KRAFTON has officially begun recruitment for its new MMORPG project, 'TERA 2'. According to the job postings, this upcoming title features non-targeting action and party-based encounters against mid-sized monsters.

Development for TERA 2 is being handled by Bluehole Studio, the team behind the original game. They are currently hiring for a Senior Client Programmer, Lead Client Programmer, Lead Background Designer, Senior Action Designer, Lead Character Artist, and Lead VFX Artist.

Bluehole Studio stated regarding TERA 2, "TERA set a new standard for MMORPGs by capturing the hearts of gamers worldwide with the genre's first non-targeting combat system and overwhelming graphics." They added, "The adrenaline-pumping combat against mid-sized monsters, which was TERA's iconic charm, will evolve further in TERA 2 to showcase a new level of fun in party play that maximizes the value of cooperation."

Looking at the details, the focus is on implementing sophisticated non-targeting combat within an MMO environment, centered around party play where multiple users cooperate to defeat monsters. The game emphasizes party action where characters with distinct classes, stats, and skills fulfill specific roles. It is also noteworthy that 'experience in console game development' is listed as a preferred qualification.

TERA was an MMORPG that launched in January 2011 and ended its service in June 2022, after an 11-year run. As the debut title of Bluehole, the predecessor to KRAFTON, it was characterized by non-targeting combat and attractive characters that were previously unseen in domestic MMORPGs. The representative character, 'Elin', was so popular that mods modeled after her were created in other games, and the title played a major role as a revenue source, often jokingly referred to as the 'mother of PUBG'.