TERA Online General : Now Free to Play

That's unfortunate, but I guess it can't be helped. I'll definitely have fewer problems coming to terms with my appearance knowing that there's a good reason for choosing that race. I read something about other races being better against stationary targets because their skill animations didn't move your character like Elin's did, but I can't really tell if there's any merit to that or not or if that's even advantageous.

Also, will any of these tweaks make the game look better? Or is it sort of futile to spruce up the game beyond what you can do in the options menu?

Amani is best at not getting backhit while blocking because the monster hitbox goes over you. In fact, it's the only class that can do it with a few bosses, like red kumas in BT. They hold ground very well compared to Elin for sure too, and their godly passives are plusses too, especially for plate users.

And, yes, you have no idea. Properly configured with FXAA4 and a high end PC, TERA looks like a goddamn movie.