In 2012, the MMORPG from Korea, The Exiled Realm of Arborea (TERA), was released in the West and is appreciated by many for its action-packed combat system. Tomorrow, on June 30, the servers will be shut down worldwide. Players and the publisher are officially saying goodbye.
When will TERA be shut down? The servers of TERA will be shut down on Thursday, June 30, at 10:00 AM German time. This applies to the service in Europe as well as in America and Korea. That only leaves a few hours if you want to take one last look at the MMORPG.
Gameforge also announced that all pages related to TERA will be shut down shortly after the servers are turned off.
Why is the MMORPG not being continued? TERA did not perform poorly in the West. There was a major update in February. On Steam, it had an active community with around 1,000 concurrent players at peak times. With 80%, the reviews were predominantly positive.
However, developer Bluehole will not produce any new content for the game. Gameforge itself wanted to operate TERA in the West for longer, but is forced to shut down the service.
Recently, the developers released a farewell quest in Korea to complete the story. Unfortunately, western players could not experience this. Therefore, we have included a video for you:
“TERA helped me through the darkest part of my life”
How are players reacting to the shutdown? Under #BestofTERA on Twitter, publisher Gameforge and players are posting artworks and screenshots about the MMORPG. On reddit and YouTube, there are many stories or tribute videos to the game.
Solid_Angel says about TERA (via reddit):
No matter how much people complained about the content being too easy – the developers could have made the dungeons and bosses naturally more challenging. But what else could they have done? I can’t remember a game like TERA that offered so much flexibility in gameplay.
It’s really wasted potential and it has been a great game to this day. I hate tab-targeting, I hate static attack movements. TERA gave me so much flexibility, especially since the majority of players play the classes quite differently. I understand that certain classes had to be reworked because they were broken, but overall it was a great game.
Many positive comments are also gathering under the video for the quest (via YouTube):
- Demiane is one of many users who praises the combat system: “The game still has the best combat system of all MMORPGs. It was my favorite game.”
- iNsan1ty even associates important memories with the game: “TERA helped me through the darkest part of my life. I will miss this game, but I will never forget the gifts and memories it gave me. It was a long war, but we won. Rest in peace, dear friend.”
- Brandon writes: “It was always my perfect game, every friend I met had to try it. Before class in high school, I used the computer in the library to browse the forums, which were never very active. I will always cherish the memories of the original Dawn Island and the first discovery of the game.”
A Korean user has also created a tribute video on YouTube, remembering special events and boss fights:
What kind of game was TERA? In TERA, you created a hero with whom you could explore the game world, complete quests, and follow a story. There were 13 different classes to choose from.
The highlights of the game were the diverse dungeons and the action combat system. In 2012, when the game was released in the West, the action-packed battles were a novelty. To this day, the battles have aged well, as you had to target enemies, stay constantly in motion, dodge, and block attacks.
TERA received criticism for the shop and the inconsistent style in the world. In addition to normal mounts, the game featured flying carpets, pigs, or police cars as mounts. Also, with costumes, anything was possible, which completely destroyed immersion for some players.
What do you think about the end of TERA? Will you miss the MMORPG? Did you take a final look?
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