Over the past few years it’s become de rigueur for a new massively multiplayer online game to launch alongside a “free to play” business plan. Outside of World of Warcraft and a handful of other titles, the genre seems no longer able to support $10 to $15 per month subscription models, and for most publishers it simply makes more financial sense to recoup development costs by filling online worlds with subtle advertising and various aesthetic options that can only be acquired by shelling out real-world cash. With this in mind, it should come as little surprise that many existing MMOs have also followed the free to play route of late, most famously BioWare’s.This morning publisher that its flagship MMO, will ditch subscription fees at some as-yet-undetermined date in February. As with most games that transition from a subscription model to a free to play model, once Tera has completed the shift to its new revenue scheme the game will actually feature two key account types.
En Masse Entertainment's massively multiplayer online role-playing game Tera will be free-to-play when it relaunches at Tera: Rising February.
Those wishing to play Tera for free can sign up for a standard account that will cost them nothing, and still features all of the game’s races, classes, dungeons and overworld zones. Unfortunately, the standard account does have a number of caveats — for instance, players with standard accounts will have to wait longer to re-enter dungeons, and are charged heightened brokerage fees on items they purchase — in comparison to its big sibling, the $15 per month Elite account.The Elite account, for those still willing to pay for an ostensibly free game, offers the most expansive Tera experience new players could hope for. Plunking down a wad of cash each month grants players a special in-game mount, an extra 10 daily quests and access to the game’s inventory of consumable items, among many other things.You can find a coming to Tera on the newly-published on the game’s official website. The FAQ answers every possible question one might have regarding Tera’s transition to its new business model, and it should be required reading for anyone currently enjoying the game or hoping to join the fantasy world in the near future.Most impressively, we’re happy to report that none of the bonuses offered to Elite players seem as if they’d drastically affect game balance. Barring further information to the contrary, it seems as if En Masse has devised a way to reward paying customers without penalizing everyone else.
Granted, there are daily XP bonuses offered to Elite players, and they do concern us a bit, but since they’re not permanent (or even long-term) boons they don’t seem likely to upset the game’s competitive status quo. As we’ve seen and finding this balance is no easy task as there are few things that rankle MMO players more than the revelation that the rich kids always win, even in their online fantasy world of choice.Editors' Recommendations.
PC System Requirements SPECMinimumRecommendedOperating SystemWindows 7 32bit.Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 64bitCPUIntel i3 2130 / AMD FX 4130Intel i5 3570 / AMD FX 6350Memory (RAM)4GB8GBGraphic CardGeforce 9800 GT / Radeon HD 3870Geforce GTS 450 / Radeon HD 4890 1GBDirect X VersionDX9DX9Hard Drive SpaceSize on disk (post-install): 42 GBSpace required to install: 77 GBA free En Masse account is required to play TERA on Windows. Sign up at account.enmasse.com if you don't already have an account.Players from Asia, Africa, or the Middle East will not be able to access the game due to regional restrictions. See our IP Blocking FAQ for more details.PC in-game experience might not be optimal on 32bit operating systems.
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