Rift 4.2 hotfix #2 goes live today, as a nice sizeable bug fix patch. Though the team has slipped in some new items, such as level 72 test dummies for your dimension, and a new Cosmic Trigger upgrade item for Raid Rift essences. The Rift forums have a new Bug Reports section. Check it out – http://forums.riftgame.com/general-discussions/bug-reports/ – and report bugs […]
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Friday’s live stream was focused on Summerfest. Aside from new store items and a new Seal you can buy using the summerfest currency, the event itself is unchanged compared to previous years. With that, let’s dive into the live stream summary.
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Rift 4.2: Celestial Storm is here! 4 new primalist souls, the new Vostigar Peaks zone, and Tartaric Depths normal mode all open up today. Summerfest starts Friday, July 21st. On top of this, artifact minion missions have been reworked, the Gedlo badlands IAs are now available, among a balance pass. Patch notes below.
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4.2 arrives on July 20th, bringing with it the new Vostigar Peaks zone, a new story questline, new story 1-man sliver, 3 new raid rifts, and Normal mode Tartaric Depths. There’s several new gearing systems in place, and a few new things to work towards to help you gear up for higher tier raiding. This Quickstart guide is meant to […]
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Moar 4.2 stuff. Thanks to the recent live stream, I’ve been able to identify a few new things. July 13th brought an updated map, and we have PuP from atlas reactor to show off today. New strings, some new database entries, let’s delve in.
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Rift 4.1 hotfix #16 has arrived. With 4.2 landing next week, this is likely the final hotfix we will have before 4.2, unless 4.2 is delayed. This is a bugfix update, and addresses issues with the Sparkle caches, a Tyrant’s Throne quest, and 64-bit addon issues.
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Well, at long last, 4.2 has hit all at once on the PTS. Time to datamine this, and see what we can find! There is a lot to uncover, so this will be a multi part post over several days. Today, we will dive into the new icons, the map of Vostigar Peaks, and a preview of several new pieces […]
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The following conversations were taken from my private interaction with some devs, in addition to questions asked on the Rift Community discord. The following questions were asked and responded to on July 7, 2017. For those that don’t know, Discord is more than just a pure voice service, it also serves as a text chat service similar to IRC and […]
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Woah, haven’t done one of these in a while. The July 7th, 2017 live stream delved heavily into the new raid rifts that will arrive in 4.2. Alongside requirements, we got details on how looting has changed for raid rifts, and a quick peek at some of the rewards.
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The following conversations were taken from my direct and private interaction with some devs. The following questions were asked and responded to on July 5, 2017. As usual, this has been anonymized (as appropriate), and edited for topic flow and some minor grammar tweaks. I specifically asked questions regarding the upcoming IAs. More to come on this Friday’s live stream. […]
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