First numero

The release of Tera, a game that has been expected impatiently by the European and American fans for several years, should have been a moment of incredible joy and excitement, a weekend spent sharing enthusiastic Youtube videos and screenshots. Instead, a storm of anger and protestations against Frogster, the European publisher for Tera, has overflowed the forums.
Everything started when a player discovered that the blood slider had been removed from the game. Feeling betrayed, the community immediately responded against the censorship caused by the 12+ PEGI rating. Letters and petitions had been sent from all over Europe. Websites such as Massively, Eurogamer and Gamebreaker published articles about the case. No one can deny that all of this was bad PR for a game that already had to compete with other big titles.


The intention of the community had often been misunderstood and sometimes criticized. The fans did not fight for mere details such as a "blood slider" but yelled their indignation because such a low rating would obviously mean more censorship in the future. Tera had been created for a mature audience. The universe can be dark and gloomy, the armors and character animations are suggestive, and the gameplay includes a very complex political system. These features are not aimed at younger audiences.
We DO LOVE Tera, and we can not accept the fact that our beloved game is being destroyed, diminished, censored. We want to make sure that it’s soul won’t be stolen in order to fit the tastes of an audience that wasn't supposed to even look at the game. We simply want to protect Tera in it’s original artistic shape.

Four days later, Frogster posted an open letter to the community which, in their eyes, was supposed to be reassuring. But nowhere did they seem to say something about changing the rating. Will Tera be safe from any unnecessary censorship? Will Frogster keep their word? Will Tera EU ever receive a rating any higher than 12+? Only time will tell.
Meanwhile, the world of Arborea is invaded by thousands of players, eager to explore every inch of the two Titan's dream. It seems that Kumas and guilds battles are keeping players busy...and much more quiet.

Every week, you will find in Samael News the « Question of the week », asked directly in game by one of our reporters to players selected by chance.

Why did you choose to play on Samael ?

Nimrod, Elin warrior from <Blessed>: It’s kinda plain, this name was available here. Haha !

Samaelle, High Elf sorcerer from <Shived>: I’m french, but I choose an english server because french players are always complaining, and I wanted to play on a PVP server. The other one (Essenia) is too crowed and that can be annoying.

Takas, Aman berseker from <Sementiende>: Essenia was full.

Nyx, Elin slayer from <The Crimson Eye>: I choose Samael because two guys I know went here, and we decided that Essenia will be overcrowed with queue.

Dracu, Human lancer, guildless : Samael is not so crowded, but there is just enough people to play with.

Lanchii, Castanic archer and Sinaps, Elin warrior from <Outlaw> : Essenia was full. Samael is not fully crowed. It’s more balanced.

Unclesam, Baraka priest from <Nerf> : I just followed some friends

Evoc, Aman archer from <Outlaw> : Well, my friends started to play here cause they though this would be less crowed server in the beggining

Early access and release included, it's ten days we are playing Tera. Ten days of wonder and fights in the world of Arborea.
Some have already reached the level cap, while others are taking their time. Rivalities and alliance are arrousing slowly, as guilds fights each others, and small squads assault lonely players. Our server community is taking shape, step by step.
Sometimes we could think that Samael is too peacefull or too quiet when we compare it to Essenia. Nothing had been previously planed or organised. In most of case, guilds didn't knew each others. That's also a great news, because it mean that everything had to be done! Samael is like a virgin island, waiting for adventurers to explore it, and to transform it as they dream it to be.
We hope that Samael News, this newspaper project, will not only be the witness of our server, our community taking shape, but will also help and encourage every individual and every guild to be actively part of this.
For us to enjoy this virtual world the month and the years to come.

Elloa wrote:Introduction text

Early access and release included, it's ten days we are playing Tera. Ten days of wonder and fights in the world of Arborea.
Some have already reached the level cap, while others are taking their time. Rivalities and alliance are arrousing slowly, as guilds fights each others, and small squads assault lonely players. Our server community is taking shape, step by step.
Sometimes we could think that Samael is too peacefull or too quiet when we compare it to Essenia. Nothing had been previously planed or organised. In most of case, guilds didn't knew each others. That's also a great news, because it mean that everything had to be done! Samael is like a virgin island, waiting for adventurers to explore it, and to transform it as they dream it to be.
We hope that Samael News, this newspaper project, will not only be the witness of our server, our community taking shape, but will also help and encourage every individual and every guild to be actively part of this.
For us to enjoy this virtual world the month and the years to come.