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Rift Open Beta Begins Next Week
by Alice O'Connor, Feb 08, 2011 5:45am PSTFollowing a string of closed beta events where invitations were handed out by the bucketload, a properly open beta test for Trion Worlds' MMORPG Rift will kick off on February 15 then run until February 21, the developer has announced.
Players will be able to check out the first 42 character levels from the PC MMORPG, across several PvP warfronts and a variety of zones and dungeons.
The open beta event, dubbed 'Telara the Merciless,' will begin at 10am PST on Tuesday, February 15 and end at 10am PST on Monday, February 21. Head thisaway to sign up. Following that, players who have pre-ordered will be able to play in a 'head start' event from February 24, leading up to Rift's release on March 1.
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And lets face facts, 95% of gamers will be happy with derivatives of WoW, which is exactly what the makers of Rift are betting on. For Rift is WoW reskinned. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I've played throughout the beta, and the quest system, dungeons, professions, mount system, pvp system and even some of the skills are blatantly stolen from WoW.
Yet ... it has an interesting class system designed to entice the remaining 5% of MMO gamers, who were weened on Everquest and UO and will jump on any innovation with relish.
Guaranteed success of a game. Mark my words. And I'm not saying this because I think it deserves success.
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