Originally posted by RolleZ
Unless they fix there bleeding bad game engine, nope. Trion do not care about ingame performance since day 1. Adding a new expansion ontop of the low performing game... ugh!

I have to agree that this is one area Trion needs to improve on. There has been very little improvement in performance since the game launched.

Originally posted by teakbois

Originally posted by coraphise
I don't think it's odd; it's what I expect from Trion. They've done a great job of making their game well-known and getting people to play from the start. I'd be disappointed if they didn't do something to get people back besides "hey, we're releasing an expansion".

getting people to commit for an entire year beyond their current sub, upfront, without even knowing when they will see the expansion or how much it will cost them?  Its smart by Trion (although people trashed blizzard when they did something similar) but I do find it odd they havent even announced the release or pricing for the expansion but are asking people to commit for a year for it.

it is coming in fall and still the game is going strong .very much healthy than other failed mmos

Originally posted by Lyrisius
This is not an update, it's a expansion that EXPANDS the RIft world and more than triples the size of the world.

This offer is not for those that mainly interested in the expansion, this is for those who would consider and buy a long-term subscription anyway. It is a really nice gift to these people, offering their expansion basically for free with even special ingame rewards.

Normal Expansion Offers (normal, ce, etc) will of course come later for the rest of the people.

In this offer, the focus is on the subscription not on the expansion.

Originally posted by mCalvert
A subscription should pay for all content.

Good god, why not support a game. It takes time and money to make them. If you pay for a year, which I do, I m getting the x pac a title and a mount for $20.00.

If you can t afford that, you shouldn t be playing MMOs at all.

Originally posted by teakbois

Originally posted by Lyrisius
This is not an update, it's a expansion that EXPANDS the RIft world and more than triples the size of the world.

PR hype, nobody knows if this is actually true or not yet.

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/c17gnn/rift-gc-2012--storm-legion-walkthrough--cam-

"The game world of Rift has tripled in size since launch as of the Storm Legion update! Dive into the new areas and story with this Walkthrough from gamescom 2012! (11:59)"

I liked Rift for the most part (until the endless expensive top gear grind (top gear outside of raids that is) to get the currency just to buy one piece it was amazingly long drawn out. 

I like Trion and commend them for their current model of churning out lots of content without the need for an expansion, they actually use their sub money constructively.

But i feel i have to point out the flaw of the sub, the reason why this was done was just like the WoW annual pass, to maintain subs and sub money. Once Subs are removed from the equation, companies become much more honest (so long as their F2P model isn't SOE's/SWTOR).

Originally posted by Warcannibal

Originally posted by teakbois

Originally posted by Lyrisius
This is not an update, it's a expansion that EXPANDS the RIft world and more than triples the size of the world.

PR hype, nobody knows if this is actually true or not yet.

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/c17gnn/rift-gc-2012--storm-legion-walkthrough--cam-

"The game world of Rift has tripled in size since launch as of the Storm Legion update! Dive into the new areas and story with this Walkthrough from gamescom 2012! (11:59)"

Oh no it's definitely not hype. Rift devs don't need hype.