Introducing Conquest – Test the latest in RIFT PvP on Thursday, 5/17

[Elrar]

Hey guys,

Conquest won't be available until the scheduled test on Thursday - it's designed for a lot of people, and we don't want your initial experience to be too far from what the end goal is so you have the best perspective going in.

There's a bunch of stuff to check out though on PTS, and make sure you're patched and ready to go!

And to answer the other question - no, you do not need Omen/Quantum sight

I imagine we'll open both shards at some point for cross-shard testing, don't have any specifics there but Free Character Transfers are available between the two (or just re-copy your character from live)!

Cheers,

[bogust]

you guys rule. fantastic commitment to your players , your forever listening to the community and implementing new and exciting things. i commend you for your efforts

[Xillean]

I really hope the pvp gear isn't finished. No increases to wis or int and barely any increase to vengeance and endurance? really? I know its the PTS so im hoping it will be at least brought to be on par with purple ID gear from the vendor.

[Alanox]

Three faction PvP and the essence of open world combat will soon storm upon the shores of the Public Test Shard!

Welcome to Conquest – choose your side and square off in a no-holds-barred, interdimensional battle royal on Thursday, 5/17 @ 4:00PM PDT (11:00PM GMT). This is the first massive test of this brand new feature!

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Conquest at a Glance

• Engage in massive, cross-shard battles capturing the excitement of Open World PvP at its best!
  Align with one of three factions, the biggest difference is their philosophy. (You will be able to change factions.)
  Earn rewards and bonuses for your team – or supercharge yourself with bonuses that can be used outside of Conquest!
  Everyone can contribute - crafters play a vital role in every Conquest battle.
  This is a brand new feature, details and specifics will likely change based on your feedback and play tests. For the latest info keep an eye on the PTS Forums!

Vacation day submitted and approved at work! Much needed vacation day, perfect way to kick back and relax. Thank you mucho!

So I saw Elrar shopping for Red Bull and No Doz "must be needed with all the behind the scenes work at the Trion offices". As Elrar slid the money across the counter and rubbed his tired eyes I quickly walked past him and swiped a piece of paper that was poking out of his back pocket in hopes of it being additional Conquest information.

It was hand written patch notes for PTS for 5/17th!

To help prevent "zerging" dieing you will have the option to soul walk without health penalty but with the same cool down or accepting a rez. Releasing will port you out of the zone to your bind location, which you will have to make your own way back to continue the battle!

Caer Thalos, Kingsgate, and Hillsborough are now level 50 sieges! Do not get too comfortable and turtle up ascendants! You just never know when catapults will be launched with bad intentions!

Siege skill added! Now you can craft catapults, artillery, medic tents, battering rams, horse drawn carts, crafting tables, and signal fires for your RvR needs!

Catapults - Once crafted and loaded, upon launch you can view your artillery first person view to watch the enemy "try" to scramble.
Artillery - can now be crafted for catapults.
Battering Ram - for busting down siege doors.
Horse Drawn Carts - to carry supplies to your siege.
Signal Fires - can now be crafted and be used to call forth NPCs to help take or aide in siege strategies.
Crafting Tables - You can now craft "crafting tables", provided your suppliers are not slain, you can keep your catapults armed!
Medic Tents - while crafted and functional in your siege produces 20% HP regeneration buff.

Burlingham and Crusader's Advance is for level 10 to 19
Ravenna, Warden's Descent, and Edgewood is for 20 to 29
Briarcliff, Belmont, Phoenix Rise is for 30 to 39
Broken Vale, Hillcrest, and Wolfsbane is for 40 to 49

Entering a level specific area while being over the level cap and without leveling down with the mentor system will zone you out of Stillmoor entirely!

In this truly epic battle each level set can play a role in your control or lack thereof. Now, not only can you clash swords and magic with the big boys, but you can also mentor down to help your "wet behind the ear comrades" to maintain control of their level specific area! What better way to form long lasting bonds with your fellow players then to stand by their side as they are battered and shivering in fear?

Ok, I understand that was a bit tacky but I had to get some of it out of my system. IMO the excitement of what is yet to come really lets your mind go crazy!

[MickNico]

Ha, sounds like someone's bitter that the constant abuse against Healers has finally driven them from the battlefield.

You might want to read my class at the bottom of my thread. Waiting to respawn in WF over and over and being the weakest class yet again gets a bit boring.

[RyanCE]

This thread is pure win!

Are the Diablo3 servers down or what?

[Slipmat]

It was hand written patch notes for PTS for 5/17th!

If even 1/10th of what you had thought of on that wish list was implemented it would be awesome

Seeing as it will be a slivered battlezone there's no real reason why most of that list can't happen, there's already ballistas scattered around Stillmooe so check...that's in there...hook up a few Yarnasaurs to drag them around, check....plenty of scope to make Conquest an excellent feature

[TehFrank]

Sign me up!

as long as the d3 servers arent up =^.^=

[Valmina]

• Engage in massive, cross-shard battles capturing the excitement of Open World PvP at its best!

Could you define the word 'open' please ? I am not sure, but this word is not relevent when paired with 'sliver'.

[Florz]

Could you define the word 'open' please ? I am not sure, but this word is not relevent when paired with 'sliver'.

It's probably not a "silver" like the raid. Go check the PTS under Warfronts. there's a new thingy called "Conquest".

It's probably the whole Stillmoor zone which is big.

[kronous]

It's probably not a "silver" like the raid. Go check the PTS under Warfronts. there's a new thingy called "Conquest".

It's probably the whole Stillmoor zone which is big.

which is too big....

[kronous]

you guys rule. fantastic commitment to your players , your forever listening to the community and implementing new and exciting things. i commend you for your efforts

Yes correct, all pvpers were crying for Fishing ability. YAY!

[Valmina]

Matches begin to lock down when a single team claims 40% of the control points, or when 5,000 deaths have taken place in the match; at that point a 10 minute timer will begin for a last chance at rallying your troops!

join three-way cross-shard conflict in a contested sliver of Stillmoor.

It is not open, neither geographically nor in terms of freedom of gameplay. I've been used to open pvp with the thumbrule that players do whatever they want, fighting other players by ways of keep attacks, skirmish fights, mass vs mass fights, whatever. Obeying to a countdown is not open to me. Playing in a huge parallel zone is not open to me.

[Nuuli]

Here comes the "Trion ripped of GW2" responses

And that's not necessarily a bad thing. I say h*** yes! Works for me.

[Slipmat]

For anyone wondering what part Crafters will play in the Stillmoor Conquest, here's what all the different Professions get to craft