After launching in North America May last year and more recently launching a Discovery Edition (Free but Limited), En Masse Entertainment have decided to announced that they are moving from a Pay to Play subscription service to Free to Play with their online game TERA Online (The Exiled Realm of Arborea).
This change is set to be made next month with the TERA: Rising update which is set to bring a new dungeon, PvP Battleground and more new combat. In eliminating the subscription fee, they have announced that they don’t intend to restrict or deny parts of the game to free users – offering everyone every “epic dungeon, every pulse-pounding BAM fight, and every well-earned level”.
For those who want to customize their characters and stand apart from the crowd, the En Masse store will offer an even wider array of costume and customization choices. And for TERA players who want all the extras, there’s elite status, a purchase that offers 30 days of extra dungeon rewards, 10 bonus daily quests, a daily delivery of items and boosts, an elite mount, in-game store discounts, reduced brokerage fees, and more. Current subscribers or former TERA players will earn the title of Founder, which means they have access to eight character slots, four bank tabs, the exclusive Terminus mount and more. On the other hand, free players get two character slots and can get more with elite status or as an individual purchase at the En Masse store.
As they have put it…. “Come February, the only thing that isn’t rising is the price”. Having delved into the world of TERA Online a bit in my free time, I look forward to seeing how this impacts the game – for better or for worse.
