For all fans of the cuddly mysterious Elin, the realization finally comes: According to Gameforge, the “Reaper,” a new class in TERA, will enchant players with its dark magic only in early summer. Note that this is only on the European servers.
Alongside the new Elin class, we can also expect new skills, a new starting area, as well as equipment and costumes with the update.
The “Reaper” Elin in June then?
According to a response from the community manager anemsalok in the official TERA Forum, this update is expected in mid or late June.
Shortly before, the American publisher EnMasse announced that the new class will already be playable in May. This sparked heated discussions in the German forums again. While it is known that EnMasse is the subsidiary of the developer Bluehole and that more translations are needed for Europe, things have been different in the past.
We have already speculated a few times about the Elin class Reaper. My forecast that one might be able to wreak havoc in Arborea with a Kusarigama-like chain scythe as early as March turned out to be wrong. Unfortunately, the discrepancy between Korea and the West seems to be widening, contrary to the promises made last year. Originally, the client was supposed to be unified worldwide as much as possible to prevent such temporal differences.
For those who see nothing but question marks at the word “Reaper,” here is a brief summary:
- Reaper is an Elin-only class, a physical damage dealer that operates at close and medium range.
- The Reaper wears leather armor and the aforementioned chain scythe, which is newly integrated into the game.
- The class can only be created by players who already have a character at level 40 or above.
- The community is still given the chance to find a German name for the class until March 27.
- UPDATE: The German name has now been announced: The Blade Dancer.
The class is really stylish; however, I find it regrettable that only the Elin race gets to enjoy the Reaper. My race sadly does not.
The first gameplay videos from Korea make it clear that the developers have done a great job with the animations – they look extremely smooth and spectacular. Will the other classes not overshadow the Reaper too much? In addition, the abilities had to be slightly toned down in Korea since the class was too overpowering at first (as often happens when new classes are introduced). Therefore, it can be assumed that we will be playing the adjusted version.
Since the Reaper will be unleashed on the American servers of EnMasse on May 13, many pieces of information about the new Tera class are currently being released there, including this spectacular trailer:
What else is happening?
My opinion remains that TERA offers the best action combat system in the genre to date available. The graphics are still a feast for the eyes, albeit a bit too static for my taste. As for the dungeons, I would like to say that the bosses and their mechanics are extremely well adapted to the active combat system.
The feeling of having defeated the tough Queen in hard mode for the first time was simply overwhelming. Never before has a boss in an MMORPG given me so much fun and headache at the same time. Unfortunately, they gradually declined with the dungeons afterward, at least in terms of challenge.
The classes play quite well, but after a while, I missed variety within the class. Actually, only the warrior is capable of taking on a different role or play style.
I didn’t really like that the updates come much later compared to Korea, but that seems to be something you have to live with in Asian MMORPGs.
Otherwise, I can recommend everyone to take a look. For newcomers, it’s certainly exciting if you can deal with many kill quests.
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