Rift: Planes of Telara Gunning for World of Warcraft?

January 4, 2011 · by Sasha Nova · in Gaming

The Rift is coming. The MMORPG video game, titled Rift: Planes of Telara is in the beta testing phase, just as we reported over at our sister site, BSCKids. Could the Trion Worlds project replace the hugely popular World of Warcraft? It looks like we will have to wait and see. But to gain the inside track, hop on over to the interview where David Reid, head of marketing at Trion Worlds in Redwood City, California (and former marketing chief for Microsoft’s Xbox 360), speculates on the possibilities.

The project website is very impressive. It promises “Four new Souls” available for the playing when the game is ready to launch. “Riftblades enchant their weapons, Necromancers raise the dead, Marksmen neutralize their targets, and Wardens soothe the wounded.”

Great graphics abound in the experience, which is “close” to a release date. “We feel like we are very close to release-level quality. We are tuning. We are polishing. We are scaling,” says Reid.

Here is an official game description from the website:

Join legions of adventurers in RIFT™, a new fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a world being torn apart.

Rifts violently rip into reality across the land and release powerful forces that threaten the very existence of Telara. Each breach brings with it new characters, events, and treasures, while the world itself changes dynamically around you.

Play with your friends across vast, lavishly detailed environments, or go head-to-head in challenging Player versus Player (PvP) combat as you battle to uncover the secrets of the planes. Build and advance your character using an innovative new class system with limitless possibilities.

The rifts have divided the people and endanger the world. Whether you fight to seal the rifts forever, or harness their power for your own, epic adventures lie ahead for those willing to fight for the future of Telara.

Tags: Rift: Planes of Telara, World of Warcraft

PL

I’ve played the Rift closed beta from level 1-20 and I can safely and honestly say that this game is nothing but more of the same. There is nothing original or special about it. It’s just a very over-hyped World of Warcraft wannabe. If you like paying hundreds of dollars spending loads of time to do the same repetitive quests, dungeons, PvP, and crafting you’re used to, then play Rift.
Brion

I absolutely love how everyone compares every MMO to WoW. WoW just copied EQ and EQ2. Yes it is questing, crafting, instances, PvP ect. Apparently you have been playing the wrong game. Unlike WoW this game does not look and feel like a kids game cartoon style and all. I have yet to see a game as dynamic as this with the class and role system. The linear questing is great unlike other MMOs where you go to a town and have a choice of 80 quests, but have to go hunting for hours to find the right ones for one small area. Dynamic world gameplay with the rifts opening up all over the place and rewards are good for participating even if you jump in at the end of the rift. I also give props to the Devs because unlike other games they listen and get on top of things quickly. I play WoW but Rift is the new game for me.

John

AGREE
Spooky

“I have yet to see a game as dynamic as this with the class and role system”

http://www.swgcharacterbuilder.com/swg-cb.php

Apparently you’ve been playing the wrong game

Val

I agree… why compare the two? I hate logging into Beta’s and seeing “This is going to be the WoW killer.” No it wont… some will stick with WoW others wont, some like myself will play both. I have to honestly say though I was impressed with alot of the game play. The first poster is completely off base imo. First off… quests are not repetitiousness, they are different and if you read have different story lines. If you are meaning well it tells you “you must kill certain amount of mobs” or that you have to collect a certain amount of things. Well no shit-what game isn’t like that? Rifts are the biggest thing in this game that amazes me. They have rifts occasionally open and the interaction is trying to help everyone to close them. Rift invasions are basically what FFXI did wrong and what Rift did right with a server population trying to close them up before crystals are destroyed. If you are skeptical about buying it at least try out Beta, I did and I have to say I have already pre-ordered and cant wait!
Regulas

People complain about similarities because what they want is new gameplay not just new content. Rift has alot of amazing new content, graphics, and style, but like everything else thats come out since EQ has little different when it comes to the core gameplay. When you say “Well no shit-what game isn’t like that?” well that’s the problem right there.

I will concede Rifts themselves are very nice and are an example of the kinds of things people need to do more of when making a new MMO.

Rift also has the issue of graphics may be too high, even wow with it’s super low graphics can lag with enough people casting effects together.

http://www.bsckids.com Damon Cap

I have been playing myself and think it is pretty good, It has a different feel than wow gameplay wise even if the UI is similar.

Alice

Well, here’s the thing though. What can you add to an MMO that isn’t a kill and grab quest? I hear everyone going on about the lack of diffrent styles of quests, but there isn’t that much to choose from. They have escort quests, they have talking quests, run around quests, and a few other more dynamic types of quests.
There isn’t anything to really replace the “Go kill 20 spiders” quests with. If you had an idea, I’d like to hear it.

Chris

Rift is way better than WOW, Even Rifts graphics is way better and realistic compared to WOWs cartoony/kiddy graphics. Questing is way better in Rift, it is much more organizede. Also the UI/actions bars, etc. is fully customazible. Best part is the 3 combination soul trees, where you can be an assassin/ranger/3rd soul. or mage/warlock/3rd soul or warrior/paladin/ 3rd soul or Cleric/Druid/ 3rd soul. Theres like 7 soul on each category. Basically if you max out and gets bored of the roque you can respect to a Ranger, or Warrior to Paladin, etc.. without leveling another character to max level like in WOW.
Basically what Im trying to say is WOW = kids game, Rift is for more mature players that wants serious MMORPG.

snes

dude have u played wow vanilla? = rift.

http://www.bsckids.com Damon Cap

I like the idea of not levelling another character, I like the rift events and the amount of public events in the zone and the graphics are a nice upgrade. Im curious to see how this game plays out in terms of numbers of people, because at the end of the day if you want a game to keep bringing new content and ideas its about how much money it is making.
Brian

The first thing that grabbed me about Rift was the quality of the graphics. Grass looks like grass and trees actually have leaves and not some 2 dimensional art like WoW. Don’t get me wrong, I have been playing WoW for years and thoroughly enjoy it and will probably co tinue to play for some time. But from what I have seen so far in the Rift beta is a much more polished game than WoW will ever be. It will definitely be getting my money for some time to come
Fred

You have to compare new MMORPGs to WoW because they won’t survive or have money to grow without pulling players. Warhammer died a horrible death when Wrath of the Lich King came out and half the players vanished. You would go into an rvr area and there was 1 person there, and he was afk.

Rift is too similar. I predict it will wallow in obscurity, barely breathing like Warhammer. It may stay afloat like Age of Conan but I doubt it.

Agenteusa

Quote:

“Basically what Im trying to say is WOW = kids game”

That is not true because you´re implying all cartoon like stuff is for kids. I bet most of us watch South Park and/or Family Guy for instance. Anyway, it looks good, but I think unfortunately it will die another horrible death before the end of the year. GW2 also has potential but I believe the only MMO that can oppose WOW at the moment will be SW: TOR.

Mitchell

Actually, since Guild Wars 2 will not have a monthly fee, it won’t end up dying a horrible death. Guild Wars 1 is still thriving because it fits the niche MMO spot of being fun, yet not actually costing anything besides the initial price tag. GW2 will be a glorious, free, experience that will not die.
Although I do agree, in the realm of monthly-fee MMOs, ST: TOR is the only one that stands a chance.

It’s B

I played beta. I’m Not a huge wow fan but had fun in it, same with aion and warhammer and aoc and lineage2 etc etc. My point is it didn’t grab me, felt to little to late. Maybe I’m burnt out on mmos I dunno. This game to me felt like the birth child of aion and warhammer rolled into one. I think its getting compare to wow so much is it’s nut shot of a comment in commercials. Going after the biggest grossing and most played mmo takes balls period.
http://www.riftreview.net/ Shweta Sharma

well, so far this game has been good. I haven’t really WoW maybe that’s why I’m liking. The unique soul system is awesome. I have been playing healing cleric for a while and its not really bad. Although, the game isn’t a wow killer at all. But it has the best content taken from all MMOs. Should be good for a few months before it falls.

Rift: Planes of Telara Gunning for World of Warcraft?

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