TERA: The New Gunner Class

Here is the trailer and a short gameplay video of the new class coming to TERA. The new class seems to be castanic-exclusive and fights with a gun.

Trailer: 

Skill preview: 

TERA: The Phantom Tower/Challenger's Tower

     Many people call this the Phatom Tower, which sounds cool, however you will be disappointed if you expect ghosts, phantoms and other cool stuff. So i'd call it now Challenger's Tower as it will be a real challenge to reach the top. (Name will be changed anyway.)

(Video trailer of the instance)

The teleportal to the instance is in Tempest Reach, the frozen area. You will have two ways to enter:

• You can enter "normally", where you will need to clear all the 20 floors to clear the instance, however if you fail one of the floors before the 16th, you wont be able to retry.

     The first 15 levels have bosses or other monsters from the past against you, but that doesnt mean its easy. The higher you can reach, the harder the monsters you will face.

Everytime you clear 3 normal levels the next challenge will be a little minigame instead of a boss fight, so you can take rest for a bit, and the instance wont get boring. Clearing some special floors will give you buff, that will be useful for the remaining levels, these are: floor 4, 9, 14. There is a point counter system built in the instance, if you reach high score, you will be rewarded with more buffs. 

After the minigame stages, boss fights come.

               

• If you have a ticket for this instance, you can skip the first 15 levels and start from the 16th. These tickets are dropped in the "Fate of Arun" dungeons, and in Challenger's Tower as well.

From 16th to 20th floor there are only boss monsters with a high difficulty. Here you can choose (after clearing each floor) if you want to take the reward (fitting the difficulty), or you are more badass than this and want to continue with the next level. 

               

From 16h-19th floor you have the chance to get armor templates/costumes, similar to the current fashion coupon system.

After clearing the 20th (last) floor, you get the chance for a black fiery lion mount, Smoulder to drop. (You may know the mount from CoF already)

The instance can be cleared Elkara gear, however stronger equipment is recommended for easier run, and more rewards (/points).

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As more information is released, this post will be edited. :)

TERA Update: New competitive instance?

A new instance preview was uploaded by the devs of Ktera, in which we can see a new competitive instance. Here is the video and the link to the korean site:

http://tera.hangame.com/

TERA in Slow Motion!

Guys, i made a collection of videos for you to show how awesome this game is!

These videos were recorded while an etching and lancer's numbing leash glyhp effects were active. The effect they caused is an attack speed of -110% (!) for a very short time. Check it out and have fun!

(The etching questline [3rd quest] gives 20 practice scarabs. Use them to make etchings that last for 10 mins on your weapon. Get a lancer with numbing leash glyph active, duel him but make sure that he doesnt leash you until the enthing effect activates. Once you were leashed, use a skill immediately after.)


Basic slayer animations

Reaper's sundering strike

Reaper's shadow burst (1st hit)

Reaper's pendulum strike

Reaper's grim strike

Warrior's death from above and evasive roll

Warrior's poison blade

Warrior's evasive roll

Lancer's wallop

Lancer's lockdown blow

Lancer's onslaught

Sorcerer's glacial retreat

Sorcerer's hailstorm

The Forgotten Continent / Fate of Arun Update: EVERYTHING

The Forgotten Continent/Fate of Arun update: lvl65 patch, lvl65 gear sets, visionmaker 4 (vm4), new dungeons, and much more...

There is a new update coming in december (2014) called "Fate of Arun" patch. The official date for the patch in NA is 16th, december and 11th december in EU. With this update a lot of new contents and changes will be built in the game. Let's take a look at the details:
(some of these updates will come only as later patches short after the lvl65 one.)

THE NEW AREAS (NA/EU names)

The maximum character level has been increased from 60 to 65. Four new leveling areas have been added with a main city, Iruka.

(map of the 4th continent)

(Video trailers of the update)

Highwatch (main city)

       

Mjusu Kraal: lvl60-61

                      

                      

Spring Valley: lvl61-62

 

                      

                       

Ex Prima: lvl63

Arx Umbra: lvl64-65

NEW DUNGEONS (NA/EU names)

4 new dungeons have also been released with this update.


Sabex Armoury: [lvl61; ilvl 160; 5-man]

               

               

(Gameplay video from reaper's PoV)

Macellarius Catacombs: [lvl64; ilvl 170; 5-man]

                     

                     

Ravenous Gorge[lvl65; ilvl 174; 3-man]

               

               

(Gameplay video if Harkia Nest; warrior PoV)

Bathysmal Rise [lvl65; ilvl 174 (NM), ilvl 181 (HM); 5 man]

                    

                    

(Gameplay video if Orca Temple; warrior PoV)

(Interactive 3D model of the turtle boss; by Bloodydawn)

(Interactive 3D model of the fish boss; by Bloodydawn)

(Entrance of the dungeon)

Elkara's Airship [lvl65; ilvl 184; 5-man]

This dungeon is probably going to be added later, separated from the lvl65 patch.

               

(Gameplay video if Elkara's Airship from zerk's PoV)

NEW GEAR SETS
Here are the stats of the new lvl65 gear sets:

WEAPONS

Slayer

Berserker

Warrior

Archer

Reaper

Lancer

Mystic

Sorcerer

Priest

ARMOR

ACCESORIES

HOW TO GET PVE VM4?

The names of the items will be changed anyway so let me call them "new vision document" and "new weapon fragment", etc.

Getting vm4 (pve) is quite similar as the process of getting vm3 now. First you'll need the "New Vision Document" which opens a quest for you. The rewards of the quest are the designs for all parts of vm4 pve. Make sure to open the document with your character that you are making the gear for.

(Dont forget that there is NO way to retool your existing vm3 (pve) gear to vm4, you have to start gathering the materials from 0.)

The New Vision Document is dropped in Orca Temple hard mode and Elkara's Airship normal mode.

Once you took the quest, you get the designs that you need for vm4. 

You need weapon-/armorcrafting on 400 only to craft your gear parts. The crafted items can be put into bank, but cannot be stored in guild bank and cannot trade.

The materials of vm4 (pve):

• Darkhan's Broken Weapon / Armor / Gloves / Boots
• [No Restrictions]
• Drops in Elkara's Airship HM.
• Boot material from 1st boss, chest material from 2nd boss, weapon and glove material has a chance to drop from the last boss.
• New Cracked Trace
• [Untradable/Cannot put in bank/Cannot sell/Cannot put in guild bank]
• Chance to drop from a boss in Orca Temple HM.
• Pelimorse's Heart
• [Untradable/Cannot put in bank/Cannot sell/Cannot put in guild bank]
• Drops in Elkara's Airship NM.
• Harkia's Feather

• [No Restrictions]
• Drops from the last boss in Harkia's Nest.
• Sea Angler's Scale

• [No Restrictions]
• Drops from the last boss in Orca Temple NM.
• Visionmaker's Torch

• [No Restrictions]
• The icon looks like firewood, but its just for trolling. (!)
• You need 800 weapon-/armorcrafting to craft it from Visionmaker's Torch Piece -which is dropped in Orca Temple NM- with a cost of 1,000 PP at 1:1 rate.

HOW TO GET PVP VM4?

Here are the materials needed for vm4 (pvp):

(Click to enlarge)

NEW SKILLS

Warrior Skills

 Chained Swords I

Cooldown: 50sec — Skill Damage: 1,692

Throw chains attached to the swords to pull in surrounding enemies within 21 meters.

• Empowered Chained Swords: Increase skill damage by 20%
• Energetic Chained Swords: Reduce skill cooldown by 20%

 Deadly Gamble II

Cooldown: 2min

For the next 20 seconds increase crit rate by 48 but decrease crit resist by 30. During effect duration all melee skill cooldown is halved.

Lancer Skills

 Rallying Cry I

Cooldown: 30sec

For the next 8 seconds greatly increase threat generation. Increase the knockdown and stun resistance of allies within 10 meters.

• Energetic Rallying Cry: Reduce skill cooldown by 20%
• Lingering Rallying Cry: Increase skill effect duration by 30%
• Brilliant Rallying Cry: Reduce MP cost by 150
• Threatening Rallying Cry: Increase threat generation by 100%

 Enhanced Stand Fast I

Upon successful block, recover 50 RE and increase threat by 1%. Stacks up to 20 times and disappears when you attack.

 Adrenaline Rush II

Cooldown: 2min

For the next 20 seconds increase attack speed by 20%. During skill effect all melee skill cooldown will be halved to gain additional threat.

Slayer Skills

 Jaw Breaker I

Cooldown: 10sec — Skill Damage: 2,942

Strike upwards with your swords to break the enemy’s jaw. Chains with other skills to speed cast time.

• Empowered Jaw Breaker: Increase skill damage by 25%
• Powerlinked Jaw Breaker: Increases skill damage for the next chain skill by 25%: Overhand Strike

 Swift Overhand Strike I

Enhance Overhand Strike when In Cold Blood buff is active.

 Evasive Roll II

Cooldown: 4sec

You can Evasive Roll twice within 4 seconds.

Berserker Skills

 Bull Charge

Cooldown: 10sec — Skill Damage: 1,762

A charging skill. Swings your axe forward in an arc to knockdown enemies. Cast time can be sped up when chained after a continuous attack.

• Powerlink Bull Charge: Increases charge speed for the next chain skill by 25%
• Brilliant Bull Charge: Reduce MP cost by 20%
• Energetic Bull Charge: Reduce skill cooldown by 25%

 Tomahawk I

Cooldown: 16sec — Skill Damage: 2,726

Throw your axe towards an enemy within 17 meters.

• Brilliant Tomahawk: Reduce MP cost by 150
• Swift Tomahawk: Increase combat movement speed by 20 for 15 seconds

 Immortality

Cooldown: 5min

When receiving a fatal blow, for the next 8 seconds you will be unable to heal and your HP will remain at 1. However if the player receives damage greater than their max HP they will die.

• Energetic Immortality: Reduce skill cooldown by 20%
• Lingering Immortality: Increases skill effect duration by 20%

Sorcerer Skills

 Arcane Explosion

Cooldown: 16sec — Skill Damage: 5,245

Detonate charged MP causing AoE damage within 6 meters of caster. Increase resistance to knockdown and stun by 50% during charge.

• Carving Arcane Explosion: Increase crit rate for the next 4 seconds by 2 times
• Grounding Arcane Explosion: Increase endurance by 20% for 15 seconds

 Spatial Distortion

Cooldown: 10sec

Distort the space around you to absorb damage. Recover 3% of total MP per hit taken.

• Energetic Spatial Distortion: Reduce skill cooldown by 20%

Archer Skills

 Draconic Arrow

Cooldown: 50sec — Skill Damage: 4,820

Shoot an arrow in a straight line up to 24 meters infront while pushing away enemies in its line of path. Elite mobs and BAMs cannot be pushed back.

• Empowered Draconic Arrow: Increase the skill damage by 20%

 Tenacity

Cooldown: 30sec

Recover 350 MP. Immune to stuns and status effects for 5 seconds.

• Balancing Tenacity: Increases balance by 1.5 times for 15 seconds
• Energetic Tenacity: Reduce skill cooldown by 20%

Priest Skills

 Gods Breath

Cooldown: 15sec — Skill Damage: 3,301

Attack enemies 18 meters infront damaging all in its line of path. All enemies hit by this skill, excluding Elite and BAMs, will be lifted into the air for a short period of time.

• Energetic Gods Breath: Reduce skill cooldown by 20%
• Brilliant Gods Breath: Reduce MP cost by 100
• Empowered Gods Breath: Increase skill damage by 25%

 Hand of Salvation

Cooldown: 24sec

Pull one party or raid member towards you from within 24 meters. Use the skill to select the player then press the skill again to activate.

• Longshot Hand of Salvation: Increase effective range by 4 meters

Mystic Skills

 Miasma

Cooldown: 2min

Reduce the endurance of one enemy within 18 meters by 5% and applies a disease effect of 15,086 every second. The disease will spread to surrounding enemies. When applied to players the skill will reduce healing effects by 50% with lowered damage. Caster does not enter combat.

• Lingering Miasma: Increases skill effect duration by 20%

 Esoteric Energy

Cooldown: 8sec — Skill Damage: 3,301

Throw a ball of energy which rebounds back to its user. Damages enemies within its path while healing allies for 2,439 HP. Heal amount depends on the user’s HP restoration stats.

• Brilliant Esoteric Energy: Reduces MP cost by 225
• Energetic Esoteric Energy: Reduces skill cooldown by 20%

Reaper Skills

  Shadow Cloak

Cooldown: 5min

Disappear into the darkness while dropping all threat caused by the user for 8 seconds. The skill is cancelled when a skill is used or damage is taken.

• Lingering Shadow Cloak: Increases skill effect duration by 50%

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Now that we have seen the new/updated class skills, lets take a look at the latest changes of some skills [Class Balance I-II.]:

Warrior

• Defense Stance III: Increased threat generation from 65 to 75%
• Defense Stance IV: Increased threat generation from 75 to 85%
• Scythe: 
• Changed to 1 hit instead of 3
• Can be cast faster after the following skills: Rain of Blows, Blade Draw, and Evasive Roll
• Increased chance to KD when used on monsters
• Rising Fury: Noctenium Infusion will only be consumed on first hit
• Combative Strike: Skill no longer uses Noctenium Infusion, increased skill power by 10%
• Torrent of Blows: Noctenium Infusion now increases threat generation by 40%

Lancer

• Rallying Cry: Reduced buff duration from 8 to 7 seconds
• Shield Counter: Increased threat generation by 20%
• Increased threat generation for the following skills:
• Combo Attack
• Spring Attack
• Shield Barrage

Slayer

• Slightly reduced PvP damage and defense
• In Cold Blood I: Added 6% attack speed to the buff effect
• In Cold Blood I, II: Removed attack increase against players

Berserker

• Leaping Strike: Animation lock can now be cancelled through blocking
• Thunderstrike: Noctenium Infusion increases skill damage by 3~8%, Noctenium will be consumed upon entering Over-Charge

Sorcerer

• Arcane Explosion: Duration channelling players can now cancel with Backstep
• Fireblast: Increased attack power by 25%
• Ice Needle: 
• Increased attack power by 20%
• Noctenium Infusion increases skill damage by 3~8%
• Mana Siphon: Increased MP regen by 60%
• Removed Glyph of Powerlink from Lightning Trap to Fireblast
• Glyph set-up will be reset due to this change and players will need to re-apply their glyphs
• Players will no longer be able to acquire the glyph

Archer

• Penetrating Arrow: Penetrating Arrow XII has been added for level 65
• Noctenium Infusion increases skill damage by 3~8%, Noctenium will be consumed upon entering Over-Charge
• Players can learn the upgraded skill at the skill trainers
• HP consumed during overcharge has been reduced by half
• Radiant Arrow: Increased attack power by 10%
• HP consumed during overcharge has been reduced by half
• Rapid Fire: Increased attack power by 50% and MP regen by 300%
• Slightly reduced PvP attack power
• Removed player damage increase from Eagle’s Eye and Sniper’s Eye
• Backstep: Cooldown has been reduced from 7 to 6 seconds
• Breakaway Bolt: Cooldown has been reduced from 20 to 10 seconds
• Noctenium Infusion increases skill damage by 3~8%

Priest

• Triple Nemesis: Increased debuff duration from 7 to 12 seconds
• Healing Immersion: Noctenium Infusion increases healing by 5%

Mystic

• Volley of Curses:
• Increased endurance debuff duration from 12 to 16 seconds
• Player will no longer be in combat when using this skill
• Arun’s Vitae: Increased HP recovered through Glyph of Restoration from 15 to 20%
• Titanic Wrath:
• Reduced MP consumption by half
• For your own party (raid), Titanic Wrath III will overwrite Blessing of Shakan II
• Arun’s Cleansing Touch:
• Increased passive lock on by 1
• Caster will also be cleansed upon skill use
• Thrall of Life:
• Greatly increased KD / stun resistance
• Thrall of Life XIII: HP has been doubled and movement speed increased from 224 to 240
• Miasma: Noctenium Infusion increases skill duration by 20%

Reaper

• Grim Strike: Increased attack power by 10%
• Sundering Strike: Increased the attack power of the second hit by 10%
• Whipsaw: Increased attack power by 60%
• Pendulum Strike: Decreased point cost for Glyph of Energy from 4 to 2
• Noctenium Infusion increases skill damage by 3~8%
• Death Spiral: Decreased point cost for Glyph of Energy from 4 to 3

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[Information about the new GvG system will be added here.]

The article is going to be expanded and edited in the future as more information is known about the details....

Changes to the article:

• -Added class balance information
• -Edited look of class balance part
• -Changed english names for areas and dungeons
• -Added the most up to date info on release