rift

[AL:Rift]Official Site: RIFT
Studio: Trion Worlds
Launch Date: March 1, 2011
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Perfect Ten: The 10 live MMORPGs everybody should try

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If you have ever visited the MMORPG subreddit, you probably know that one of the most frequent posts that pop up are ones asking...

RIFT’s Crucia’s Claw update introduces Bastion of Steel raid and Mystic Archer soul

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RIFT players, Trion's turned its attention back to you with a major update coming October 25th. Dubbed Crucia's Claw, the 4.3 patch includes a...

RIFT provides a free upgrade for housing dimensions

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Unexpected bonuses are always a delight, true? RIFT players are in for a treat later this week, as Trion Worlds is improving its housing...

The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits record concurrency (October 1, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: A bridge too far

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One more bridge. That's what she kept telling me, even though I cautioned her that sooner or later our luck would run out. She...

PAX West 2017: How RIFT is making player exploration worth the effort

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Although much of the RIFT demo at PAX West focused on showing off the Celestial Storm update, it was another aspect that captured my...

Perfect Ten: MMOs that changed their names

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Names and titles fascinate me. While sometimes they have no deeper meaning than to sound pleasant and be memorable, a label can indicate purpose,...

LOTRO Legendarium: Is Mordor too difficult?

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If there's one topic of discussion that I've been hearing a lot in world chat, on the forums, and among my kinship, it's about...
I mean, there are good reasons.

Black Desert launches Savage Rift patch, back-to-school cash-shop promo

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Savage Rift is live in Black Desert today as promised; it's the co-op tower defense minigame in which teams of players will protect the...

One Shots: Alien sunset

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I will admit that I've been craving a good space exploration sim lately -- the burn to "explore strange new worlds" is rising inside...

Greed Monger creator says its failure ‘plagues’ him, offers recompense to backers

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No, your eyes aren't deceiving you; we're going to be talking about Greed Monger today, because some very interesting developments have just transpired on...

Leaderboard: Do the HTC Vive’s and Oculus Rift’s price cuts change your opinion on VR pricing?

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When Oculus dropped the price of the Oculus Rift down to $400 earlier this summer, supposedly temporarily (but not its first drop), analysts were...

The Daily Grind: What’s your comfort MMO?

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In all of the years that I've been playing MMORPGs, I've noticed that it is far, far easier to return to a known property...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gamers who are sick of raiding?

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In the middle of the conversation spawned by yesterday's financial news that Guild Wars 2 had seen its worst revenue quarter since launch, several...
Why Is Trion Like This, Just Kidding, We Actually Know

RIFT calls players back with a late-summer giveaway

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It might be the perfect time to take that vacation to Telara that you've been talking about for ages! RIFT is currently running a login...
Even-handed.

Perfect Ten: The circles of MMORPG combat hell

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And so it was as I traveled across the many spheres and realms of MMOs, I came to realize one simple truth: War is...

Global Chat: Dipping into Albion Online

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Now that Albion Online has officially launched, what's the verdict? It's a little hard to get a feel for that, since I haven't seen...
All right, the Lopp have some chops here too.

Hacker claims to have made a living cheating in MMOs for two decades

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Motherboard has a fun-slash-depressing piece out this week on an unnamed hacker who claims he's been cheating at MMORPGs to make a living for...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.
Being back in Azeroth might be a little more reassuring.

Checking out RIFT 4.2: Celestial Storm

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Summertime does seem to be ripe territory for MMORPGs to release sizable content updates in the hopes of keeping players occupied and luring back...

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