Play Rift? Have Friends Who Don't? Free Time For Them!


Hey, Rift’ers. I know you’re busy fighting back Alsbeth and the legion of undead attacking Telara at the moment, but offer me a moment of your time. Do you have a friend looking into Rift who just doesn’t want to throw $50 down on the box, but doesn’t want to miss the event? If you … Continue reading “Play Rift? Have Friends Who Don't? Free Time For Them!”

Rift: Now Integrated With Youtube


The program FRAPS is great, but recording tends to slow down my computer. Xfire video does the job, but not all of my games are supported. I’d love to see more MMOs implement what Trion just did today: integration with Youtube. In today’s patch, Trion added in support for players to link their Trion accounts … Continue reading “Rift: Now Integrated With Youtube”

Rift: Aion Clone? Major Security Hole Patched.


The coin-lock system in Rift is, as I mentioned, a substandard method of stopping account theft because it doesn’t impact what Trion has referred to as the cause of 80% of all hacked accounts: Keyloggers. With what Trion has referred to as a nonstop attack on the account databases and servers, it was only a … Continue reading “Rift: Aion Clone? Major Security Hole Patched.”

Thirty More Rift Servers Today


Less than a week ago, I mentioned that Trion was opening up over twenty new servers for Rift’s head start, after population built up into fifteen hour long lines just to log in. Of course it is worth pointing out that, with any MMO launch, a few of these servers will be going the way … Continue reading “Thirty More Rift Servers Today”

Rift: **** Your One Additional Server!


Rift’s head start launched out the door yesterday, and almost immediately the title was punched in the throat, dragged into a back alleyway, and beaten with a metal club for all of its bandwidth. Of course, those of you familiar with MMO launches will be well aware of the launch-day queue lines, matched and surpassed … Continue reading “Rift: **** Your One Additional Server!”