I previously posted about playing TERA at this year's Penny Arcade Expo in August. I'd been on a self-imposed blackout of information, not wanting to get too excited about the game when it was still in the earlier stages of development. I ended that blackout at PAX, though, and ever since I have been intrigued by this title. Even with the reports coming in from many friends that the new World of Warcraft expansion has fixed a lot of the things that have been angering me about the title for years, I have no desire to return to that franchise ever again. And Aion, which I love despite its faults, has experienced such a cataclysmic population collapse that it is simply unplayable. For me, this means I've got all my eggs in one basket with TERA. There's nothing else coming out in the near future, so if this game doesn't live up to the hype and my own expectations I will be completely out of luck.
Having lifted my self-imposed blackout surrounding the game, I decided to "like" the official page through Facebook since my Google Reader account is bogged down with dozens and dozens of blogs, webcomics, news sites and other webpages. I've been pleased to see the regularity of the updates that are rolling out for the different classes, races, and the world itself. It seems like every other day, a bit more information is added to the official site. It's a very manageable rate that allows me to consume each bit completely, and the regularity also keeps my curiosity satisfied. This week the site also had an additional update, an interactive world map! It works well to aid exploration of the world's mythology and races, but the information is not very precise. I hope they'll release further updates with information about the zones in different regions. At current, it's only the broad strokes.
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