En Masse Entertainment has just posted a new blog detailing that the fourth closed beta test for this weekend is nearly upon us, and that a new patch will be available to download before going live. The new features in this closed beta seem to be a raised cap level, as well as an additional character slot to try out.

TERA's fourth closed beta test starts this Friday! Before we tell you what's new, we want to let you know that we'll begin deploying a new patch for TERA on March 21 at 3:00 PM PDT for about two hours. During this time you won't be able to patch. This isn't a long-term solution, and we're working on a more seamless experience for future patches. Once we verify the patch was successful, we'll open it back up so you can download the 9 MB update.

Here are some at-a-glance facts about this weekend's event:

Duration: Friday, March 23 at 12:00 PM PDT to Sunday, March 25 at 11:59 PM PDT
Servers: Arachnaea (PvE), Serpentis Isle (PvE), Valley of Titans (PvP), and Jagged Coast (PvP)
Maximum Level: 38
Character Slots per Server: 3

It seems the most important changes in this closed beta version is the level 1-15 difficulty changes, which have resulted in a decrease of the player's hit points. Also included in this beta is a level cap raise to 38, allowing players to explore the ancestral home of the elins and poporis—the tree city of Pora Elinu and the stunningly beautiful Lake of Tears.

Currently on TERA's Facebook page, a promotion is running that is giving anyone that completes a survey access to the rest of En Masse's beta events. So if you have yet to try out the beta events, and don't want to put down a pre-order, then head over to their fan page over here where you can get access to try out the wonderful world of Tera.