Faelor
06-15-2010, 10:29 PM
Not a lot of news on day one. Here is a thread anyways.
*Going to include some general information from the official site, www.riftgame.com (http://www.riftgame.com)
About Rift: Planes of Telara
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/about-thumb1.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/about-litebox1.jpg) Join legions of adventurers in Rift: Planes of Telara, a new fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a world being torn apart.
Rifts violently rip into reality across the land and release powerful forces that threaten the very existence of Telara. Each breach brings with it new characters, events, and treasures, while the world itself changes dynamically around you.
Play with your friends across vast, lavishly detailed environments, or go head-to-head in challenging Player versus Player (PvP) combat as you battle to uncover the secrets of the planes. Build and advance your character using an innovative new class system with limitless possibilities.
The rifts have divided the people and endanger the world. Whether you fight to seal the rifts forever, or harness their power for your own, epic adventures lie ahead for those willing to fight for the future of Telara.
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/about-largeImage.jpg
Key Features
Rifts of Telara: A devastating magical eruption has tattered the veil between Telara and other planar dimensions. Treacherous and powerful rifts occur when two planes intersect, allowing passage between dimensions. Now no part of Telara is truly safe from invasion by otherworldly forces that lie beyond.
Unique Class System: Collect and embrace the souls of Telara’s ancient champions to gain their unique powers and abilities. Shape and progress your character with Rift's unique class system as you see fit, with hundreds of possible combinations.
Dynamic Layered Content: Telara pulses with activity. Thousands of unexpected encounters - from wandering merchants to explosive rifts that unleash massive planar invasions - create an unparalleled experience that goes beyond static quests and story arcs. Rift's dynamic layered content redefines the meaning of a living, breathing world.
Next-Gen Graphics: Stunning visuals by world-renowned fantasy artists bring unique creatures and conceptual designs to life. Next-generation lighting and intensely detailed characters and monsters set Rift apart from any other MMO on the market.
Plane Touched: Telara's proximity to a nexus of the planes shapes your adventures, your enemies, and even you. The rifts grant magical abilities to those bold enough to seize them, and rumors abound that some have crossed over to other planes and come back changed.
Player Factions
In the final days of the Mathosian civil war, the Ward that protected Telara from planar convergence was severely weakened by a disaster known as the Shade. Since that time, rifts between Telara and the planes have been increasingly devastating the land, and old enemies held at bay by elemental prisons have begun actively clawing their way out.
Telara’s greatest enemy, the death god Regulos, pounds against the outside of the Ward, seeking re-entry into Telara to finish the job he once started. Meanwhile, Telara’s own pantheon of gods has suddenly grown silent, and the world is descending into total chaos.
The people of Telara are now convinced that the end of the world is at hand. In these desperate final days, two major factions have arisen to battle the coming apocalypse: the Guardians and the Defiant. Though each faction wants to save the world, their beliefs and methods differ, and they war upon each other as often as they do other enemies of Telara.
The Guardians
Guardians are the chosen of the Telara's gods, the Vigil. When the tyrant Aedraxis called forth the power of the Plane of Death and devastated Telara, the Vigil chose the most powerful souls taken by the Shade to be the archons of the next age. A golden age awaits, but Telara must first be saved — by deed, by example, or by the sword. Its people must be redeemed, its corruptors cleansed. Only then will the Guardians be imbued with the divine and ascend to a higher level.
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/conceptThumb1.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/litebox1.jpg)http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/conceptThumb2.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/litebox2.jpg)
The Vigil chose the Guardians from the three races of Telara who most put their faith in the gods, including the fearless Mathosians and the wise High Elves. Though each race is beloved of the gods, each seeks redemption for the sins of their leaders: Aedraxis Mathos unleashed the Shade, and Prince Hylas broke the Elves' ancient covenant with the gods. Thus, the Guardians represent both the hopes of the world and of their fallen peoples.
Within their holy city of Sanctum, the Guardians stand as bold sentinels against the dragons and their cults. Their crusades assault the undead armies of Regulos, their inquisitions purge the secretive cults of Akylios, and their agents search for sinister signs as far away as the deserts of Shimmersand. The Vigil does not dictate a single path to salvation, so the Guardians seek their own place in the holy litany by ending the corruption of the dragons and the blasphemy of the Defiants.
The Guardians are driven forward by the memory of Telara's countless fallen innocents, who cried out for salvation as the world was shattered, only to be consumed by the Destroyer. This, the Vigil reminds them, is what the Guardians must strive against, lest millions more meet the torment of oblivion in Regulos's jaws. Only the light of the Guardians stands before such all-consuming darkness.
The Defiant
The Defiant do not care whether the gods abandoned the world or not. To them, this entire planar convergence disaster is the gods' fault in the first place. Indeed, as soon as things went from bad to worse, the gods suddenly and inexplicably disappeared.
So while the Guardians run around Telara building temples, sticking their noses in everyone's business, and desperately praying for a miracle, the Defiant plan on actually delivering one, even if it means being branded as heretics and operating outside the laws of the land.
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/conceptThumb1.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/litebox1.jpg)http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/conceptThumb2.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/litebox2.jpg)
Above all else, Defiants are rugged individualists who love technology. Mixing technology with magic offers amazing opportunities for innovation, personal power, and cultural progress. If used correctly, these advancements could also be turned into spectacular weapons to fight the looming darkness. The Defiant absolutely believe that the best defense is a great offense - something the Guardians will never understand.
With the help of enough eldritch war machines and magical innovations, Defiants believe the people of Telara will have the power to destroy the dragon gods themselves, without needing to rely on outdated religious dogma. When Telara is saved, the Defiant will be at the head of a new technomagic age, in which every facet of life is touched by their innovations.
While some Defiants might reluctantly acknowledge that their methods are dangerous, potentially posing risks to the integrity of the world, they will be quick to point out that the world seems to be ending anyway, so everything is worth the risk. Besides, if the world is destroyed, who will be around to complain about it?
*Going to include some general information from the official site, www.riftgame.com (http://www.riftgame.com)
About Rift: Planes of Telara
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/about-thumb1.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/about-litebox1.jpg) Join legions of adventurers in Rift: Planes of Telara, a new fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a world being torn apart.
Rifts violently rip into reality across the land and release powerful forces that threaten the very existence of Telara. Each breach brings with it new characters, events, and treasures, while the world itself changes dynamically around you.
Play with your friends across vast, lavishly detailed environments, or go head-to-head in challenging Player versus Player (PvP) combat as you battle to uncover the secrets of the planes. Build and advance your character using an innovative new class system with limitless possibilities.
The rifts have divided the people and endanger the world. Whether you fight to seal the rifts forever, or harness their power for your own, epic adventures lie ahead for those willing to fight for the future of Telara.
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/about-largeImage.jpg
Key Features
Rifts of Telara: A devastating magical eruption has tattered the veil between Telara and other planar dimensions. Treacherous and powerful rifts occur when two planes intersect, allowing passage between dimensions. Now no part of Telara is truly safe from invasion by otherworldly forces that lie beyond.
Unique Class System: Collect and embrace the souls of Telara’s ancient champions to gain their unique powers and abilities. Shape and progress your character with Rift's unique class system as you see fit, with hundreds of possible combinations.
Dynamic Layered Content: Telara pulses with activity. Thousands of unexpected encounters - from wandering merchants to explosive rifts that unleash massive planar invasions - create an unparalleled experience that goes beyond static quests and story arcs. Rift's dynamic layered content redefines the meaning of a living, breathing world.
Next-Gen Graphics: Stunning visuals by world-renowned fantasy artists bring unique creatures and conceptual designs to life. Next-generation lighting and intensely detailed characters and monsters set Rift apart from any other MMO on the market.
Plane Touched: Telara's proximity to a nexus of the planes shapes your adventures, your enemies, and even you. The rifts grant magical abilities to those bold enough to seize them, and rumors abound that some have crossed over to other planes and come back changed.
Player Factions
In the final days of the Mathosian civil war, the Ward that protected Telara from planar convergence was severely weakened by a disaster known as the Shade. Since that time, rifts between Telara and the planes have been increasingly devastating the land, and old enemies held at bay by elemental prisons have begun actively clawing their way out.
Telara’s greatest enemy, the death god Regulos, pounds against the outside of the Ward, seeking re-entry into Telara to finish the job he once started. Meanwhile, Telara’s own pantheon of gods has suddenly grown silent, and the world is descending into total chaos.
The people of Telara are now convinced that the end of the world is at hand. In these desperate final days, two major factions have arisen to battle the coming apocalypse: the Guardians and the Defiant. Though each faction wants to save the world, their beliefs and methods differ, and they war upon each other as often as they do other enemies of Telara.
The Guardians
Guardians are the chosen of the Telara's gods, the Vigil. When the tyrant Aedraxis called forth the power of the Plane of Death and devastated Telara, the Vigil chose the most powerful souls taken by the Shade to be the archons of the next age. A golden age awaits, but Telara must first be saved — by deed, by example, or by the sword. Its people must be redeemed, its corruptors cleansed. Only then will the Guardians be imbued with the divine and ascend to a higher level.
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/conceptThumb1.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/litebox1.jpg)http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/conceptThumb2.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/guardian/litebox2.jpg)
The Vigil chose the Guardians from the three races of Telara who most put their faith in the gods, including the fearless Mathosians and the wise High Elves. Though each race is beloved of the gods, each seeks redemption for the sins of their leaders: Aedraxis Mathos unleashed the Shade, and Prince Hylas broke the Elves' ancient covenant with the gods. Thus, the Guardians represent both the hopes of the world and of their fallen peoples.
Within their holy city of Sanctum, the Guardians stand as bold sentinels against the dragons and their cults. Their crusades assault the undead armies of Regulos, their inquisitions purge the secretive cults of Akylios, and their agents search for sinister signs as far away as the deserts of Shimmersand. The Vigil does not dictate a single path to salvation, so the Guardians seek their own place in the holy litany by ending the corruption of the dragons and the blasphemy of the Defiants.
The Guardians are driven forward by the memory of Telara's countless fallen innocents, who cried out for salvation as the world was shattered, only to be consumed by the Destroyer. This, the Vigil reminds them, is what the Guardians must strive against, lest millions more meet the torment of oblivion in Regulos's jaws. Only the light of the Guardians stands before such all-consuming darkness.
The Defiant
The Defiant do not care whether the gods abandoned the world or not. To them, this entire planar convergence disaster is the gods' fault in the first place. Indeed, as soon as things went from bad to worse, the gods suddenly and inexplicably disappeared.
So while the Guardians run around Telara building temples, sticking their noses in everyone's business, and desperately praying for a miracle, the Defiant plan on actually delivering one, even if it means being branded as heretics and operating outside the laws of the land.
http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/conceptThumb1.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/litebox1.jpg)http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/conceptThumb2.jpg (http://www.riftgame.com/img/game/factions/defiant/litebox2.jpg)
Above all else, Defiants are rugged individualists who love technology. Mixing technology with magic offers amazing opportunities for innovation, personal power, and cultural progress. If used correctly, these advancements could also be turned into spectacular weapons to fight the looming darkness. The Defiant absolutely believe that the best defense is a great offense - something the Guardians will never understand.
With the help of enough eldritch war machines and magical innovations, Defiants believe the people of Telara will have the power to destroy the dragon gods themselves, without needing to rely on outdated religious dogma. When Telara is saved, the Defiant will be at the head of a new technomagic age, in which every facet of life is touched by their innovations.
While some Defiants might reluctantly acknowledge that their methods are dangerous, potentially posing risks to the integrity of the world, they will be quick to point out that the world seems to be ending anyway, so everything is worth the risk. Besides, if the world is destroyed, who will be around to complain about it?