Tera vs Rift?

I tried Rift and liked Tera more.  I couldn't go back to the old style of combat.  And you've been making a lot of mmo threads lately.  Just try them out if they are free to play.

Rift all day long over Tera.

To be honest I'm just not a Tera fan though. :)

I've played tons of mmos including Rift and Tera. Reached top level in both games.  And, I've played Rift recently since the big xpac. 

Rift

My conclusions and option of Rift is that it's overall, pretty fun.  It has a really cool but alittle daunting talent system where many unique builds are possible.  The graphics are very solid but nothing to write home about.  The Pve endgame is very similar to wow's. The pvp in Rift is in my opinion, not up to snub.  Not much world pvp. Only one pvp server, although that doesn't matter to me.  Questing is pretty bland in rift although the instant adventures are pretty cool.  The dungeons and bosses are standard, as in wow's.  And the Combat is just like wow's although it's alittle more lacking imo.  The movement and animations especially are not all that great. all and all though, Rift is a very sold mmo and in the top 5 of best mmos. Perhaps in the top 3.

Tera

Tera's Graphics are beautiful. Tera's enemies and Bams(Big ass monsters spread across the world) Are awesome looking. The dungeons are standard but fun. The bosses in the game have alot more movement to them and are much better than wow and rift.  The combat is action style, and it's overall very good. But there are some big drawbacks. For most classes, you cannot move and cast/attack simultaneously. You also cannot walk backwards which makes tanking a pain. There are also no strafe buttons, which affects pvp gameplay the most imo.  There's also some weird annoyances like invisible walls on clifs and some other places. Not a big deal but still, worth mentioning. the questing is just like rift, pretty dull.  The talent system is not that special in Tera. However, when you get higher level, abilities chain off of one another pretty fast and combat is still pretty damn good compared to wow and rift.  The endgame in Tera is mostly high lvl dungeons and world bosses/bams.  World pvp is really big in tera. And guilds can and do declare war on other guilds. There's also a political system in Tera, where players can run for vanguard of certain zones and are elected by other players. They can drasticaly change laws of the zone and raise vendor prices. Tera is very alive with people. Lots of players everywhere. 

Just to add another, Guild Wars 2 is a very good game. The endgame isn't terribly special at the moment but the combat in that game is the best out of any mmo by far, in my humble opinion.  it's a perfect mix of action combat with traditional tab targeting and aoe style combat.  The movement and gameplay is excellent. The graphics are as good as Tera. Tera and guild wars 2 have the best mmo graphics by a long long shot.  The way you spec in guild wars 2 is just about as interesting as rift. Weapons as well as skills have different abilities. You can swap weapons mid battle, and pair different weapons and weapon sets to create a unique playstyle.  The questing in guild wars 2 is the best questing in any mmo. No more quest text. Npc's in this game talk. 

Perhaps you've tried gw2 and didn't like it and that's why it's not your thread, however I had much more fun playing guild wars 2 and I believe it to be the far superior game in just about every respect compared to Rift and Tera. 

I've played tons of mmos including Rift and Tera. Reached top level in both games.  And, I've played Rift recently since the big xpac. 

Rift

My conclusions and option of Rift is that it's overall, pretty fun.  It has a really cool but alittle daunting talent system where many unique builds are possible.  The graphics are very solid but nothing to write home about.  The Pve endgame is very similar to wow's. The pvp in Rift is in my opinion, not up to snub.  Not much world pvp. Only one pvp server, although that doesn't matter to me.  Questing is pretty bland in rift although the instant adventures are pretty cool.  The dungeons and bosses are standard, as in wow's.  And the Combat is just like wow's although it's alittle more lacking imo.  The movement and animations especially are not all that great. all and all though, Rift is a very sold mmo and in the top 5 of best mmos. Perhaps in the top 3.

 

Tera

Tera's Graphics are beautiful. Tera's enemies and Bams(Big ass monsters spread across the world) Are awesome looking. The dungeons are standard but fun. The bosses in the game have alot more movement to them and are much better than wow and rift.  The combat is action style, and it's overall very good. But there are some big drawbacks. For most classes, you cannot move and cast/attack simultaneously. You also cannot walk backwards which makes tanking a pain. There are also no strafe buttons, which affects pvp gameplay the most imo.  There's also some weird annoyances like invisible walls on clifs and some other places. Not a big deal but still, worth mentioning. the questing is just like rift, pretty dull.  The talent system is not that special in Tera. However, when you get higher level, abilities chain off of one another pretty fast and combat is still pretty damn good compared to wow and rift.  The endgame in Tera is mostly high lvl dungeons and world bosses/bams.  World pvp is really big in tera. And guilds can and do declare war on other guilds. There's also a political system in Tera, where players can run for vanguard of certain zones and are elected by other players. They can drasticaly change laws of the zone and raise vendor prices. Tera is very alive with people. Lots of players everywhere. 

 

Just to add another, Guild Wars 2 is a very good game. The endgame isn't terribly special at the moment but the combat in that game is the best out of any mmo by far, in my humble opinion.  it's a perfect mix of action combat with traditional tab targeting and aoe style combat.  The movement and gameplay is excellent. The graphics are as good as Tera. Tera and guild wars 2 have the best mmo graphics by a long long shot.  The way you spec in guild wars 2 is just about as interesting as rift. Weapons as well as skills have different abilities. You can swap weapons mid battle, and pair different weapons and weapon sets to create a unique playstyle.  The questing in guild wars 2 is the best questing in any mmo. No more quest text. Npc's in this game talk. 

 

Perhaps you've tried gw2 and didn't like it and that's why it's not your thread, however I had much more fun playing guild wars 2 and I believe it to be the far superior game in just about every respect compared to Rift and Tera. 

MikeFlavaz

k that sounds pretty cool. think ill have to try this tera

Rift is much better than Tera. I dont like teras combat at all and the quests are some of the worst ive ever done.

Rift is much more vast than Tera. I played Rift for over a year. Lost interest in Tera right after hitting "endgame"

Tera has almost no endgame. The journey getting there is almost unsurpassed with the amazing graphics and beautiful scenery. However, aside from the gimmicky political system, I found it just a bore. Leveling a alt requries you to go to the same zones and do the same quests all over again. It gets quite grindy in later levels as well. Tera I felt had good PVP and mediocre PVE

Rift on the other hand has great PVE, and subpar PVP. The game does wonderful giving you the illusion of infinite choices when in reality there are only a few viable options for each class. The alternate advancement system is a nice touch. 

Overall I'd have to say neither, but Rift definitely did hold my attention longer. 

Eh, neither.

Rift was okay, but Tera was REALLY boring.  Seriously, everytime I logged into Tera, I was falling asleep while trying to gain experience.  And what was with the scantily clad child race?  Can we say creeeeppppyyyyyyyy.

Rift all the way better then Tera,  only combat is better in TERA but, TERA as whole is crap in compare with RIFT, RIFT better graphics, better PVE , PVP ,Questin , Raids , Dungeons , Talent , Soul , Skill tree system build, Even crafting i like more in RIFT. Played Rift like 1500 hours, and 100 + - TERA,..