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Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:38 am
by Lyion
Put your character name/server in here.
I'm going to roll a Mage, Warrior, and Cleric on different servers
Shadefallen/Defiant - Bane & Constantine
Sunrest/Defiant - TBD
Byriel/Guardian - TBD
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:15 pm
by Ganzo
Playing Rogue
Shadefallen/Defiant - Targitaj
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:56 pm
by Lyion
and... Servers down at 5 PM EST...
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:56 pm
by Ganzo
For how long? I wont get home for about 2 more hours, and hope they are back up by than. I got to play while i was at lunch and got to lvl 6.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:38 pm
by brinstar
wait - shit
i thought headstart came up tomorrow???
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:41 pm
by Ganzo
1hr 45min queue to log on

Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:31 pm
by brinstar
taking a damn year to download an 8.5GB game, ugh
why couldn't they just patch my beta files instead of making my poor modem pass a kidney stone the size of a bowling ball
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:51 pm
by Lyion
Hit 18... Be back tomorrow. Once I get in the 30s I'll also start on my Cleric. I have a surplus of time right now, not sure how long it'll last.

Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:02 pm
by brinstar
level 18 in less than 12 hours? christ almighty, "surplus of time" is right
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:31 pm
by Lyion
1-20 is quick. Then things slow a bit more.
Mage actually levels slower than the other classes, but I'm still a tad OCD with leveling.
I've gotten better, I'm in bed not racing to max level like my EQ and DAOC days.
Hopefully the queues won't be so bad this weekend with the added servers.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:37 pm
by brinstar
Lyion wrote:1-20 is quick. Then things slow a bit more.
Mage actually levels slower than the other classes, but I'm still a tad OCD with leveling.
I've gotten better, I'm in bed not racing to max level like my EQ and DAOC days.
Hopefully the queues won't be so bad this weekend with the added servers.
yea dude but it took me all of open beta to hit 25
slow down a bit ;\
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:34 am
by brinstar
Shadefallen/Defiant:
Sasha - Warrior
Stanislav - Mage
Aran - Cleric
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:54 am
by Ganzo
Hit 12 before I went to bed last night, lets see how far i'll get today.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:10 pm
by Tossica
What's the point of even having lower levels if you can level that fast? Why not just start everyone out at lvl 50 or whatever the cap is and bypass the whole leveling experience?
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:02 pm
by brinstar
Tossica wrote:What's the point of even having lower levels if you can level that fast? Why not just start everyone out at lvl 50 or whatever the cap is and bypass the whole leveling experience?
i kind of agree - in open beta i hung around Freemarch way longer than i needed to just to make sure i had found everything and explored everywhere and loaded up on rift rewards
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:27 pm
by Ganzo
It's like all the other games, you can take your time and do everything or power-level to 50, both options are available. Plus they nerfed rift exp way down from Beta so you don't level as fast anymore.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:29 pm
by Lyion
Exp was slowed down upon release.
I blew through EQ to 50 quick, just because I like to level fast. Same with WOW.
The game is fun, that's really all I look for. I tried EQ again and wow it was painful compared to current games for me.
I'm enjoying Rift. Not sure how long it'll last but for now I'm glad I bought it.
Toss, the Necro pets fucking completely own any other game. that alone should tempt you!
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:21 pm
by Tossica
Pretty much every MMO since EQ has sucked on most levels. Almost all MMO's now can be described with "It's just like WoW except..."
EQ2 held my interest for a few months mostly because I wanted to see what the world looked like.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:29 pm
by Harrison
Yeah, I'm playing WoW with a bunch of RL friends.
I don't need to play WoW with a new cover sheet with no friends.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:07 am
by Ganzo
Harrison wrote:Yeah, I'm playing WoW with a bunch of RL friends.
I don't need to play WoW with a new cover sheet with no friends.
This game is not WoW, it's not catered to kids.
Anyway found this preview video for End Game content.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/19 ... ute-video/
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:11 am
by Lyion
Several of us from NT are on this server. A bunch of old NT are also on Byriel.
If anyone is looking for a new, polished MMO this is it.
I loved EQ.. in 1999. It looks and plays like a game eleven years old, though. Rift is fun and fluid. It's also loaded with people and a lot of fresh content.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:50 pm
by Tikker
got talked into playing
on byriel/guardian
playing a rogue named tikker
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:48 am
by Drem
brinstar wrote:Tossica wrote:What's the point of even having lower levels if you can level that fast? Why not just start everyone out at lvl 50 or whatever the cap is and bypass the whole leveling experience?
i kind of agree - in open beta i hung around Freemarch way longer than i needed to just to make sure i had found everything and explored everywhere and loaded up on rift rewards
ddo is taking forever. i'm days in and i'm still lvl 4. rift looks really cool but i don't think my computer could do it /tear
but like josh i'm doin it because some ppl IRL told me about it. and it's free. /shrug. pretty fun game imo. casual or hardcore, whatever you want to do. but it's definitely got a shitty visual style. not how i imagine D&D at all
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:05 am
by Tossica
Drem wrote:brinstar wrote:Tossica wrote:What's the point of even having lower levels if you can level that fast? Why not just start everyone out at lvl 50 or whatever the cap is and bypass the whole leveling experience?
i kind of agree - in open beta i hung around Freemarch way longer than i needed to just to make sure i had found everything and explored everywhere and loaded up on rift rewards
ddo is taking forever. i'm days in and i'm still lvl 4. rift looks really cool but i don't think my computer could do it /tear
but like josh i'm doin it because some ppl IRL told me about it. and it's free. /shrug. pretty fun game imo. casual or hardcore, whatever you want to do. but it's definitely got a shitty visual style. not how i imagine D&D at all
DDO is a unique beast. I like it but haven't been able to find someone else interested in it to play with. I'm good with EQ again for a while. The girl is loving it and that makes it fun for me.
Re: Rift Server/Character
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:15 am
by Ganzo
Drem wrote: but it's definitely got a shitty visual style. not how i imagine D&D at all
I like the visual style because it is deferent that all other D&D MMO's. It looks more like post apocalyptic world, which ties with the story of the world torn apart by rifts and warring factions.