D3 delivered less than I expected. Tera delivered more than I imagined.
D3 is nothing new, same click to move interface from 1995. Horrible gfx, boring story.
Tera is different. It plays a lot like wow with better gfx and giant boobies. But the combat is surreal. If you've played Age of Conan it is similar, all your attacks are in real time and some skills chain together for burst dps, but where conan was kinda slow and non responsive Tera is fast and exciting.
I've played a lancer and a slayer and they are amazing. The slayer is a typical glass cannon, kinda like the herald of xotyl in aoc. For eq think a rogue class but with a big freaking sword. You can do massive aoe dmg and get some stuns and stuff, but really can't take a hit. But you get a wonderful dodge ability.
Lancers are the pure tank class, not bad single target dps, but the block skill is where they make their money. Time your shield blocks between your attacks to keep aggro and avoid taking damage. Its really fun and plays a lot more like some 80's action arcade game than your typical autoattack mmo.
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