Comments on: The joys of exploration in Rift http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/ Tanks like a girl, lives like a nerd Thu, 16 May 2013 08:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kadomi http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-219 Kadomi Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:04:20 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-219 It’s not F2P, and their free trial weekends seem to be over for now. It’s a good game, I enjoy it a lot.

]]> By: Dr. Cynicism http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-218 Dr. Cynicism Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:52:21 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-218 Loving the new site! You’ve been opening my eyes to all kinds of fun nerd stuff. I grew tired of WoW very quickly after Cata hit, which seriously surprised me. So I quit. Maybe Rift can take its place?? Is it a F2P?

]]> By: Alan http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-28 Alan Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:16:23 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-28 I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Rift when I thought I was being a smart ass by eventually climbing over a mountain range only to be rewarded for it with ancient cairns and artifacts.. Sure as hell beats getting a debuff and being teleported away from somewhere you’re not meant to be.

]]> By: flosch http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-25 flosch Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:44:27 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-25 Not sure whether I’m telling you anything new in that respect, but the way it works for EQ2 with Alternate Advancement (AA) points is like this: basically, AA are like talents, but you tend to get a lot more points, and can spend it on a much broader choice of talents. These include, for example, crafting-specific talents, or harvesting-specific. You earn AA by a second type of experience.
While you are leveling, you have the choice to set a slider which defines what percentage of your “normal” experience is translated into AA experience. As an effect, you can smoothly set how fast you level. If you have the feeling you are outleveling content (which happens really easily in EQ2, the world is quite large, and catered to different choices of zones at each level), you can slide the slide over to less standard and more AA experience. It’s quite neat actually.
As a noob in that game, I have no idea how this plays out once you are at max level, whether you would be forced to then level your AA experience if you are not maxed there.

]]> By: Kadomi http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-24 Kadomi Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:30:07 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-24 Slower leveling? That is actually quite cool. When I leveled my last WoW character, I had to turn exp off multiple times to not outlevel everything like crazy. WoW is broken in that respect, IMHO.

]]> By: flosch http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-23 flosch Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:20:14 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-23 Have to say I wasn’t thrilled by Rift when I got a beta key some time ago. However, I feel you when it comes to exploring. Right now, on off-raid nights, I experiment with EQ2, and it’s been fun so far. I’m enjoying the crafting, and of course, the exploration! So nice when everything is new. Plus, I can set my AA slider in the game to low and level extra-slow, so I can see a lot of content, and still get some rewards for it.

]]> By: Zin http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-19 Zin Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:20:37 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-19 Plus, the female Bahmi are just hot!

]]> By: Zin http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-18 Zin Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:19:10 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-18 Random awesome thing I like about Rift: being able to destroy armor for its crafting materials. :D

]]> By: Kadomi http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-17 Kadomi Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:17:38 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-17 Never playing anything but Bahmi Defiant side, I tell you. I would not want to miss Mighty Leap ever. Life saver in my neverending hunt for SPARKLIES. I am so glad I am not the only one. :D

]]> By: Tami http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/2011/04/11/the-joys-of-exploration-in-rift/#comment-16 Tami Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:02:01 +0000 http://nerd.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=46#comment-16 I feel the same way! I love exploring in Rift, and I doubly-love the little rewards for it.

Little things, like standing and watching cherryblossom petals float off in the wind, or spending ten minutes trying to get that ONE FREAKING SPARKLY (and then rerolling bahmi or elf to get the zoomyjump so that never again would you be denied your sparkle addiction)

I’m really enjoying it. I hope I enjoy it again on my alt after I reach max level.

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