RIFT as an alternative for F2P

I'm about to try it right now.


Eh. I'm not the most technologically savvy person in the world, will this work on a Mac? I downloaded it but all I see is a TextEdit document.

According to this list of system requirements for this game, it's only compatible on a Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 operating system. Thus it's not supported for a Mac system, as is with nearly most [non-blizzard] games, especially MMOs, since only a small % of players that play games play on a mac.

Mac users, however, can utilize boot camp.
 
Also just wondering, scanned through the post, and i have to wonder, what server is everybody going on, just using steampike eu?
 
I already tried it, it's boring as hell.
Can't wear epics, can't leave the first zone, I mean sure there is stuff to do in that one zone but it gets boring pretty fast.
I guess someone else might enjoy it if they hate WoW, but I had nearly no fun at all. :c
I was interested a bit until i read this.... didn't I read that PVP is turned off for F2P Rift? No BGS or Arenas?
 
I was interested a bit until i read this.... didn't I read that PVP is turned off for F2P Rift? No BGS or Arenas?

?wat
/facepalm

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PvP


World PvP simply doesn't exist before level 20, as even on a PvP realm, due to not beaing able to leave your starting zone, you won't be able to get to players of the other faction at your own level.


Warfronts are the equivalent to WoW's battlegrounds, and at level 20 we have access to 3 of them. One is similar to AB, except one of the flags gives bonus points if held. The other 2 are for a game type called 'Martyrdom', where there is one mobile 'flag' like for WSG, and holding it gives your team points, but it also does an increasing amo8unt of damages to you the longer you hold it.


The graveyards cannot be camped in any way, because they are raised above the rest of the zone, and run round the edge, so you can drop down at several points.


We are in a 20-29 bracket, but in this game your stats are scaled up to match the highest level for the bracket, so really the only difference is the number of abilities you have, and the small stat bonus people would get from having epics over rares if they're an xp locked twink (except they'd still be in 20 epics, as that's the highest available to the bracket). XP locked players are in the same BGs as those who haven't locked their XP, so trial twinks will have better gear than most levellers anyway, meaning we're not massively overgeared as trials.


You can queue with as big a group as you're make (but I don't know how that would affect queue times).


Queues are fast, around 1 minute in the evening. Faction won't make any difference to your queues, as you can sometimes end up playing for the other faction if they don't have the numbers. The combat in the few games I've played has been intense, with a lot less burst than in WoW (both healing and damage). Also, the classes seem to be a lot more balanced, probably because they all have access to things like slows, charges and knockbacks, and you buy levels of a skill, so they can be balanced more effectively at lower levels.


There are no arenas, but you can duel anywhere.
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Nice, might fail, but its gonna be a ton of fun until we find out:p
Are there any US servers with playable MS for EU people?
 
I know what class i'll be playing :)

Class Mage - with a warlock soulbuild :D can't wait to try this out
 
Anybody know if saboteur is any good?

Saboteur was imba, but has been nerfed quite a lot. Back in the early days sabos could one shot people.

Back to the topic as Kiraush stated the game is quite restricted as f2p. I leveled cleric(warden) and rogue(marksman) to test how they perform. Geared both with world event/rift gear and got kind of bored. The restrictions about zones and not been able to wear epic gear put quite big cap between f2p and p2p. Even though Rift has the option to scale hp of the players in pvp to match the highest level in th bg. Level 29 rogues really melt faces in bgs. Even my 20 was kind of silly. Warden with full stack of soothing stream does not go down at all.

It was a nice change but nothing to be too exited about.
 
well i must say it is quite fun, if you want to change your souls (Talents/class type things) press n and click the centre icon in each tree to change the soul.
 
I downloaded the game fully and on the red faction or whatever the name of the people that are not guardians are. I heard realm doesn't really matter but what are you guys rolling on what realm.
 
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My ingame name is Hue (obviously)
i'm playing a combat mage with a build centered on the warlock talents :)

it took a little bit of tinkering around to find the perfect accommodating souls for my warlock build, and i'm happy with what i have going
the server(Shard) i'm on is "Shatterbone"

*Edit: The faction i chose to go with are the Defiants
 
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I coudnl't even register an account.... despite fulfilling all the password requirements, stupid thing still said "DERP YOUR PASSWORD IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH"

Damn it :(
Change the pw to Superman. I heared he is pretty strong.
 

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