Rift: Storm Legion Developer Diary

[Oblivion333]

This looks all PvE Centered. What's new with PvP? Ack cap level to 60? You all going to make me PvE to level up again?

Overall, I am excited about the new continents and the new souls. Any new WFs?!

[Sonoko]

Looks great.

Now all we need is beta invites... C'mon, I know there's data for an entitlement "RIFT_EP1_BETA", and has been for months. Just enable that flag on our accounts, you know you want to~

[hardy83]

Well Mage and Warrior classes got hints, did Rogue and Cleric?

Also at 0.38s ..Is that Sanctum? I mean.. It looks like it.

[Intim]

It uses the same 2h animations that Warriors use.

Perhaps. But I might as well play devil's advocate.

Having said that if you read this over in New Mage Soul 2 Handed Sword

I'll be there on Friday to answer questions and such as well, so hopefully we can hit a good bit of the relevant info on the soul. I'll try to make sure we hit all the critical parts even if they aren't brought up by questions, anything that gets missed I'll provide what info I can about them on here.

It has some strange words to use like hit x 2 critical and missed. Perhaps this new soul is like a rouge tanking soul so we don't need a shield?

Thoguht

[Khelendross]

This looks all PvE Centered. What's new with PvP? Ack cap level to 60? You all going to make me PvE to level up again?

Overall, I am excited about the new continents and the new souls. Any new WFs?!

They said more Conquests in that video.

[Khelendross]

Well Mage and Warrior classes got hints, did Rogue and Cleric?

Also at 0.38s ..Is that Sanctum? I mean.. It looks like it.

Nope thats Port Tempest or whatever they are calling the new city. If you look on the left hand side you can see scythe like spire that was featured in the old wireframes of it.

[bitnine]

The warrior isn't going stealth; they're just deleting it.

Incorrect - he actually teleported to the forums to QQ.

[xanduin246]

hmm.. that could be a flying mount, but i dont know how well that would work, a lot of players were really opposed to it

maybe the flying mount only works in the plane of air? since the plane of air is basically a bunch of floating islands, a flying mount would be pretty much needed.

the mount looks very planar, not something thats on telara that we could tame like most of the other mounts

either way its gonna be what its gonna be, while im not saying ill love it, i trust trion enough to try it before i make my judgment


EDIT: when the rogue does her thing, both lightning and green gas flow away from her, is there a current soul that does that?

[Khelendross]

hmm.. that could be a flying mount, but i dont know how well that would work, a lot of players were really opposed to it

maybe the flying mount only works in the plane of air? since the plane of air is basically a bunch of floating islands, a flying mount would be pretty much needed.

the mount looks very planar, not something thats on telara that we could tame like most of the other mounts

either way its gonna be what its gonna be, while im not saying ill love it, i trust trion enough to try it before i make my judgment

They have specifically said no flying mounts (it was on the whiteboard). I think its a taxi to the new city which I think is suspended in the air between the two continents. In the wireframes it appears to be build in the sky. So I suspect that little guy may fly you back and forth.

The other possibility is that its a mount that hovers but doesn't actually fly. They won't do flying mounts in this game, it would completely nullify the point of the zone puzzles and cairns.

Actually strike that, I could see them doing flying mounts if we ever go to the planes, cause they could limit flying to just the plane of air.

[xanduin246]

They have specifically said no flying mounts (it was on the whiteboard). I think its a taxi to the new city which I think is suspended in the air between the two continents. In the wireframes it appears to be build in the sky. So I suspect that little guy may fly you back and forth.

The other possibility is that its a mount that hovers but doesn't actually fly. They won't do flying mounts in this game, it would completely nullify the point of the zone puzzles and cairns.

EDIT: saw your edit, and yea thats what i thought, flying mounts would make sense in the plane of air, theyre almost needed, but not on telara

that makes me feel better, im going to believe you (no offense, but they can change their mind, unless youre an insider its not 100%)

but a taxi was my first thought, it just seems so weird to go from porticulums because we ascended need to get where were going fast, to taxi mounts when the world is about to end, again lol

as for the puzzles/cairns, *if* it was a flying mount, i could see it only working on brevane and/or dusken, not mathosia, then the new puzzles/cairns could factor it in

but im just gonna stick with hoping its not a flying mount, all those do is make the playerbase a little more lazy, and a little less appreciative of the work that goes into the environment

[Elrar]

You guys found it before I did

And no, it's not a flying mount - but Khelendross' original assumption might be on the right track ;)

[Khelendross]

You guys found it before I did

And no, it's not a flying mount - but Khelendross' original assumption might be on the right track ;)

The new telaran method for hailing a cab?

Honestly alot of people complained about the WoW taxi service of gryphons and what not but I always liked it cause it gave you a awesome view of the world without making you lazy or giving you access to everything to easily. Good middle ground. It will be interesting to see how these new guys factor in (they look kinda like a hovering space age stingray).

[the_real_seebs]

The other possibility is that its a mount that hovers but doesn't actually fly. They won't do flying mounts in this game, it would completely nullify the point of the zone puzzles and cairns.

Nah.

Create a band around each zone puzzle where standing in that zone gives you a buff called "On Foot". If you fly, you lose the buff. You must have thus buff to see or interact with cairns and puzzles -- the objects are invisible to you if you don't have it.

[xanduin246]

The new telaran method for hailing a cab?

Honestly alot of people complained about the WoW taxi service of gryphons and what not but I always liked it cause it gave you a awesome view of the world without making you lazy or giving you access to everything to easily. Good middle ground.

if you were right, that it goes to a flying (hovering?) city, then it sounds like it would just be a short ride, but an amazing view

[Elrar]

The new telaran method for hailing a cab?

Honestly alot of people complained about the WoW taxi service of gryphons and what not but I always liked it cause it gave you a awesome view of the world without making you lazy or giving you access to everything to easily. Good middle ground. It will be interesting to see how these new guys factor in (they look kinda like a hovering space age stingray).

Nah sorry not a taxi service - I should have said your second assumption, but you put that wiley edit in there to confuse me!

Now you're just trying to get us to make up new features