[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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RIFT lead systems designer Andy ‘Vladd’ Kirton steps down
According to a thread on RIFT's official forums today, a new lead systems designer is apparently on order in the flagship Trion MMORPG as Andy "Vladd"...
Interview: Trion Worlds goes in depth on RIFT Prime
Following the initial announcement of RIFT Prime and the ensuing details that started to come out of Trion Worlds on the progression server, we...
The MOP Up: Aion makes a date with the Divine Fortress (January 28, 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 Prime won’t let you carry your characters over to regular servers
Trion Worlds' announcement of a RIFT Prime server for this spring may have raised more questions than it answered. While the studio is starting...
Leaderboard: Are you playing on Age of Conan’s new ‘saga’ server?
Age of Conan's Saga of Zath server officially launched yesterday, drawing fresh attention back to the game that Funcom maintenance-moded by proxy last year...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 154: A Prime experiment
Justin and Bree discuss Trion's big RIFT and Devilian news, Camelot Unchained's $7.5M investment, Darkfall New Dawn's launch, and layoffs for Albion and Elyria, with a mailbag question on what went wrong with WildStar.
Ultima Online says it has ‘no plans to introduce legacy rulesets’
Seems as if everyone wants to talk legacy servers lately, what with RIFT and World of Warcraft getting on board the vanilla train. Even...
Leaderboard: Will you be playing RIFT’s new server?
Last week, Trion Worlds announced a bold move for its MMORPG RIFT: Debuting this spring will be a brand-new server for the game with...
One Shots: Poppin’ some bubbly
We are going to kick off this week's exhibition of player screenshots with a few email submissions (yes, some of you still email them...
RIFT announces ‘prime’ subscription-only server for spring 2018
Challenge servers are so last year. It's 2018, and RIFT is changing course with its idea for a fresh start by creating a server...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 153: It’s a whole New World
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, DDO, New World, RIFT, Elite, and ArcheAge, with a mailbag question on easing into full-scale MMO sandboxes.
One Shots: Poster perfect
One of the things that impresses me about the submissions to One Shots here is that so many of these pictures really could be...
RIFT devs add memorial for fallen player and dimensioneer
The sad and touching saga of a fallen RIFT player continues this week as the game's developers cement her legacy in the game itself.
You...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the smallest MMO you’re willing to play?
A comment on Reddit about the current size and viability of Kritika Online got me thinking about MMO playerbases in general lately. We all...
RIFT players build remembrance garden for well-loved teen
Just before Christmas, 17-year-old Nikita Hedingham was biking to a volunteer position when she was struck by a semi and killed. Her death has...
MMO Year in Review: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.0 finally arrives (December 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey as we head into...
PSA: RIFT, ArcheAge, and Trove are reclaiming abandoned names, so save yours soon
Happy new year! You don't need that old, musty name any more, do you? Especially if it hasn't been used in a while?
While you're...
The MOP Up: Honoring RIFT’s Wintercharm (December 24, 2017)
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...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO carols for your gaming joy
If someone -- and we are not necessarily suggesting you -- were to create an MMO Christmas carol album, what songs would be included?...
Massively OP’s Winter Holiday 2017 guide!
It's that time of year again where the airwaves of certain radio stations are clogged with the same songs from the 1950s, television broadcasts...
