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RIFT 3.5 Hotfix #9

Additional benefits to Patron, and some features removed for F2P players; Mayhem in Mathosia running Feb 12-14th in Silverwood/Freemarch with exclusive daily/weeklies for Patron; Rare adventures added to Minions; +20 wardrobe slots, +4 Bank vaults; Chat channel merges; New Dream Reaver supply cache with upgradable essences; Dimension grab bags; Craft 1p to 1p 50g; some Craft recipe cost reductions; IA HK bosses have chance to drop unstable caches with guaranteed loot; Imperishable motes to Imperishable Prismatic Motes; and Large changes to Arisen Arak.

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Purchasable Artifacts, Artifact Wings & More!

Trion posts article on upcoming artifact changes/additions: Slots fill-able with Credits; Artifact Wings; 1,400 Artifact Set achievement; more artifacts to Planetouched Wilds (probably Twisted).

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RIFT Tech Talk Roundup

Summary of all the tech-related info in the past few weeks sourced from articles, livestreams and numerous forum dev posts. Multicore support; 64-bit support; tech debt reduction through refactoring; and the tech improvements of 2015 including the new reporting system and GUD system.

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RIFT News Tidbits 8th February 2016

A ton of information: Patron Rewards changes and changes for F2P; RIFT Tech improvements – multicore support; Razorback Roundup Promo Week with new Celestial Razorback; Livestream Summary: RIFT in 2016 with news of 5 new souls; Free Player Platinum Cap Increased; PTS has new bank vaults, wardrobe slots and crafting weekly; Dimensioneers get new ice-based building blocks; Crafting changes in this week’s hotfix: 1p craft reagents become 1p 50g, Imperishable motes to Imperishable Prismatic Motes, some recipe cost reductions; Assassination Minion missions to have chance of dropping Prismatic Fragments in 3.6; and a whole bunch of other info.

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Livestream Summary: RIFT in 2016

Trion held their latest Friday RIFT Livestream on 5th February 2016, talking about RIFT 3.6: Celebration of the Ascended, some further tech talk, about recent additions/changes to the game as well as other additional content tidbits. Click here for a replay of the 5th February 2016 RIFT Livestream video on twitch.tv. Legend: Black/Normal Text = […]

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Razorback Roundup Promo Week is Back!

In the latest Razorback Roundup Promo Week, Trion introduces the Celestial Razorback mount, sporting red armor and a nebula-like, moving skin texture. Rare chance drop from a Limited Edition: Celestial Razorback Trove – also tradeable. 155% (or matches fastest speed), Amphibious and account-wide unlock.

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5 Years of RIFT – Producer’s Letter

With the game’s 5th Anniversary fast approaching, RIFT’s Game Director Christopher “Archonix” Junior has written up a lengthy Producer’s Letter going over the year that’s been and the year ahead. There’s new Carnival quests and rewards, news about additional souls for all callings, new daily login reward system and more! Big tech news as well, including true multicore support and conversion of the game into a 64-bit client!

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RIFT 3.5 Hotfix #8

Latest hotfix increases plat cap for free players to 5k and adds some nerfs to Rhaza’de Canyons Expert dungeon and Mind of Madness: Arisen Arak raid boss.

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Rift5: The Rider Giveaway Winner

The Rift5: The Rider Giveaway is over and the winner has now been announced! Congratulations!

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RIFT News Tidbits 30th January 2016

RIFT updates to RIFT 3.5 Hotfix #7 with some major RIFT Store changes including the removal of the void stone option for several items including Earring Unlocks; REX has been removed from Referral System; both CM Ocho and TrionBrasse explains these changes; and new Ashen Greathound Supply Crate. From the community, Kiwi has created some tips & tricks for the Callweddi Puzzle and there’s several new dimension-related articles!

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