Next week and just beyond is the third decisive moment in RIFT’s history (1st being Beta campaign, 2nd was launch), when many of us will be deciding whether or not to extend our initial subscriptions to RIFT.
Since release there have been problems no doubt – the security hole which was quickly plugged, the platinum sellers phising for your account details (par for the course for every MMO) the most notable. Thankfully the server queues have been resolved with additional servers. TRION have been very regular with the updates and have addressed the vast majority of issues and game imbalances the player base has been vocal about. I’m hearing a lot of positive feedback from casual and hardcore alike.
However, a lingering concern I’ve heard is the end game content and PvP, group balance in Warfronts in particular needs addressing. Limited looks in gear, not enough variety and many times you can change items and see no change in your appearance. There still remains some gripes in the professions too (lack of mining nodes and ridiculously rare recipe drops are two I’ve ran in to myself.
But we are due a content update within three months of release and I would imagine these are things that the development team are concentrating on, end game content being the major focus. I have complete confidence in Trion listening to and acting upon player feedback.
This seems a perfect moment to poll the players and see what your plans are for the future. Please take a moment to cast your vote. I haven’t put an ‘undecided’ option in this vote, there is no abstaining, you’re either in or you’re out.
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Our previous poll asked which professions you had taken up. Unsurprisingly the gathering professions came top but from the actual crafts there’s a clear favourite and a very obvious least favourite. I’m not surprised to see Artificing gripping on at last place there.
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