European Server Structure Update

[Elrar]

The RIFT platform team has been working hard to improve our servers’ performance we have recently released a change that will drastically increase the maximum capacity of our game servers . That means that our servers will support more players at the same time than before.

This technology change allows us to pool all European servers together. All European players will therefore join the same Dungeons and Warfront queues, as well as participate in the same Conquest battles coming with the 1.9 update. This will result in a noticeable reduction in queuing times and will allow you to jump into the action more quickly.

In order to adapt the current structure with these latest improvements, the new EU-English pool shards will be:

• Argent (PvE RP)
• Blightweald (PvE)
• Bloodiron (PvP)
• Icewatch (PvE)

Riptalon, Sagespire, and Steampike will then become trial-only shards; characters will still be accessible at any time, and you will be able to relocate to another shard in a few minutes thanks to the free transfer tool.

The sub-forums belonging to those trial-only shards will be put into archive mode; rest assured, no messages will be deleted.

With the huge increase of the server capacity, we should be ready for the impact of Storm Legion and all of your friends and guildmates.

If you have any questions about how to transfer your guild or your character, you can find more information at in our support portal at https://support.trionworlds.com/app/...13/kw/transfer (sub correct link as appropriate). The plat and level restrictions on transferring characters will be removed to allow you to transfer quickly.

[Slipmat]

Awesome news, i welcome fellow Rifters to Icewatch

[Warbs]

Great news, awesome job.

[PiffPuff]

Server Merge = First Step Game Goes F2P...

[Enzo91]

This is a very good idea. Any guilds on these shards looking for a new home would be more than welcome on Argent.

[Leexo]

Server Merge = First Step Game Goes F2P...

You'd rather sit in a ghost town?

[Byona]

This technology change allows us to pool all European servers together. All European players will therefore join the same Dungeons and Warfront queues, as well as participate in the same Conquest battles coming with the 1.9 update. This will result in a noticeable reduction in queuing times and will allow you to jump into the action more quickly.

Are you saying French/German shards will be with us too now? if not then what has changed? English shards were always 1 cluster.

[Tc662]

Awesome job Trion! You guys fixed this much faster then any other company would do.

[Talking The Hardest]

When is this happening?

[Seventeen]

Thank you Trion for addressing this issue, even if this isnt the fix we're all hoping it is. I'm really glad to see efforts are being made asap to address this lag.

[The Flaming]

Are you saying French/German shards will be with us too now? if not then what has changed? English shards were always 1 cluster.

In order to adapt the current structure with these latest improvements, the new EU-English pool shards will be:

[Rounded]

WIll this be implemented before half of players quit because they haven't been able to raid for a whole reset?

[Byona]

In order to adapt the current structure with these latest improvements, the new EU-English pool shards will be:

"This will result in a noticeable reduction in queuing times and will allow you to jump into the action more quickly."

How ist going to reduce queuing times if not add more shards to our cluster? since English shards were always together long time ago.

"This technology change allows us to pool all European servers together"

All European servers implies that French/German are with us as well, that is what i am trying to confirm.

[mo0trix]

When is this happening?

^ this....

[Robotnik]

Let's hope this comes sooner rather than later. The content we're primarily paying for is still currently unplayable.