Some friends from STO and I are going to be playing Rift when it is released in March and are in the process of setting up a guild for the game. Consequently, I figured I would check with the general community here and see if anyone else if planning on playing the game and if so would maybe like to join us in this little adventure.
Update:
Today Trion decided to send out Closed Beta VIP Keys with 25 activations to current subscribers for guilds to get involved in the testing without worry about risking any money to try something new. There are many in the community whom already have their guilds and friends involved and yet others that simply dont know 25 people to invite. Consequently some people have decided to make their keys available to the public at large. The following list of keys can be used for anyone to activate a Closed Beta account for the remained of the testing phase. If you try one and it does not work please chose another one from the list as all 25 activations have been used.
The key list:
More new keys:
HRLX-J9NG-NXZD-JLP7-99Q3
LCX7-XTEH-CP97-ZGYG-JLFK
MLT6-NDLF-YQL9-NDGC-Q2T2
7R39-RCTJ-9WPR-PXPK-LDXX
NPCK-REDN-WEPF-6CRF-JCH7
Z33H-2ZHM-N6PP-2GLD-YF7D
9e6c-9yqt-z3pt-92dl-9hle
TCGG-F77T-6Y9D-DWWG-7X93
New keys:
MLKG-GTH7-N3QX-PMYX-EKEN
DC3L-Y63Z-LKCR-LH6F-HX2T
D7Z9-6TFQ-MXXK-F2QE-W37W
LYQX-7QLP-DF39-WTN7-TZR6
E9WZ-H2PP-29WD-CYNG-WDHP
T36K-KTEW-6M9Z-PEGK-JLKF (25 uses)
RLRC-NEFQ-R2TT-QGJF-E6QW
PJHD-ZWY6-EGNE-Q62D-GLZF
NXF2-HQRN-YHHM-H2TC-FXLE
9E2H-M399-669D-9RRQ-CT63
JEQC-3RLD-WQD7-KEHD-DQPZ
P3XW-R2TP-K39T-Y26L-2WZ2
DMCT-QLEW-3FPT-E9TT-HF3F
96LT-X3T6-CLWT-JJJH-JTMM
NYRC-EEGT-9GG2-2ZEE-269E
TJ3E-FDCQ-G6FD-MJTG-3CP2
CJMG-L9EQ-E9TP-LTZD-PWWN
2Z6N-2HEL-ETDE-Z3M7-KHTD
EGYL-TWK3-MNEN-PGNK-ZNPD
DRGT-7TJH-Y66L-NL9Z-XLYZ (25 uses)
MDM3-DNM6-KHQQ-FY2H-C3G9 (20 uses)
LTD2-GMWC-C3J6-X7KX-7GM2 (25 uses)
TGWL-YKPX-7LPN-2QPZ-JGZR (25 uses)
HLGK-FGPK-NTGL-NRQL-CXHM
62TP-Y7QQ-XR9G-E22W-73QF(25 uses)
2Q79-WZD2-WJ3R-XYJH-X6EK (25 uses)
JTLK-W7WZ-92EG-J7PH-Z9EF (25 uses)
JC6Z-HGY2-LZ7G-PYXL-QJC7 (25 uses)
QTZN-WNLJ-GL6K-M6EJ-PJGY
9ZGL-PWP2-RZ76-QJP2-E9DR
L99G-2KTK-GTM2-DNLJ-D3JM
D7qr-tr2m-3kwe-rpzx-hdtg
Y69G-C7E9-JWWX-7KEH-39Z7
QR3M-FR6Z-QRN9-LL2E-HHFM
More to come later (hopefully)
In the interim IncGamers has a few thousand to give away
here. They also provide some nice details about the rest of the Closed Beta program and how the account process works. I dont know how long those will last. I think this is their second batch in a few hours. These keys are going so fast I'm stunned to be frank. The key is issued to your IP (I guess) so only one key per address.
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I am foxmaiden on the forums.
Holding out for a fun Guardian rp guild though.
It's like a really polished version of WAR and WoW.
I as well. It is something else - especially on the backend (which most people dont care about but where the magic is for the title). I'm .Spartan on the forums. Sadly we are going Defiant so you wont be able to join us.
I concur. Shoot if you are going to play Defiant I would love to have you in our guild. You are a major positive influence in STO and likely would be in Rift to be sure.
It is a very well developed MMO that will be released soon. In short it takes all the best elements of all previous MMOs and combines them with cutting-edge server tech and adds a seriously diverse class system to boot. I have been following the company for a little over four years now and well I expect it to become a tour-de-force in the industry soon. The approach they are using for game development is exactly what I would have done if I were in the game industry and in a position to make such decisions.
The official site is here.
If you are interested in a little about the company you can read a somewhat old but current information wise article here.
If you would like to join Spartan and my self on the next beta sever you are welcome to.
Cool. Well please consider yourself invited to join our guild.
BTW: If you have not preorderd yet and are interested in trying it out first Zam is giving away VIP keys right now!!! I dont know how long they will last but give it a try if you are not 100% sure about getting the game.
You can get the keys here.
It is a terrific game. Most fun I've had in a fantasy MMO in over a decade
No doubt. All of us playing it now are of the same opinion. I only wish they had a LtS option. I would easily be willing to toss $500 - $1,000 to Trion. I figure it will be the best spent money on gaming in over a decade as well.
We are on the Wolfbase server currently. We are hoping for an old school type of server at launch and if it happens we will go to it for sure; otherwise we will be setting up on a PvE-RP server.
I saw the Old School Server thread over at the Rift forums and thought "what a great idea."
That is one of the things I miss about EQ, the community and behavior on the servers.
a PvE-RP server sounds awesome in lieu of an OSS.
No doubt. We are trying to get it going and given what Trigen has been doing so far it just may happen. Shoot they just sent us a guild key for VIP access to the next three closed beta tests! Many of us guild leaders have been asking for such a thing since the first closed beta. A lot of people get sick of having to go to different media sites and signing up for solo access for one event for every game getting released - etc... Nonetheless I think Trion is the first company to do so to be frank.
It seems it are doing everything right on all fronts. And the customer service is flat out the best I have experienced -ever! Other developers would do well to learn from Trion on how build communities and take care of subscribers.
Ok, so its like every other MMO ever made.
If that is an attempt at sarcasm it is an epic fail. :eek:
It [Rift] is an elegant combination of various game mechanic systems that are generally considered major selling points for various MMO franchises over the years. Moreover the systems are woven together well (for the most part) and in many cases enhanced to some degree. Trion seems to be working from a seriously coherent and comprehensive development plan on both the front and back ends.
If anyone has any interest in game design or theory becoming involved in the process and doing some homework on the company as well as the title will be an enlightening endeavor to say the least. It does seem like Trion really has its act together as a company but I digress...
Yep. I'm not to keen on that point and have voiced my concern as well as many others. The general consensus is the dev thinking is that the Rift factions (six in all) will serve as the counter balance to things but I have nothing to directly back that up with however. The minority opinion is they want to perfect the current factions first then add another to the mix post release.
Is the fifth key down on your list for real?
:eek:
To be honest I have no idea as they were posted for public use and I was not about to test them all as I would one of the keys to do so. It is meaningless now as I was told they are all used now. I have scrounged up some more and will continue to look for more.
Here on STO? No I did not get any messages yet.
LMFAO and what do you call STO as of right now LOL but i have no complaints about STO, i acutally like it.
if you only knew, from the videos ive seen it looks freaking awesome
Our guild thread is here. Our website is being developed and should be finished in a day or two.
It would be fun to play with a group of like-minded individuals around my age.