Rift is now free to play! [2.3 Empyreal Assault Update]

[Womanizer`]

Oh boyoboyoboy! Rift went free to play with the latest patch! What are your thoughts about this? Personally I think Its a great idea, but the changes with the ingame store and the new subscription sillyness gives me a head ache. I mean sure, they need to find a way to still earn money. But the ingame store is a total failure in my opinion.

Changes in 2.3

Free to Play
No trials. No tricks. No traps. We’ve made all of Telara free while adding exciting new Loyalty rewards and benefits for the most dedicated Ascended. Learn more on our Free to Play page where we cover new free-player and Patron options plus the RIFT Store, Gifting, and REX.


Dendrome
Home to lush jungles and windswept dunes, Dendrome is the heart of Update 2.3. Explore its vast reaches and battle the Architects and Awakened where new threats rise and burrow. Along the way you’ll find unrivaled artifacts, events, and challenges, meet and drink with old friends in the riotous town of Hailol, and seek the egg of an unhatched dragon god … one whose fate is yours to decide!


Open-world raid bosses
Energy from the shattered Blood Storm has given rise to terrifying creatures across Dendrome. The greatest of these menaces – Kaaz’Ra, Senbora the Devourer, and Ahkane the Eternal – stalk the open world, battling Ascended in dynamically-scaling raid encounters. Defeat each boss in new weekly quests that offer a chance at raid gear plus guaranteed tokens, infinity stones, and more.


Chronicle: Queen’s Gambit
Mistress Inyra and her Awakened cult are harvesting the Architects’ ancient knowledge in a misguided bid for Ascension. Brave a merciless new Chronicle to stop their schemes before the Architects turn the tables on the Awakened and summon a far greater danger to Telara.


Sliver: Grim Awakening
What would have happened to Kingsward had Salvarola prevailed? Find out as you lead the charge into a timeline where the Awakened have formed a demonic pact in return for the secret to Ascension. Battle past the infernal strength of a fallen Prince Kaliban and Salvarola himself before facing Ultane, demon lord patron of the Awakened.


Strongholds
The war against planar invasions takes to the skies in new player-summoned Strongholds, multi-tiered fortifications manned by a variety of friendly forces. Fight off new threats to Telara while flying between jump pads and platforms. Just remember to bring friends, as the most daunting invasions will lay siege to Strongholds tuned for 10-70+ players!

[Julma Henri]

Is it currently F2P ?

[Womanizer`]

Is it currently F2P ?

Yes it is.

[Julma Henri]

Yes it is.

Well then ill start to play!

[vandal454]

F2P ruin this game ;(

[Womanizer`]

Well then ill start to play!

Go ahead! Its worth it

F2P ruin this game ;(

Yeah it does. Eh on the bright side, we don't have to pay for the mothly subscription, yes?

[[MPGH]Dave84311]

F2P ruin this game ;(

F2P generally means the game is on its way out.

[-WhiteNoise]

A wild Dave appears!

[fapdarklord]

F2P generally means the game is on its way out.

I used google translate to translate what you said, but the sentence was still too complex for me.