After several job postings and concept art, rumors have persisted for over a year that a direct sequel to the action MMO TERA was in the works. Bluehole Studios has now denied this, but presented some new projects.
There will not be a Tera 2 as a direct successor, as stated by the CEO of Bluehole Studios, according to a report by mmoculture, to the Chinese media. The games “Project W” and “Project Exa” are similar to Tera in that both are set in a western fantasy environment. Both “Projects” are still in an early development stage, but will feature a brand-new combat system that has never been seen in an online game before.
They are currently also developing the turn-based mobile game “Elin Expansion”, which takes place in the world of Tera and aims to bring the background story of Tera closer to people who may not relate to long sessions on PC and are not “core gamers”.
My MMO believes: These rumors have been around since May 2013, and we have also listed Tera 2 in our MMO Sequel Special. Apparently, Bluehole Studios is now taking a different direction. Why it takes almost 14 months to dispel such a persistent rumor that they themselves have put into the world with a job posting is something only the gods or the higher dignitaries at Bluehole know. It seems they did not dislike the publicity too much.
