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Only in RIFT

This post is also featured on Rift Watchers. Since it will fit in both places, and there’s not necessarily a ton of overlap in readers, I think it’s worth sharing both places. I may keep doing this so neither place gets neglected. My journey in RIFT has been going excellently. I don’t think I’ve felt …

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Rift: Looking to the Future After Beta 2

The second beta event for Rift is finished and lots was learned from it. I was lucky enough to take part and, well, I’m excited for the NDA to drop. By the way, I checked and since Trion was asking people to status-update their being in-game, I think it’s okay to say that much (I …

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Rift: Social Observation or Close to Home?

Note: This is a cross-post from our new Rift blog, Rift Watchers. Find the original here. As I’ve followed the game, one of the most compelling aspects I’ve found actually has nothing to do with gameplay: it’s the factions. At first glance, it seems like your standard two-sided battle. You have the good guys in …

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The Multiverse – Episode #33: “Rift VIP Beta Key Giveaway!”

Hi Guys, This is a special episode of The Multiverse in a few ways. First and foremost, as of this show, we are officially unveiling the new Vagary sub-site, Rift Watchers. As you can tell by the name, we’ll be watching all the developments with Rift and bringing them to you in fansite-blog format. Our …

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Is Rift’s Emergent Gameplay Just Reskinned PQs?

Forgive my ignorance here, because I haven’t been following Rift too closely. I just found this developer diary on YouTube where they talk about some of their neat plans for the game. One of the bigguns is the rift system. Actually, considering they’ve named the game after it, I’d say it’s probably how they’re trying …

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The Multiverse – Episode #22: “The Greenest Grass is Always Lego”

Happy Hump Day Folks! We’re back this week with the much delayed Episode 22 of The Multiverse: MMO Radio. We first tried this show back on the ninth – right before real names on the forums got canceled – but, as luck would have it, my hard drive crashed and the show was lost. But, …

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