TERA Online

[spypet]

I've been boxing Lineage 2 since it came out 8 years ago. boxed 2 complimentary alts profitably on retail, and up to 9 alts killing epic raids bosses on private servers. here is what i learned so far about TERA. this Unreal 3 engine can be window'ized and boxed as small as 800x600 and animations and details can be lowered. each paid account can hold as many as 8 characters. so the question is CAN WE BOX THIS?

I signed up for Test 4, which is 2 char per server to lvl.32 so hopefully I'll figure it out for myself, I'm just amazed that a game that's been out a year in Asia, does not seem to have this question answered yet... at least not in English

I know this game requires aiming to a hitbox which can vary in size based on the attack and size of enemy. what I would like to know is if any race/class/skill can "auto-hit" so a boxer can start hitting on one alt while supporting on another.

from what i can see watching various game play videos, the most we can do is hit with a DD, pull aggro to keep healer safe, stop hitting, switch to healer, heal party target or caste a fresh "healing wind" or "guardian armor" or "essense of recovery", switch back to DD, and continue hitting monster while benefiting from the support. if that's the best a boxer can hope to do in this game, it hardly seems worth the bother and monthly expense to box.

assuming we can't auto-hit at all, then my plan will be to make a warrior, because they can summon a 7xHP "shadow clone" that can distract mob and auto-hit for them, so at least while not controlling your warrior, he won't be pulling aggro and still taking damage. then my second in party alt would be a priest or mystic for heals and buffs. if anyone else has thoughts on what may be worth boxing here, please share them.

for example, many classes have skills that stun or trap a monster which would create an opportunity for a boxer to task switch to another alt for support or even to do more damage, so a kiter can trap a mob while a melee gets in a few good wacks. some classes have HP or MP self regeneration skills that take time and monster damage may interrupt, so you can use a boxed character to pull aggro while your main completes his regeneration cycle.

given that many game designers came from NCSoft, they continue to use Unreal engines, and charge monthly fees, i seriously doubt the game server has mechanisms to discourage boxing. most likely it's the game play itself that requires so much intime and accurate interaction that will impede most boxing activity. this is why anyone who has played various races/class in closed beta already, should start thinking now on what combinations of characters could make dual boxing worthwhile.

[riffraff]

This game looks pretty nice!

[spypet]

so i played test.4 usa this weekend, and studied boxing potential and here is what i can report;once fully installed and patched the game sequence seems to run as follows;(what happens when you run each file directly)

c:\games\tera\tera-launcher.exe (loads launcher, launcher loads updater(as needed) then game)
calls
c:\games\tera\client\tl.exe (can't fine ssnl)
calls
c:\games\tera\client\binaries\tera.exe (you must run game with launcher)

so as you can see, with 2 full copies of game, you can't simply run this twice even with 2 accounts. my guess is the only way you can come close to boxing this is running 2 virtual machines on same PC or 2 PC's each running 1 game over a LAN joined to the same router then ISP modem - cumbersome.




after playing game for nearly 12 hours, it's very quest intensive, so you run around game map a lot.this makes boxing less relevant, since boxing is most profitable if you need camp a spot and kill stuff. also various buffs seem to last 5-10 minutes, so if you want to XP a buffer to box, it will be difficult to grind her without questing her too. i'm not sure if any magic alts has a sort of summoning skill where you can bring your buffer and/or healer to your location as needed, but regardless, i think you'll be better off simply joining and active guild - then bothering to box here. so, sorry to put a kibosh on boxing hopes for this game, but i just don't see a easy solution or acute need for it with Tera Online.

[candlebox]

i just bought 2 subs to this game...i read you didnt need to target to heal. it was aoe healing like holy radiance.

might be worth bringing a pocket healer if thats the case..

dont know, downloading atm.

[spypet]

if you COULD box this game, you WOULD box a Mystic who at level 28 can;

regen her own mana, create and drop mana and health potions in an area,
Mystic can also put out a speed and critical damage reduction area buff,
Mystic can also keep a pet around to pull aggro away while she's boxed.
in addition, this game has a "follow" feature so you could tether your
Mystic to your damage dealer as the damage dealer moves around.

the only problem is YOU CAN'T BOX THIS GAME... read my post above

[Nitro]

if you COULD box this game, you WOULD box a Mystic who at level 28 can;

regen her own mana, create and drop mana and health potions in an area,
Mystic can also put out a speed and critical damage reduction area buff,
Mystic can also keep a pet around to pull aggro away while she's boxed.
in addition, this game has a "follow" feature so you could tether your
Mystic to your damage dealer as the damage dealer moves around.

the only problem is YOU CAN'T BOX THIS GAME... read my post above

run launcher -> start game
close launcher
run launcher -> start game

you now have two instances of the Tera client running

[Meeo]

I tried to box the game with 5, in the OBT. The Follow command easily breaks when performing actions and their is no easy way to refollow in individual toons quickly enough. I have also attempted to 2 box manually which sort of works out, but still a pain. I currently use 5 machines so the launching of multi clients isnt really an issue anymore, which i also believe was fixed in the dev version of ISboxer.

As for healing i have a Mystic and Priest at 32 right now for Launch/Early Start. Your AoE healing abilities are not entirely just aoe around the caster. Sometimes their 10 Yards in front then a 5 yard wide aoe circle will be put there. Sometimes it 10 yard AoE from the center of your toon ie: Circle of Healing and your AoE cleanse. Your primary heal is Targeted/Multi-targeted ability. You also get a high powered high cost Heal that drops a Aoe Ring in front of your toon that 10 yards, and only hits 5 targets within that circle, not incluing the caster.

If there was a way to figure out officially how to box successfully. This game gives major xp boost to grouping not to mention group gathering nodes, which means farming mats will be a good source of income.

There was someone on the isboxer forums that said he was successfully boxing with 5, but i havent heard from him on what he was doing or how he was doing it. He stated per his post that he was able to box and do the first dungeon. I personally had major major issues with targeting and following multiboxing.

At this point i am for sure will probably be pocket healer (Mystics buffs benefit melee more-so then the Priests)boxing with a priest as he heals better with my main being a Lancer as their is a huge huge shortage of tanks in the 2 servers i played on during OBT. Their were damn near 10 to 12 groups LF tanks to do SM (second Dungeon)

[candlebox]

I am probably going to run a lancer. I just seen a guy solo SM, and i think it would be nice to heal up between fights. That way you don't have to wait for the fire pit to restore mana.

Im sure it will be different at higher content...just a thought though.

[MiRai]

I am probably going to run a lancer. I just seen a guy solo SM, and i think it would be nice to heal up between fights. That way you don't have to wait for the fire pit to restore mana.

Im sure it will be different at higher content...just a thought though.

The campfires are mostly for regen'ing lost Stamina which affects your stats depending on how you have (or don't have). Also, there is a 30 minute lockout on an instance after you finish it. Not sure if the lockout timer is something that is bound to change in the near future or not.

[JohnGabriel]

I notice you crossed out the part about scantly clad ladies in the original post. Did they take that out?