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[RIFT] Beta Keys available in thread, next Beta event begins Feb 4th

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  • ShanadeusShanadeus Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    The new racials have a really shoooort cool down!

    The kelari flight have a 15 seconds cooldown!

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  • NeurotikaNeurotika Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    As a chloro, I am pleased with the crit change. Big spike damage was really the worst...

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  • WAHWAH Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    So a couple of us (only about 7 people right now) are going to play as Defiant on Faeblight during this beta if anyone else is interested. Message Relm in game.

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  • BullheadBullhead Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Arthil wrote: »
    Right, right.

    I took those abilities actually, my block rating was a little less than half of a Warrior/Paladin two levels lower than me. Suppose I might just be unsure if survivability being based on an ability will be a good thing.

    Ah, sorry I had thought previously you had mentioned being too low for them. That is a shame, maybe that valor talent needs to be built-in to Cavalier, and then Valor can add on top of that with a wisdom->strength conversion?

    Frozenzen wrote: »
    Even if you get a decent amount of block rating you still don't get any block value, saw a lot of 0 blocks when playing around on my justicar. Not sure how the block mechanics work though :P.

    And then there is the fact that you go oom really quickly, dunno though, not tanked a lot yet. The block=mana regen might be enough to keep you filled up.

    Hopefully they work on this, Prot Pallies were one of my favorites in WoW (once they actually made them viable tanks).

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited February 2011
    Damn, Dominator got some interesting options for the first tier.

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  • hoodie13hoodie13 punch bro Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    WAH wrote: »
    So a couple of us (only about 7 people right now) are going to play as Defiant on Faeblight during this beta if anyone else is interested. Message Relm in game.

    I'm in for this! I've got wedding stuff to do first (MMM CAKE TASTINGS) but around 7 or 8 PM EST I'll see about joint y'all.

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  • PaperFootballPaperFootball Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Angelic Flight is ridiculous

    Edit: Nvm, can't be used in combat. Still pretty neat.

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  • RakeethRakeeth Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Hi, is it too late to get a key? Is there someone I should PM?

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  • simsim Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Arthil wrote: »

    Yeah this HERE is my biggest beef with the Justicar at the moment. Block Rating doesn't mean SHIT if you have next to nothing with Block Value, and at the moment the only stat to increase that is strength.

    Insert a deep tree skill to turn wisdom into block, maybe? I hope you bug your justicar complaint.


    Helloooo revamped dominator tree...

    sim on
  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Ugh, justicar can't soloheal 5 mans at all.

    Respecced to a mainly warden build and slowly making our way trough darkening deeps now though atm, it's pretty darn fun.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Justicar seems too unfocused right now

    I wanted to run Justicar like a War Priest or something, but about halfway through the tree you actually start running out of healing talents.

    And then we've already heard plenty of issues with their tanking.

    Justicar just needs a lot of work.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Yeah, assuming a largish overhaul in some of the coming notes, seeing huge changes to many things is reassuring. It is a cool idea, just weirdly implemented atm.

    Warden plays like some kinda resto shaman/resto druid hybrid. Is fun.

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  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Argh...I so want to play. Is there a dps 1h + shield option?

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  • buddyleebuddylee Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    My computer is actually quite close to yours (3 GB of RAM and a 9600GT), but the game would slow down if there was too many people on screen. I'll tinker and see how it preforms in warfronts this weekend.

    Love to hear your thoughts on performance in a warfront :)

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  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Hop out of game to finally preorder Rift CE, get it all sorted and attempt to log back in after adding the key to my account. I am no longer authorized to play the beta. :p Guess I have to wait for them to reactivate the account now that it has a key attached to it. Boo.

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  • BlurblBlurbl -_- Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Uh, can I get a key? I was trying my best to resist but when the entire guild logged off Wow after the daily heroic to play this... :(

    Ed: Thank yoooou CorriganX <3

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  • buddyleebuddylee Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Sweet, just got the weekend Beta invite :)

    For those in the beta, have a fun weekend, and may your withdrawal symptoms vanish!

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  • devCharlesdevCharles Gainesville, FLRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I made a new character of Sunrest (going with a Mage) under the character name Lowellyn if someone can toss me a guild invite if you see me online. I'm going to get some outdoor time for a couple of hours or I'll feel guilty.

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  • Look Out it's Sabs!Look Out it's Sabs! Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Argh...I so want to play. Is there a dps 1h + shield option?

    My warrior is dps 1h + shield, he's a paladin/riftblade/beastmaster. Lots of shield smacking with this dude.

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  • Look Out it's Sabs!Look Out it's Sabs! Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I tried the bard this afternoon and am loving them so far. Its nice to do nice dps while healing people at the same time and throwing buffs up if needed.

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  • SkyCaptainSkyCaptain IndianaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Frozenzen wrote: »
    Ugh, justicar can't soloheal 5 mans at all.

    Respecced to a mainly warden build and slowly making our way trough darkening deeps now though atm, it's pretty darn fun.

    Justicar isn't a healer soul. It's a tank soul.

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rift may be the game that makes me upgrade my 5750 gpu. High settings, no shadows, my framerate is lucky to stay above 30.

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  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Hooray invite!

    Wish I had checked my email earlier, i'd be done patching and playing by now. OH WELL.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    SkyCaptain wrote: »
    Frozenzen wrote: »
    Ugh, justicar can't soloheal 5 mans at all.

    Respecced to a mainly warden build and slowly making our way trough darkening deeps now though atm, it's pretty darn fun.

    Justicar isn't a healer soul. It's a tank soul.

    Considering the tank "buff" removes about half your healing capability, and most of the tree is focused around those parts, I'd say it was meant to be either.

    Of course, now it is probably better at tanking than healing, but no idea how well it does that.

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  • TPSouTPSou Mr Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Any chance I could get a key? Gave mine from fileplanet to a wow guildie thinking I wouldnt have time to play it, now I'm missing out!

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    It's supposed to be both, sorta.

    It has a "healing mode" and "tank mode" buffs, although I would say more of the tree is devoted to tanking talents.

    When I tried to come up with a healing Justicar, the closest I came was 20 points into Justicar, and most of the rest into Shaman.

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  • TagTag Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Argh...I so want to play. Is there a dps 1h + shield option?

    Look at some of the caster warriors (void knight, reaver, riftblade). Many of their abilities don't benfit much / at all from weapon damage, allowing them to use a shield without much penalty. Last beta I was doing a Reaver/Paladin (specifically to get the most out of a shield), which was very fun.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited February 2011
    So Mage has no tank option, Warrior no healing option and the other two I'm not so sure about.

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  • EllthiterenEllthiteren Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Warrior: tank, dps, no main healer
    Cleric: heal, dps, tank (although the tank soul is kind of iffy at the moment)
    Mage: dps, heal, no main tank
    Rogue: dps, tank, no main healer (though bard is amazing as a backup healer)

    Breaking it down by role, it currently goes something like this:
    single target dps: warrior (melee) > mage (ranged) > rogue (melee and ranged) > cleric (melee and ranged)
    aoe dps: mage > warrior > cleric (melee, I believe?) > rogue (melee and ranged)
    healing: cleric = mage >>> rogue
    tanking: warrior > rogue >>> cleric

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  • MgcwMgcw Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rizzi wrote: »
    Rift may be the game that makes me upgrade my 5750 gpu. High settings, no shadows, my framerate is lucky to stay above 30.

    You guys are a bunch of whiny babies, I have to run everything at the very lowest and I'm lucky to get 20fps, I'll probably spend a tiny bit to get what you're running at now :lol:

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  • TyberiusTyberius Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Would Riftblade warrios be considered range DPS? I could be down with that, using Paladin as a sub soul for +shield options as DPS. Paladin/Riftblade/x tank option.

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  • grrarggrrarg Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    TPSou wrote: »
    Any chance I could get a key? Gave mine from fileplanet to a wow guildie thinking I wouldnt have time to play it, now I'm missing out!

    I PMed you one.

    Also, they weren't kidding about improving performance on ATI cards. Performance and responsiveness is much better than the test I did a few weeks ago.

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  • StuartenhaffenStuartenhaffen Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Hi peeps, just wanting to show face and say hi on the forum before I go asking for an invite into the guild. Playing on Sunrest and I'm pretty much looking for intelligent players to heal. PvPing with randoms is an exercise in futility.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I still hear that Bard can main heal after level 30

    Though as much as I'd like to believe it, I'd probably want to try or see it myself first

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  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Patching is almost done. Are the guilds/servers in the OP accurate for this wave of testing?

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  • ShanadeusShanadeus Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    So what do you guys think about angelic flight?

    *trollface*
    Aistan wrote: »
    Patching is almost done. Are the guilds/servers in the OP accurate for this wave of testing?

    Yep.
    Maddoc wrote: »
    I still hear that Bard can main heal after level 30

    Though as much as I'd like to believe it, I'd probably want to try or see it myself first

    I think I can main heal already as a level 28, would like to try it out in some dungeon.

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  • SparserLogicSparserLogic Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I'm really loving my new Cabalist/Purifier/Sentinel

    I really enjoy the new "contribution" concept in this game. Its nice to watch that meter soar while I spam heals on everyone.

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  • CrayonCrayon Sleeps in the wrong bed. TejasRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Played a few levels...it's alright so far. Feels more like Warhammer: AoR than it does WoW really.

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I downloaded this and it helped my framerate a little. So, I guess it's just a matter of optimizing the engine for ATI cards. 'cause the patch did bugger all for me.

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  • TagTag Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Oh man, the new elf racial is addicting.

    Edit: Also, the Fairy pet seems less terrible if you turn off autocast on the heal. Still not up to snuff, but less useless anyway.

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