Thanks to reader Ales86 for sending this in. European publisher Frogster apparently removed the blood effect from TERA Europe, a decision just weeks away from the game’s official launch. Frogster apparently need to do so to hit the 12+ game rating (PEGI 12), and a group of players are sounding out in the forums about their unhappiness. If you ask me, TERA North America already dumbed down much earlier to be “morally right” with regards to the Elin race, hence this decision doesn’t really surprise me.
As pointed out by Ales86, TERA is developed in Korea for the more mature crowd, which is 18+. Getting it down to 12+ is really pushing it for a game showing flashes of boobs and decapitating BAMs (Big Ass Monsters) at every corner. So why bother with just blood effects? Part of the gamers are pissed as well since they pre-ordered the game, aka paid the full amount before getting informed of this major graphical change. TERA is so watered down in game design over in the West, I wonder what will be “censored” next…
Oh wait, here it is. Frogster is apparently closing off customized Guild Emblems as well, citing “cases of inappropriate pictures.” Wait, isn’t that what the GMs and Community Staff are for? To get players to alert them about such incidents and look into it rather than disabling the whole feature? All these after players paid the game in full… Your thoughts?
