MMORPGs were in no short supply at E3, and TERA Online (developed by Bluehole, published by En Masse) drew attention to itself by touting its real-time combat system and high-end (by MMO standards) Unreal-powered graphics. TERA Online will be a full-on MMO in the WoW vein, with an open world of 80+ zones, six races, eight classes, a player-run political election system, and higher-than-average system requirements.
Long-running MMORPG Tera will be closing on June 30 and Gameforge and Krafton have published a video that serves as a farewell.
No fan wants to see Tera shutting down, but unfortunately, developer Bluehole is closing the game's servers (on PC, anyway) to work on other projects.
Good, this game was great when it launched, but it's been turned into a nightmare of a product since.
Some WoW-like MMORPGs are better than others. Here's a curated list that offers a wide variety of games that let you play with other people but have something unique to offer.
WoW is a mess and it will continue to be a mess. Still, the less-developed MMOs are going to have trouble gaining a fan base because they lack content right now. Even if people do flock to FF14 or BDO, they'll go back to WoW if they fix enough features or give players a shred of hope.
