Somewhat, if you're on a PvP server you can take over quest hubs and whatnot. Probably can't take a city without ungodly amounts of people. No destructible buildings.
is the game world one persistant plain like WoW or is it fail like WAR where each zone is seperate and theres a loading screen between zones?
How big of a focus is put on world pvp? siege weapons? can i take cities/
is there pvp gear and pvp stats?
Seamless world. The starting zone (levels 1-6) is instanced because it takes place at a different time than the rest of the playable world, after that, you only have load screens when entering dungeons.
As far as I am aware, you can't take over the capitol cities, but you can destroy these stones that are in major towns and camps. When a rift opens, it can turn into a foothold where npc invaders will spawn and they will march towards those stones in attempt to destroy them and capture the town/settlement/whatever that the stone represents. Players can also destroy those stones for the opposite faction. No siege weapons afaik.
There is PvP gear, but I'm not sure what you mean by stats.
is the game world one persistant plain like WoW or is it fail like WAR where each zone is seperate and theres a loading screen between zones?
No load screens, large continents, lost of bonuses and specials for finding them.
How big of a focus is put on world pvp? siege weapons? can i take cities/
minimal: PVP is a flat out joke in this game. Certain builds cream and cake out others. Certain classes dominate. If you love PVP and thats why you want to play this game: MOVE ALONG: Nothing you want here. No, at this poiint in the game there is no city capture mechaincs.
is there pvp gear and pvp stats?
Yes, Yes, and they are atrocious. This is NOT a PVPCENTRIC game. NOT NOT NOT. PVP players get the long hard shaft just like PVE players. It's shiny, new, decent. Other than that, you have played this game 20 times before and will play others JUST LIKE IT, many times again.
Summary: NO. Do not buy it. Play wow., or Aion, this is a waterpaint version of both.
Why do people continue to tell others to play WoW? Most if not all players have either heard of or already played WoW for years and are simply put...Bored to death of it. Do get be wrong...for years, I myself loved WoW and still to this day have many friends that play. That being said, even my friends are bored to death but don't know what game to play. I recommand that if you've played and enjoyed WoW, then you will most likely enjoy RIFT. I plan on playing for a year untill something better comes out (one personnel option). Sorry, don't meane to get of topic. It just drive me crazy when someone pushes WoW like it just can out or something. It was great but now it's played out, old, done, through..Hell, even China has capped WoW removing half it's player base.
Rift - load screens entering/existing Dung similar to most other MMO's
PVP - their is PVP though I've haven't been able to test it personnely.
is the game world one persistant plain like WoW or is it fail like WAR where each zone is seperate and theres a loading screen between zones?
Persistent world, instancing for dungeons etc etc
How big of a focus is put on world pvp? siege weapons? can i take cities/
There are ancient wardstones that create world pvp objectives, but besides good ol fashioned open world pvp not much else. No siege weapons, you can take over a town by simply killing everyone in it, but you cannot control an entire city.
is there pvp gear and pvp stats?
Yes there is pvp gear. There are no pvp stats but there is 1 soul for each calling that is PvP only and designed for PVP
is the game world one persistant plain like WoW or is it fail like WAR where each zone is seperate and theres a loading screen between zones?
Persistent world, instancing for dungeons etc etc
How big of a focus is put on world pvp? siege weapons? can i take cities/
There are ancient wardstones that create world pvp objectives, but besides good ol fashioned open world pvp not much else. No siege weapons, you can take over a town by simply killing everyone in it, but you cannot control an entire city.
is there pvp gear and pvp stats?
Yes there is pvp gear. There are no pvp stats but there is 1 soul for each calling that is PvP only and designed for PVP
I am curious why PVP players don't consider the zonewide events PVP objectives I would think going over to the other side and messing up their event would qualify. Yet I never see this posted I admit I am not an avid pvp'er do a little bit here and there just wonder why this is never brought up.
Oh and there is valor the pvp stat makes you take less damage from players. Toughness and hit are the PVE stat.
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Persistent.
Somewhat, if you're on a PvP server you can take over quest hubs and whatnot. Probably can't take a city without ungodly amounts of people. No destructible buildings.
Yes.
He who keeps his cool best wins.
Seamless world. The starting zone (levels 1-6) is instanced because it takes place at a different time than the rest of the playable world, after that, you only have load screens when entering dungeons.
As far as I am aware, you can't take over the capitol cities, but you can destroy these stones that are in major towns and camps. When a rift opens, it can turn into a foothold where npc invaders will spawn and they will march towards those stones in attempt to destroy them and capture the town/settlement/whatever that the stone represents. Players can also destroy those stones for the opposite faction. No siege weapons afaik.
There is PvP gear, but I'm not sure what you mean by stats.
.. But in a good way.
Why do people continue to tell others to play WoW? Most if not all players have either heard of or already played WoW for years and are simply put...Bored to death of it. Do get be wrong...for years, I myself loved WoW and still to this day have many friends that play. That being said, even my friends are bored to death but don't know what game to play. I recommand that if you've played and enjoyed WoW, then you will most likely enjoy RIFT. I plan on playing for a year untill something better comes out (one personnel option). Sorry, don't meane to get of topic. It just drive me crazy when someone pushes WoW like it just can out or something. It was great but now it's played out, old, done, through..Hell, even China has capped WoW removing half it's player base.
Rift - load screens entering/existing Dung similar to most other MMO's
PVP - their is PVP though I've haven't been able to test it personnely.
I am curious why PVP players don't consider the zonewide events PVP objectives I would think going over to the other side and messing up their event would qualify. Yet I never see this posted I admit I am not an avid pvp'er do a little bit here and there just wonder why this is never brought up.
Oh and there is valor the pvp stat makes you take less damage from players. Toughness and hit are the PVE stat.