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Discussion in 'Upcoming Games Discussion' started by FaithStrike, 4 Jan 2011.


  1. Applied for the beta, but not sure I can get into it. Has to much EQ2 with WoW interface look to me. Pretty sure GW2 will be my fantasy MMO this year.
     
  2. Doomhawk

    Doomhawk Council of Elders<BR>UberPigeon Elder DragonWolf

    I dont know a thing about the game but I ordered the boxed collectors last night.. need something new to play thats not wow... lol
     
  3. Sweet Doomy....I love how you can have multiple Roles or Class builds and can switch them on the fly. I was in an instance and was doing my DPS/Tank Cleric and noticed our healer had no idea what he was doing. SO in between fights I switched over to my second role that I setup as a healer using 3 different souls within the Cleric class...and bam we had a healer that kept us all alive.

    Also the invasion system just rocks...always keeping the environment changing and offers many ways to not get bored with the game.

    Late at night you are getting sleepy you come across this nice peaceful little camp and decide it's safe to logout. Next day you login to find this peaceful little camp is under attack by a fire invasion and you have spawned right in the middle of the fight...what a rush.
     
  4. I am rather interested in this game. I was thinking about getting it, but am unsure.
     
  5. Kane I am loving it...the ascended class system is sweet. I was in mid instance when I decided to switch from DPS Cleric to Healer so we would be able to finish the run as the healer we had was new to it and didn't really understand it. He tried though..so anyways I was able to switch my roles aand become a healer and we finished the run without a hitch after that.

    I wish I had a Beta key to send you. I have ordered the Collector's Edition and can't wait till Feb 24th for the head start for preorders. You basically have I think 8 souls in each class..Cleric, Rogue, Mage and Warrior. You can have 4 roles so you could easily switch from one type to another. You can go from full support to DPS/Support to full DPS or CC/DPS etc. etc. So basically one character can be all combinations of it's class.

    And then of course the invasions are pretty sweet too. Can be annoying sometimes when your NPC you need to turn in a quest is gone until the invaders are defeated but it keeep sthings from being mundane and boring.

    PvP I am not si sure about yet as I didn't do much of it...seems to be like the BGs were in WoW...10-19...20-19..etc

    And of course the Warfronts are all cross Shard(server) so you fight with and against others from different servers.
     
  6. Pics or it didn't happen! No.. j/k :p

    RIFT you say? Been playing Lotro pretty heavily.. but our clan participation is down to a few faithful followers at this point.
     
  7. Just FYI for anyone who either gets in beta or buys the game I am on the Belmont shard. I will have my Shaman/Justicar/Warden named Lorbec. I will have a couple of others as well just not sure which I will be rerolling after beta. Also I am on the Guardian side primarily...I have one char on the Defiant side but I will be going Guardian at launch.
     
    Last edited: 14 Jan 2011
  8. I preordered. Waiting for next beta event to try it!
     
  9. Battle of the Ascended
    Tuesday, Jan. 25 2011 at 10:00 AM PST (18:00 GMT) through 10:00 AM PST (18:00 GMT) on Friday, Jan. 28 2011Levels 1-30

    Eight forces all vie for control as the battle for Telara rages on! Take up the mantle as a noble Guardian or a techno-magical Defiant to confront extra-planar forces and enemy players as you explore this dynamic world.

    Play to win! Defeat any player of the opposite faction in Scarlet Gorge or a Warfront and you could be eligible to win an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 video card! Terms and conditions apply, click here for details. And In-Game Prize Packs will be given away to ten (10) select players who complete the objective!

    Beta Event dates subject to change and/or cancellation at any time in Trion’s sole discretion.
     
  10. I can't wait! I also have a buddy from work possibly trying it out
     
  11. Sweet...the more the merrier
     
  12. Got on the server for a few minutes so far, level 4 elf mage\pyro (Dracowolf). Looks better than I expected but the character models seem kind of rigid. Questing is fairly smooth. Can't wait to try some more later tonight.
     
  13. I played for awhile today got to lvl 7 mage Warlock/Necro/Stormcaller. I like it, but I think it's going to be the same as wow time consuming and I don't think it'll be for me.

    The game play was really nice though
     
  14. Well I am not sure about the time consuming part of it...all RPGs take time I suppose..I am not going into this one racing to 50 or anything....too many little things to do and achievements to accomplish like finding the highest point in Silverwood and stuff like that.

    Silly little fun stuff I know but I want to enjoy this game and not be like I hav ebeen in all the others and racing to catch up to everyone. Although there are recognitions for being the first to do things on a server like EQ2 had so I may just see how many of those things I can possibly get.

    I will look you up tonight Daleon...I probably have a char that can run with you. Just press O and then Add Lorbec and Ileta and Dmidor to your list...these are the 3 I play. I also have my mage Ansrtia but haven't played that one much.
     
  15. Had to make a few characters on other servers because Belmont seems to be one of the most popular and the lag was insane last night and the login queue for it sucked. Made characters on 3 different shards and I swear the same Troll followed me to everyone of them. Hopefully they fix the turning off newb chat soon, I had to switch to looking at my combat window only it was so annoying.

    Trying out as many combination's as I can to find what I like. I did like the Neco\Lock. Marks\Sab\Ran was ok but don't think its a great combo. Champ\Rift\Warlord was decent but pretty standard. The soul trees are nice but seems like you can gimp yourself if you don't focus on just 2 of the souls mostly.
     
  16. Yeah I don't know what was going on last night....first time I have ever seen lag in the game. Must be from all of the VIP beta keys that got passed around from everywhere. I played for just a little while on my warrior and got disco'd 3 times and died on the last one so I logged...came back in later and it seemed ok but I was too tired by then to get into anything deep.

    Where the game really shines though is the invasions. You literally can just get a group together and go Rift hunting...find a tear and open a rift or defeat invasions all over. But once an all out invasion hits and the big bosses come out....that is where it can get to be fun.
     
    Last edited: 26 Jan 2011
  17. Sentrosi

    Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

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    Last night I downloaded the Rift 7 day client. Made a Rogue (Blade Dancer - Riftstalker - Ranger) and he's up to level 7. I felt the bug last week to get into a MMO and didn't want to reinstall WoW. Forgot what server I'm on and I also forgot the name. But so far it's...a bit confusing. Especially the way the souls intermingle. There really is no one solid build for each archetype, which is refreshing. Really allows you to customize your playstyle, which I'm looking at as a solo/DPSer. I just don't have the time to devote to raiding/grouping.

    But yeah, I'm back into the MMO feel again. I'll post up the details once I get home and the kids are in bed tonight.
     
    Last edited: 24 Jun 2011
  18. Rift is good for curing that MMO bug heh. Has good zones, solid quests, and nice class structure. It holds your attention pretty well leveling up but lets go very well once you hit 50 heh.

    Got a warrior and mage to 50, my rogue at 42 and cleric to 26. Got the 6 month sub at the start so just waiting for it to expire at this point, slowly finishing off the rogue.

    The class system makes more sense once you get to 13 or so and buy another role and get all the souls for your class. Its easy mix and match from then on. Leveling up and trying hundreds of combinations was definitely the most fun in the game.
     

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