MMO Design: What I Would Do If I Made an MMORPG

Posted on Jul 27, 2012

Now, I don’t claim myself to be an expert on game design – and for that matter, no one should. However, I have been reviewing and analyzing MMOs with Lore Hound for the last two years, have taken some game design classes, designed my own games, and given the fact Sephalon and I are essentially designing an MMO for Amalos,

The Argon Queen Set To Expand TERA Next Month

Posted on Jul 27, 2012

En Masse Entertainment announced first details to “the game’s biggest update yet”, The Argon Queen. Sticking with the action-combat motif of TERA, En Masse made it a point to highlight upcoming class changes that are sure to make everyone happy. Clearly, that’ll never happen. One such example is increased the capacity for a Warrior to

TERA Review: What Could Have Been The Next Big Thing

Posted on Jun 25, 2012

If I had to quickly describe TERA to someone, I’d say it was a grindy, standard MMORPG with great combat, unbelievable graphics and lots of potential, but since I’m writing a full review, I’ll dive in deeper. Let’s start off with what I mean as a ‘standard MMORPG’. TERA has all the features you’d fine in any

En Masse Entertainment Opens the World of TERA with a Free Trial

Posted on Jun 13, 2012

This was just released, and I am hard on my heels as I type this so I can quickly try TERA for free for 7 days. It sucks being broke! Play TERA for 7 days absolutely free—experience true action combat   SEATTLE – 13 June 2012 – En Masse Entertainment™, a player-driven publisher focused on delivering fun

TERA: Not Quite Our Review Yet

Posted on May 24, 2012

It’s been a few weeks since TERA launched and while I’m not ready to post my full review just yet, I’m only level 41 with my archer, I do want to talk about my experience thus far. For those of you not familiar with the game, you should check our my first impression TERA review, since I

TERA 50% off sale at Amazon

Posted on May 19, 2012

Good news if you were contemplating picking up TERA, but didn’t want to pay full price. Today Amazon is having a 50% off sale for TERA, which includes both the standard edition and collectors edition which are listed at $24.95 and $29.95 respectively. If you happen to miss Amazon’s 50% off sale today, don’t worry, Amazon

TERA’s 2012 Election Season Almost Upon Us

Posted on May 14, 2012

TERA’s political system was not technically delayed shortly before the title’s launch earlier this month, but En Masse Entertainment hasn’t done anything with the system since. Until now, that is. The politicking will begin in earnest this Friday, May 18, for those interested! The political system is a one-of-a-kind feature enabling high-ranking members to wield untold power

What’s Behind Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Decline?

Posted on May 07, 2012

Earlier today, Electronic Arts had its stuffy quarterly report. The number, fact, and strategy filled report was of little interest to most MMO gamers until the mention of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Following the recent trend of LoreHound coverage, the mention wasn’t good. According to the publisher, TOR lost 24% of its subscribers, shedding

LoreHound Crier: The Week in a Glance

Posted on May 04, 2012

Another week has come and gone … it seems like time flies much more quickly since I started writing these weekly summaries! And what a week this has been, not only has TERA launched, but there was some excitement as a long-rumored Elder Scrolls MMORPG was announced. For years, Bethesda has been denying there will

TERA First Impression Review

Posted on May 03, 2012

It’s only been two days since TERA official launched, but really, the game’s been live for almost two weeks (when the unofficial open beta head-start began). Since then, I’ve managed to level my Popori Archer all the way to level 27, allowing me to get a better feel for the game than I did during the closed beta