Chat

TERA has Chat function with multiple channels.

Chat window is located by default in lower left corner. There are few predefined tabs, that have prefined channels. Player may customize chat window by adding tabs, changing their names and selecting which channels appear in tabs. Right click tab name to open dialog.

Chat window also servers as command line to enter commands in format.

Common predefined chat channels are:
 * Say
 * Say channel has 50 meter radius. Text appears white by default.  to pick channel.
 * Megaphone
 * This is server-wide alert that requires using special consumable item.
 * Party
 * Between party members, also in 5-man dungeons. Blue text.
 * Guild
 * to pick channel. Green text.
 * Area
 * Area chat is province-wide.  to pick channel.
 * Trade
 * Team
 * Whisper
 * This is personal channel between players..
 * Raid
 * Raid is 5+ person groups of multiple parties. Use  to pick raid-wide channel.
 * Raid Leader
 * Raid Notice
 * for raid leader only. Messages appear middle of each raid members screen with beep.
 * Bargain
 * LFG (Level-restricted)
 * LFG
 * Notice
 * Guild advertising
 * Global
 * to pick channel.
 * Emote
 * RP (roleplay)
 * Greetings

Alliance and Exarch channels got removed due removal of Alliance system. Guild advertising is sometimes used as secret chat channel.

Additionally tab can show various battle information like damage done or taken from various sources, and System Information, including notices when acquiring item, xp, or gold.

Private channels
It's possible to define private chat channels:

Bugs
TERA chat is separate app running on top of game and based on HTML. Occasionally server may crash, but chat still keeps working.

There has been some exploits. 2017 person named LargePenisJoke69 / BigShaft69 found way to link external images to global chat, forcing publishers to disable chat.