Grimstrike's Forsaken Island gameplay video [Reaper PoV]

Grimstrike's gameplay video in Forsaken Island dungeon.

BRAWLER: Slow motion!

Epic slow motion video showing two brawler skills, haymaker and ground pounder. The slow motion effect was done ingame, no additional effects were used.

Pictures of a lovely reaper: Grimstrike

TERA: New class, the BRAWLER: All trailers

All (3) gameplay and cinematic trailers of the new class coming to tera, the brawler.

Grimstrike goes berserk!

Trailer: Dreadspire 2

KTERA: Bernstein Island of Evil Spirits (new dungeon) teaser

KTERA: New Class: Brawler Promo Video

NEW Starting Zone: TIRANIA

KTERA just got the new starting zone, named Tirania (as translated, it might change for NA and EU).

KTERA GO Post: Battleground Improvements

There are some new and some old things coming back soon for KTERA. It seems that they are really focusing on making it easier for new players to get into the game. This time their efforts will revolve around Battlegrounds.
Roughly 5 months ago there was a user experience feedback event of sorts that was hosted on Bluehole Studio’s Facebook page.
From there feedback was received that there really was nothing in-game for new players to get used to what Battlegrounds were. This causes the new players some unnecessary bad experiences of being thrown into Battlegrounds while also causing a rift between the new and old players.
So in order to address the issues in cases where new players were just being thrown into Battlegrounds they’ve put in some helpful markers and guides to get into the actual fun.

 

What the heck do you do in a Battleground?

 

Part of the problem when it comes to getting your first taste of Battlegrounds is that there are little to no information on what a player is supposed to do. You, as a player, is just thrown in and expected to know what the veterans know.
So, new indicators have been added to allow new players to see what the key items and points are within the field.

 

To some who are reading this it may not make much sense but due to TERA’s higher graphic quality there are actually some players who believe some of the key objectives and objects are just part of the scenery. Some thought that the tanks moved on their own. So to ensure each new player know which objects are actually something you need to use they’ve added visual markers.
Such changes have also been added to the mini map. Veterans may know what the pinging and blue dot may mean on the map while the new players… not so much. The added changes will make it much more obvious what is going on in the field.


Of course not everyone needs these added changes. These new additions can be turned off by going into the settings menu.


Furthermore, a new help menu has been added and will display when a new player enters the Battleground. This feature will turn off once the player has completed more than 10 matches.

 

Additional Battleground Modes at Lower Levels

 

The first Battleground that a new adventurer in Arborea experiences is the Corsair’s Stronghold. Unfortunately it may not be the most newbie friendly Battleground as it puts the bar a little too high. At the same time we wouldn’t want someone’s first PvP experience to be a thoroughly negative one.
One could change how Corsair’s Stronghold works but that would take away from those who are already enjoying it. So to allow for a more positive first time PvP experience they’ve decided to add the ever popular Winter Snowfield and a Team Deathmatch (Practice) for lower levels to enjoy.
First off, the Winter Snowfield will be available to those 25 and up. So level 65 players can also enjoy this popular Battleground mode. Second is the Team Deathmatch but it’s a practice mode for those between level 40 and 64.

 

Kick Vote and  Battleground Matching UI Update, Changes to Corsair’s Stronghold

 

Now, after reading all that there are probably players who are already enjoying the Battlegrounds. Some may be thinking…

What? Content only for newbies?? After retiring and coming back is when you do all this??

I know the feeling but let’s put that aside for now. There are some things that have been improved for veterans too.
One of the most prominent inconvenience was the vote kick feature and it’s common abuse.

1. A player will multi-client and simply idle at the spawn point
2. Players will join with friends to grief the match

The current system does not allow for players who really just want to enjoy the match to get rid of the thorn. As it is now if even one person votes against it that was the end of it and you had to sit through having a dead weight or a really annoying team that just wants to ruin your match.
The new system, however, will only require 80% of the votes for the kick to go through.


In the new UI it will also indicate the minimum number of votes to complete the kick vote. For example, in a party of 3 wanting to kick 1 person, not accounting for the player being kicked, 80% of 2 is 1.6 rounded up to 2. Therefore you need the vote of the two to kick the third.
Hopefully this will allow for an easier time combating the abusive players.
Another addition is the Battleground Matching UI. Your current reputation points and credits will be shown below.

 

And lastly a small change to Corsair’s Stronghold rules.
Currently, a match does not end even if the opposing team has already taken longer than the first team to get to the crystal. As unfortunate as it is there are players who take advantage of this and proceeds to prolong the match by adding time through objective captures.
Just been sore losers in the end.
In order to counteract this sort of griefing the match will now end if the opposite team takes longer than the initial team to break the crystal.
This was a change that probably should have been added at the start but better late than never I guess.

 

Lastly…

This update is slated to go live on June 25.
They would also like to  thank the testers who made the feedback and suggestion a reality and that they would like to continue with the “update program” where they recruit testers for new builds.

There’s still more to come to stay tuned for the next GO post.

Resource: https://espeitr.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/ktera-go-post-battleground-improvements/

Valona's Dimensional Rift: Last boss' background music

Fight background music on Valona's Rift's last boss:

Video preview of Sky Cruiser Endeavor

Introducing the new Style Shop

When the first special teaser page was opened up for Update 10 some of you may have been wondering what exactly was the “Style Shop” listed at the top.

Well, today we shall find out exactly what it is.

It’s no secret that many players love the different styles available in TERA from armour to costumes but every time there was something of interest you’ve always had to find a broker.

The Style Shop will, with the exception of instances and Battlegrounds, allow players to preview their looks without the hassle.

The great part about this new system is that after you’ve previewed the outfits you want you can directly purchase the look from the Style Shop interface.

Another thing that was lacking when it came to previewing an outfit was that you couldn’t see your character move around with the outfit. Well, now you can preview the look with animations.

If that wasn’t enough you can now also preview mounts and pets.

You can even turn off the UI and take a screenshot, even add a filter as shown below to take a nice snapshot of your favourite looks.

With the addition of the Style Shop KTERA will no longer distribute Fashion Coupons via log-in.

You’re probably wondering, well then how do I get the armour costumes right? Well, you’ll be able to purchase them with the Vanguard Initiative credits. They also have plans to add more templates to the shop at a later time.

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Link to the original post; //all credits go to Espei//

Sky Cruiser Endeavor (HM) done by warrior and berserker

Kaprima is back!

The Fane of Kaprima (FoK) dungeon was removed from the game by the patch in september 2013 yet, which brought us four new dungeons: Wonderholme, Kezzel's Gorge, Shattered Fleet and Channelworks.

In 2014 the dungeon was back for a short time to clear, as an event, but it became unavailable again before the Fate of Arun update.

As planned, FoK will be back soon, as lvl65 dungeon, with changed mechanics, new minibosses, changed design (last room), and map (one way instead of two).

Here is a video of the lvl65 FoK, from engineer's PoV:

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

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