Starfall Prophecy Delayed to October 17th

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".

You can also read up on changes to the Aventurine collection / spend process and on changes coming to PvP, both of which will arrive with Starfall Prophecy.

In short, the amount and variety of content makes getting new folks into PvP way harder, and makes it less fun to play with newer members of the PvP community while they try to learn the myriad of details needed just to function at a basic level in PvP. We’ve not even begun to talk about finer strategy or what team compositions are dominating the metagame at the moment. As PvP is very much a group activity, anything which makes it harder for new people to get involved also makes things less fun for people currently involved. So how do we plan to address these issues in Starfall Prophecy? We’ve decided to streamline the amount of PvP content that is available at any time. This makes it easier to learn what to do in PvP, and makes the experience richer, more fun, and more rewarding for all participants.

Read more at any of the links above.

Via: MassivelyOP