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Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
Menma’s TERA emulator awaits those who are looking for a new home before the MMO’s PC shutdown
With news that TERA is going to be sunsetting on PC in June, one of the common questions asked by soon-to-be refugees is if...
TERA turns on some rewarding events ahead of the game’s sunset next month
Sorry, TERA fans, but your game is on the chopping block. You didn't need to be reminded of that fact, doubtlessly, but that's where we...
The Stream Team: The final TERA anniversary
It's been 10 years, but TERA's anniversary celebration is also a farewell party. This week's 10th anniversary will be the game's final one as...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 370: Dragonflight, TERA, and LOTRO
In this bonus episode, Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Dragonflight reveal, the uproar over Wrath Classic, TERA's sunset, and LOTRO's massive anniversary.
TERA’s PC version will sunset in June as Bluehole ceases work on the game
Today is the day that TERA's Japanese servers sunset... and unfortunately, the day heralds bad news for the rest of TERA's PC playerbase in...
TERA Console prepares to celebrate four years, adds new Stigmas and dungeon in latest patch
TERA Console is turning four years old this year, and that means it's time for players to celebrate with a new update, upcoming events,...
Vague Patch Notes: So why do MMO developers gender lock?
Last week's Vague Patch Notes on MMO lore and its impact on design decisions produced a lot of good comments along with a smattering...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons MMO armor is completely ridiculous
This is probably a rant best saved for another day, but I want to know when it became completely acceptable not to demand that...
Krafton and Bluehole announce a partnership to create NFT avatars to sell in a future metaverse
The classic set of questions for journalists, investigators, and general critical thinkers to ask is the Five Ws: who, what, when, where, and why....
TERA is apparently sunsetting its Japanese servers in April
Bad news for TERA players, at least those who played on the Japanese servers: The game is closing down in that region in April.
The...
Elyon adds the archer, balances all classes, and revamps RvR in today’s update
It's go-time for Kakao's Elyon: The Archer class is live with today's update.
Readers will recall that Elyon, once called Ascent: Infinite Realm and developed...
Fight or Kite: Was 2021 the death of large-scale group PvP MMOs?
Here we are on the cusp of the end to another year: 2021 is almost completely in the rear-view mirror. As I look back...
TERA Console’s latest patch adds new dungeons, a new enchantment level, and treasure maps
Whether you want to plunder loot from a dungeon or plunder loot from a treasure map, the newest update to TERA Console has got...
TERA Console’s upcoming battle pass is full of adorable alien invaders
They come to Arborea from a distant planet seeking one thing: to become skins for the heroes of the realm to wear. It's the...
Dev studio One More Game touts a ‘players first’ attitude and a studio ‘free from ego’
Last July we got word of the founding of One More Game, a dev studio launched by former founder of ArenaNet and En Masse...
Global Chat: Do you suffer from FOMO when an MMO expansion comes out?
With Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker on the horizon, there's an undeniable wave of FOMO -- fear of missing out -- that's sweeping through the...
Massively Overthinking: How hard should MMOs be?
This past summer, MMO dev Damion Schubert posted an epic tweet-thread about MMOs; in fact, we've already dipped into the part on "load-bearing" playerbases,...
One Shots: Double double the firepower
As we all know, while one weapon is good, it's never as good as two. Preferably you'd want to have three or four going,...
MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft thinks crypto is just swell
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news.
Ubisoft: Ubisoft just can't seem to stop taking wrong turns here. During its...
