TERA producer Chris Hager: “So, what exactly do you do? I bet you get to play games all day.”
“Well, I produce things. I product-manage, schedule various departments, and integrate everything into a smooth-running live service, while also looking to the future of the product based on design and player feedback.”
“Okay…but seriously, you must play games all day.”
This was a recent conversation I had with a friend when I tried to explain what I do. Being a producer on TERA is full of challenges, but one of the most surprising challenges is describing exactly what it is that I do. Allow me to back into this explanation.
Long-running MMORPG Tera will be closing on June 30 and Gameforge and Krafton have published a video that serves as a farewell.
No fan wants to see Tera shutting down, but unfortunately, developer Bluehole is closing the game's servers (on PC, anyway) to work on other projects.
Good, this game was great when it launched, but it's been turned into a nightmare of a product since.
Some WoW-like MMORPGs are better than others. Here's a curated list that offers a wide variety of games that let you play with other people but have something unique to offer.
WoW is a mess and it will continue to be a mess. Still, the less-developed MMOs are going to have trouble gaining a fan base because they lack content right now. Even if people do flock to FF14 or BDO, they'll go back to WoW if they fix enough features or give players a shred of hope.
I wonder what the TERA casting couch looks like....