Toastervision Senior Editor Jared Eastman writes: "Ah yes, The Exiled Realm of Arborea; some of you may know it better as TERA, that wonderful MMO that everyone's been talking about. Some are even going so far as to tote it as the "WoW-Killer™" that many have been waiting for. With some rather risque armor, an intriguing new combat system and some traditional aspects, it's definitely been getting a lot of notice in the MMO market. TERA's official open beta happened last weekend, and I have to ask: what do we have to show for it?"
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.
