[AL:TERA]Official Site: TERA (aka TERA: Rising aka The Exiled Realm of Arborea)
Studio:Â En Masse Entertainment/Bluehole Studio
Launch Date:Â May 1, 2012 (January 25, 2011 in Korea)
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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MMO Business Roundup: NetEase stocks dip over internal fraud and corruption investigation
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TERA Console’s October patch opens a new dungeon and activates Halloween
The first update since August's new screenshot mode patch arrived for TERA Console this week, opening up a new dungeon and welcoming players to...
TERA Console updates with Season 14, new dungeons, and class balance
TERA Console wrapped up August with a new update this week, bringing Patch 118.01 to the servers. Players can expect to find the debut...
TERA Console releases a balance patch that seeks to enhance class individuality
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TERA Console pushes out a new battle pass and Sorcerer buffs
TERA is dead -- long live TERA Console? We suppose it's better than nothing, but every time news about the Xbox or PlayStation version...
TERA is celebrating its sixth anniversary… on console, that is, because PC is still dead
Did you forget TERA was still alive? On console, anyway. The game's latest update opens the Draakon Arena dungeon in regular and hard mode,...
Vague Patch Notes: Game preservation is way more complicated than it seems
Before I say anything with this week's article, I want to make something very, very clear right from the premise: As you have probably...
TERA Console launches its newest battle pass, balances classes, and makes quality-of-life changes
TERA Console is still swimming along in the wake of its closed PC sibling: The MMORPG has released another update this week that arguably...
Q4 2023: Nexon, Krafton, and Roblox all posted soaring revenues in 2023
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TERA Console introduces a new buff-granting card collection system in latest patch
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Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
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TERA Console cycles dungeons again, opens Dreadspire Season 5, and balances classes
The last remaining vestige of TERA has gotten an update once again, with the console version seeing another round of smaller updates compiled into...
TERA Console cycles dungeons, launches a new battle pass, and improves its pet system
The de facto maintenance mode-like updates for TERA Console continue on, with the latest patch performing another dungeon access cycle, launching a new battle...
TERA Console recycles its existing dungeons and makes tweaks to items and equipment
The last surviving version of TERA continues to put out updates, with its latest one makes the Catalepticon an open dungeon and reopens the...
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