[TERA PC & Console] En Masse is closing, but TERA lives on! We will continue to support TERA PC (NA) and TERA Console until service is transferred. Stay tuned for more information.
[TERA Console] The Grotto of Lost Souls update (v85) is now live! Read the patch notes here: https://bit.ly/TERACon_v85
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Player Council ACTIVATE!
The initial members of the TERA Player Council have been chosen, and it wasn't easy (part of why it took me so long, sorry!) We got over 140 Player Council applications, and out of those not a single one I reviewed was an automatic in or out. It took a lot of thought and consideration, and to be honest and transparent about things, there are definitely more than a few applications that would make absolutely great Player Council members, but were not chosen simply because I want to begin this program with a small group that expands in the future rather than risk starting with a large group that I'm unable to properly manage.
That said, I want to thank everyone that applied. Reading the answers to the applications was a great experience for me because there was so much positive energy poured into them. It reminded me that the TERA community is full of awesome and positive people that love this game and want TERA to be the best it can be. I hope that if/when I reopen Player Council applications in the future, you all choose to reapply.
In the meantime I also want you to know that you don't have to be in the Player Council to change the TERA community for the better. A lot of you already do great things to better this community. Please don't feel demotivated just because you're not in the council. If anything, see this as an opportunity to collaborate with council members and make your own projects even better. Many of the Player Council members were chosen because of their willingness to be open to collaborating in player events and feedback, and to raise awareness of such things in the community.
With that out of the way, please join me in welcoming the new Player Council!
Seeing this list of members you might now be thinking "okay, so that's the Player Council. Now what?"
As I said above, the Player Council was created to help raise awareness and communication with within the TERA community and with En Masse (and ultimately, through En Masse, give improved feedback to Bluehole). The "now what?" actually rests on your shoulders. Try to view the Player Council members as people to reach out to for help and (non-technical) community support. If you have a TERA related event or other project, seek out a Player Council member that you think will champion your idea. They'll also help collate the feedback you already post in the forums, shining a spotlight on useful comments for the EME team to see. They also have the ability to edit posts and comments - not to moderate or alter their contents - but for collaboration purposes, and in cases where a player needs help with their thread and asks for assistance (like figuring out broken links/BBcode, or updating an event thread when they can't log in).
I've already had the Player Council members introduce themselves to one another, and I know several of them are already well known in the forums. Each Player Council member has at least one aspect of TERA that they like best and would like to help with. In order to make it as easy as possible to approach these guys, I've asked them to come in and edit the post below telling you a little about their TERA interests and what they'd like to work on first.
That said, I want to thank everyone that applied. Reading the answers to the applications was a great experience for me because there was so much positive energy poured into them. It reminded me that the TERA community is full of awesome and positive people that love this game and want TERA to be the best it can be. I hope that if/when I reopen Player Council applications in the future, you all choose to reapply.
In the meantime I also want you to know that you don't have to be in the Player Council to change the TERA community for the better. A lot of you already do great things to better this community. Please don't feel demotivated just because you're not in the council. If anything, see this as an opportunity to collaborate with council members and make your own projects even better. Many of the Player Council members were chosen because of their willingness to be open to collaborating in player events and feedback, and to raise awareness of such things in the community.
With that out of the way, please join me in welcoming the new Player Council!
- Arrise
- Aulon
- Catatonic
- Chriseh
- Counterpoint
- ElinAli
- Jerzy
- KaaiYu
- Kamizuma
- KennyHealsMobile
- Magraal
- Rayleen
- StarSprite
- Vysse
- Yamazuki
- Yuri
Seeing this list of members you might now be thinking "okay, so that's the Player Council. Now what?"
As I said above, the Player Council was created to help raise awareness and communication with within the TERA community and with En Masse (and ultimately, through En Masse, give improved feedback to Bluehole). The "now what?" actually rests on your shoulders. Try to view the Player Council members as people to reach out to for help and (non-technical) community support. If you have a TERA related event or other project, seek out a Player Council member that you think will champion your idea. They'll also help collate the feedback you already post in the forums, shining a spotlight on useful comments for the EME team to see. They also have the ability to edit posts and comments - not to moderate or alter their contents - but for collaboration purposes, and in cases where a player needs help with their thread and asks for assistance (like figuring out broken links/BBcode, or updating an event thread when they can't log in).
I've already had the Player Council members introduce themselves to one another, and I know several of them are already well known in the forums. Each Player Council member has at least one aspect of TERA that they like best and would like to help with. In order to make it as easy as possible to approach these guys, I've asked them to come in and edit the post below telling you a little about their TERA interests and what they'd like to work on first.
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Aulon-I am one of the RP nerds here as well as one of those that play MMOs for the community. What I am hoping to help with is the events people enjoy between the grind. Not wanting to get long winded here as there isn't much Key Lime Pie left at the intro party and the Popori are eyeing it rather hard so, if you need help with an event, basic Forum moding and but not limited to RP in any form please just ask. I can be found on [CH] in game names Aulon, Shuola and Ero mainly
Catatonic - Hi.
Chriseh: I'm a healer main who loves to run HM content :awesome: I reside on MT and go by the names Family and Selfish primarily. I'm open to hearing any ideas/suggestions you want brought to the player councils discussion board (as long as they're feasible). If you have any healer questions, stories you want read, dungeon related questions, help with an event or any feedback - I'm your guy! If you see me scouring the forums and disagreeing with posts; know that it's not because what you're saying isn't valid. I'm just trying to lend my own insights and perspective, to ensure we come to a decision that benefits the community as a whole!
counterpoint - Thanks for the opportunity to help improve TERA. I will keep trying to understand everyone's feedback and relay important pain points and actionable suggestions to EME through the Council. I hang out on the forum a lot, so if you post your feedback here I'll probably see it! If it seems like I'm arguing against people's feedback, I'm mostly trying to come up with an actionable compromise considering as many points of view as possible. It may seem like I'm always trying to argue the "counter point", but that's actually not where my nickname comes from...
ElinAli
Jerzy Hello ! I am Jerzy from AV and my main is Priest. I'm an experienced Priest player who has clear all the content the game as had to offer. I love both PvE and PvP and I'm usually queuing Skyring while I'm online. I am always trying to help people as much as a possible can so if you have any questions about anything, please message me either on forums or shoot me a whisper/parcel in-game
KaaiYu Most people know me on TR by my Slayer, Kaai. You can also find me on Espresso and Macchiato. My main goal has always been to teach new and experienced players anything I can about Tera and the Slayer class. I also like to focus on highlighting feedback that helps keep the game active and healthy. Feel free to message me if you have any questions about the game or any suggestions that we should take a look at. I look forward to helping out.
Kamizuma- Please feel free to message me with any questions/input/ideas regarding player-held events, crafting, guild dynamics, or item aqusition in this game and I will respond with my own personal opinion/advice, direct you to someone more knowledgeable, or bring it to the attention of the higher ups if applicable.
Magraal- I used to be a little bit contentious on the forums but some time ago I realised that it just wasn't helping. Since then I've tried to take a step back and consider things from EME's point of view, or at least come up with ways to rework people's suggestions into actions that EME is capable of taking on their own. I want to make it my business to try and get the 'little things' that irk players fixed by bringing them to light in a constructive manner, as well as just giving an alternative viewpoint to the stuff others bring up.
Rayleen is really bad at this game but really enjoys being a part of a community and dressing up/collecting cosmetics. She is experienced with BBCode and is happy to help people with setting up their threads to look great! If you want to collaborate on an event including outfits, trivia or some other thing you think she'd be good at or enjoy, you should hit her up either here on the forums or in-game on MT under the name Raype (her main Reaper), Rayve (her Priest) or Rayde (her Lancer).
StarSprite- I'm mostly known as Pez on MT. Feel free to message me in game or on the forums if you have any questions, feedback, or concerns. I will do what I can to help!
Vysse: Hi guys. I am known as Bunnie.Heal/Fatalyss/Teras.Kazi on Ascension Valley. I am very excited to be part of the team. I actually have a great project in mind that I will hopefully be announcing soon.
Yamazuki: Feel free to message me about any questions or concerns. I will try helping in any way that I can. I play on Tempest Reach as characters all named xxxx.Yamazuki, so feel free to find me in-game if needed.
Yuri: twitch.tv/yumcookies
Glad we're finally up and running.
We tried that but a fight broke out between the Elins and Castanics about who was to be the head.
Obviously the Elins. They're the cute ones.
Besides, if the Castanics are the body parts, we can take advantage of that crit passive in the arms!
I wanted to make Tera great again.
Username checks out.
I, for one, welcome our new Player Council overlords!
I won't, yes I will, I have my own vanity to protect, but I will agree with the shear size of their enormous heads, Elins should of gotten the part with no debate.
is mean mudkip could be in the council
Yes, I'll announce this and a couple things on air as well.
Of the names that I do recognize... +1 for Counterpoint. This guy answers lots of threads with reasonable, well informed answers. He was born for this role.
+1 also for Kamizuma. Assuming this is the person I think it is (hard to keep track of names). Is this the person who is famous for having ten million bazillion gazillion gold? If so, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's talking about. Or at the very least he knows how to manipulate game economies in his favor. Not a skill to be underestimated by any means (he can buy and sell the rest of us plebs, remember that).
I would jokingly ask why I wasn't chosen... but I never applied. Because I know that I'm a nobody. Although, if the council is ever in need of a casual pleb that no one has ever heard of... I am your man!