We're giving away Rift beta keys on a first-come, first-served basis! Click the link in the story to grab your key before they disappear so you can participate in the next Rift beta event from Jan. 25-28!

UPDATE: We burned through 5,000 Rift VIP beta keys in four hours! Trion Worlds has given us thousands more, so head over to the giveaway page and grab yours before they're gone!

Are you still itching to try out Rift before the game launches on March 1? Then you're in luck, because Trion Worlds has given us VIP beta keys to give out to our readers on a first-come, first-served basis! These keys will give you access to all remaining Rift beta events, so head over to our giveaway page and grab yours before they're gone!

We repeat: Click here to get your VIP beta key!

Your VIP key will give you entry into the next Rift closed beta event, which kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. PST and runs through Friday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. You'll get the chance to level your character to 30 and try out the newly opened Scarlet Gorge zone and the Foul Cascade dungeon.

While you wait for the fifth closed beta event to begin, plan out your character's progression with our brand new Soul Tree Calculator! You can even make builds all the way to the level 50 cap to see how powerful your character will be at launch.

For more information on Rift, watch as Mike B. aka Fony explains the basics of the game in episode 52 of the BFF Report. You can also follow along with Staff Writer Paul "LockeColeMA" Cleveland as he reflects on leveling in beta #2, crafting and questing in beta #3 and PvP and dungeons in beta #4.