I ventured around a bit in desperate need of a good new MMORPG to cover my addiction to addiction, and stumbled upon Rift: Planes of Telara.

Is anyone planing on playing this? or maybe already in the closed beta and able to give us some info on it?

this video sums up everything i know about the game sofar:

On_Slaught

United States12190 Posts

September 12 2010 15:17 GMT

Doesn't look like anything special. Pretty unlucky timing for them considering SWTOR and GW2 are ramping up for spring 2011 releases. If it comes out VERY soon it might give people something to do to burn time that isn't WOW.

kesrith

Germany393 Posts

September 12 2010 19:21 GMT

I definitely will give the beta a try but what I have seen at the gamescom does look like just another WoW clone.

muse5187

1125 Posts

November 25 2010 17:33 GMT

http://www.curse.com/keys/rift/default.aspx RIFT beta keys

Shade692003

Canada702 Posts

November 25 2010 18:28 GMT

What the hell lol, those are keys in order to apply for the beta, it's a key in hope of getting a key XD

deth

Australia1757 Posts

December 02 2010 04:38 GMT

Im in the beta, is anyone else? We should team up and PK some bitches once we hit 20.

PackofHighly

United States153 Posts

December 02 2010 09:55 GMT

the curse beta keys are regular. you probably won't be invited to every beta session.

Neoseeker is giving away VIP keys right now. no contest, just post in the thread get a PM with a key: http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/2/t1599020-trions-rift-beta-event/

Larrie

United Kingdom46 Posts

December 02 2010 10:19 GMT

I got a beta key for this weekends event but im away

deth

Australia1757 Posts

December 02 2010 11:02 GMT

On December 02 2010 18:55 PackofHighly wrote:
the curse beta keys are regular. you probably won't be invited to every beta session.

Neoseeker is giving away VIP keys right now. no contest, just post in the thread get a PM with a key: http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/2/t1599020-trions-rift-beta-event/

sweet man thanks, got a working VIP key from that.

Kyuki

Sweden1867 Posts

December 02 2010 12:20 GMT

#10

Looks pretty interesting, think I need to check this out.

How long did it take for you to get a key deth?

deth

Australia1757 Posts

December 02 2010 12:54 GMT

#11

On December 02 2010 21:20 Kyuki wrote:
Looks pretty interesting, think I need to check this out.

How long did it take for you to get a key deth?

about 10 minutes.

Kyuki

Sweden1867 Posts

December 02 2010 14:44 GMT

#12

Uää =( no key yet

Nazza

Australia1654 Posts

December 03 2010 04:29 GMT

#13

So this whole rift mechanic, it's like mobs spawn, and attack other mobs, and rinse and repeat. So is this like the MMO version of DoTA? I just saw the "Enter the Rift" video. The people talking just seem so.... uninformed/unexcited/(are these even real ppl). Especially when the guy is talking about mobs spawning on top of him..... at least pretend to be excited.

kesrith

Germany393 Posts

December 03 2010 17:44 GMT

#14

Anybody else here in the beta?

Reno(TE)

United Kingdom434 Posts

December 03 2010 19:12 GMT

#15

bahhhh didn't get into beta =/

KovuTalli

United Kingdom325 Posts

December 04 2010 13:58 GMT

#16

I got a key but being a bit lazy downloading it, few times I've had to restart Pc and had to fully restart the download

Doesnt seem to save what its downloaded so you can finish it later. But as soon as I do ill let you guys know how it plays, but between Cata, and the upcoming GW2/SWTOR releases I think im good for MMORPG's for now.

sMi.EternaL

United States162 Posts

December 04 2010 14:02 GMT

#17

I got invited to beta but haven't tried it yet

It does look promising but we'll see

Reno(TE)

United Kingdom434 Posts

December 04 2010 21:35 GMT

#18

Please find it in your heart to lend me your account xD

Volkspanzer

United States83 Posts

December 04 2010 22:01 GMT

#19

I was able to get my hands on the first event through a regular key, and I have to say that it's really polished for the beta of a first in a franchise. Its controls and pacing are very similar to WoW, which may or may not be a good thing (good thing in my personal opinion). Using a melee ability will not make you run into melee range of a target to commence the attack, you have actively pursue targets to maintain melee pressure.

There are few base classes, but each class has several talent trees that you can earn through quests (they offer several choices for your second talent tree, known as a soul, but I'm not certain if that is how it's going to be come retail release).

I've only played through the beginning zone up to lvl 6, but I have to be happy with the aesthetics of the game. You don't look like a god-damned moron in a clown suit. If you're a warrior, you're wearing gear that looks like platemail, rather than an ugly texture wrapped around your character's body like a second skin. Really helps with the immersion factor, if you ask me.

The rift system is definitely appears to be a simple take on public quests, but it's not like they screwed up the concept in any way.

I haven't tried any group play yet, which will take some time to get to from what I hear.

Overall, it's nothing new or experimental, but it's definitely a solid experience, and definitely pretty. The developers have taken their notes on what works and doesn't in the big name mmo's, and it shows.

Reno(TE)

United Kingdom434 Posts

December 04 2010 23:15 GMT

#20

I need something to move onto whilst FF14 is being fixed!