Sunday, May 07, 2017

GLYPH UPDATE: A FASTER, LIGHTER EXPERIENCE!

You read that right, Glyph is and FASTERLIGHTER than before!

Our techs have just released a new version of Glyph which not only addresses Windows 10 Creator version issues, but also uses less processing power on your system

Read the full article here for all the details, then give it a try and let us know what you think on the discussion thread!
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Thursday, May 04, 2017

RIFT LoreStreampalooza! 11:30 AM PDT, May 5th!



We start with A Night at the Alittu Museum, and follow up with RIFT Lore Trivia!


Join us this week for A Night at the Alittu Museum – CaptainCursor swears there is a story behind every display cabinet, and we can’t wait to hear it, even if he has to make it all up on the spot!

RIFT Lore Trivia! Start Googling and spelunking through dusty, stained parchment and study up! We will start the trivia contest with lore questions related to the Comet of Ahnket, its lands, quests and denizens!

Brasse and CaptainCursor will attempt to stymie and stump veteran players with obscure lore questions from Telara. We will offer prizes, including the now retired 5th Anniversary Community Snail Mount and the current 6th Anniversary Parade Tuskar mount. See you there!

Meanwhile, strike up a conversation with @Brasse and @CaptainCursor on Twitter – they’re usually lurking around there!
You can also post any lore questions YOU’RE dying to have answered to this forum thread!



RIFT LIVESTREAM

https://www.twitch.tv/trionworlds

11:30 AM PDT, Friday, May 5th
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All Warfronts Open!


We are happy to reopen the majority of the Warfronts that you’ve all been asking for! Go forth and gank, stalk, murdelize, lay traps for, jump, mangle, evade, and generally cause good-natured mayhem in PvP!



The full list of Warfronts now available:
Assault on the Bronze Tomb
Blighted Antechamber
Black Garden
The Codex
Ghar Station Eyn
Karthan Ridge
Library of the RuneMasters
Whitefall Steppes: Escalation

(Conquest mode and Port Scion have been phased out)


SHOULD I PVP? HECK YES!

Many of you may be wondering if you should try Warfronts in general. Never PvP’d before? No worries, everyone makes great cannon fodder! Just kidding… doing a bit of homework and studying the art of PvP can open up a whole new rewarding aspect of RIFT for you!

WrenTheBlurry and I have proven in livestreams that even potatoes* can have fun in PvP (ok, ok, I am a potato, she has evolved to asparagus).

Luckily for all of us, a great many players have made a great many PvP guides, ranging from the simple to the complex. We have gathered just a FEW of these below. Some of them date back a ways, but the general principals don’t change much.

If you know of more general or specific PvP or Warfront guides, or if you decide to create your own, please post them to this forum thread!

;-)#

Brasse

*potato: in gaming terms, someone who is pretty lame at something. Alternatively, their computer setup, if it is old and creaky. It is not unusual for a potato player to blame their potato computer for failings. I certainly do!


General Guides/Many Warfronts:

Player vs Player Combat (video)

Warfronts (video)

Prestige & Achievements (video)

Gear & Augments (video)

http://telarapedia.gamepedia.com/Warfront (Telarapedia)

Ookamikawaii’s Warfront Guide (forums)

Kronos V’s Warfront Guide (forums)

Seatin’s Warfront Guide (forums)



Assault on the Bronze Tomb

http://forums.riftgame.com/game-discussions/rift-guides-strategies/pvp-guides/472166-assault-bronze-tomb-pvp-guide.html (Dubbles)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/8 (GameSkinny)



Blighted Antechamber

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/2 (GameSkinny)



Black Garden

http://www.kfguides.com/rift/warfrontsguide.php#1 (KFGuides)

https://redhawksgaze2.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/rift-warfront-series-part-two-black-garden/ (Redhawk Gaze)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/3 (GameSkinny)

http://youtu.be/Dvu5O7kuXoQ (Dizbo)

Domination: http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/10 (GameSkinny)



Ghar Station Eyn

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2014-11-05/rift_ghar_station_eyn_guide.shtml (Raptorak, MMOsite.com)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/7 (GameSkinny)



The Codex

http://www.kfguides.com/rift/warfrontsguide.php#2 (KFGuides)

https://redhawksgaze2.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/rift-warfront-series-part-1-the-codex/ (Redhawk Gaze)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/5 (GameSkinny)

http://youtu.be/DlnwHyAFEqc (Dizbo)



Karthan Ridge

https://rift.magelo.com/en/zone/1154640396/Karthan-Ridge (Magelo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9VjtbdMa20 (Mute Massacre)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/9 (GameSkinny)

Domination: http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/11 (GameSkinny)



Library of the Runemasters

https://redhawksgaze2.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/rift-warfront-series-part-3-library-of-the-runemasters/ (Redhawks Gaze)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/4 (GameSkinny)

http://youtu.be/QtTDhEkimqA (Dizbo)



Whitefall Steppes

http://www.kfguides.com/rift/warfrontsguide.php#3 (KFGuides)

https://redhawksgaze2.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/rift-warfront-series-part-5-whitefall-steppes/ (Redhawk Gaze)

http://www.gameskinny.com/dbvmz/a-pvpers-guide-to-rift-pvp/6 (GameSkinny) Escalation
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Tuesday, May 02, 2017

RIFTstream VIDEO: Creators (aired 04/28/17)



Did you miss the livestream on April 28th? We’ve got it right here for you!
Brasse and Muzzy talk about the Trion Creator Program, and highlight just a FEW of our amazing creators on twitch, fansites, videos and more! Special shoutout to Kiwi of the RIFT Discord channel for her excellent questions for the stream!

This was also our first RIFT stream to be aired on multiple platforms at the same time: Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – this makes it extra easy to share afterwards. Click here to watch!

~Brasse
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Friday, April 28, 2017

ARCHONIX’S CRAZY LAST MINUTE SALE!


Archonix clearly had too much caffeine this morning, because he busted out some moves on the RIFT store. MOUNTS! LOCKBOXES!

RARE MOUNT SALE!

We start out with the 12-hour mount sales on rare critters previously offered through lockboxes – proving that good things come to those who wait! – an amazing chance to grab a rare beast to carry you around Telara. No random rolls here, just straight up investment in some great rides!
  • Tropical Budgie 4/27 12pm – 11:59pm
  • Golden Armored Spindrel 4/28 12am – 11:59am
  • Moonstone Ki Rin 4/28 12pm – 11:59pm
  • Toxic Hellbug 4/29 12am – 11:59am
  • Amethyst Ki Rin 4/29 12pm – 11:59pm
  • Brown Riding Squirrel 4/30 12am – 11:59am
  • Volt 4/30 12pm – 11:59pm
(all times are local server times – PST for North American, GMT for the European servers!)

LOCK BOX DISCOUNTS:

We’re cutting 25% off Moosedantix and Ornate Parade Tuskar lockboxes through Sunday at midnight PST (both North America and EU).
Moose – so ugly that he rounded the corner of the scale back to cuteness! You know you need one!



The glorious Ornate Parade Tuskar – start your own Tuskar Caravan today with a lucky roll on a lootbox!


25% OFF LOCKBOX KEYS AND TEMPORAL ALIGNERS!

Also offered through the rest of April – stock up now for the future!



Just remember, ALL these specials go away at the end of April – that’s Sunday at 12:59 PM PST!
Don’t miss out!
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

RIFTstream: CREATORS. NEW TIME: 11:30 AM PST on Fridays!



This week, Brasse and Muzzy will talk about RIFT Creators. We also start in our brand new time slot of 11:30 AM PST, so that more of our EU players can join us. Please help us spread the word!

The Trion Worlds Creator Program has been growing by leaps and bounds since we launched it almost a year ago. We will present an overview of just some of RIFT’s finest fan-sites, streamers, videographers this week, and talk about how others can join the Creator Program. It’s a great way for us to help and thank those who dedicate some (often a LOT) of their free time to support their fellow players in RIFT!

Muzzy and Brasse will also talk a bit about forum moderation across Trion games, and answer any questions you may have on that front.
Tip #1: Be kind, and you’ll never have an issue with moderation. Ever.

See you on Friday!

RIFT LIVESTREAM

11:30 AM PST
https://twitch.tv/trionworlds
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Thursday, April 20, 2017

RIFTSTREAM Fri. April 21: How 2 PvP & Have Fun Dying





Telaran PvP!

Some love it, some hate it. Some have always been curious but have been too skeeeeeered to enter a Warfront! Let’s all learn a little more about PvP in RIFT with Uncle Kerilar and WrenTheBlurry.

Important note: this is NOT a stream for the hardcore PvP audience, and no new features are being announced. It is entirely for the neophyte and casual fun crowd that we’d like to see in a Warfront or ten!

We will have Michael “Kerilar” Hansen on hand to answer questions from those curious about trying PvP in RIFT, while WrenTheBlurry will demonstrate the how to aspect. Mostly how to die repeatedly and getting revenge on those who have wronged you when you clearly come in peace!

We warmly invite folks to share their PvP tips and builds with us on the livestream forum thread, and will feature any good linked guides or how to information! The top three contributions will receive a 6th Anniversary Parade Tuskar mount!

RIFT Livestream

3:30 PM PST, Friday, April 21, 2017

https://twitch.tv/trionworlds
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Monday, April 17, 2017

Primal Lord Pounces on PTS!



As of today, a new soul is available on the Public Test Shard for testing and experimentation. The Primal Lord is a powerful melee attacker who focuses on brutal melee combos and the calling of animal companions to strike the target viciously.



The Primal Lord is unique in that it has a very rigid rotation that is repeated constantly, rather than using a priority system. Several off global cooldown abilities must be used at specific points as well, to make this class fully effective. This is a fast and frenzied soul that requires focus and skill to execute under high pressure scenarios. Are you up for the challenge? We think so!

We do not have all the art finished, and the soul is in a fairly bare-bones state, but we wanted to let you all in on the testing and feedback as early as possible!
Chris “Keyens” Meyer
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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Razer zGold Special Promotion



We are proud to announce that RIFT, along with all of Trion’s games, now accepts Razer zGold as a payment method!



zGold is a unified virtual currency for gamers that allows you to pay securely across an increasing number of games and platforms. Keeping your funds together will allow you to better manage your spending (as well as spend more efficiently), all while gaining access to discounts and promotions exclusive to zGold users. If you want to learn more about zGold, you can visit the official site here.

So, why should you using zGold? Because we have 2 incredible (and exclusive) deals going on right now: buy the new RIFT Ascended Essentials Pack with zGold to get the RIFT Intermediate Pack FREE and buy the 3,250 Credit pack with zGold to get 1 month of Patron FREE.

Each of these killer deals can only be acquired once per account and will only be available to a limited number of purchasers.

Join the zGold discussion on our forums!
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

RIFT ROTP Stream THURS This Week!



We are livestreaming on THURSDAY this week instead of Friday (it’s a holiday!). Join Brasse and Rich “Icarus” Byon for a chat about the updated Rise of the Phoenix raid, coming soon to RIFT!



Rise of the Phoenix was first released as a Level 50 10-man raid, in 2011.

Icarus will walk us through the zone and talk about how it is being tweaked for the modern generation of level 70 RIFT raiders! Prep for this raidstream by posting your raid-related questions to this forum thread!



RIFT LIVESTREAM

3:30 PM PST, Thursday, April 13, 2017

https://twitch.tv/trionworlds
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