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

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Elite: Dangerous features in a new Oculus Rift trailer

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A new Oculus trailer this week is intent on reminding everyone that Elite: Dangerous is indeed available on the Oculus Rift VR platform. "Frontier was...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO business models

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Not too long ago, there was all but one way that you would pay for an MMO, and that was as a monthly subscription....
Work it over.

Massively Overthinking: Trinities and quaternities in MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic was inspired from Jake, who wrote in to us wondering about roles in MMORPG classes and group content: "What happened to roles?...
Back to the same.

Diablo III’s sixth season kicks off next week, but seasons aren’t coming to console

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Diablo III's sixth season is bearing down on us -- are you prepared? The fun kicks off on Friday, April 29th, at 8 p.m....

EVE Fanfest 2016: Full cross-platform play is planned for EVE: Valkyrie

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EVE: Valkyrie will eventually be playable fully cross-platform, according to a presentation given today during EVE Fanfest 2016. The game has already launched on the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 61: Update-o-rama!

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Ascent, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, RIFT, and LOTRO, plus mailbag questions on The Secret World and WoW killers.

One Shots: Hello Spino!

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I should have known better. I really should have. A couple of weeks ago, I challenged Massively OP's readers to submit "disturbing, grim, or...

RIFT pledges better communication regarding its business model

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You might recall that a few months ago, RIFT made some abrupt and significant changes to its business model. Between swiftly taking away the...

RIFT celebrates year five with new souls, patron quests, and multicore support

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RIFT's fifth anniversary festivities continue this week as the new playable Soul bundle has gone live along with the Carnival of the Ascended world...
There are places I remember

A tour of RIFT 3.6: Celebration of the Ascended

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When an MMO hits its fifth anniversary, one hopes that the game's studio would pull out all of the stops to mark the occasion....

RIFT’s Shadeborn can hit two targets at the same time

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We've been covering the gradual reveals of the new souls (read: classes) coming to RIFT with Patch 3.6 this month, including the Runeshaper and...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters

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After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
Shapely?

RIFT’s Runeshaper is one of five souls in the $34.99 Ascended Soul Pack

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According to online research, "runeshaper" is not an actual recognized word. According to a leading professor at a New England liberal arts college, "runeshaper"...
There are places I remember

Meet RIFT’s Maelstrom, complete with awesome shark-head

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If anyone ever asks you what the best soul in RIFT might be, you now know that the answer is the Maelstrom. Is any...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 59: This great stage of fools

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SAB and legendary weapons, WoW, EVE's World War Bee, FFXI, TSW's new issue, and WildStar's Arcterra, with mailbag questions on similar MMO experiences and customer support.

Atlas Reactor launches Vive preview, EVE Gunjack launches on Vive, EVE Valkyrie confirms Vive arrival in 2016

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If you're not quite sure you'll want to play Atlas Reactor when its closed beta launches on April 14th, then today's playable preview might...

The MOP Up: Paragon recruits Sevarog (April 3, 2016)

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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...

RIFT’s newest raid will sport an ‘introduction’ mode

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Making the transition into the raiding scene in an MMO can be an incredibly daunting experience, especially if it's your first time doing so...
Chill out!

You won’t believe how much the Frostkeeper soul can heal tanks in RIFT

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Having more healing options is always nice if you prefer "staying alive" to "dying," so RIFT is adding another healer in the form of...

RIFT previews the new Warchanter soul, currently on the PTS

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One of the perks of RIFT's upcoming celebratory Ascended Soul Pack is a brand-new soul for the Warrior archetype called the Warchanter. "The Warchanter is...

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