Greetings one and all! Tomorrow begins the start of your new adventures. Have you taken steps to prepare yourself?

As of this writing, you are now able to log on and patch Tera Online. You can advance to the server selection screen. All servers are down, but a list of soon-to-be active servers is up. You can also adjust your various settings (UI, video, audio).

There are currently five servers listed (Arachnaea, Dragonfall, Serpentis Isle, Tempest Reach, and Frost Reach). All five are listed as PvE servers.

I would suggest (for the purpouse of starting to form an RP community during the beta) that we all consider rolling on *Tempest Reach* for this wave of testing (no huge reason why). I beleive we are all starting on a fresh slate this round, so I don't think anyone has any active characters already established elsewhere (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).

If the ability to join channels exists in this game (first time playing it for myself - although I'd wager on the ability to create your own chat-channels) then /join RP. RP can be the default 'Roleplaying chat-channel' for lore questions, araning roleplaying meets, or getting together to meet-and-greet people you may have been following on the boards for months.

For those who aren't in the know from previous playing of this game (like myself), you can form a guild on the location marked here --> http://www.terapvp.com/threads/how-to-create-a-tera-guild-guide.988/ ... at least, this is where you make it in the Korean version. :) It will cost you 3000 gold, two people must be in your gorup, and your character must be a minimum of level 8. For myself, I will be busting virtual butt to get the Roleplayers guild active - if you wish to make your own guild, you can follow the handy guide there as to how to do so. For those of you who wish to join Roleplayers or another guild, guilds can use the RP channel to start forming up and gathering members as well. Since guilds are an important part of any RP community, we should put our best foot forward and see what is right (and wrong) about them now while the opportunity to fix them still exists.

For those of you in the know better than I (new to the game as I am), feel free to suggest other things we can do to prepare for the launch of TO - closed beta. Hopefully I'll be hearing from some of you tomorrow! (I'll be in as Volumnus, no matter what character I role this wave. Unless the name is taken of course.)

To add, decide on a secondary between Arachnaea or Dragonfall. A tweet suggests only 2 servers being active, but the tweet comes before the discovery of the 3 new servers.

I thought we sort-of decided on Dragonfall, no?

Quote: Synusoidal on 2012-02-10 02:15:34 UTC

I don't think it was clear what we were doing honestly. Any chance we can figured it out? I'd like to know what server to roll on.

I'm fine with either/any choice. I hadn't read any other posts before I put this one up. I'd edit my choice buuut.....{lack of edit button}

From what I read on other posts, Daggerfall is going to be the 'unofficial' server of the PvP people. That probably means that when the next closed beta starts and a PvP server is introduced, we will see a sharp decline in that server's population. If people want to cast a quick vote as to which server is their choice, we can have someone post the chosen one (plus backup server) before launch (12 pm/3pm EST) so that we can all stop by the board and see which server to go to.

Tempest reach then Dragonfall is my vote. Though after someone had ever so kindly reminded me that Dragonfall may empty of PvPers once CBT2 begins, it seems a bit mroe alluring. My next biggest concern is that many of them consider themselves pretty hot-$#!% and may antagonize and upset newer role-players. As vets, we know it's expected, but for someone working on their first impression, it can be a make or break deal.

Tempest Reach and then Dragonfall it is then. At least for me.

I'll ... fifth, sixth, whatever Tempest Reach. I like servers with cool names and it's easily the best. XD

Also, I'd like to add... take pictures of your toons. I'll be at least running through "creating" my characters and taking screenies before creating my beta toon ;) Figure they'll be nice for forum role-play.

... And art.

I'll be starting a thread tomorrow asking for y'all's in game names so we at least know who's who. Personally, with only one character slot, I'm still debating on rolling an Elven berserker, Human warrior, or Baraka slayer. The latter two would have a reason to be a part of the first wave to the island. The berserker is just a point of interest regarding a High Elf in heavy armor, but he'll be a central character in a role-play I want to start on the forum.