Rift: Planes of Telara (MMO)

[Pazzolupo]

Just wondering if anyone has heard of this MMO before. I just got invited to join the beta. So far, preliminary research shows many similarities to DAOC, but that's just my theory-crafting. I like that long list of diverse classes, and the idea behind a dynamic world fought for through territory battles. Let me know what you guys think or if you've heard anything!

Here's the link for their homepage.

[Rer]

My best podcasting buddy from AION is doing the Legit Official Podcast for the game. She says its really fun. If enough people are interested I'll ask her for a beta invite to join you guys

[Takzenen]

I WANT ONE!

[Slurm]

Holy hell, yeah, I want one. Game looks very promising.

[Winin]

I saw all the key givaways and glanced at the game, but nothing seemed to distinguish it from all the other mmos. I asked and no one had a good answer, so I promptly forgot about it. So, what does it have going for it over anything else?

[Wrasse]

Let us know what you think (if you can)...been looking forward to learning more about this one. Looks like they are pouring a lot of money and effort into it (doesn't always translate into fun but one can hope).

[Grok]

I snagged a VIP key last week. Looking forward to trying it. As far as your Question Winin, I have no idea what it has over anything else, but sometimes the devil is in the details, and I'm willing to check it out to see if they've got what it takes.

[Winin]

Oh, I know, but I've got several betas and newly f2p games I'm playing now, so if there isn't anything compelling, I'll backburner it for now.

[Vejuz]

The thing that grabbed me was the mix and match class system, where you can mix and match any 3 three class within the same archetype (like, say, a tank archetype, healer archetype etc etc) and change them at any time, provided you get your hand on the right "souls". That sounds like quite alot of flexibility.

[Coolit]

I've got the beta downloaded and ready to go for tomorrow morning.

[Pazzolupo]

Yea, I am ready to go for tomorrow as well. I agree Vejuz, it's like having the flexibility of the Guild Wars class system with an extra layer on top. I guess we'll just have to see what happens. I had never heard of the game until 2 days ago when I got the invite via e-mail.

[Vejuz]

Double checked my e-mail. No beta for me. (But I didn't preorder) Tell me how it is? ;D

[Maeve]

Yeah, I snagged one of the keys from Curse but didn't get lucky for this weekend's event either. Strange way of doing beta. I suppose these events are more like stress tests.


***Edit

I got an invite to this weekend's event sometime yesterday evening, so recheck your email Vej.

[Wrasse]

Some information on the game...and why I think it's got great potential:

Video 1

Video 2: Beta Players Discuss Game

I'm still not a huge fan of all of the animations in the videos...but I'm rather picky about that stuff...breaks immersion for me and many MMOs really screw it up. It may play better though.

[Takzenen]

I'm loving the art style. Definitely keeping an eye on this. Could be the holdover I've been looking for.