Is it worth buying this when I already am playing for free? I have heard buying this gets you founder's status, but will i have to start over again?
146415
No you will not have to start over again, this will just give you all the perks of being a founder with out paying out the nose. here is the financial bits from my previous review of this item. Once you play one character and type, you're going to want to eventually try them all not to mention open your bank slots (as you acquire a lot of stuff fairly quickly). This is what prompted me to buy a copy the game even though is now free to play. By doing the math I found that the EMP (cash shop dollars for the game) to dollar ratio is about 100:1 (100 points for every dollar) a single character slot is 495 EMP or 3960 EMP to unlock all 8, BUT only for one server! That's a little over $39. Then when you add in the cost of expanding your bank slots that's an additional 495 EMP for 1 slot or 1320 EMP for all 3, costing an additional $5-$13. So in the end you would end up paying between $54.45 - $52.80 just for upgrades on ONE server. So that in mind I decided to buy a physical copy, which will give me all 8 character slots & all 4 bank slots in all the servers not to mention 3 pages instead of 1 in the Brokerage (Player's Market), to save myself money in the long run. I also decided to spend an additional $15 and upgrade to the collectors edition simply to get all the nifty extras! The review by Catpsyche really says it all for why I did. But even then I still saved money! Also just some advice, but if you are going to buy something from the EMP shop save yourself money in the long run and always buy permanent!
146416
Yes it's worth buying. You get extra character slots, extra bank slots, 2 mounts, and few things you can sell for like 2k gold. All in all an exceptional value compared to buying each of those things separately.
146417
You will not have to restart, it'll just upgrade your account and as far as worth it? ABSOLUTELY in my personal opinion. Preferred/Founders bonuses are awesome. Definitely worth the $ when I bought it (was around $30-35 at the time I think?)
146418
You will not have to start over. You get the founder status and the many features with it to your exsisting account ( you put in a code for it). Worth it in my opinion.
146419
You will not have to start over again. You will go to your online account and enter a code that will activate the founder status. You will get a lion mount, and some other things (I don't remember what...). I think you also get some more bank space and a few okay items. If you plan on playing the game for a while, it's a good buy.
542344
Yes. You can buy it online. When you log into the game, you just go into the store from the main menu. You can buy singular expansions, or the whole thing.
1290033
I haven't actually played past the free levels, but I am aware you need to buy something to get past level 20. If the box doesn't say expansion, then it should be your "key" to the full game. This appears to be only the original game content; you'll probably also have to buy all the expansion packs to play additional content.
847357
What the previous sellers said.. it's 2 years old and used ..you can purchase your own code for yourself ..or you'd most likely have to buy the game new.
1476757
I'd buy the original game. The expansion packs are just different answers you could use. Worth every penny!!
1535318
no differences in gameplay. just the design. it's an update from the company. that's all. the first edition will be some sort of an collector's edition now since it's out of print.
359680
The bonuses are mostly access to the closed betas (now over) and registering you guild and character name (currently going on till the 23rd). Other than that you get three day early head start. But yes, if you order now you'll get what bonuses remain. Regular vs. deluxe determine what in-game loot you get. Visit the game's website to see the differences. Cheers!
1318396
I bought the physical product, but it comes with a code in the box, so once you set up your account on their website you can go ahead and register it, verify it and then just download the newest version and get the updates. Once you do that you're good to go with the newest version available. Then once I bought an expansion pack I just did the same with that and it was all good to go. Hope that helps!
2145734
So far, the game is good. If you want to save money then buy it used. If you are sceptical about if it is going to play good without skipping or freezing, I would buy it new.
57219
Purchasing the game comes with a 30 day free trial. Or at least it did when I bought the game. After that its about 15.00 dollars a month give or take. I believe you can also do a "pay as you go" using Crysta purchased on the Square Enix site but I dont know how that works.
1094199
That was answered as yes, below. Incredible savings. I paid $60 a piece for each one of the 4 as they came out and then another $60 for the Mist of Pandaria which I see is now below $20 as well. So, my $300 paid for the initial expansion (not the monthly $14.99) now sells for about $30 here with a new one pending "this fall" at most likely $60. Great game though. But it is an MMO and so there are a lot of rude players that are mean to people, to include younger kids... And it does have drinking, killing and maiming... so not too suitable for kids, especially under 13 per them and 18 per me. I see no reason to desensitize kids to the language and Lord of the Flies mentality of many of the players. That was answered as yes, below. Incredible savings. I paid $60 a piece for each one of the 4 as they came out and then another $60 for the Mist of Pandaria which I see is now below $20 as well. So, my $300 paid for the initial expansion (not the monthly $14.99) now sells for about $30 here with a new one pending "this fall" at most likely $60. Great game though. But it is an MMO and so there are a lot of rude players that are mean to people, to include younger kids... And it does have drinking, killing and maiming... so not too suitable for kids, especially under 13 per them and... » Read More That was answered as yes, below. Incredible savings. I paid $60 a piece for each one of the 4 as they came out and then another $60 for the Mist of Pandaria which I see is now below $20 as well. So, my $300 paid for the initial expansion (not the monthly $14.99) now sells for about $30 here with a new one pending "this fall" at most likely $60. Great game though. But it is an MMO and so there are a lot of rude players that are mean to people, to include younger kids... And it does have drinking, killing and maiming... so not too suitable for kids, especially under 13 per them and 18 per me. I see no reason to desensitize kids to the language and Lord of the Flies mentality of many of the players. « Show Less
358865
Yes! See also reviews by other who have purchased and played the game before buying!
954019
Well yeah, it's not a Free to play. But once you initially buy it there's not much else. I think there's a little DLC but I got the Black Emporium Edition or something like that and it all came with it at a very reasonable price considering how old this game is and how good it is.
555368
I believe so, this will give you a founder account, very worth it. Also try entering the code backwards, because for a time you could get a special mount that way. I wouldn't bother installing with the disk, the game has had so many patches, you're almost better off downloading from the Tera home page. Or just copy it over from your laptop to save time!
293403
No its a single player game. All it is a a re-visit of the original game with some disappointments in my view from playing it through.Very little interaction with the community, little buying of houses possible, (i think I bought 4 but it was more of a side show not a core feature)There was a Boss battle at the end but that's it............I was done in a couple weeks bummed.......
286107
It's a subscription required game. It's about $15 (USD) per month with a declining scale if you subscribe at 3, 6, etc months. You get the first 30 days free though.
2123631
You don't NEED it, however the dice, the maps, pre generated characters (of which there are two more for free online), tokens, adventure (as well as its sequel, again free online) and quick reference rulebook make it a bargain. I highly recommend it!