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Carnival of the Ascended: Reasons to Celebrate
Feb 22nd
With RIFT’s one-year anniversary approaching, we’ve been hearing a lot about the celebration planned for the occasion. Patch 1.7 and the marriage addition were forerunners to the actual anniversary, and the in-game world event, called Carnival of the Ascended, is out currently on the Public Test Shard (PTS) for player More >
PTS: Prelude to Patch 1.8 – Note Set #1
Feb 21st
We have some early in-testing changes going out to PTS this afternoon – as always, none of these are necessarily final and they’re being evaluated and tested on PTS which means things may change before they go live!
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GENERAL * Good news, level 25-39s! Nimble mounts (90% speed increase) no longer More >
Rift Hotfix Tuesday February 21 [Rift: Planes of Telara]
Feb 20th
The North American region shards will be coming down for an update tomorrow, February 21st, at 8:00am PST. The estimated downtime is 30 minutes.
Here's our handy Time Zone Conversion Tool to help you plan. Watch this space for patch notes when they become available!
Rift Player-Run PvP Tournament Sunday! [Rift: Planes of Telara]
Feb 19th
Love PvP? Come to the player-organized* weekly tournament on the Test server! The third weekly tournament is this coming Monday. Check out some of last week's fast-paced action: participant videos are below the jump!
- When: Sunday, February 19th at 5:30PM Eastern Time. Here's our handy Time Zone Conversion Tool!
- Where: South of Ember Watch on Alpha More >
Traversing Telara #3: New Beginnings [Rift: Planes of Telara]
Feb 15th
Traversing Telara is a new and exclusive series of articles from Trion Worlds that explores Rift's lore and gameplay mechanics through the eyes of one intrepid adventurer. It's a great read and a fantastic introduction to the world of Telara. Even if you're a veteran of Rift, you might enjoy hearing More >
BFF Report Episode 99: A RIFT Valentine Special [Rift: Planes of Telara]
Feb 15th
Remember that you have only two more hours left to be a part of RIFT's Push for a World Record for "Most In-Game Marriages in a 24 Hour Period!" The event ends at 9am PST today!
In Episode #99 of the BFF Report, Mike B. decided to check out the RIFT Mobile More >
Interview with Josh York, Trion Systems Designer: 1.7 Itemization and Beyond
Feb 13th
We got a chance to wrack Josh York’s brain in regards to Trion’s direction for itemization with 1.7 and beyond. With the latest game update we see Trion flexing it’s muscle in creating a itemization system that should give the room to grow as we inch closer to the one More >
A RIFT Valentine’s Day Giveaway [Rift: Planes of Telara]
Feb 11th
To celebrate RIFT's new wedding features, and with Valentine's Day just a few short days away, we've decided to host a RIFT Valentine's Day Giveaway! We're giving away some fantastic prizes this Valentine's Day, including a Sharkoon X-Tactic SP Gaming Headset, and a Sharkoon X-Tactic True 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming More >
