With a quiet News week behind us, Stage 4 of the World Event has launched bringing us more of the same, Trion sets a challenge for its European players at Gamescon, and we talk Focus Targets and you!

What we did this week:Sallennia:

  • Ran XRunic Decent, was a good run but still had trouble with that last boss Eliam.  Also ran XDD, was a lot of fun once again, love the Dragon fight at the end!
  • Made an alt!  At the suggestion of Isonius I roled up a Cleric.  She is now at level 14, not really sure what roles I will end up running with but I am avoiding the Melee ones.
  • Was surprised at how much I am enjoying running through the starter areas again.  It’s like reminiscing back to Beta, and Launch!  I burned through the quests in the two times I’ve played her and have found myself fighting mobs one or two levels higher then I am, to complete the quests.  Guess I should run a few rifts and catch myself up a bit.  Can’t wait to try it in IT!  I made it out to Meridian before last log off, so I will take a closer look at the souls now, and decide what I want to run with.  I am going to focus on Healing with her, but have ranged dps for leveling.  Think I had better take on Druid for my leveling spec, I keep forgetting to heal myself!
  • Not a lot of LFG tool success.  Every time we have tried to use it, someone backs out.  Often because they are too tired to keep going, but once it was a legitimate ‘emergency’.  Tried to get a replacement and sat waiting for half an hour.  Ended up abandoning our DSM run, to merge with two other players looking for replacements for their group and entering for a random, did XDD.

Chris:

  • Ran xDSM and got a great DPS helm. Had a fun time with a great group of people. Now I wish I could remember their names…
  • New members to the guild, tons of fun meeting them and helping them level.
  • Worked on my Defiant cleric alt, getting him ready to tank. Yes, I’m trying Justicar tanking again.
  • Not much time on my Guardian alt, just too busy this week.
  • Ran xDD. Someone in the LFG group decided to suggest that we run to the bottom of the gauntlet without killing the guys who throw fire down. Yeah, I agree, that was TONS of fun, /sarcasm off

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News from the Rift

Take the stage at gamescon
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?228501-Take-The-Stage-%96-Run-a-RIFT-dungeon-at-gamescom-2011

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Rift S.O.S

Focus Targets and you!

/focus is the command to use to select the person you have target as your focus
/cast @focus *ability name* is how you use it to help you.
/target @focus also selects your focus target as your target.

Some possible uses:

  • Healers focusing on the tank for the ability to quickly move back to targeting the tank after target someone else for heals.
  • Chloros – in many ways
  • Tanks – Focus on the boss, and then have the ability to quickly select the boss again if you need to pull in adds.
  • Warlord tanks and Intercept – Focus on a very high DPS player who keep pulling aggro, then use /cast @focus Intercept when you need to get aggro back. Saboteurs and Incriminate would work as well.

I think that this is a great too for all players to have in their arsenal. Use it wisely!

Community Report

Ciderhelm – Awesome tanking guides, both for the fights, and for different specs. Focuses on Warrios.
http://ciderhelm.com/

Talk of Telara #5
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?229530-Talk-of-Telara-5

Poll
Last weeks Poll -

Which part of Scott Hartsman’s “RIFT into the future” update are you most looking forward to?

Alternate Advancement 65%
Instant Adventure 15%
Chronicles of Telara 15%
PvP Improvements 5%

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