Rift

This week on Game On, Chris and Bill dive deep into the world of evil underlings with a discussion of Obsidian's new RPG, Tyranny. Later, they talk about ArtCraft's new fundraising effort that makes supporters actual investors, Guild Wars 2's latest icy update, and how Starfall Prophecy is adding to the world of RIFT. Should you buy it now?

Game Director for Rift, Chris Junior, recently took to the official Rift forums to announce some compensation initiatives for players currently being effected by the downtimes and crashing experienced with the 64-Bit client.

MMORPG.com and Trion are proud to present the Autumn Harvest Giveaway for RIFT! These keys will give players 15 days of Patron. Enjoy currency bonuses, extra loot and content, boosts and power-ups, convenience perks and more! Get your key now!

The Rift site has been updated with a small preview of some of the Legendary Powers that will be coming with the release of the Starfall Prophecy expansion. In today's preview, get a look at Cleric, Mage, and Warrior Legendary Powers.

Trion Worlds has sent word that Rift's new expansion, Starfall Prophecy, has officially entered its open beta phase of development. Players are invited to join up to check out the new level cap, five new zones, a pair of new dungeons, technical improvements and more.

The Rift site has been updated with a new developer post to reveal the first information about fortress sieges that will be released with the Starfall Prophecy expansion. Players can literally storm castles as an individual, in a small group or in a full 10 player raid.

Rift players have tons of fun to look forward to with the arrival of the Autumn Harvest, an annual in-game event. Players can head to the Monster Mash in the Black Garden and can earn some costumes, the Necro Budgie mount, and take part in some holiday-themed quests.

The Rift: Starfall Prophecy beta has been delayed, though no particular reason was given on the official forum post. The beta will kick off on Monday, October 17th. Access to the PTS has been closed for the time being to allow the team to "update and polish the beta build".

Fans of Rift will definitely want to check into the game beginning October 13th when the open beta for the game's expansion, Starfall Prophecy, will kick off. Starfall Prophecy brings five new zones, two new dungeons, the new Legendary Powers and Planar Fragments systems and check out the Planar Assault Adventures.

When the next expansion to Rift goes live, players will have the ability to access a new level of skill called Legendary Powers. Legendary Powers improve on already existing skills by adding new mechanics, effects or by making them more powerful. Legendary powers are obtained between levels 66 and 70 with players able to add up to 3 abilities for each Soul.

Rift players can now pre-order the Starfall Prophecy expansion by choosing between the Digital Deluxe Edition for $59.99 and the Digital Standard Edition for $39.99. Each comes with a level 65 boost, a special in-game title, Daily Starfall Prophecy Tokens that can be traded for special items, and access to legendary abilities, five new zones, two dungeons and more. The Digital Deluxe Edition also includes a mount, a portrait frame and Asha Catari's Raiment.

Late last week, a brand new Rift producer's letter was posted to reveal more details about the upcoming expansion, Starfall Prophecy. It begins with a discussion of the lore background and the fact that players will be able to journey to level 70 and then goes on with further details of the expansion.

Rift will be getting a significant update today with the deployment of the v3.7 Summer Solstice patch. Several souls have undergone big changes and will be released today, including the Warrior-Warlord, Primalist-Berserker, Cleric-Druid and Mage-Elementalist.

When Rift updates to v3.7 in the near future, players who enjoy creating amazing dimensions will have a lot more to deal with. Thanks to our friends at DimensionGallery.com, our readers can get a peek at upcoming dimension-related items heading into the game. Check it out!

Rift players have a lot to look forward to with the arrival of summer. Between in-game events and the arrival of the much-vaunted multicore support, there is a lot at hand.