Rift: Planes of Telara
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iannis
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Sicaron was such an awesome fight... lol. But not for the gameplay itself. It was awesome because of how vent would EXPLODE when "that guy" got the pillar or when everyone just fell over and there was a silence and then someone says, "lolwut?"
It was also awesome because it highlighted just how fucking terrible the people who played clerics in that game were. Apparently none of ours even KNEW they could cleanse. You were a God among Peasants if you knew what your buttons did, apparently.
Our clerics were intensely horrible. I mean it was intense how fucking horrible those people were.
Edit: I really did like the fight where you had to chase the gaping vagina monster around the room, and she'd burrow and try to sneak attack you. That was probably the best fight in HK -- it was just fun all around and you could intentionally sacrifice "that guy" to the toothy cooter gods and still win. That final 3 stage one just took too. fucking. long.
It was also awesome because it highlighted just how fucking terrible the people who played clerics in that game were. Apparently none of ours even KNEW they could cleanse. You were a God among Peasants if you knew what your buttons did, apparently.
Our clerics were intensely horrible. I mean it was intense how fucking horrible those people were.
Edit: I really did like the fight where you had to chase the gaping vagina monster around the room, and she'd burrow and try to sneak attack you. That was probably the best fight in HK -- it was just fun all around and you could intentionally sacrifice "that guy" to the toothy cooter gods and still win. That final 3 stage one just took too. fucking. long.
Tearofsoul
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The problem with Sicaron was that if you had any type of latency and two pixals touched, you were fucked. Because sometimes you rubberbanded and you might not of fucked up, but the server made you fuck up.
Or the bubbles extended through the floor and you couldn't see where they ended and thus wiped the raid.
Yay! It was an interesting concept, except that I would not of made it so if the bubbles touched it was an auto wipe. OR if you wanted to keep the auto wipe feature, I would of just cut the fight in half time wise. Fuck that fight being 10 minutes of doing that stupid shit.
Or the bubbles extended through the floor and you couldn't see where they ended and thus wiped the raid.
Yay! It was an interesting concept, except that I would not of made it so if the bubbles touched it was an auto wipe. OR if you wanted to keep the auto wipe feature, I would of just cut the fight in half time wise. Fuck that fight being 10 minutes of doing that stupid shit.
Grim1
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Depends on what you consider popular. Compared to WoW it isn't, but that is true of every mmo. Take WoW out of the equation and Rift is one of the most successful and popular mmos.
Been playing a lot the last couple of weeks, started new toons on a few servers (was lost on my level 50s) to get a feel for the game and community again. The servers are all very busy and I've been enjoying myself more than I thought I would. F2P will bring even more players. Haven't tackled the 50 - 60 grind yet, I hear that is brutal.
Vandyn
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Rift fans are delusional. I'm convinced of that. They are truly believe their game is successful and popular when everything points to that being false. There is a reason this game went F2P and it isn't because a ton of people were playing it. Storm Legion barely registered on the radar in terms of sales, Trion saw this and here we are.
Grim1
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Every game is going F2P. Even WoW will eventually if their numbers continue to decline (and they will according to Blizzard). F2P is a fact of life for all mmos. Trion was just being proactive and did it before it became absolutely necessary. And I suspect they did it to make more money. The fact is is F2P is very profitable.
Every game that that requires a sub is losing them, unless they have created some sort of cash shop with Flex (EvE) type options.
As for Rift they have more servers and more players than most mmos. So how that equates to failure is purely a fantasy in your head. Although, from what I hear Storm Legion didn't perform the way it was hoped to. But I think that has more to do with the outdated sub model they were in at the time.
They've done a lot of good things and added some nice content to this game. It isn't fresh, but it satisfies ones MMO itch nicely. I wouldn't pay a sub for this, but I'll fire it up and play out the new content, too.
Kreugen
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Grim1
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Cute.
Seriously, which mmos are more successful (I'm talking real dollars here) than Rift? Obviously WoW, and you can throw GW2 and EvE in that mix. From what I understand Lineage 1 still makes a ton of cash for NCSoft so they might be but that's not for sure. I know of a couple others that are at about the same place as Rift.
What is your list of successful MMO's that top Rift in dollars? Or are you all snark and no balls?
Seriously, which mmos are more successful (I'm talking real dollars here) than Rift? Obviously WoW, and you can throw GW2 and EvE in that mix. From what I understand Lineage 1 still makes a ton of cash for NCSoft so they might be but that's not for sure. I know of a couple others that are at about the same place as Rift.
What is your list of successful MMO's that top Rift in dollars? Or are you all snark and no balls?
Grim1
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Ok, so you don't have anything. Trion was able to obtain financing for Defiant and End of Nations because of Rift's success. They also have WarFace and will be publishing Arche Age in the west. None of this would have been possible if Rift was the failure you all claim.
I'm not saying Rift is the most successful game or even second but it is obviously in the top ten. Out of the tons of mmo's out there, that makes it top tier, ie one of the most successful and popular. Not sure why anyone would think otherwise, except for personal reasons.
I'm not even a huge fan of the game. I think Trion is one of the better gaming companies though.
I'm not saying Rift is the most successful game or even second but it is obviously in the top ten. Out of the tons of mmo's out there, that makes it top tier, ie one of the most successful and popular. Not sure why anyone would think otherwise, except for personal reasons.
I'm not even a huge fan of the game. I think Trion is one of the better gaming companies though.
Not trolling at all , genuine question.
How's the game and company since Scott left ?
Played it in beta and launch for about 6 months , just got little burnt out after my main two starting classes , Reaver and Sab , got hammered fairly hard out of the gate (honestly I enjoyed the reaver aoe'ing in pve solo more than any class in a long time at launch ). Always like Hartsman attitude and overall game development , and wondered if there has been a noticeable dropoff at Trion or no change at all ?
I'll always give kudos to Trion for customer support. I decided to re-up on Thanksgiving night while the kids were asleep and I was up waiting for midnite Black Friday sales to start. Something in the account system glitched and took my CC payment but still didn't activate my account. I called the CS number , and on Thanksgiving night got a clearly American(or very good English speaking) girl who looked into it , stayed on the phone and within 5 mins had the issue fixed and had me login and double check it. Never had any other mmo company come close.Just hoping they stay just as good as planning on playing ArcheAge when it launches.
How's the game and company since Scott left ?
Played it in beta and launch for about 6 months , just got little burnt out after my main two starting classes , Reaver and Sab , got hammered fairly hard out of the gate (honestly I enjoyed the reaver aoe'ing in pve solo more than any class in a long time at launch ). Always like Hartsman attitude and overall game development , and wondered if there has been a noticeable dropoff at Trion or no change at all ?
I'll always give kudos to Trion for customer support. I decided to re-up on Thanksgiving night while the kids were asleep and I was up waiting for midnite Black Friday sales to start. Something in the account system glitched and took my CC payment but still didn't activate my account. I called the CS number , and on Thanksgiving night got a clearly American(or very good English speaking) girl who looked into it , stayed on the phone and within 5 mins had the issue fixed and had me login and double check it. Never had any other mmo company come close.Just hoping they stay just as good as planning on playing ArcheAge when it launches.
Kreugen
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Rift may not have been a failure at launch, but everything after that was. The expansion failed to bring back the legions of people that quit the game once the new wore off.