another zone over a hill, there is an invisible wall separating them. That hurts the exploration lover in me, but maybe that's subject to change..who knows.

The combat is great. It's not another "Tab target and click/cast" type of game. You have to aim your skill at the target. That goes for healing too (which I really enjoyed).

The armor looks spectacular. Some people don't care, but it's important to me. They really paid attention to detail in clothing design.

The gathering/crafting system is that of Aion..not much different there.

Flight transportation and teleporting are the same as Aion only amped up..pretty damn neat.

All in all, with all of the good games coming out this time of year, TERA won't be a priority..but I know there are some here who do like Korean style MMOs (Including myself) and that would enjoy TERA.

Here are some screenshots of my BETA experience:

Here are some of the flight teleporter (This is the vortex you fly into, however you do fly over open world as well):

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Capital city:

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My character:

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The other downside is it's subscription based..which really sucks because, like Aion, you know the game will go F2P eventually.

TL;DR: Fun game, graphics are great, Korean style without the terrible grindy feeling, Aion on crack.