KEY POINTS

  • "TERA" will shut down by the end of June 2022
  • Developers canceled it to focus on other projects
  • The game was released way back in 2011

The once-popular action MMO “TERA Online” is slated to shut down later this year after a decade of operation.

South Korean game company Bluehole (also known as KRAFTON) officially decided to cancel all support for “TERA” and ultimately shut down all of its servers, as per the game’s official Twitter page. The game first released on Jan. 25, 2011.

Bluehole is known for other popular games like “PUBG,” “Elyon” and the upcoming “Callisto Protocol.”

GameForge, the German publisher behind the distribution and operation of “TERA” in North America, further explained the details behind the shutdown in a dev update. The game will go offline permanently on June 30, at 10 a.m. CEST. All “TERA” Club purchases and new account registrations will stop by May 31.

The reason behind the game’s demise was simple: Bluehole wanted to focus on other projects. According to GameForge, the developers felt that they could no longer provide the entertaining content that “TERA” players deserved, so they have decided to move on to other projects.

TERA is officially going offline after 11 years of operations
TERA is officially going offline after 11 years of operations GameForge

There will be no refunds available for purchases players made before the announcement. However, players can still spend the Thalers they have in the in-game shop for premium items. On the other hand, players who have long-term “TERA” Club subscription that goes past May 31 can contact Customer Support for a partial refund.

Likewise, there would be no more “TERA” account migration options after the shutdown. All social media channels, including the official website, would be taken down shortly after the servers went offline.

“TERA’s” run was full of ups and downs. While the game did not revolutionize the action MMO sub-genre, it paved the way for other games as one of the first few MMOs to detach from the usual tab-targeting style of combat. Players and critics received “TERA” fairly well. It holds a “mostly positive” rating on Steam to this day.

The game notably suffered some publishing issues in the past following the closure of En Masse Entertainment in 2018.

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