Rift

[Santcuff]

So has anyone heard or even played this game yet?
It is a new MMO that is coming out on March 1st.

Just found out about it a couple of days ago, and let me say I am impressed with what I see. It looks well polished from beta reviews, plus all the class customization makes me giddy from excitement.

Anyone who has heard of this game have anything to say about it?

[Invisusira]

See it advertised all the time on WoW sites.

Looks like every other generic fantasy MMO.

[Punkss2]

Kinda funny, I was just comming here to ask the same question.. I saw this review: http://www.cad-comic.com/ and checked it out. Pretty much on the strength of his review and watching a video or 2 I already pre ordered it. I'm hearing there is another beta coming soon, so I hope to get in it (lifetime beta invites if you have preordered) and check it out. Graphics look pretty sweet from what I can see.

[Vanifae]

I will not be moved.

[bldavis]

between wow, world of tanks (just went into open beta), LoL, SC2, and Fallen Earth
im hardlyt getting hw done as it is, i dont need ANOTHER game to play

[Punkss2]

Beta 5 starts tomorrow at 10am PST.

[Shyrtandros]

What is this "Rift" you speak of!!

Work blocks = FTL!!

[Punkss2]

Blocked for me too at work, so this is mostly from memory.
Rift is supposed to take parts of other MMOs and combine them into a nice polished product from what I have read.

2 Factions: The Defiant and The Guardians
6 Races: The Guardians: Dwarves, High Elves and Mathosian
The Defiant: Bahmi, Eth, Kelari
4 Classes: Warrior, Mage, Cleric, Rogue

Each class has multiple “callings” you can spec into. Not all of the callings have been fully released yet.

Warrior: Champion, Paladin, Paragon, Reaver, Riftblade and Warlord
Mage: Archon, Elementalist, Necromancer, Pyromancer, Stormcaller, Warlock
Cleric: Inquisitor, Justicar, Purifier, Sentinel, Shaman, Warden
Rogue: Assasin, Blade Dancer, Marksman, Nightblade, Ranger, Riftstalker

I found this snipet on the Class System:

In RIFT™, players are one of the Ascended, a Telaran slain during the great Shade War and resurrected to combat the forces of Regulos. As an Ascended, players have access to special powers, the greatest of which is "Soul Attunement", the ability to commune with, and embrace, the souls of Telara's ancient fallen heroes.
The Soul Attunement system offers players nearly endless customization. In RIFT, you’re encouraged to experiment with many combinations of souls and abilities to discover the path that’s right for you!

Souls
Players choose an Ascended Soul from one of the four callings (Warrior, Cleric, Mage, and Rogue) at character creation. These initial souls, which grow in power as they become more specialized, are flexible and have well-rounded abilities that make them great for both solo and group experiences. Players can later choose to augment, or even replace, embraced souls with other souls from within their calling. The process of enabling souls that players discover in their adventures is called Soul Attunement.
Players will also gain more specialized "Heroic Souls" that open up a number of new and exciting gameplay experiences, offering special achievements and rewards for players who discover them all.

The Soul Tree
Each attuned soul grants players access to a unique "Soul Tree," which contains all of the traits and abilities that a soul had mastered during its life. As your character levels up, you earn soul points that can be used to improve that tree's soul level, granting players access to even more powerful traits and abilities.
The Soul Tree — Branch Advancement
Players invest their soul points into the branches of the Soul Tree, picking and choosing the specific abilities and passive traits they desire. With each point spent, the Soul Tree increases in level, periodically unlocking new advancement options higher up the tree.

The Soul Tree — Root Advancement
Players automatically unlock new "root" abilities as the Soul Tree increases in level. If the branches represent the unique choices a player makes, the root represents the core power of the soul that all players have access to. Root abilities unlock quickly at first, but slow down as the tree’s soul-level increases.

Multiple Souls
As an Ascended grows in power, so does his or her ability to attune souls. Leveling a character will unlock the ability to attune additional souls. A maximum-level player will be able to attune up to three souls of their choosing!

[Shyrtandros]

I hope it's not a big let down like Aion was

[Punkss2]

LOL, I never played AION, nor have I played Rift yet...tomorrow will be my first experience with it, I got the client dowloaded and installed. If you can access Youtube, you can see some vids some guys have made from the other beta events.

[Arnock]

Is it an open beta or one you need to get invited into?

[Punkss2]

It's by invite only, but they are giving alot away for free from what I understand.
http://www.riftgame.com/en/beta/faq.php

If you follow this link, they are releasing more: http://www.facebook.com/RIFTgame#!/note ... 1871975281

[masterpoobaa]

Soul Tree = Talent Tree?

[Skye1013]

I hope it's not a big let down like Aion was

The biggest reason Aion was a let down was the severe faction imbalance that only got worse as you played. With the way the levels were, a lvl 30 should NOT be able to consistently kill lvl 50s. And the fact the Elyos were practically handed a lot of stuff (check out the "holiday" events some time...) because the creator didn't really like the Asmodeans is just not a great way to base a game. There were a lot of fun aspects to it, but there was too much broken that they weren't willing to fix.

[laterna]

It is by beta, but in some large-ish forums, invites were handed out freely. I got mine off of OCN, from a guy giving a 25man VIP beta invite.

I will be able to play this mostly on the weekend thats due, exams finish on thursday, I'll hopefully have the new machine running by friday, download the game and play on saturday/sunday.