<s>
TERA	B-Application
(	O
short	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Exiled	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
TERA	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Bluehole	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Krafton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
TERA	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
to	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
TERA	B-Application
:	O
Fate	O
of	O
Arun	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
patch	O
that	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
cap	O
and	O
expanded	O
TERAs	B-Application
horizons	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
continent	O
in	O
Northern	O
Arun	O
:	O
Val	O
Oriyn	O
"	O
cut	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
centuries	O
,	O
Northern	O
Arun	O
is	O
a	O
land	O
of	O
savage	O
jungles	O
,	O
colossal	O
ruins	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
undiscovered	O
homeland	O
of	O
the	O
Barakas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
TERA	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
through	O
En	O
Masse	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
whereas	O
Krafton	O
decided	O
to	O
self-publish	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
South	O
East	O
Asia	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Japan	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
En	O
Masse	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
its	O
offices	O
after	O
10	O
years	O
of	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
Krafton	O
would	O
be	O
publishing	O
TERAs	B-Application
Console	O
version	O
globally	O
–	O
taking	O
over	O
a	O
self-publishing	O
role	O
,	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
En	O
Masse	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Gameforge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERA	B-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
its	O
Crossplay	O
Feature	O
in	O
Mid-November	O
2020	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
TERA	B-Application
will	O
offer	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
in	O
Holidays	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Enhanced	O
Graphics	O
Mode	O
–	O
which	O
will	O
allow	O
for	O
cross-generation	O
and	O
cross-platform	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Gameforge	O
announced	O
that	O
Bluehole	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
cease	O
work	O
on	O
TERA	B-Application
and	O
that	O
Gameforge	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
for	O
PC	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERA	B-Application
had	O
typical	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
features	O
such	O
as	O
questing	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
or	O
a	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERA	B-Application
also	O
had	O
13	O
classes	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
collaborated	O
with	O
CCP	O
Games	O
and	O
their	O
successful	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
PLEX	O
"	O
for	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
deterring	O
gold	B-Protocol
farmers	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
TERA	B-Application
released	O
a	O
currency	O
called	O
"	O
Chronoscrolls	O
"	O
that	O
worked	O
similarly	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
allowed	O
game	O
time	O
to	O
be	O
purchased	O
with	O
real	O
money	O
and	O
sold	O
for	O
in-game	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
slept	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Exiled	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
began	O
to	O
manifest	O
itself	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
both	O
Arun	O
's	O
and	O
Shara	O
's	O
bodies	O
form	O
the	O
two	O
continents	O
the	B-Application
Exiled	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
is	O
made	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
this	O
dream	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
twelve	O
god-like	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
TERA	B-Application
emerged	O
not	O
long	O
before	O
a	O
terrible	O
war	O
amongst	O
them	O
took	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mortal	O
species	O
got	O
wiped	O
out	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
others	O
emerged	O
and	O
today	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
TERA	B-Application
's	O
races	O
form	O
an	O
alliance	O
fighting	O
menaces	O
beyond	O
their	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
TERA	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
transitioned	O
to	O
TERA	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
which	O
changed	O
the	O
subscription	O
model	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
freemium	O
"	O
design	O
(	O
free	O
play	O
plus	O
purchasable	O
premium	O
status	O
and	O
customization	O
options	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Korean	O
versions	O
of	O
TERA	B-Application
also	O
became	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
and	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
May	O
2015	O
TERAs	B-Application
new	O
patch	O
31.04	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
leading	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
TERA	B-Application
,	O
announced	O
termination	O
of	O
game	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
all	O
operations	O
for	O
TERA	B-Application
have	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERA	B-Application
,	O
unable	O
to	O
continue	O
at	O
any	O
official	O
capacity	O
,	O
remains	O
accessible	O
only	O
through	O
player-run	O
private	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
TERA	B-Application
is	O
officially	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
remains	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
unknown	O
if	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
TERA	B-Application
is	O
a	O
permanent	O
decision	O
by	O
BlueHole	O
Studio	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
it	O
will	O
undergo	O
active	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERA	B-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
action-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
huge	O
and	O
widely	O
varied	O
seamless	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
exciting	O
and	O
recurring	O
Big	O
Ass	O
Monster	O
(	O
BAM	O
)	O
fights	O
,	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
auction	O
house	O
(	O
called	O
the	O
Trade	O
Broker	O
)	O
and	O
lush	O
,	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
console	O
controller	O
also	O
provided	O
much	O
satisfaction	O
for	O
players	O
that	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
without	O
relying	O
on	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
targeted	O
the	O
Nexus	O
Wars	O
feature	O
as	O
a	O
blatant	O
rip-off	O
of	O
Rift	B-Protocol
's	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
TERA	B-Application
had	O
over	O
25	O
million	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
5	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
TERA	B-Application
had	O
over	O
26	O
million	O
registered	O
players	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
over	O
6.6	O
million	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
its	O
console	O
launch	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
2million	O
players	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
over	O
28	O
million	O
players	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bluehole	O
Studio	O
founders	O
and	O
employees	O
,	O
formerly	O
employed	O
under	O
NCsoft	O
and	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
III	I-Protocol
development	O
team	O
,	O
were	O
convicted	O
by	O
a	O
Korean	O
criminal	O
court	O
for	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
valuable	O
trade	O
secrets	O
from	O
NCsoft	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
injunction	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
Studio	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
TERA	B-Application
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCsoft	O
was	O
seeking	O
a	O
preliminary	O
and	O
permanent	O
injunction	O
prohibiting	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
TERA	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
or	O
damages	O
for	O
the	O
substantial	O
harm	O
that	O
the	O
launch	O
would	O
cause	O
NCsoft	O
.	O
</s>
