{"id":1905140,"date":"2026-04-27T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905140"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:46:18","slug":"hiring-has-begun-for-a-new-sequel-tera-2-as-krafton-eyes-unreal-engine-5-to-secure-a-potential-mmorpg-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905140","title":{"rendered":"Hiring has begun for a new sequel, Tera 2, as Krafton eyes Unreal Engine 5 to secure a potential MMORPG hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tera\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Tera<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Hiring has begun for a new sequel, Tera 2, as Krafton eyes Unreal Engine 5 to secure a potential MMORPG hit<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Hiring En Masse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tera-image-archer-dragon.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Tera Steam store page image of an archer shooting a big dragon.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"tera-image-archer-dragon.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bluehole Studio<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-27T12:46:18+00:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"2bda0954-0caa-43ba-87c9-c7e222772894\" data-name=\"tera\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Tera\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Tera\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Tera\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Tera\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Tera\" title=\"Follow Tera\"><br \/>\n  Follow Tera<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Hiring for key roles has begun for Tera 2 at Krafton, a sequel to the action-oriented MMORPG which shuttered its servers in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Through its subsidiary studio Bluehole Studio, roles including senior client programmer and client programmer lead have appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krafton.com\/en\/careers\/jobs\/\">Krafton website<\/a>, indicating development moving past initial design phases.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"TERA - Ninja Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FoMskXiVZ0Q?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FoMskXiVZ0Q\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">TERA &#8211; Ninja Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a class trailer for Tera.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FoMskXiVZ0Q\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game will be created in Unreal Engine 5, and will retain the open action focus of the original MMO. There does not appear to be a mention in job postings of generative AI, despite Krafton&#8217;s CEO&#8217;s prior statements on the developer and publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pubg-and-inzoi-publisher-krafton-declares-itself-an-ai-first-company-placing-ai-at-the-centre-of-problem-solving\">being an &#8220;AI-first company&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Krafton, while known more widely globally as a publisher of games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds\">PUBG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-callisto-protocol\">The Callisto Protocol<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kraft-subnautica-2-ceo-reinstated-judge\">Subnautica 2 (though not without legal shenanigans)<\/a>, started out as the developer of Tera. The game was a big hit at the time, popularising the action game style combat as opposed to traditional tab-targeting action. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blueholes-mmo-tera-is-shutting-down\">While servers sadly closed down in 2022<\/a>, senior staff like chairman Chang Byung-gyu have continued to express interest in Krafton having a big MMO under its belt.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s certainly ramping up development of Tera 2 at an interesting time. Many other MMORPGs have been cancelled outright, be it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-amazon-dev-suggests-lord-of-the-rings-mmo-cancelled-following-recent-studio-gutting\">Amazon Game Studio&#8217;s Lord of the Rings MMO<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/looks-like-horizons-unannounced-mmo-has-been-quietly-cancelled\">the Horizon MMO<\/a>. What games are doing well are legacy titles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/old-school-runescape-interview-why-people-still-playing-25-years-later\">like Old School RuneScape<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/22-year-old-eve-online-new-players-why\">Eve Online<\/a>. On top of all this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/how-on-earth-do-you-find-lasting-meaningful-success-with-a-live-service-game-developers-answer-the-billion-dollar-question\">wider live services struggles<\/a> remain challenging to studios big and small.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Hiring for key roles has begun for Tera 2 at Krafton, a sequel to the action-oriented MMORPG which shuttered its servers in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Through its subsidiary studio Bluehole Studio, roles including senior client programmer and client programmer lead have appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krafton.com\/en\/careers\/jobs\/\">Krafton website<\/a>, indicating development moving past initial design phases.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"TERA - Ninja Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FoMskXiVZ0Q?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FoMskXiVZ0Q\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">TERA &#8211; Ninja Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a class trailer for Tera.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FoMskXiVZ0Q\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game will be created in Unreal Engine 5, and will retain the open action focus of the original MMO. There does not appear to be a mention in job postings of generative AI, despite Krafton&#8217;s CEO&#8217;s prior statements on the developer and publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pubg-and-inzoi-publisher-krafton-declares-itself-an-ai-first-company-placing-ai-at-the-centre-of-problem-solving\">being an &#8220;AI-first company&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Krafton, while known more widely globally as a publisher of games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds\">PUBG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-callisto-protocol\">The Callisto Protocol<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kraft-subnautica-2-ceo-reinstated-judge\">Subnautica 2 (though not without legal shenanigans)<\/a>, started out as the developer of Tera. The game was a big hit at the time, popularising the action game style combat as opposed to traditional tab-targeting action. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blueholes-mmo-tera-is-shutting-down\">While servers sadly closed down in 2022<\/a>, senior staff like chairman Chang Byung-gyu have continued to express interest in Krafton having a big MMO under its belt.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s certainly ramping up development of Tera 2 at an interesting time. Many other MMORPGs have been cancelled outright, be it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-amazon-dev-suggests-lord-of-the-rings-mmo-cancelled-following-recent-studio-gutting\">Amazon Game Studio&#8217;s Lord of the Rings MMO<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/looks-like-horizons-unannounced-mmo-has-been-quietly-cancelled\">the Horizon MMO<\/a>. What games are doing well are legacy titles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/old-school-runescape-interview-why-people-still-playing-25-years-later\">like Old School RuneScape<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/22-year-old-eve-online-new-players-why\">Eve Online<\/a>. On top of all this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/how-on-earth-do-you-find-lasting-meaningful-success-with-a-live-service-game-developers-answer-the-billion-dollar-question\">wider live services struggles<\/a> remain challenging to studios big and small.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Tera Hiring has begun for a new sequel, Tera 2, as Krafton eyes Unreal Engine 5 to secure a potential MMORPG hit Hiring En Masse. 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