you can see from this amazing camera phone picture

　　We've wandered forward to the first encampment, where the Vaklyon Federation is dealing with the ghilliedhus, giant walking trees. These will be familiar to anyone who has watched our screenshots but they're still impressive. They're the antithesis of the old RPG trope that lowbies should spend their early levels killing rabbits, cockroaches, and rats: they're big and if you get hit, they pack a punch.

As you can see from this amazing camera phone picture, I'm going to do this playthrough entirely with a gamepad. One of our marketing guys just hit Level 36 playing entirely with a pad, so I figure if he can do it, why not me? Most of my favorite games over the last few years have been third-person shooters, and the gamepad feels natural to me—exactly how I want it to respond. The action combat system in TERA makes the gamepad even more attractive to me—the natural fluidity of motion is a perfect fit for the controller. Now it's time to step off the dock and get a feel for Dev14's in-client controller support.

Additionally, En Masse Entertainment is pleased today to announce that TERA will be presented at the Game Developer's Conference 2011 this month in San Francisco. One of the year's most anticipated PC titles, the team will be showcasing TERA with a new hands-on demo featuring a never before seen area along with new information and feature unveils.