Welcome to RIFT! We are glad you decided to check out this game. Here are some links to helpful rift sites, server type explanations, role builders etc.
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Here is the listing of helpful links to get you started on your journey:
Forum / Shard Status / Podcasts / Program Requirements / Security
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Rift Updates On The Fly - Bookmark these - Zann keeps it updated by the minutehttp://twitter.com/riftgameRift Server Status:
http://www.facebook.com/RIFTgamehttp://www.riftserverstatus.com/And the Rift Podcasts so you can hear things straight from the developers mouth!:
http://www.riftstatus.comhttp://www.riftpodcast.com/category/podcastBeta Etiquitte 101!http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...te-(Just-sayinRift Forum Watch - To grab that thread you might be interested in when all heck breaks loose!http://forumwatch.riftideas.com/Developer Tracker!http://www.riftjunkies.com/dev-tracker/RIFT System Requirements Checker:Can I Run It? http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/Computer Security Tipshttp://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...wsing-security!
Attributes / Souls / Builders*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Character Attributes and what they do: (Charge/Mana/Health/Energy and Minor Attributes)http://rift.zam.com/wiki/Rift_101-_Atrributes_(Rift)Beginner's Guide to Building Your Own Roleshttp://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...this-game.htmlA Video explaining what Ascended Souls are all about:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOmUcg_bTMUA role builder (for what to do with those souls that you get!):http://rift.zam.com/en/stc.htmlA chart showing what roles/classes/souls are for Offensive- Damage Dealing/Defensive - Damage Taking/Healing/Enhance/Pet Classes/Crowd Control
*Subject to player playstyle and not set in stone*:http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3...driftchart.pngRift Soul Selector Flow chart (with humor added!):http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6...nflowchart.png
Terminology / Wiki / Maps / Databases
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Common MMO Terminology:http://mmoterms.com/full-mmorpg-terms-glossaryTelerapedia Rift Wiki for information regarding Professions/Classes/Etc:http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Rift_WikiFor maps:http://rift.incgamers.com/category/guides/maps/Rift's Version of Wowhead:http://rift.zam.com/
Macro Guides / Tips / UI / Raiding & Warfront Guides
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Macro guides:
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/gam...erface/macros/Ultimate-Rift-Macro-GuideGuide to Help Set up Your Own Mouse-Over Macro'shttp://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...oughts-on.htmlShuto's Compliation of Tips for New Players (thanks for everyone who contributed!)http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...yers!-CompiledA guide to Raiding in Rift:http://www.riftjunkies.com/2010/12/1...ids-explained/TankTelara Guides to Tankinghttp://www.tanktelara.comKrinadon's Beginner/Warfront/Dungeon Guideshttp://www.kfguides.com/rift/guide.phpGuide to Changing the UI
http://www.kfguides.com/rift/warfrontsguide.php
http://www.kfguides.com/rift/dungeonsguide.phphttp://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...change_16.htmlHealing Reductionshttp://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...reduction.htmlMountshttp://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...ut-mounts.html
Guild How-To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~A Step by Step Manual - With Screenshots! Cost/Guild Master Locations/Perkshttp://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/...t-guild-guide/
Parsers
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Parsers (since Rift does NOT allow addons ATM and these parsers were discussed in a Twitter from Rift before):http://www.riftjunkies.com/combat-parser/ and http://advancedcombattracker.com/Guide to Combat Parsing, How To Set it up and What it Does:http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...ng-part-1.html
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...ng-part-2.html
Lore
For Lore Buffs:*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~http://ashacatari.blogspot.com/
Crafting Help / Explanations :
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~http://www.squidoo.com/rift-professions-guidehttp://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/...g-professions/http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/...g-professions/http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/...ing-it-happen/http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2...fting-101.html
Explanation of Server Types:
PvE - Player versus the Environment.*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~You can flag yourself for PvP at anytime that you wish. This server type is good for those that wish to quest mainly with little interruptions. (do be advised there is PvP objectives that you can do if you choose that particular quest)PvP - Player versus Player.This type of server, you need to be extremely aware of your surroundings. Not only do you have to watch for mobs (non playable characters) you have to be on the lookout for players from the opposite faction that WILL attack you. If you do not feel comfortable playing on this style of server, it is recommended you choose PvE.RP-PvE - Role Playing Server.Same as regular PvE but you immerse yourself in the story, creating a backstory for your character. It is not uncommon to see other players acting out as they would if Telera was real.RP-PvP - Role Playing Server.Same as regular PvP but again you immerse yourself in the story.
Guild Listings:
Listing of Role Playing Guilds: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...nd-recruitment*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Listing of North American World PvP Guilds: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...-Guilds-Unite-
Listing of European World PvP Guilds: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...ite-EU-version
Listing of Guilds through Riftjunkies.com: http://www.riftjunkies.com/guilds/
Facebook:
How to deal with Riftdrawals - Facebook
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Listing of Launcher Code Errors and Links to topics how to fix:
Error 1003 - Problem downloading geometry_1.pak*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Error 1007 - New version doesn't match expected result.
Error 1008 - Failed to move existing files
Error 1012 - Unable to Connect to Patch Server
Error 1013 - Patch Failed
Error 1018 - Rift has failed to launch
Error 1034 - Connection Timed Out
Error 1114 - Unable to Install
Error 1152 - Error Extracting
Error 1603 - Fatal error during Installation.
Error 1618 - Another installation in Progress
Error 1935 - An error occurred during the installation of assembly component
Error 2002 - Not authorized to play this game
Error 2005 - Failed to connect to authenticaton server
Error 6001 - Need Administrator Rights
Also a nice little compilation of Help with Installation Issues and basic FaQ's: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...29-General-FAQ
Common Threads Discussing Features That We Want/Don't Want/Issues
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- Character Models: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...A-HUGE-Concern
- Addon discussions: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...ing-but-cheats
- LFG/LFD Discussions: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...-an-LFG-system!
- Multiboxing Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...oxing-Question
- World PvP Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...on-PVP-servers.
- PvP Bounty Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...vP-idea-Bounty
- Female Armor Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...r-the-Dev-Team.
- Appearance Tab Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...ind-of-lengthy)
- AFK in Warfronts Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...olve-the-issue!
- Community Concerns Discussion: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...this-community
- Pet Customization Concerns/Ideas: http://forums.riftgame.com/showthrea...-Customization
Also a tip for saving Plat, Gold, Silver: Vendor, Vendor, Vendor! Make that vendor your new best friend! Sell your useless junk (grey), Auction House/Salvage green items you don't need anddon't destroy it. Get in the habit of clearing those bags out!
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