Rift: Planes of Telara

[Mabs]

lol ECA, you must be in some fucking shite PVP mate

clerics are owning the ever-living shit out of -EVERYTHING- atm in pvp

 

[Ctuchik]

clerics are owning the ever-living shit out of -EVERYTHING- atm in pvp

Keep dreaming mate

The games where Clerics are "owning" in consists of that one cleric having a slight clue whilst the rests don't.

One of my alts are specced for taking out clerics and are effortlessly eating the vast majority of them alive.

The properly good Clerics is a slight challenge but they die regardless, it just takes abit longer.

 

[Mabs]

Keep dreaming mate

The games where Clerics are "owning" in consists of that one cleric having a slight clue whilst the rests don't.

One of my alts are specced for taking out clerics and are effortlessly eating the vast majority of them alive.

The properly good Clerics is a slight challenge but they die regardless, it just takes abit longer.

well ive survived , holding the Fang, against 4 people so :wub:

i think the prob is partly that people arent assisting, or are too busy going "ooh this is pretty, what does this button do"

also, im an exceptional cleric

but seriously, there is a lot of whinge about clerics atm, presume its PEBCAK rather than class tho as you said

 

[eksdee]

played a bunch this weekend, overall i like it quite a lot but there are quite some limiting factors to seeing this as something worth sticking with past the 'giving it a go' stage i feel.

main concerns:

1.5s gcd feels turgid at best and crippling at worst

no idea if there will be any pvp-centric zones yet, if it's just bgs and ganking pve zones... well, just look at aion. it will suck.

cc doesn't last long enough. transmogrify: 30s tooltip, lasts <10s in pvp.

otherwise, there are lots of things to like. i'll be writing an in-depth (pvp-centric) review along with a video of me playing my pyro/ele this weekend for Rift Junkies | An Official Rift: Planes of Telara Fansite some time this week.

 

[Mabs]

viz CC etc - you have checked the PVP-only soul configs yes?

 

[eksdee]

i have, but can't say i noticed anything increasing cc duration? maybe i'm missing something, or?

 

[Mabs]

i havent checked them all so i dunno, was just a thought in case something was in there was all

my pvp consists of mostly going

6..7...9..8...6..7..9...8.. so i dont notice people getting CCd

 

[Ctuchik]

well ive survived , holding the Fang, against 4 people so :wub:

Doesn't need to be a Cleric for that tho, a Chloromancer/Warlock combo does it just fine as well.

Not saying clerics are not good because they are. But they are not as invincible as ppl claim

 

[Ctuchik]

cc doesn't last long enough. transmogrify: 30s tooltip, lasts <10s in pvp.

I love that bit.

Best thing they stole from WoW by a long shot.

CC should not be the "IWIN" ability they are in DAoC.

 

[eksdee]

It was only an 'iwin' vs. idiots if we're honest. For even fights, CC makes the game far more interesting - inherently, you're adding another 'layer' to the combat. CC also gives the chance for a proper group to stand a chance vs. zergs, which are now seemingly the 'done thing' since WoW and Warhammer, which for me is the real worry with low CC efficiency.

With all that being said, the CC is still a LOT better than Warhammer, just not as good as I was lead to believe when looking at the char planners/abilities.

 

[ECA]

So retracting my DOA comments I'm a lot more interested in that outside of the first basic area it seems as though there are no real pvp safezones, ie quite hardcore pvp allowed.

Racial imbalance is going to be awful though if racials are not fixed ( Defiance has all the best racials by a LONG way ).

 

[eksdee]

Yep, you have to assume racials are top of the list to be fixed given that there was imbalance problems for the factions even just in beta - racials would logically be a huge factor in that as it stands.

 

[Mabs]

on a side note, seems theres little news about EU boxed versions or CEs, and while its not a major prob, its worrying in so far as if were getting 2nd rate service now it doesnt bode well for the future...

 

[ECA]

You can order from direct2drive w/ a 20% discount ( making digital CE as cheap as regular ) I think the promo code is either batman or thejoker depending on US/EU.

 

[Mabs]

You can order from direct2drive w/ a 20% discount ( making digital CE as cheap as regular ) I think the promo code is either batman or thejoker depending on US/EU.

i know you CAN get it, its the fact that the USA are getting DL, CE DL, Box, CE Box

and were getting

buy from website....

 

[Ctuchik]

here in sweden you can get boxed CE and normal

iirc boxed CE is around £70.

So if you can, try to order from this site.

WEBHALLEN.com - RIFT - Collector's Edition

 

[Ctuchik]

Aww nevermind, just found their Q&A and saw they didn't ship internationally

 

[eksdee]

The price difference is pretty horrendous too. U.S customers will be getting a significantly better deal, I'm just hoping this is all an oversight that will be rectified asap. In all honesty, this issue aside, I have been incredibly impressed by the Trion devs and csrs so far. They seem to have very very helpful support and devs that take a genuine - yet objective, balanced and considered - interest in what the community has to say.

 

[Xandax]

The price difference is pretty horrendous too. U.S customers will be getting a significantly better deal, I'm just hoping this is all an oversight that will be rectified asap. In all honesty, this issue aside, I have been incredibly impressed by the Trion devs and csrs so far. They seem to have very very helpful support and devs that take a genuine - yet objective, balanced and considered - interest in what the community has to say.

The price difference is about 20-24% for me if I bought the digital download in Pound or Euro. And annoying thing - there's no reason why I should buy in Euro as this country is not part of the currency.
If I buy in USD, I would save even more money.

 

[eksdee]

indeed. let's hope they fix that.

here's a video i made for riftjunkies.com of beta 4 weekend footage:

YouTube - Rift Junkies: Beta 4 PVP Warfronts

 

[ECA]

What system spec eks?

 

[eksdee]

i5 760 @4ghz
gtx 470 1280mb
4gb ram

bought it just before christmas when my old pc gave up the ghost, had to panic buy somewhat as i had clients waiting for work (i'm a freelance graphic designer/illustrator outside of my day job) but got the whole system for £600 and i'm really happy with it so far. it doesn't blink at frapsing Rift with all settings on high - permanent 30fps the whole time.

 

[ECA]

It seems like ATI drivers are not optimised at all, nvidea seems fine though.

 

[Xandax]

indeed. let's hope they fix that.
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Seems the support isn't the sharpest tools in the shed.

I asked them why I (as non Euro) was forced to pay in Euro (their website redirects me to Euro prices) when I had access to 3 international credit cards, and got a reply that they were investigating adding more payment options such as paypal. :lol:

 

[BaTDiE]

Anyone know much about this?
Rift: Planes of Telara - Home

Heard about it off a friend.

Ok at first I thought it was a cheap WoW rip off (I couldn't ever enjoy that game), mainly because the neon green fonts and things...

At first...

Beta 3 came and the game felt awesome.

Beta 4 came and I was blown away, the events, pvp, massive soul (classes) combinations...

I really liked it, pre ordered and I recommend if you looking for a new MMORPG give this one a chance. Don't get backed off by the first glimpse.

Seems the support isn't the sharpest tools in the shed.

I asked them why I (as non Euro) was forced to pay in Euro (their website redirects me to Euro prices) when I had access to 3 international credit cards, and got a reply that they were investigating adding more payment options such as paypal. :lol:

Change your account setting to USA, accept the agreement and you will pay in dollars. Saved me 30 Euros by just doing few clicks.

 

[Xandax]

Change your account setting to USA, accept the agreement and you will pay in dollars. Saved me 30 Euros by just doing few clicks.

Does that not affect your billing address?

 

[BaTDiE]

Does that not affect your billing address?

As far as I know it works perfectly with the digital version on Trion (Rift) official website.

I wouldn't risk it with the box version but as far as I know you can switch back to your home's country with proper adress after you purchase.

 

[Ctuchik]

There's a big possibility that they will see that as a scam/fraud attempt and outright ban the people that did it.

No use saving a few then is there?

 

[BaTDiE]

There's a big possibility that they will see that as a scam/fraud attempt and outright ban the people that did it.

No use saving a few then is there?

I hope not. Never had trouble paying in US $ in previous MMOs from EU.

If you don't want to worry, make up a real adress, with proper ZIP code and state from US and they shouldn't look into it.

 

[Ctuchik]

Now that IS fraud.

Even tho the chances that they will find out are small, i just can't see the risk being worth it just to save a few quid you wont notice once you get paid next time..