I played some this weekend and liked the changes they have made. However, it is still just a gear grind game at lvl 50 and that just isn't what makes MMOs fun. I wanted to try and get into it but I don't think it is worth the time just to grind over and over to get the next set of gear.
I think the changes they made if we had that at launch I would have played more than a month but now it just isn't enough for me to come back to the game.
I played some this weekend and liked the changes they have made. However, it is still just a gear grind game at lvl 50 and that just isn't what makes MMOs fun. I wanted to try and get into it but I don't think it is worth the time just to grind over and over to get the next set of gear.
I think the changes they made if we had that at launch I would have played more than a month but now it just isn't enough for me to come back to the game.
Not exactly sure what people who do not like working for gear want to do at end game? There has to be a reward for doing activities or people will not do them.
They have made it so people can get really great gear from all activities not just raid. There is so many things to do at max level especially fluff activies. Always an event going on, always sourcewells, instant adventures, chronicles, dungeons, explore and find hidden things like puzzles or cairns, always a ton of achievements, dailes, and so on. One can totally avoid raiding and still have a ton to do. If you want to get rich just go collect artifacts for a day or simply play the AH. Although I think raiding is the best part of Rift as its arguably the best raiding game on the market with only 3 supported raiding games still going. Rift is the spiritual successor to EQ2 with Hartsman and many of the devs. At its heart Rift is a raiding game but with activities for other playstyles.
The only things Rift lacks in endgame is what all games have lacked since DAOC and that is open world PvP and construction buildings. But I think thats mroe of a problem with todays players than developers.
I played some this weekend and liked the changes they have made. However, it is still just a gear grind game at lvl 50 and that just isn't what makes MMOs fun. I wanted to try and get into it but I don't think it is worth the time just to grind over and over to get the next set of gear.
I think the changes they made if we had that at launch I would have played more than a month but now it just isn't enough for me to come back to the game.
You are right. I played Rift and loved it up to lv 50...but then it's just a gear grind. Since the game does not lend itself well to alt play, I had to quit playing or die from boredom.
I played some this weekend and liked the changes they have made. However, it is still just a gear grind game at lvl 50 and that just isn't what makes MMOs fun. I wanted to try and get into it but I don't think it is worth the time just to grind over and over to get the next set of gear.
I think the changes they made if we had that at launch I would have played more than a month but now it just isn't enough for me to come back to the game.
Not exactly sure what people who do not like working for gear want to do at end game? There has to be a reward for doing activities or people will not do them.
They have made it so people can get really great gear from all activities not just raid. There is so many things to do at max level especially fluff activies. Always an event going on, always sourcewells, instant adventures, chronicles, dungeons, explore and find hidden things like puzzles or cairns, always a ton of achievements, dailes, and so on. One can totally avoid raiding and still have a ton to do. If you want to get rich just go collect artifacts for a day or simply play the AH. Although I think raiding is the best part of Rift as its arguably the best raiding game on the market with only 3 supported raiding games still going. Rift is the spiritual successor to EQ2 with Hartsman and many of the devs. At its heart Rift is a raiding game but with activities for other playstyles.
The only things Rift lacks in endgame is what all games have lacked since DAOC and that is open world PvP and construction buildings. But I think thats mroe of a problem with todays players than developers.
Player want to have something that "hooks" them, something beyound just "leveling to end" and "gear grinding". There needs to me just more for most that are on the "old school" mind set.
I am NOT saying that this is not a good or even great game I closed and open bata tested it, and payed for 6 mo. But at some point it could not keep me loging in and it needs (for us of an "old school" mind set) to have that "thing" that makes it more then "just a "video game" like you would fine on any non-computer game system (not Elder Scrolls type, but the you buy it, and you play it tell your next pay day when you buy and play a new game, and that one sits there 1/2 finished type).
For some of us, it just needs something "more". Other games have that "more", and if Rift did I would still be playing, just my 2 cents and MHO.
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I did the same, although I subbed for 3 months
I played some this weekend and liked the changes they have made. However, it is still just a gear grind game at lvl 50 and that just isn't what makes MMOs fun. I wanted to try and get into it but I don't think it is worth the time just to grind over and over to get the next set of gear.
I think the changes they made if we had that at launch I would have played more than a month but now it just isn't enough for me to come back to the game.
Had lots of fun here, too
Made myself a warlock-build, it was so much fun i just ran around and killed things. Gonna resub on the next discount.
Not exactly sure what people who do not like working for gear want to do at end game? There has to be a reward for doing activities or people will not do them.
They have made it so people can get really great gear from all activities not just raid. There is so many things to do at max level especially fluff activies. Always an event going on, always sourcewells, instant adventures, chronicles, dungeons, explore and find hidden things like puzzles or cairns, always a ton of achievements, dailes, and so on. One can totally avoid raiding and still have a ton to do. If you want to get rich just go collect artifacts for a day or simply play the AH. Although I think raiding is the best part of Rift as its arguably the best raiding game on the market with only 3 supported raiding games still going. Rift is the spiritual successor to EQ2 with Hartsman and many of the devs. At its heart Rift is a raiding game but with activities for other playstyles.
The only things Rift lacks in endgame is what all games have lacked since DAOC and that is open world PvP and construction buildings. But I think thats mroe of a problem with todays players than developers.
free weekends are always fun....
There is a discount going on at the moment.
I logged out within 10 minutes again. My server is totally dead. Just a few lvl50's standing around in Sanctum. :-(
Maybe one day I will decide if I want to bother rerolling on a US server.
Move server? I'm in the EU and have found my server to be nicely populated after moving.
(Can't remember the name off the top of my head, otherwise I'd mention it)
You are right. I played Rift and loved it up to lv 50...but then it's just a gear grind. Since the game does not lend itself well to alt play, I had to quit playing or die from boredom.
They do have free server transfers.
Player want to have something that "hooks" them, something beyound just "leveling to end" and "gear grinding". There needs to me just more for most that are on the "old school" mind set.
I am NOT saying that this is not a good or even great game I closed and open bata tested it, and payed for 6 mo. But at some point it could not keep me loging in and it needs (for us of an "old school" mind set) to have that "thing" that makes it more then "just a "video game" like you would fine on any non-computer game system (not Elder Scrolls type, but the you buy it, and you play it tell your next pay day when you buy and play a new game, and that one sits there 1/2 finished type).
For some of us, it just needs something "more". Other games have that "more", and if Rift did I would still be playing, just my 2 cents and MHO.