Our latest coverage of RIFT.
Trion have been on the receiving end of quite a bit of hate recently due to changes in business model. Today's news probably won't help. It was recently announced that RIFT would be receiving new Patron rewards. These rewards include an "immunity to Soul Vitality loss," a 50% discount on Auction House fees and commissions, the ability to stack charges [...]
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Beginning with Rift's latest update, today, January 27th, Trion Worlds requires players to earn Earring Slot unlocks and Planewalker: Water by purchasing them through the cash shop marketplace. Previously, both items were obtainable with Voidstones. But now, players will either have to fork over cash or trade in in-game currency for REX to purchase both from the marketplace. Players were given a—short—two [...]
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I have seen so many definitions of the term “pay-to-win” over the years that I can no longer count them on one hand. Some think that gear in the cash shop is okay, so long as you can obtain better gear as drops. Others think that even experience boosters are pay-to-win. Others still insist that games that sell more than [...]
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Whether you consider it calling a company on their crap or whiny nonsense, there is no doubt that major RIFT guild Apotheosys have raised a few eyebrows during their exodus to World of Warcraft. A video—embedded below—and accompanying article posted late last week throw several extremely heavy accusations at Trion. An official statement has yet to be released regarding the [...]
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Valve may have single-handedly ruined the concept of Steam sales by removing daily and flash sales, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get a ton of games and their DLC at great prices. Today, we have a gigantic list of all the great sales going on in the MMO genre. Buy-To-Play and Subscription MMORPGs The Black Watchmen Season One is [...]
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It's the holiday season once again and that means that a horde of Christmas events are on their way. Is your favorite game holding a holiday event? Is it something you feel you should make time for? What if there are several games you're playing that are holding events? Fortunately for you, we have created a guide specifically for all [...]
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Rift Music & Soundtrack Rift is a 3D fantasy MMORPG with two warring factions and dynamically generated world events. The Rift soundtrack was composed by Inon Zur. The Soundcloud embed features all of the BGMs, tracks, and music from the Rift soundtrack. The game is developed by Trion Worlds, the same studio behind Defiance and Trove, and originally launched on March 1, 2011 as a [...]
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Free-To-Play Fantasy MMORPG, RIFT, has announced a new Calling— a first since the game's launch. The new Primalist Calling will feature 6 souls, with 4 to be added in a future update. Vulcanist: A ranged single target DPS that utilizes earth and fire to create magma. Berserker: A melee AoE physical DPS that cleaves enemies around them. Typhoon: A [...]
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Announced today at gamescom, RIFT's upcoming 3.4 update is going to contain a lot more than just a new calling. There will be a new expedition zone, raid, dungeon, and more. The new calling is more interesting, though, seeing as it's the first new calling added to RIFT since launch. This new calling, dubbed "The Primalist," will contain six souls, [...]
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Free to play MMORPG, Rift, has announced that the Waking Nightmares Patch 3.3 will be arriving on July 15th. The patch heralds the first chapter of the new Nightmare Saga and brings Planar Crafting along with it. Players will also be able to explore the Tarken Glacier and brave through a new variant of the Gilded Prophecy Raid. You can [...]
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