This week we talk about our adventures at Pax, the Storm Legion Expansion announcements as well as patch 1.10!

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What we did this week:

 

Sallennia
PAX Recap

  • Autumn Harvest-though I’m not super impressed with the spectral mounts.
  • Ember Isle Zone Event


Chris:

  • Autumn Harvest stuff – Must get mount!
  • Ember isle – fun invasion stuff with Keij
  • Gathering/Crafting skills – working on getting them up to max

 

 

News from the Rift

Storm Legion is coming Nov 13/2012


Wardfall: Features of the Storm -Trailer


Rift 1.10 Calm before the Storm -Out Now!


  • Cross-faction gameplay

  • Instant Adventure: Scarwood Reach

  • Autumn Harvest

  • Ride away on a new spectral mount!

 

New Warrior Soul : Tempest


  • Meet an ancient order of knights who’ve adopted Crucia’s power as their own!
  • Ranged DPS
  • Some utility, with added survivability (duh! It’s a warrior!)
  • Highlights:
    • Air based
    • 30% damage buff when standing still
    • Burst damage focused
    • A bit of AOE, not much CC


  • Cool general point revealed in the video: Trion believes that melee DPS should outperform ranged DPS a tiny bit, only because melee sometimes have to move from AoE abilities,
  • Warlord changes: OMG YES!
    • Can tank with a 2hander or 2 weapons
    • GCD can drop to 1 sec, and a damage buff to GCD abilities
    • Hybrid DPS/Off tank role


  • Beastmaster changes:
    • Becoming a full support spec.
    • Will provide buffs to the raid/group while doing damage (self buff + attacking enemy = raid buff)
    • Meant to be an alternative to Archon/Bard in raids.

 

Rift S.O.S.

Guide to upgrading your account for Storm Legion (inspiration for this came from a post by Toransparkwing: http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/general-discussion/331650-guide-how-upgrade-infinity-storm-legion-addition.html#post3945839)


Not clear on the account pages, but Elrar cleared this up: And of course – all versions of Storm Legion include early access to the Exodus of the Storm Queen dungeon with the release of 1.11 and the designated pre-order cloaks!
http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/general-discussion/331589-12-months-rift-storm-legion-free-question.html#post3945371

There are many different flavours:

  • Storm Catcher Edition – $119.98
    • 1 year of Rift + Expansion
    • Landslide mount, and Stormbringer in-game title


  • Standard Edition – $39.99
    • Expansion + Cape (based on where you purchase)
    • Early Access
  • Infinity Edition – $59.99
    • Expansion + Cape (based on where you purchase)
    • Early Access
    • Mini Regulos, Brevanic Portal Generator, Cyclone mount


  • Infinite Edition Upgrade – $20
  • No expansion
  • No early access
  • Mini-Regulos, Brevanic Portal Generator, Cyclone Mount
  • This is an upgrade for another purchase, not meant to be purchased on its own.


Capes info: http://stormlegion.riftgame.com/en/retailers/

Community Report

Is the Rift subscription justified?
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/enter-at-your-own-rift-is-the-subscription-justified/

PAX Prime livestreams
Day One: http://www.twitch.tv/trionworlds/b/330605232
Day Two: http://www.twitch.tv/trionworlds/b/330729543
Day Three: http://www.twitch.tv/trionworlds/b/330851604
*Watch 2:32 for the final SL preview on a Rogue and in Dusken
*changes to existing souls to ‘make funnerer’ 2:44, particularly Solo Bard with Technician and 0 Assasin.  Uses 3 motifs instead of 5 with finishers which renew motifs.
2:48 ish  - Scott mentions a Music Teacher in the booth who talked about the correct music stuff which was Chris’ comment when talking to Scott off the record :)

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