On Valentine's Day, nearly 22,000 couples took the virtual marriage plunge in Rift. That's almost 44,000 players! As a result, Rift takes its place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most in-game marriages in a 24-hour period.  The entry will officially be published in the 2013 edition of the book.

“Establishing this record was a monumental achievement for our development team and community of passionate players, and I couldn’t be more proud,” said Scott Hartsman, Executive Producer on Rift and Trion’s CCO. “Ascended Weddings were a great way to lift the veil on Rift’s new ‘Gatherings’ feature, social experiences that bring players together in new and interesting ways. We look forward to expanding this great new gameplay element in the always-evolving world of Telara.”

Read more on the Rift site.

"Almost" 44,000 players?

22,000 couples = 44,000 individual players (toons)

Well it does say nearly 22,000 couples so it would be less then 44,000 players since no number is exact.

What's the point of getting hitched in a game>?

has to do with some new features in the game.

Haha I guess my eyes skipped over the "nearly" part. Silly me.

I hope this doesn't end in nearly 22,000 divorces tomorrow.

Impossible. Limit one divorce per couple.

Edit -- You edited! Nevermind.

Originally posted by fivoroth

What's the point of getting hitched in a game>?

Actually what's the point of the posts above me? Stating the obvious?

To answer the highlighted: It's a gift to the missus that can be meaningful to her and is way, way cheaper than jewelry.

You guys want the exact number? Sheesh.

21,879 couples = 43,758 players. :)

they did this just to get a cheev. lol

but rly.. real life pics or it didnt happen..whos to say some mates just grp'd up to do this or used alt account? and lied to say ya its my virt wife..lol

Originally posted by SBFord

You guys want the exact number? Sheesh.

21,879 couples = 43,758 players. :)

That's almost 44,000 players! And nearly 22,000 couples!

Originally posted by Whardi

"Almost" 44,000 players?

 

Probably closer to 22,000 players, I know people that married multiple alts just for the record

Weddings were very nicely done, kudos to Trion on them.

I thought the PR World Record gimmick was a little lame myself though.  

Originally posted by Eir_S

I hope this doesn't end in nearly 22,000 divorces tomorrow.

LoL.. Yea.. I think the RP crowd is probably loving it right now. I mean it gives you a wedding planner, ya tux, the wedding dress... and then you get a scripted ceremony too..

A long way from RP marriages in Ultima Online and shit.. Trion knows content, can't say they don't. The more games start bringing in these quirky elements the more the game becomes fleshed out overall. I'm interested to know what types of things come along with being married.

There are no player housing, but maybe that opens up some options latter on for couples that are married being able to own housing. Prob not on their idea-scale but it's a thought..

so was it just man / woman or could it also be man / man ? rift politics!  lol

LOL on the title edit! 

Originally posted by odinsrath

so was it just man / woman or could it also be man / man ? rift politics!  lol

Oh its man/man and woman/woman counting.

I want my title and I want it nao

Thats a lot of men pretending to be women getting married in an mmo :X