Slowly but surely, the information about the next big patch, which is supposed to hit TERA this summer – at least in the Korean version of the game – is consolidating. We provide a small preview of what is yet to come.
A new class, more love for tanks
In the Korean original version of TERA, the updates arrive significantly earlier than in this country. The next big patch, aptly named “The Next,” has been in the works for some time now, and more and more information has been coming to light. In addition to a completely new class, new areas, and related instances, the experience for newcomers will also be improved.
New characters will also receive a new starting area (with story) and tanks can expect many improvements that will make life more pleasant.
The new class in TERA: a powerful woman
The update will come in Korea in three parts, with the first containing the new class for TERA. Not much information is known about it yet. However, the existing material suggests that it’s a melee fighter wielding fist weapons, dealing blows with spectacular graphic effects. Whether there will be a race restriction for character creation with this class is still uncertain – the image reveals, however, that at least female humans are part of it.
A new instance with many possibilities
As a new dungeon, the creators present a seemingly abandoned battleship, found in a storm. Players can explore the ship, uncover its secrets, and naturally encounter many adversaries. Since the instance is supposed to play out a bit differently each time (different paths/enemies), it is expected to offer a high replay value.
Inexperienced warriors can look forward to a “practice mode” that gently introduces them to the difficulty of the dungeons.
New systems with numerous improvements
Otherwise, the changes mainly concern details that have previously bothered players. The experience for story quests is tripled so that one can level up exclusively through these missions. Additionally, the length of battles has been criticized by many players: they didn’t last long enough. Consequently, enemies will become tougher, but they will also grant more experience points. This is intended to enable more enjoyable battles that fully exploit the action-combat system.
Tanks can expect improvements in threat generation and will finally be able to position their camera to view more than just the small toe of a massive adversary.
Last but not least, changes will be made to itemization: new glyphs and crystals are set to offer more choice and create a wider spectrum of possibilities.
As soon as there are concrete news about the big summer patch “The Next” for TERA, we will report on it. Anyone interested in trying out the F2P action MMO can sign up here with Gameforge.
These classes were recently added to TERA:
