[AL:Rift]Official Site:Â RIFT
Studio:Â Trion Worlds
Launch Date: March 1, 2011
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Battle Bards Episode 118: More starting zone themes
What are your favorite memories of those first few days in a brand-new MMORPG? Chances are that those memories are inextricably connected to the...
The MMO Book Club introduces the good kind of lootboxes
Not quite a year ago, we covered a brand-new MMO community called the MMO Book Club, whose goal was to bring MMO players together...
GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel
Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
RIFT is tweaking ability performance to address area impact
There's a bit of a problem that's turning up on RIFT, both the Prime server and the live servers. That problem? Some abilities just...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 163: Expansions ‘Я’ Us
Justin and Bree talk expansions for Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online, and Skyforge, with news on Bless, GDC, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, a new Star Wars title, Project Gorgon, RIFT, WoW, and Trove, with mailbag questions on whether Gorgon vs EverQuest and our Steam Team.
First impressions of the newly launched ARK Park
By the time you read this dear reader, I'll already be dead... dead tired, that is, from running around the Game Developer's Conference talking...
RIFT Prime jacks up its quest experience, works on lag
Players on RIFT's relatively new Prime progression server will see one major complaint addressed today: Trion Worlds is tripling the experience rewarded from quests...
Perfect Ten: Why MMO progression servers are a brilliant idea
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been enjoying the journey through RIFT Prime, the game's first progression server. Trion Worlds surprised and...
Trion Worlds’ Scott Hartsman goes on NBC to address video game violence and game ratings
Here is something kind of neat: Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman sitting down with NBC's Press:Here to talk about video game violence and game...
Trion Worlds says it has no plans to bring RIFT to console
With MMOs such as Trove and Defiance already inhabiting both the PC and console space, it seems not unreasonable to wonder if Trion Worlds...
The MOP Up: Enter the Phantom Halls — if you dare! (March 18, 2018)
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...
RIFT starts Carnival celebration, previews Tenebrean Prison warfront
RIFT's anniversary event, Carnival, is now raging across the game's live servers -- but not on the new Prime progression server. While the latter...
Massively Overthinking: The war on MMO chat toxicity
This week, The Ancient Gaming Noob posted up an image of RIFT Prime, where Trion asks people to... play nice. "Just a neighborly reminder...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power
Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?
People, I am frustrated. But in a good way.
With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 2018)
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...
First impressions of RIFT’s Prime progression server
The best word to describe what was happening on the launch day of RIFT Prime was "surreal." It was absolutely surreal to see crowds...
Trion looking into RIFT Prime XP issue, says Carnival should be arriving next week
Had a few issues with running out of XP from doing quests on RIFT Prime's new progression server? You're not alone, pal. Following concern...
Leaderboard: Are you playing RIFT Prime?
On Wednesday, Trion Worlds opened up Vigil, the RIFT Prime server that offers a unique progression pace for subbers as well as an environment...
RIFT Prime kicks off progression server while Trion reclaims names
The day is finally here. RIFT Prime, the new progression server that is bringing players back to the core game, has gone live following...
