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TERA: The Lancer

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller takes a look at TERA's Lancer class in his latest article. The Lancer is an aggro-specialist, standing on the front lines taking on all comers. The Lancer is a force to be reckoned with as he charges into battle wielding an awesomely long lance. Read Garrett's preview of TERA's Lancer.

In choosing a class to play there is a lot people look for. I personally enjoy playing melee characters. I like to get in there and fight it out. It always made me feel like I was a real part of the action. With always choosing a melee class there is always the death from afar feeling when facing down mages or ranged opponents. MMOs have done a horrible job in balancing melee and ranged classes. TERA, on the other hand, has invested many classes into the Melee category. There is the Lancer, Berserker, Warrior, and Slayer. Each has a certain play style to it and al the classes are fun, at least based on the demos we have played. Today let us look at the Lancer.

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  • OzmodanOzmodan Member EpicPosts: 9,726

    The lance is a weapon strictly for mounted action and pretty much useless in melee action.  Granted it is a fantasy game, but I still have to scoff at such a ridiculous class.

  • WaldoeWaldoe Member UncommonPosts: 642

    How does their arm hold up that huge lance?

  • IceAgeIceAge Member EpicPosts: 3,203

    Because is a .. game ?!

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  • causscauss Member UncommonPosts: 666

    Fugly art. It's not even funny. Look at those weapons, what are they thinking?

  • RoscomanRoscoman Member UncommonPosts: 55

    Not a great write up, nothing really interesting to tell.  The lancer is your normal tank class, and yes that lance is huge.  Tera is a fantasy game and I don't mind the big weapons.  I still think this game is going to be very popular, due to the combat and gameplay. 

  • bumfmanbumfman Member Posts: 276

    He isn't gonna stick you with the lancer, he is gonna beat you over the head with it :)

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  • TheUnknownMTheUnknownM Member UncommonPosts: 29

    why is he holding a heavy lance in 1 hand? it had to be 2 hands ;/

  • JakdstripperJakdstripper Member RarePosts: 2,410

    sure it's your standard tanking class but it looks so damn cool :).

  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936

    Originally posted by Ozmodan

    The lance is a weapon strictly for mounted action and pretty much useless in melee action.  Granted it is a fantasy game, but I still have to scoff at such a ridiculous class.

    Think of it as a large rapier. Or spear.

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  • dudenukedudenuke Member Posts: 10

    Its just another weapon for tiny diked old men to make them feel like they can get it up again.

  • ZoeMcCloskeyZoeMcCloskey Member UncommonPosts: 1,372

    Originally posted by Sovrath

    Originally posted by Ozmodan

    The lance is a weapon strictly for mounted action and pretty much useless in melee action.  Granted it is a fantasy game, but I still have to scoff at such a ridiculous class.

    Think of it as a large rapier. Or spear.

    Maybe it is a very low gravity planet?

    Or the lance is filled with helium?

    Or it is just purely based on magic, maybe Lancers are Mages at heart and are wielding such huge oversized weapons due to their magic.

     

    I don't entirely disagree though.  I love lances and knights, would have been nicer to see the lance included in the true form as a mounted weapon of pure and utter devastation.  Makes it situational, but why can't the lancer use a sword or mace when on foot then.

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  • NaowutNaowut Member UncommonPosts: 663

    Its a FANTASY GAME. Wow.. first MMORPG guys?

    Mages shooting fire OK. Spawning mounts from your pockets OK. Weilding a lance WTF THAT AINT RIGHT!

    Really.. ?

  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936

    Originally posted by ZoeMcCloskey

    Originally posted by Sovrath

    Originally posted by Ozmodan

    The lance is a weapon strictly for mounted action and pretty much useless in melee action.  Granted it is a fantasy game, but I still have to scoff at such a ridiculous class.

    Think of it as a large rapier. Or spear.

    Maybe it is a very low gravity planet?

    Or the lance is filled with helium?

    Or it is just purely based on magic, maybe Lancers are Mages at heart and are wielding such huge oversized weapons due to their magic.

     

    I don't entirely disagree though.  I love lances and knights, would have been nicer to see the lance included in the true form as a mounted weapon of pure and utter devastation.  Makes it situational, but why can't the lancer use a sword or mace when on foot then.

    lol, well any time I see something that can't be explained I tell myself "a Wizard did it" and that works for me. ; )

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  • NaowutNaowut Member UncommonPosts: 663

    Originally posted by Sovrath

    Originally posted by ZoeMcCloskey

    Originally posted by Sovrath

    Originally posted by Ozmodan

    The lance is a weapon strictly for mounted action and pretty much useless in melee action.  Granted it is a fantasy game, but I still have to scoff at such a ridiculous class.

    Think of it as a large rapier. Or spear.

    Maybe it is a very low gravity planet?

    Or the lance is filled with helium?

    Or it is just purely based on magic, maybe Lancers are Mages at heart and are wielding such huge oversized weapons due to their magic.

     

    I don't entirely disagree though.  I love lances and knights, would have been nicer to see the lance included in the true form as a mounted weapon of pure and utter devastation.  Makes it situational, but why can't the lancer use a sword or mace when on foot then.

    lol, well any time I see something that can't be explained I tell myself "a Wizard did it" and that works for me. ; )

    Yeah cause wizards are more real than a lance... -.-''

  • paterahpaterah Member UncommonPosts: 578

    It's a FANTASY game, I don't know many FANTASY games that are bases on reality, do you?!

  • hidden1hidden1 Member UncommonPosts: 1,244

    It sounds like it will play like Hellgate and Borderlands... and not have that annoying auto lock that makes games less immersive and boring... well at least for me it does.  I'll give it a try... and yeah I say it's a fantasy game... remember we do this to escape from reality... so what if it's an ubber long lance that's not mounted... if it's unrealistic?... so what, isn't that the point of escapism into MMORPGs?  (These are rhetorical questions and merrit no answers, let them stand as my opinionated statements... thanks)

  • ironhelixironhelix Member Posts: 448

    Mentioned already, but the GIANT lance looks fecking retarded. Even for a fantasy like this, it's comical. Not to mention lances are supposed to be used from horseback. Again, I understand that it's a fantasy, but STILL.

  • fansedefansede Member UncommonPosts: 960

    The bigger the weapon... Please devs just invest in some prolixus or Extendz...

    Anywho..

    I think the teeny vids on the website scale the lances more reasonably.

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  • NephaeriusNephaerius Member UncommonPosts: 1,671

    Originally posted by ironhelix

    Mentioned already, but the GIANT lance looks fecking retarded. Even for a fantasy like this, it's comical. Not to mention lances are supposed to be used from horseback. Again, I understand that it's a fantasy, but STILL.

     /agree

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  • stayontargetstayontarget Member RarePosts: 6,519

    Lance & shield renders.

    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://tera-online.cc/gallery/renders/weapon/lance-s/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com

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  • bansanbansan Member Posts: 367

    I think part of the bigness is that the are trying for realistic range of weapon attacks.  From what I have seen, how far you can hit seems to be dependant on the physical size of your weapon.  It's the same with the huge axe that berserker carries.  If they want you to manually aim, and they want a meaningful range difference from a lance to a sword, say, then they have to make it noticeably bigger.

    My concern with this game is that they seem to have gone for cheap thrills in maybe this area and other areas.  There's a video of a female character, and explicably the back of her skirt is 2 times shorter than the front.  When she runs, she bends over almost on all fours and prances up and down, and you just get nasty butt and panties in your face 24/7.

    Now, I like to make female avatars, cause I prefer to looking at them than the male avatars.  But this is too much, it's just a cheap thrill.  Don't get me wrong, I see nothing morally wrong with it, but it just feels so cheap and nasty.

    I thought they were making a quality combat game with great lore and stuff.  If it makes me wonder about the quality if indeed the weapon sizes are a cheap thrill and the blatant sexual pandering.

  • paterahpaterah Member UncommonPosts: 578

    Originally posted by stayontarget

    Lance & shield renders.

    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://tera-online.cc/gallery/renders/weapon/lance-s/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com

     Looks awesome with a lot of detail. Can't wait :)

  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936

    Originally posted by bansan

    I think part of the bigness is that the are trying for realistic range of weapon attacks.  From what I have seen, how far you can hit seems to be dependant on the physical size of your weapon.  It's the same with the huge axe that berserker carries.  If they want you to manually aim, and they want a meaningful range difference from a lance to a sword, say, then they have to make it noticeably bigger.

    My concern with this game is that they seem to have gone for cheap thrills in maybe this area and other areas.  There's a video of a female character, and explicably the back of her skirt is 2 times shorter than the front.  When she runs, she bends over almost on all fours and prances up and down, and you just get nasty butt and panties in your face 24/7.

    Now, I like to make female avatars, cause I prefer to looking at them than the male avatars.  But this is too much, it's just a cheap thrill.  Don't get me wrong, I see nothing morally wrong with it, but it just feels so cheap and nasty.

    I thought they were making a quality combat game with great lore and stuff.  If it makes me wonder about the quality if indeed the weapon sizes are a cheap thrill and the blatant sexual pandering.

    I think people have to revisit what they know about weapons and fantasy games.

    It's an asian game and they tend to be very flamboyant with their weapons and armor. It's just the way it is.

    I'll agree that the the way the female avatars are being created is a bit over the top and for my taste a little silly in certain aspects. I'm more talking about the casters wiggling their hips before they case.

    But again, it is what it is. It's one designers rendition of a fantasy world. Is it any more absurd than a game set in the universe of "Heavy Metal'?

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  • OtakunOtakun Member UncommonPosts: 874

    Originally posted by Sovrath



    Originally posted by bansan

    I think part of the bigness is that the are trying for realistic range of weapon attacks.  From what I have seen, how far you can hit seems to be dependant on the physical size of your weapon.  It's the same with the huge axe that berserker carries.  If they want you to manually aim, and they want a meaningful range difference from a lance to a sword, say, then they have to make it noticeably bigger.

    My concern with this game is that they seem to have gone for cheap thrills in maybe this area and other areas.  There's a video of a female character, and explicably the back of her skirt is 2 times shorter than the front.  When she runs, she bends over almost on all fours and prances up and down, and you just get nasty butt and panties in your face 24/7.

    Now, I like to make female avatars, cause I prefer to looking at them than the male avatars.  But this is too much, it's just a cheap thrill.  Don't get me wrong, I see nothing morally wrong with it, but it just feels so cheap and nasty.

    I thought they were making a quality combat game with great lore and stuff.  If it makes me wonder about the quality if indeed the weapon sizes are a cheap thrill and the blatant sexual pandering.

    I think people have to revisit what they know about weapons and fantasy games.

    It's an asian game and they tend to be very flamboyant with their weapons and armor. It's just the way it is.

    I'll agree that the the way the female avatars are being created is a bit over the top and for my taste a little silly in certain aspects. I'm more talking about the casters wiggling their hips before they case.

    But again, it is what it is. It's one designers rendition of a fantasy world. Is it any more absurd than a game set in the universe of "Heavy Metal'?


     

    I think your reference might be a bit old for the kiddies that troll this site.

  • SidereusSidereus Member Posts: 316

    you know what they say...big Lance,  small....ok ?

    but I ve to admit it looks KewL

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