As spotted by our eagle-eyed friend Shawn Schuster over at Massively, owners of RIFT got a pleasant surprise when the past F2P weekend was effectively extended until the end of time.
Announced by Elrar, the friendly neighborhood community manager, all current owners of RIFT have free-to-play until it launches for everyone next week, June 12.
With the announcement that the MMORPG RIFT would soon be going free-to-play, the RIFT development team over at Trion has been unveiling information about some of the games upcoming free-to-play features that players can expect once Patch 2.3 goes live. This week they bring us a walk-through for the upcoming RIFT Exchange and Gifting services.
Originally revealed via a Trion Worlds livestream on Friday, RIFT's Creative Director, Bill Fisher, took to the official forums to detail some of the perks for subscribers who previously signed up for 6-month and 1-year subs, as well as those who choose to remain subscribers (now known as "patrons") as the game transitions to a free-to-play model.
It appears that an unconfirmed number of employees at Trion Worlds have just received a terrible end to the week. According to reports from both IGN and Kotaku, between 70% and 80% of the company have been let go this afternoon. Update: Trion has been in contact and stated that the rumored figures are a large exaggeration and do not reflect the restructuring accurately.
Following a disappointing launch and lackluster reception at the hands of critics, Defiance has struggled despite recently clocking up over a million registered users. The TV series has fared significantly better by comparison, with SyFy recently renewing the show for a second season.
Trion Worlds broke the news today that will excite many MMO Fans: RIFT is going free-to-play.
To outline what this means for current players and the undoubted many who will try the game when it adds the F2P option on June 12, we asked Bill Fisher, Creative Director of RIFT to answer a few questions.
Rift players will be happy to know that a new Dimension has just been added to the game! Welcome to the Moonshade Pools.
The people that create games are some of the most passionate I’ve ever met. Take Simon Ffinch for example: RIFT’s Design Director spends much of his time playing the game he’s responsible for, whether it’s testing new content or going undercover in the live game. In a fascinating interview, Ffinch discussed how the MMO has fared since the launch of Storm Legion and what the future holds.
Telara is an exciting and dangerous place. To make sure you adventure with all the knowledge you need, Trion Worlds and ZAM are excited to announce the beta launch of Rifthead.
Last year, Trion rocked the world of Telara with a huge anniversary celebration to mark a year since RIFT’s launch. With festive dragon parades, games and contests, the Carnival of the Ascended filled the cities of Meridian and Sanctum with cheer and splendor. Now that new lands have opened up in RIFT: Storm Legion, the celebration has grown to include the harbor city of Tempest Keep.
With Patch 2.2 landing on live servers today, the greater Carnival of the Ascended begins today!
Greetings Ascended of Telara! Rift will soon be celebrating it's 2-year anniversary and to commemorate the event, the return of "Carnival of the Ascended" will be arriving in Update 2.2
