Rift: Planes of Telara

[donkyle]

Wow this patch is downloading soo slow. its ganna take 4 hours and the 6gig one only took that long

[Swindler]

I got it in around 30 minutes last night, but yeah I started to download it 05am last night so not that many online, and now I am in a queue that is 30 minutes long.

edit: when I was like number 5 in the queue, a clanmate messages me on steam saying that I have to be in a cw, so I had to close Rift, 5 minutes later while waiting for the other guys the other clan cancel, and now I am in a 45 minutes queue FFUUUUU

I want my Dwarf Paladin.

[donkyle]

Well i didnt put in my key till late so i didnt get an email when every1 else did and i was at the pub when i got the email to my phone so couldnt download it till i got back this morning

[Swindler]

Yeah I got home late last night too, was meant to download the patch earlier but something else came between. A level 7 Dward Paladin/Beastmaster atm.

[Swindler]

Got invited for Phase 3 also, who the hell needs a VIP key?

[Aed]

Are you all in the beta?
I keep missing the keys they're giving away on twitter...I want to try it so badly. x_x

[Swindler]

Yeah I am in beta 3 too, no vip key and I have been in all 3.

Currently a level 16 dwarf champion/riftblade/beastmaster

[Aed]

Any ideas when it'll be out of beta? I'm so excited for it, and have been since I heard about it months ago. ^_^

[Swindler]

No idea, I guess it is a while but it wouldn't surprise me if they release it around April or so, after all they have only let us test 20 levels and pretty small content. How ever I love the game already and spent the last 7 hours on leveling without a break. I love the feeling that everywhere you are you are in great danger due the rifts and the invasions. I constantly check my map when I am on my way to a new quest for the most suitable way since there is around 5-6 rifts open each minute.

I'm just 3½ level from level 20, after that I gonna try out Realm of the Fae and Iron Tomb once, then I gonna run around of rift hunting pretty much all the time, I freaking love those and I believe I never will grow tired of them.

[Aed]

Oh wow, that sounds awesome! And only 20 levels so far? Darn...but I guess at least it doesn't seem like they're rushing it too much. Can't stand a rushed game that is insanely buggy and feels unfinished when they finally let the public play.

[Swindler]

Trion have done some really good progress so far, they are really quick to fix the bugs and really listening to the player feedback. The only thing I want them to fix is some of the animations that looks pretty dull, otherwise the game is top notch.

Just this night, they put a server down for like 5 minutes to fix a bug where the NPC's didn't spawn when getting killed by a server. They have also made some major tweaks concerning the soul system, they have given us more soul points to put out then the orginal 51 to 66 instead, letting use be able to preview a soul before choosing it and given us the 3 first souls before you left the starting area, which you got at level 20 on Beta 2.

[Aed]

Yeah from what I've seen in videos so far everything looks like its going pretty smoothly. But then again I've been watching the videos from Telarapedia...and I'm sure they wouldn't go around showing off all the bugs.

[wiel]

Isn't anybody gonna say it? I'm a fan of casters but the melee fighting looks way too mechanical. They don't even hit each other!

[Swindler]

Isn't anybody gonna say it? I'm a fan of casters but the melee fighting looks way too mechanical. They don't even hit each other!

No, I haven't noticed that, but report it and it probably will be solved.

[Aed]

So I have now been lucky enough to try out the beta! I only got to level 2...my computer lags badly even on the minimum settings..but I got paid so yay new video card today! So far it looks great though, and I'm excited to try out a bit more if I can!

[Swindler]

The game is great, got to level 20 yesterday, gonna log in now and try out Fae

[Swindler]

Screenshots from Realm of the Fae(On low settings)
Fraps refused to work until more than half of the run when we wiped at the third boss.

Spoiler!

[Aed]

Even on low it looks pretty good to me (but then again I am used to playing games on low!). Wonder what it'd look like on the best settings though. ^_^

[Swindler]

http://www.secretcloud.com/visual/thumb ... p?album=12
There is plenty of screenshots when the settings is on ultra.

Before they updated the servers last night, we were around 15 people in a raid that killed some invasions and rifts, can upload the screenshots I took later.

edit:
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edit:
I just noticed how epic rifts look in Ultra settings, I am so effing jealous on those who are able to run the game in high settings, there is alot of visuals you dont see on low.

[Aed]

Yeah, it's amazing how big of a difference there is in things, especially like details on shadows and spells and all that. Little things that REALLY bring the game together visually, imo. Great screenshots though, makes me even more excited about it than I was before. ^_^

[Gaigemasta]

ahh sweet I just got a beta key wootz! ima try it out soon

just gotta wait till Jan. 7th, and anyway I can download it early?

[Swindler]

The beta code you got doesn't give you access to the beta, just a chance to be in it if you dont got a VIP code ofcourse.

[Swindler]

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – January 4, 2011 – Trion Worlds, a global publisher and developer of premium online games, today announced that the upcoming MMORPG Rift™ is scheduled to launch in North America on March 1st and in Europe on March 4th. Today also marks the start of the game’s pre-order program through both digital and retail channels.



“The launch of Rift is the culmination of our tireless efforts over the past several years to bring players the most complete, full-featured, and dynamic online game they’ve ever experienced,” said Lars Buttler, CEO of Trion Worlds. “Through the dedication, creativity, and incredible track record of our veteran development team, we’ve been able to create an exceptionally polished and immersive online world filled with adventure, surprise, and beauty. We can’t wait to share Rift with players around the world.”



Beginning today, customers who pre-order Rift receive their choice of one-of-three exclusive in-game pets, and are eligible to participate in the head-start period anticipated to begin February 24th. Pre-order customers will also be granted access to play in all remaining closed-beta events. Beta details, including a regularly updated event schedule, are available at http://www.RIFTgame.com/beta.



Available for purchase online and at select retail outlets, the Standard, Digital Collector’s and Retail Collector’s Editions of the game will sell for $49.99, $59.99 and $79.99 USD, respectively. The standard monthly subscription rate for the game will be $14.99 USD.



Rift will also offer a limited-time “Founder’s Pricing” for players, featuring a $9.99 USD/month price for a multi-month subscription. For more information on Founder’s Pricing and subscription details, visit http://www.RIFTgame.com/subscriptions.



For all info on the Collector’s Editions, pre-order incentives, and subscription plans, please visit http://www.RIFTgame.com/preorder.



Rift is rated T for Teen by the ESRB with the following content descriptors: Alcohol Reference, Blood, Mild Language and Violence.

For the latest info on Rift, please visit http://www.RIFTgame.com/.

[Aed]

Talk about expensive. Least the monthly fee isn't *too* bad.

[hapnz]

Rift will also offer a limited-time “Founder’s Pricing” for players, featuring a $9.99 USD/month price for a multi-month subscription. For more information on Founder’s Pricing and subscription details, visit http://www.RIFTgame.com/subscriptions.

ehh.. 6 months $59.94 / € 59.94 / £35.94
36£ is more like 42€ than 60€

[Gaigemasta]

I'm downloading now, the event will start at 13:00 here but I get off at 14:45 today, can't wait

[Swindler]

Got invited for beta 4 too, but cant play this weekend. So I miss out on the warfronts.

[Da_Realest]

I thought this was funny.

[Mark.]

Okay..some time ago I subscribed for the lulz because this game looked sort of alright.
Then I found out it was p2p and I went like
Today I received this e-mail, but I'm not sure if I want to join.


Should I just try it out or maybe I could pass my account (if I remember it, lol) to someone else?

[Swindler]

Try it out, it is really fun, remember that your account id is your email.