Originally posted by paradise2
Is the combat of Rift tab style like WoW or action style akin to Tera and Neverwinter?

its like wow, the game is pretty generic; its just highly known for all the content it has!

So in this months producer's letter, we had a column on the future of RIFT! this is what it said.

"RIFT 2.3 also brings with it a massive new zone, the Dendrome – at last its secrets will be revealed! In case that’s not enough, there’s also a 10-man Sliver, Chronicle, new rift challenges called “Strongholds”, and open-world raid bosses. We’re excited to explore it all with you in the coming weeks.

There’s even more in store for RIFT in 2.4 and beyond. A new set of twenty-player raids will be available, a revamped level-60 version of Realm of the Fae, more Chronicles, more quests, zone events, continued updates to class balance for both PvP and PvE, and much more. You might even start hearing about plans for what we call 3.0 – but that is a story for another day…."

I would like one!!

Originally posted by Silverune
Made by the same people who make Runes of Magic So I am guessing that it is going to be a bit Cash Shop heavy.

Well that was Gameforge that implemented the cash shop, SOE might do better with station cash!

Here are the system requirements

• CPU: Intel Pentium Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Phenom X3 2.3 GHz, or better
• RAM: 4GB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, ATI Radeon HD 3850, or better
• Operating Systems: Windows XP SP2 (64-bit) or later. 32-bit systems are not supported during beta

Originally posted by jesteralways
what does bolster have to do with queue time? the only reason queue time is long is that there aren't enough players in queue to do pvp. increasing the wz limit for f2p will decrease the queue time. and on top of that eaware needs to add another grade of gear between prototype and artifact or they need to put more prototype gears between tiers(T1/T2) and make them available through classic comm. even if a f2p is stubborn enough to surpass the quick bar restriction s/he can never work out gear imbalance at end game thus stop trying end game fp. it ensures higher queue time for HM FP. you guys need to work out on your restrictions for f2p if you really want queue time to drop. gear restrction works for eq2 and some other games because they have tons of gear grades not just 3(uncommon,prototype,artifact). 

My queue times as a 50 is about 30 seconds to a mintue, play the game before you start assuming stuff. And im a F2P character.

We get to dance with hutss, YAY!!

http://www.swtor.com/gameupdates/2.1-dance-of-the-hutts

I currently play the game, and the servers are always heavy, i had to wait in a queue once to get inside the server. During the double xp weekends about 3-4 servers were on full, the imperial fleet has around 250 people when i'm online. I'm a preffered status player so i just buy all my unlocks in the GTN. I havn't paid a cent since launch; since the GTN has everything from the cartel market.( but i did pre-order the expansion)

Originally posted by McGamer
Rift's housing is only for end-game players and is extremely expensive to buy and furnish. I lost interest in Rift due to that restricted content and the anti-social nature of the community there.

Rift housing is not for end-game, i can have a house at level 6.

Originally posted by Doogiehowser

Originally posted by velmax

Originally posted by DamonVile

casual mmos are not being made anymore ? really ?

I think if they made mmos any more casual most players would only ever play them once, in their life time.

Your interpret\ting wrong, i meant casual as in regular question-marks, raiding, kill 10 rats etc.

Excalamation marks and kill 10 of X or Y is not the only thing which makes a MMO themepark. Just like how seemless world alone does not make a MMO sandbox. You are defining one entire genre on basis of couple of features.

Okay im wrong, your right!

Originally posted by DamonVile

casual mmos are not being made anymore ? really ?

I think if they made mmos any more casual most players would only ever play them once, in their life time.

Your interpret\ting wrong, i meant casual as in regular question-marks, raiding, kill 10 rats etc.

Originally posted by mackdawg19

Originally posted by velmax

You know how people say, save the best for last? Well this has crossed through out my mind today; and i think it makes sense. Wildstar is gaining popularity for its similar mmo-feel but improved. The future of mmo's have changed to sandbox- player generated content, and most mmos are going towards this type of gameplay. (Ex. Archeage, EQ Next, Star Citizen, etc.) Casual mmos are not being made anymore, but i think Carbine has saved the best for last!

See this interview with the content director, Mike Donatelli. (with Pokket)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDfQEhnHFak

The end game sounds promising, and bringing back 40-man raids that are Hardcore, is a big deal. Warplots sound like a lot of fun for pvp players, and solo instances at end game is good for.. well the solo players. 

Idk if Wildstar is gonna fail or not, but i do know its gonna last a long time.

Not sure were you got your information from, but your dead wrong on every account. Casual MMO's will never go away, and if anything theres more of them than sandbox coming in the next 2 years. I can count atleast 5 upcoming Casual based MMO's. Sandbox MMO's are not a present as you would think. And don't go believing any of those upcoming MMO's stating they are sandbox, because most of them are not. They are more akin to sandbox hybrids. Thanks for the link though, had not seen it yet and goodluck and your future gaming endevours.

I meant that most developers are looking to make more sandbox games then themepark (If you follow dev feedback). Were not seeing raids as a focus in mmos, were not seeing the regular question-mark quests anymore, but Wildstar is doing that. This is what i meant by casual.

Originally posted by Eluldor

New information, thanks for the share. Got one unannounced class defined as "main healer". Thinking a staff wielding class, hopefully more melee like monk as opposed to ranged staff.

Not sure if 40 main raids for the 1% are considered casual though :P

True! 

You know how people say, save the best for last? Well this has crossed through out my mind today; and i think it makes sense. Wildstar is gaining popularity for its similar mmo-feel but improved. The future of mmo's have changed to sandbox- player generated content, and most mmos are going towards this type of gameplay. (Ex. Archeage, EQ Next, Star Citizen, etc.) Casual mmos are not being made anymore, but i think Carbine has saved the best for last!

See this interview with the content director, Mike Donatelli. (with Pokket)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDfQEhnHFak

The end game sounds promising, and bringing back 40-man raids that are Hardcore, is a big deal. Warplots sound like a lot of fun for pvp players, and solo instances at end game is good for.. well the solo players. 

Idk if Wildstar is gonna fail or not, but i do know its gonna last a long time.