Rift: Planes of Telara

This game is shaping up to become something amazing!  Not groundbreaking as far as traditional mmo playstile is concerned, but the RIFT system and class system is something to be reckoned with!

Friend of mine mentioned Rift to me, and I have to say that I am very impressed.  I was a little leary of another fantasy mmo, as I already play WoW, but this game looks to offer something new.  I love the class system, and dynamic events design.  The class system has my head spinning atm, as to what to role first.  There are so many options. 

The Rifts make the game really fun for me, I have a Warden/Druid and must say that even though I am a healer I can still put out the dps.  Really looking forward to release, though now I need to upgrade the PC to play it.

Awesome, I hit 10 last night but doubt I will get 20 tonight.  Have you tried anything other than healer?  My wife has been playing a Necro/Warlock/pyro and she has been destroying things left and right.

Come launch I believe I am going to roll Guardian.  Why?  Because, most people tend to roll Defiant.  I am also going to roll on a PvP server.  Lol, it's a no brainer for me.  Also, I'm a cleric.  However I have been playing around with Warden/Cabalist hybrids and Sentinel/Cablist hybrid's.  And I have to say, I can put out AoE dps like crazy when people bunch up. 

Aci11i3s did you roll a toon on Seastone?


Edited by WardTheSteak - 27 Jan 2011 at 1:35am

I created a Pally/Void/Warlord last night and got him to 9, I must say the defensive tanks in this game are fun. Not sure about tanking for a group yet, we shall see tonight I hope.

Hey guys, I played the beta and have already preordered. I am looking at purchasing a new computer from DS, with RIFT in mind. That being said, I would like to run the game at the max setting in all situations (during raids, rift events, etc). I am deciding on a graphics card that would be capable, yet affordable. I have ruled out the GTX 580 as its price is high and it may be overkill... My decision is between the new GTX 560 and the 570... Basically, if a 560 could do it combined with the new sandy bridge cpu (o.c. 4.0 - 4.7) then that would be fantastic. What graphic settings are you all running on? Could you guys let me know the settings you play at, FPS you get, resolution you play at, and finally what graphics card you are using! That would be a huge help in my decision! Thanks!

is there a FPS cap built into the game?

It could be an issue with the game being in Beta aswell, I have read reports of people running older cards and still having 60 fps.  So cause its a wait till launch kinda thing.

Not quite sure Justin. I'm hoping that since the game is still in Beta they will work it out. I would expect the GTX 580 to do better. The game is beautiful, but I have seen better looking games and got better fps.

The last test they did was the first stress test of the systems. There is a test coming up Friday the 4th to Monday. I am not sure if they are still stress testing it or not for this test.

Will be interesting to see. I pre-ordered the game so I'm in all the rest of the betas. We'll see if tomorrow anything has changed.

Ok so they have definitely fixed alot of issues. With the same settings I now sit at 60fps. They were stress testing and started opening major rifts EVERYWHERE. I was in a huge group and fps dropped down to about 40 or so. Much better than it was before. I think they will polish it up right before release.

Very nice, I am looking forward to starting soon. I also was curious to see how the class balance would all play out considering the diverse options available to the player base. I think the choices are a good thing, however, as you pointed out Zipter, it could be bad at worst or annoying at best.

Yeah I am still kinda overwhelmed with all of the options. I think I have finally settled on a Rogue with MM/Ranger/Sabo as my souls. I have seen some Rogues tank which was pretty crazy since they are rogues lol. I hope that once the game goes live, people will settle down with the builds.

Was really enjoying the beta. Got a new *COUGH Alienware COUGH* and then it self destructed after one week.

After all the Sandy Bridge drama of the past week, I finally decided on a new DS system with one of the forbidden AMD Phenom II X4 chips. Got a GTX 460 in there as well, so don't expect any issues with Rift. Hopefully the rest of you have better luck with your hardware playing Rift then I did!!

Just picked up my new DS system today...last Rift Beta (Open Beta) is starting tomorrow at 10am PST. I won't be able to play for a bit later, but anyone interested in perhaps making a casual guild? Let me know.

I'll post pics/my review later this week :-D