As we already announced in our preview , a long-awaited feature is coming to TERA shortly before its 9th anniversary: a display showing the damage you and your party deal to your opponents!

Additionally, instances have been added and other minor changes have been made, which you can read all about below:


Instance Info:

Designed for 5-player groups from item level 503
1 daily entry (2 for club members)
Accessible from level 70
Can be entered via group matching
Entry costs no Adventure Coins
50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

Kaia’s Soul Gear Box
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Mask
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Brooch
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Belt
Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Kaia’s Mask, Brooch, Belt]
Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon, Armor, Hand Armor, Foot Armor]
Ishara’s Halidom II, Amarun’s Relic II
Magic Ingot
Azart Force Loot Chest
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Thulsan Forces Loot Chest
Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Kaia’s Soul Token

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

6,000 Gold
100x Vanguard Initiative Credits
EP XP++
1x Dragonwing Scale
100x Noctenium Infusion


Instance Info:

Designed for 5-player groups from item level 479
No entry limits
Accessible from level 70
Can be entered via group matching
Entry costs 200 Adventure Coins
50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

Kaia’s Soul Gear Box
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Mask
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Brooch
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Belt
Unstable Option Change Scroll [Kaia’s Mask, Brooch, Belt]
Rare Halidom II, Rare Relic II
Azart Force Loot Chest
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Thulsan Forces Loot Chest
Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
Kaia’s Soul Cryolite

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

3,500 Gold
40x Vanguard Initiative Credits
EP XP++
1x Dragonwing Scale
30x Noctenium Infusion
25x Skill Advancement Scroll III
40x Skill Advancement Scroll II
20x Skill Optimization Scroll II


Instance Info:

2 daily entries (3 for club members)
Accessible from level 70
Entry costs 400 Adventure Coins
For solo players

Possible Loot Includes:

Ishara’s Halidom I, Amarun’s Relic I
Magic Alloy
Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon]
Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Armor]
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Tyrant’s Belt
Tyrant’s Soul

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

2,000 Gold
75x Vanguard Initiative Credits
EP XP++


The Akalath Quarantine is also available as a Dungeon Gauntlet in patch 105—with the following entry and reward settings:
Instance Info:

Designed for 5-player groups from item level 494
No entry limits
Accessible from level 70
Can be entered via group matching
Entry costs 280 Adventure Coins
50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

Kaia’s Soul Gear Box
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Mask
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Brooch
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Belt
Unstable Option Change Scroll [Kaia’s Mask, Brooch, Belt]
Azart Force Loot Chest
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Thulsan Forces Loot Chest
Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Kaia’s Soul Token


With this patch, you’ll be able to loot new accessories such as masks, brooches, and belts again!
Existing accessories cannot be upgraded. Instead, the new items will be available to loot from the following instances:

Top of the Damned Citadel
Complete Akalath Quarantine
RK-9 Kennel (Hard)

Once again, enemies will be able to drop Fury and Wisdom versions of these items, equipped with 0 to 3 random options.

You will be able to randomly regenerate these options with the corresponding scrolls, using Golden Cryolites to lock any options you don’t want to change.

Golden Cryolites can be obtained by extracting masks, belts, and brooches you don’t need.
Tradeable Enchantment

The specialty merchant has four new chests on offer. They are empty to start with, and you have to fill them.

You can make your existing enchanting materials tradeable by transforming the non-tradeable material into a chest for a sum of Gold. This is possible for the following materials:

Lumikan’s Wing Fragment
Lumikan’s Horn Piece
Tyrant’s Belt
Tyrant’s Soul


As you’ll have already read above in the available instance rewards, you can receive a new chest in the dungeons.

You’ll instantly receive an item of Kaia’s Soul Gear for your class upon opening this rare chest. Whether it’s a weapon, armor, hand armor, or foot armor is decided at random (the weapon has the highest probability).


Please ensure you have the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 installed, or else the DPS meter won’t work.

It can be downloaded here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer

You should also run the game client in window mode and activate the DPS meter in the game options.

If you accidentally close the DPS meter, you can open it again in the main menu (under “My Character”). Otherwise, it should automatically appear at the start of each boss battle.

Please always use the information from the DPS meter treating your fellow players with respect.


Boss and dungeon name display
Battle duration and DPS
Character level, name, and their proportion of the damage
Individual DPS display
Detailed battle information
Option to copy party DPS info
Detailed damage and buff duration log

The following features are planned for future updates:
Information about the sequence of skills
Player ranking search function (DPS info, gear, glyphs and skill advancement, EP, card collection, etc.)

Gridiron
This battleground has been closed.


This battleground has been reopened—now with balanced gear
Various opponent stats and buffs have been adjusted
Entry conditions:
Level 70 players can enter the battleground
Group matching with a maximum of 2 players per group
Vanguard Initiative quest rewards:
2,500 Gold
55x Vanguard Initiative Credits
85x Noctenium Infusion
EP XP++
25x Triumph Tokens
(Random) Skill Advancement XP Tome Box
2x Veteran’s Plate Box
1x Veteran’s Cube Token

Reaper

Damage has been increased by 5% for the following skills:
Sundering Strike
Grim Strike
Death Spiral
Shadow Burst
Damage has been increased by 10% for the following skills:
Dark Harvest
Recall Scythes
Binding Scythes
Shadow Lash
The duration of Dark Aura has been increased by 200%

Slayer

Damage has been increased by 5% for the following skills:
Whirlwind
Decimate
Measured Slice
Damage has been increased by 10% for the following skills:
Overhand Strike
The generated aggro effect has been reduced by 10%:
Unsheathe

Brawler

The generated aggro effect has been increased by 10% for all actions:


The HP of the towers has been increased by 100%.

The way the Gold is shared has been changed:

Rank 1: 30%
Rank 2: 15%
Rank 3: 10%
Rank 4–5: 5%
Rank 6–10: 3%
Rank 11–20: 2%

The rewards in the following chests have been changed:

Regal Guild Supplies
Princely Guild Supplies
Baronial Guild Supplies
Ducal Guild Supplies


You will now receive a varying number of Kaia’s Soul Cryolites depending on the enchantment level of the item:

Level 0: 5x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 1: 6x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 2: 7x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 3: 8x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 4: 9x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 5: 10x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 6: 11x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 7: 12x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 8: 16x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 9: 32x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite


The number of channels in Highwatch has been increased to 10.
The character selection background image has been changed to a spring design.
A feature has been added that allows you to automatically skip all cutscenes.
An automatic graphics settings option has been added.
A confirmation window has been added prior to disbanding a guild.
You now receive additional information during crafting.
The “+” symbol is removed when the skill window is opened.
The input screen is now filled with the maximum number of items by default (e.g. card fragments, gifts for partners, etc.).
Redundant items have been removed from shops.


Quests now show the required item level, and some of them are automatically accepted.
Quest rewards are now displayed correctly.
The quests related to Lumikan and Kalligar have been adjusted.

Good news, dear TERA fans! A long-awaited feature is coming to TERA shortly before its 9th anniversary: a display showing the damage you and your party deal to your opponents!



The new feature will be added here in the West with patch 105. You’ll find out more about it in this preview. But before you read on, you’ll be pleased to know that you’ll also be able to grab some new belts, brooches, and masks. On top of that, you’ll be heading back to Fraywind Canyon, which is making its return to the game!

To use this new feature, _Windows .NET Framework 4.8_ must be installed on your PC. This is a collection of tools that can be used by other programs (such as the DPS meter).

You can download .NET Framework 4.8 from the following link:

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer


**Can I launch TERA without installing .NET Framework 4.8?**
Yes, TERA can be launched as before, but you won’t be able to access the DPS meter.

**Can I turn off the DPS meter?**
The DPS meter will activate by default during boss battles. However, it can be deactivated in the game options.

**Which kind of opponents can I use the DPS meter on?**
The DPS meter can only be used for bosses displaying an HP bar. It is not active for regular monsters or players, and cannot be displayed here.

**Can I view old battle logs?**
Yes, the last 10 battles are saved if they have not already been deleted. However, no older logs are saved or displayed.

Who’s that hiding in the bush? It’s the Easter bunny, and he has masses of eggs for all our adventurers in tow. Open the egg and with a little luck you’ll get exclusive Darkan’s Pink Wings, the Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Stygian War Gryphon, the Smart Box: Modern Popori Hanbok or the Partner: Lumikan (Superior).

The best thing is: you get to decide how far to push the envelope and when you want to open the eggs to receive your reward. Simply use the runestones from the Vanguard Initiative merchants to combine multiple eggs of the same level into an Easter gift. You can see how in the item overview. Now it’s also possible to skip multiple levels in one go when upgrading the eggs, getting you to the high quality eggs even faster.

In tune with our event, you’ll find the Easter Bunny’s Runestone in the TERA Shop, as well as the Lustrous Easter Nest.



Event: 30th March to 20th April (10 AM CEST, 4 AM EDT)

* Collect Easter Eggs in all group dungeons from level 66
* Upgrade your eggs as far as you want
* Transform them into Easter gifts using runestones from Vanguard Initiative merchants
* Use the Easter Bunny Tokens from the Easter gifts to pick out even better rewards – such as exclusive Darkan’s Pink Wings, the Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Stygian War Gryphon, the Smart Box: Modern Popori Hanbok or the Partner: Lumikan (Superior).


Easter Egg I
* Available in all group dungeons from level 66 (5 or 20 players)
The Easter Egg I is the lowest level. This can be earned as group loot in dungeons, so everyone involved can get an egg. The chance of looting eggs varies according to the adventure coin costs of a dungeon.

By right-clicking you can attempt to upgrade your Easter Egg to an improved version. The higher the egg’s level, the better! Upgrading an egg will increase its level, but on failure its level may drop or the egg may crack into Broken Eggshells. It is even possible for levels to be skipped when upgrading. If the egg breaks, you can reform a certain number of eggshells back into an Easter Egg I.

Easter Egg II–VII

* Available through upgrading
Right-click on the eggs to upgrade them. From level III you can combine multiple eggs into an Easter gift using an Easter Runestone of the same level. This gift contains your reward.

Easter Runestone III–VII

* Available from Vanguard Initiative merchants
These runestones combine various numbers of Easter eggs of the same level into an Easter gift containing your rewards. Depending on the level of runestone, you’ll receive either a Small Easter Gift, a Pretty Easter Gift or a Magnificent Easter Gift.

Easter Bunny’s Runestone

* Obtainable from the TERA Shop
The Easter Bunny’s Runestone has the special power to transform 10 Magnificent Easter Gifts into a Mysterious Easter Treasure. This contains:
* 1500x [Event] Easter Bunny Token
* 25x Diamond
* 200x Azart Force War Trophy Chest
* 200x Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest

[Event] Easter Bunny Token

* Available from Easter gifts
The tokens can be exchanged for a variety of fantastic prizes. These include the following highlights:
* Skill: Darkan’s Pink Wings
* Storm Skill: Ancient Mighty Frost Monarch
* Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Stygian War Gryphon
* Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Empyrean War Gryphon
* Smart Box: Modern Popori Hanbok
* Partner: Lumikan (Superior)

As another month rolls round, we have a huge selection of exciting events lined up for you!
Just want a quick overview? Then take a look at our [[url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LLNfgyzk46aVkyCNV9bvyDFmrZ0IkQB77uwGKW9PBio/]event calendar[/url]].
Here’s what to look forward to in April:

**30th March 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 29th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
A popular dungeon makes a timely return for 1st April – the Manglemire is back! And it gets even better: in addition to the regular loot, you can pick up a special token during your dungeon visits called [Event] Liars Die. Swap out this loot for Manglemire card fragments!

• The dungeon can be entered 2/4 times per day.



**1st April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 29th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
April showers may bring flowers – collect new cards and get some powerful set bonuses! During the event you can complete special quests to get Card Boxes (Flower). Inside these you’ll find a Card Coin (Flower), plus either a regular or high-quality card fragment (Rose of Sharon, Lily, Hydrangea, Rose, Tulip or Sunflower). The Card Coins (Flower) can be swapped for new flower card fragments or enchanting materials.


**6th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 13th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
During the event, your chances of loot is doubled in *all 5-player dungeons*!

**9th April 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 12th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
It’s adventure time! During the event your partners will be as quick as lightning, with partner adventure times halved.


**13th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 20th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
Enter dungeons for fewer adventure coins:
* Gossamer Vault (Easy) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 180)
* Akalath Quarantine for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
* Ruinous Manor for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
* Catalepticon for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
* Killing Grounds for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
* Forbidden Arena [Undying Warlord] for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
* Draakon Arena for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
* Corrupted Skynest for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
* Corrupted Skynest (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 300)
* Bahaar’s Sanctum for 250 adventure coins (instead of 300)
* Catalepticon (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 300)
* Ruinous Manor (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 300)
* Killing Grounds (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 300)
* Lumikan’s Trial for 450 adventure coins (instead of 600)

**16th April 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 19th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
Don’t miss this great opportunity to complete your collection and find all those card fragments you’re missing. Chances are tripled for two and a half days!

**22nd April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 27th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
You’ll earn double loot and Gold for Vanguard Initiative quests during the event period.

**24th April 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 26th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
Enjoy doubled upgrade chances and improve your gear! The increased chances apply to the following items:
* All relics
* All halidoms

**27th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 25th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)**
The road to success is hard and winding – but the League of Levelers is here to straighten you out. For reaching certain milestones on your adventurous career, you’ll be rewarded with handy items. Earn experience, a permanent Vulcan Drake as your flying mount, Complete Skill Advancement Books, a Smart Box: Frost Guardian and loads more!
You can find all the details on the rewards in our Google Sheet.

Roll on the end of March as your favorite game is getting a whole load of improvements that’ll bring you a lot of fun! Read all about patch 104 for yourself:

The difficulty of the following instances has been adjusted to take into account the new gear:
* Pit of Petrax
* Ace Dungeons
* Celestial Arena
* Echoes of Aranea
We’ve also adjusted the rewards accordingly.

* Instead of just 8 pieces of equipment, all 16 are now replaced—with balanced equipment.
* The balancing in the Corsairs’ Stronghold has been adjusted in line with the new equipment.
* Ranking trophies can no longer be used.
* Existing trophies and items exchanged for them can be sold.

**Ranking Rewards**
Rewards have been updated as follows:
* Corsairs’ Stronghold & Shore Hold
* Rank 1 across all classes: 60x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 1: 45x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 2–3: 30x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 4–10: 10x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 11–20: 5x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 21–50: 3x Medal of Conflict
* Champions’ Skyring
* Class-specific rank 1: 40x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 2–3: 10x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 4–10: 3x Medal of Conflict
* Class-specific rank 11–20: 1x Medal of Conflict

You can get the following items from the Medal of Conflict:
* Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
* Warrior Gear Enchantment Box
* Noctenium Infusion x1,000 Crate
* Superior Noctenium Refiner
* Emerald
* Fermented Calaberry Juice


* Item levels and Adventure Coins are shown on the character selection screen.
* Pit of Petrax can now be entered from the other capitals.
* The presentation of various dialogs/hints has been reworked (e.g. extraction, sending post, leaving a party, and using items).
* You can now zoom in and out of, hide, and turn the guides in instances.
* Partner Adventures now give better feedback on why they can’t be started.
* Instance matching information is now shown immediately in the lobby.
* The appearance of health bars can now be adjusted directly by clicking on the class icon.
* Box opening dialog
* The “Confirm” button becomes “Close” once all boxes have been opened.
* While the dialog is open, you can open a new type of box by clicking in the inventory without having to close the dialog first.
* The option to turn off the interface (for yourself) via the game options has been added.

* The cooldown of the Village Atlas has been reduced to 10 seconds.
* The sale price of rare and superior halidoms and relics has been reduced to 5 Gold.
* The display of item icons has been improved.
* The rarity is now shown with a border instead of just an arrow.
* Additionally, the background colors of the icons are being gradually adjusted—starting with a selection of commonly used items.
* Several useless recipes and items have been removed, and required materials have been adjusted so obsolete items are no longer required.
* Some fishing and partner/pet items are now tradeable.
* Some items have been removed from merchants (Puppy Figurine and Serghetto Box I).

* The prioritization of resurrections has been revised:
* “Auto-resurrect” and “Resurrections by other players” are shown first. Then comes Neophyte Resuscitation.
* It is now also possible to use the “Unstuck” dialog when swimming.
* The synchronization of the position on the compass and the mini-map has been adjusted.
* Camera shake is now adjustable.
* Channels for little-used zones have been reduced.
* The levels of enemies that had been added to existing areas in Exodor have been adjusted.

* Various texts for quests, NPCs, and links to zones in chat have been adjusted.
* Quests have been simplified to focus on the story and to reduce the need to teleport or run to different areas.
* Various improvements have been made to tutorial quests and their completion.
* Single-player Vanguard Initiative quests have been simplified.

Non-stop action and events, and a whole load of loot: there’s plenty to look forward to in March with TERA! Read on to find out more about what’s coming up.

Just want a quick overview? Then take a look at our event calendar .

These are the events we have lined up for you in March:

2nd March 2021 (9 AM CET , 3 AM EST) to 23rd March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EDT)
During the event, additional enchantment related items will be available through a plethora of dungeons.
Drops will be shared with the full group, unless specified as [Single].
Drop Details
2x Improved Dark Shard Armor Feedstock
1x Improved Dark Shard Weapon Feedstock
1x Lumikan's Wing Fragment
1x Tyrant's Belt
1x Magic Alloy
1x Lumikan's Horn Piece
1x Tyrant's Soul
2x Magic Ingot
1x Trade Chest: Rukmia's Horn Fragment [Single]
1x Trade Chest: Soul of the tyrant [Single]
1x Unstable Soul Option Change Scroll [Weapon]
1x Unstable Soul Option Change Scroll [Boots]
1x Unstable Soul Option Change Scroll [Armor]
1x Unstable Soul Option Change Scroll [Gloves]


5th March 2021 (6 PM CET, 12 PM EST) to 8th March 2021 (9 AM CET, 3 AM EST)
Complete your card fragment collection – you’ll have triple the odds of getting those missing pieces during the event!


11th March 2021 (9 AM CET, 3 AM EST) to 16th March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EDT)
You’ll earn double loot and Gold for Vanguard Initiative quests during the event period.


18th March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EST) to 22nd March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EDT)
Your partners run like the wind and won’t stop for anything. They’ll return from their adventuring twice as fast as normal during this time, so take advantage of the 50% shorter adventure times and haul in that loot!


19th March 2021 (6 PM CET, 1 PM EST) to 22nd March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EDT)
Take advantage of the one-third increase to enchantment chances and reach that epic gear! With the exception of Enchant Scrolls. The increased chances apply to the following items:

Dauntless & Manaforce Azart Gear
Flawless & Master’s Duranium Gear
Dark Light, Annihilation, and Eternal Gear
Mythical gear (old)


23rd March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EDT) to 30th March 2021 (9 AM CET, 4 AM EDT)
During the event, your chances of loot is doubled in all dungeons!


26th March 2021 (6 PM CET, 1 PM EDT) to 29th March 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Take advantage of the doubled upgrade chances this month and reach that epic gear! The increased chances apply to the following items:

All relics
All halidoms

You bravely fought your way through the Catalepticon and now come the Killing Grounds, another new and exciting TERA dungeon: face Gardan, the cold-blooded berserker—on either normal or hard mode. And there’s some great news for all of you who really enjoyed the Catalepticon: the instance is now available as an Ace Dungeon.





Instance Info:

• Designed for 5-player groups from item level 498
  
• No entry limits
  
• Accessible from level 70
  
• Can be entered via group matching
  
• Entry costs 280 Adventure Coins
  
• 50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

• Ishara’s Halidom I, Amarun’s Relic I
  
• Magic Alloy
  
• Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon]
  
• Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Armor]
  
• Azart Force War Trophy Chest
  
• Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
  
• Tyrant’s Belt
  
• Kaia’s Soul Cryolite

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

• 4,500 Gold
  
• 75x Vanguard Initiative Credits
  
• EP XP++
  
• 1x Dragonwing Scale
  
• 75x Noctenium Infusion

Instance Info:

• Designed for 5-player groups from item level 501
  
• No entry limits
  
• Accessible from level 70
  
• Can be entered via group matching
  
• Entry costs 350 Adventure Coins
  
• 50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group
  
• The dungeon has been added to the dungeon rankings.

Possible Loot Includes:

• Ishara’s Halidom II, Amarun’s Relic II
  
• Magic Ingot
  
• Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon]
  
• Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Armor]
  
• Etching IV (Brooch)
  
• Tyrant’s Soul
  
• Kaia’s Soul Cryolite

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

• 6,000 Gold
  
• 100 Vanguard Initiative Credits
  
• EP XP++
  
• 1x Dragonwing Scale
  
• 100x Noctenium Infusion

Instance Info:

• 2 daily entries (3 for club members)
  
• Accessible from level 70
  
• Entry costs 600 Adventure Coins
  
• For solo players

Possible Loot Includes:

• Ishara’s Halidom I, Amarun’s Relic I
  
• Magic Alloy
  
• Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon]
  
• Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Armor]
  
• Azart Force War Trophy Chest
  
• Lumikan’s Wing Fragment
  
• Lumikan’s Horn Piece

The scrolls for the new gear are available as possible rewards in the following dungeons:
Unstable Soul Option Change Scroll

Gossamer Vault (Easy)
Ruinous Manor (Hard)
Akalath Quarantine


Catalepticon
Killing Grounds
Forbidden Arena [Undying Warlord]
Corrupted Skynest
Draakon Arena


Catalepticon (Hard)
Crimson Killing Grounds
Bahaar’s Sanctum
Corrupted Skynest (Hard)


Tradeable chests containing enchanting materials for the new gear are now also available in the following instances:


Gossamer Vault (Easy)
Ruinous Manor (Easy)
Akalath Quarantine


Gossamer Vault (Easy)
Ruinous Manor (Easy)
Akalath Quarantine
Catalepticon
Killing Grounds
Forbidden Arena [Undying Warlord]
Corrupted Skynest
Draakon Arena


Forbidden Arena [Nightmare Undying Warlord] removed.
Crimson Killing Grounds added.


The yield of Improved Dark Shard Weapon and Armor Feedstock has been increased in the following dungeons:

Gossamer Vault (Easy)
Ruinous Manor (Easy)
Akalath Quarantine


The last patch brought you a new weapon and armor, and now you’re getting the gloves and footwear to go with it! You will find the background information in the news about patch 102, and differences and changes in the following sections:
How to get the new gear:

The Kaia’s Soul set is an upgrade to Kaia’s Wisdom/Fury Gear. You need 10 Tyrant’s Belts and 5,000 Gold.
How to enchant these items:

Kaia’s Soul Gear can be enchanted up to +9, but it will never lose an enchantment level that has already been reached. So if you have reached +8, you will be able to reach a higher level but you will never fall back to +7!
Item Function
Tyrant’s Belt: Upgrading, enchanting (0-9)
Tyrant’s Soul: Enchanting (6-9)
Magic Alloy : Enchanting (0-6), repairing (0-6)
Magic Ingot : Enchanting (6-9), repairing (6-9)


A feature has been added that allows players with a level 70 character to skip specific quests they have already completed when using a new character.

The following quests are affected:

• Levels 1 to 11: Quests on Stepstone Isle
  
• Level 65+: Awakening quests
  
• Players are still sent the quest rewards per parcel post in the game.
  
• Simplifications
  
• Many level 65 to 70 quests have been improved so that they no longer contain unnecessary steps. This means that fewer enemies need to be hunted in order to complete them.
  
• Additionally, the item levels of some dungeon quests have been adjusted.
  
• New Daily Quests
  
• Three new Vanguard Initiative quests have been added, which reward you for completing one of the following actions on the islands of Exodor:
  
• Gathering shells at Exodor Fishery.
  
• Defeating the BAM on Exodor’s outer islands.
  
• Defeating the dragon on Exodor’s outer islands.

Fewer scrolls are now needed to advance and unlock skills.


Increasing the fellowship of a partner has been simplified as simple increases have been removed. For example, you can no longer receive a fellowship increase of just 3 points between levels 3 and 4!
Additionally, when leveling up a pet using an evolution stone, you will now definitely receive a partner.



You no longer need the Azart Elixir effect to fly to the Exodor Archipelago or use jump gates. Any remaining potions can be sold to merchants for Gold.
Both the placement and the behavior of monsters on Exodor have been adjusted so that they no longer roam the streets and don’t attack players so often. Additional opponents have been place in zones where there were previously very few opponents.
Monsters should no longer stun or stagger players. The attack speed of regular opponents has also been reduced by 20%.


Flight altitude has been partially increased.


There have also been some changes to existing items:

The cooldowns of various items have been reduced. This applies to etchings, pet treats, potions for production points, and skill advancement scrolls.
The character level required for halidoms and relics has been reduced to 65.


When enchanting this gear it will no longer fall back a level.
Card Fragments

Two new cards have been added to the new dungeon—each in all three rarities.
The chances of a successful card fragment fusion has been increased.
The sale value of some card chests has been reduced.
The chance of looting card fragments in dungeons has been increased.


Temporary etchings made between patch 99 and 102 are now being converted so that:

30-day etchings turn into a permanent version.
60-day etchings turn into 2 permanent versions.
Even etchings that have already been applied to equipment will be converted during the server maintenance, but ONLY if they haven’t expired yet by that time.


These are the adjustments made to the Stormcharge active skill due to the Exodor changes:

Previously: You received a effect that allowed you to fly on Exodor and use jump gates.
Now: You are given a Bravery effect (identical to the Bravery Potion) for two hours, which increases the damage of your skills and your attack speed. The damage you take is also reduced. Additionally, your flight energy depletes more slowly, so you can fly for longer than with other flying skills!
The new effect cannot be used in conjunction with regular Bravery Potions. All other details of this flying skill remain unchanged. The change will be automatically applied during server maintenance.


The crystals that grant you a buff have been placed at the starting positions of both teams.
The treasure chests have been placed at random in the arena.
Find and destroy them and they’ll grant you a random buff.
Once the special crystal appears in the center of the battleground, all players will continuously receive a debuff that increases damage taken by 7.5%. This effect can be stacked up to eight times.
Additional rewards have been added that can be obtained by the best five players on each team.

• The Vanguard Initiative Quest display has been changed so that quests that you have removed from your tracker are no longer automatically added again when a monster is killed or progress is made.
  
• The position of the minimap is no longer reset when logging in again.
  
• Inventory sorting has been improved.
  
• Finding the name of an item in the inventory has been improved.
  
• The Create Match window in instances has been improved so there is more space to display various elements.
  
• It now only takes five seconds to return to character selection.
  
• The layout of card fusion has been improved.
  
• The layout of the event calendar window has been improved.
  
• Feeding pets to increase their stamina has been improved.
  
• It is now also possible to search the bank and pet inventories using text input.

Harrowhold
The dungeon,all event NPCs, related token and chests will be removed during server maintenance. Please make sure you have exchanged all your tokens in time!


All "Fire Demon's Tome" related tokens and chests will be removed during server maintenance.

Fishing:

• The changes to fish, fish bait, and deliveries will be reverted.
  
• Instead of the treasures directly, Treasure Maps will be back as a drop in the dungeons to allow achievement completion.

Dear community,

we are really glad for all the great moments you have shared with us for this special contest and we would like to thank you all for participating!

Here are our top 20 winners:

Keeth – Shakan
Auransky – Velik
Bealyn – Yurian
BoomBoomCandy – Shakan
EmerxIde – Kaia
Fantasylinky – Velik
Frostgale – Shen
Justine – Velik
Knightmare – Kaia
Laifu – Mystel
Lodoo – Seren
Loryi – Velik
Lucid_dream – Mystel
Nang.palmmyy – Shen
Noira.neonblack – Velik
Pompèus - Yurian
Rozenlux – Mystel
Vamp – Shakan
Victoria – Mystel
Winterfalke – Yurian


You can find all the winning creations here: http://gf.link/teramemorieswinners

The TERA team

Dying to know what’s in store for TERA? This preview gives you a short taste of what’s coming up in patch 103.
Look forward to the new Killing Grounds instance, where you’ll face off against a seriously brutal final boss. Plus test your mettle in Lumikan’s Trial in The Catalepticon. The patch also brings promised improvements to etchings, and many other changes.

Already cut Lumikan down to size? Then it’s time to take Gardan to task. This seasoned warrior has earned a chilling reputation in Killian’s icy arena. Enter the Citadel of Torment in Westonia to enter the arena and challenge the new boss… if you have the guts!
Gardan is a berserker who employs an array of icy attacks to bring the pain. Watch out when he goes apoplectic, and be prepared for his attempts to lock you and your companions in a dome of ice. This shrinks the combat area and lets Gardan get up close and personal – just the way he likes it!
The boss is accessible to all players in normal and hard difficulties.





Last time you got access to the new weapons and armor. Now patch 103 brings the matching gloves and footwear! You can get this gear in the same way as before, but there are new required materials which need to be collected in Gardan’s dungeon!

As mentioned in our 2021 preview, all those temporary etchings will become permanent in this update, swapped out as follows:
• 30-day etchings turn into a permanent version
• 60-day etchings turn into 2 permanent versions
Even etchings that have already been applied to equipment will be converted during the server maintenance, but ONLY if they haven’t expired yet by that time.

Good luck against Gardan!
The TERA Team

If you enjoyed some great moments over the past year in TERA, now is your time to shine! Get creative and show us your favorite memory of 2020: you can send us your memories in a short video form, as a screenshot or even create an original artwork out of it!

When: from 5th February 2021 until 14th February 2021 11:59 PM CET (5:59 PM EST)

• Read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
  
• Send us your submission on the theme of “TERA Memories” in video, screenshot or fanart form to the following email address: contest@tera-europe.com .
  
• Video submissions must be recorded in game and should be less than 3 minutes long. The video must be uploaded as “Unlisted” on YouTube and the video description must specify that this is your contest entry and contain the following link: hhttp://gf.link/teramemoriescontest .
  
• Image submissions must be in .png, .jpg, .bmp or .psd format with dimensions of at least 1920x1080 pixels and maximum file size of 6 MB.
  
• Use the email address for your present TERA account and add the following information to your submission:
  
  1. Subject: “TERA Memories”
     
  2. Name of your character
     
  3. Name of your server
• Please note that only one submission is allowed per email account.
  
• All users residing within the European Union, the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, the Commonwealth of Independent States and South-East Asia are eligible to participate.

Final submission date: 14th February 2021 11:59 PM CET (5:59 PM EST)


On 15th February, Gameforge will select and announce the 20 winners that will receive a 10 Euro coupon for their account.

• The coupons will be sent to the winners the same day of the announcement via email.
  
• The winning submissions will be shared on all our platforms (website, forum, Steam, social media, YouTube).

Have fun!

The TERA Team