Rift sale ends May 23 at 1PM ET:
Also: Steam Daily Deal (until May 20, 1PM ET)
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Metal Drift
$10$3.40 (Steam)
Rift sale ends May 23 at 1PM ET:
Also: Steam Daily Deal (until May 20, 1PM ET)
Reader Comments (21)
Posted: May 19th 2011 10:07PM KazamaSogetsu said
I preordered my digital CE, played for 3 weeks and never again... I wonder if it's worth coming back now.
Posted: May 20th 2011 3:08PM Jennacide said
@KazamaSogetsu
Game is definitely better now than at launch, bringing many of the changes you'd see in games like WoW to the table, like a dungeon/WF queue. Only thing the game still desperately needs, IMO, is a performance pass. It's telling that I can run games like Metro 2033 and Aion on my computer at max settings, but have to downplay most of Rift to keep a mere 30fps, and visually it's nowhere near as grand as Metro or Aion.
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Game is definitely better now than at launch, bringing many of the changes you'd see in games like WoW to the table, like a dungeon/WF queue. Only thing the game still desperately needs, IMO, is a performance pass. It's telling that I can run games like Metro 2033 and Aion on my computer at max settings, but have to downplay most of Rift to keep a mere 30fps, and visually it's nowhere near as grand as Metro or Aion.
Posted: May 19th 2011 10:09PM Jawmuncher said
Not much of a deal IMO game has been going on sale like crazy lately.
It's still a fun MMO though
It's still a fun MMO though
Posted: May 19th 2011 10:30PM Dizazter said
Why is this news? Steam has crazy deals all the time, and usually for 50% to 90% off. Not sure why 33% off is news worthy.
Posted: May 19th 2011 10:48PM BigFat360 biggerbadderFatter said
@Dizazter. I hate when people say this, for a website that puts out 1 news articule every three hours, i cherish every post
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Posted: May 20th 2011 1:14AM Dizazter said
@MrGreen
BigFat360 - I love Joystiq. Just some of these things seem like filler to me.
Mr Green - I wish I had a dollar for every fanboy who is mindlessly defensive about something without providing a single spec of a counter point.
Steam has had a bunch of sales this week. (and every week) And ALL of them were more than 33% off. Why weren't those big news? Yet the least impressive discount is the one worth mentioning? Makes no sense to me. Feel free to explain with your clearly infinite wisdom and insight.
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BigFat360 - I love Joystiq. Just some of these things seem like filler to me.
Mr Green - I wish I had a dollar for every fanboy who is mindlessly defensive about something without providing a single spec of a counter point.
Steam has had a bunch of sales this week. (and every week) And ALL of them were more than 33% off. Why weren't those big news? Yet the least impressive discount is the one worth mentioning? Makes no sense to me. Feel free to explain with your clearly infinite wisdom and insight.
Posted: May 20th 2011 1:44AM (Unverified) said
@Dizazter "Steam has had a bunch of sales this week. (and every week) And ALL of them were more than 33% off. Why weren't those big news?"
Rift has a lot of buzz around it and plenty of people are curious to try it. It's taking on the king of MMOs and is doing a decent job of it so far. I think that's news-worthy.
Mentioning deals on Need for Speed or some random FPS just doesn't have the same gravitas. Ya dig?
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Rift has a lot of buzz around it and plenty of people are curious to try it. It's taking on the king of MMOs and is doing a decent job of it so far. I think that's news-worthy.
Mentioning deals on Need for Speed or some random FPS just doesn't have the same gravitas. Ya dig?
Posted: May 20th 2011 12:00AM mietha said
That's the best deal I've seen thus far on the CE, but the normal one was $25 on D2D a week or 2 ago.
Posted: May 20th 2011 1:13AM Typhonic said
Is Rift worth it? An unbiased opinion, please.
Posted: May 20th 2011 11:13AM The Minn said
@Typhonic I played it for two months and quit. It literally is like WoW style, with a couple added new things (i.e. RIFT, multiple trees) and has a different storyline. If you're fine with playing another MMO that doesn't really bring anything new to the table, and want a new story, go for it. I left because it didn't offer me anything new. Why sub to another MMO (I still play WoW) that is exactly the same? So I am trying EvE/Darkfall/just something that doesn't have the same gameplay. It's not a bad game by any means but just not anything new. As far as the multiple specs go it does seem that people are already sticking to a certain set instead of experimenting. Like when I was a tank I only chose Tank specs so it didn't really feel like the 'multiple specs' was bringing anything new, same with being a healer. I guess DPS it is different but if I want a good tank/healer in my group I don't want them messing with other specs. If you're not tired of the WoW style gameplay (i'm not) and want a different story then sure, go for it. There is a 7 day free trial now, you know that right?
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Posted: May 20th 2011 6:02PM Balthier said
@The Minn
He said "unbiased opinion" which clearly yours isn't since you're another "it's a WoW Clone" naysayer. Have you played it recently? No? Then you don't know what they've added. Your opinion isn't valid when you quit before they added stuff.
@Typhonic My opinion is biased though because I'd say get it, I think it's the best MMO I've played recently. If you're unsure and probably don't want to listen to biased opinions use the 7 day free trial and see for yourself. :)
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He said "unbiased opinion" which clearly yours isn't since you're another "it's a WoW Clone" naysayer. Have you played it recently? No? Then you don't know what they've added. Your opinion isn't valid when you quit before they added stuff.
@Typhonic My opinion is biased though because I'd say get it, I think it's the best MMO I've played recently. If you're unsure and probably don't want to listen to biased opinions use the 7 day free trial and see for yourself. :)
Posted: May 20th 2011 3:18AM Naoki7 said
Feel free to use my trial code to try the game out.
http://www.riftgame.com/en/products/ascend-a-friend/invite.php?voucher=DNZ6LHZW7KRGTTP7FDZP&utm_source=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ascend_invite
Rift is very similar to WoW, but I think it's a better game. If you like WoW and are bored with it, give Rift a try. It's fresh, and really well polished. The classes are diverse and interesting, the dungeon crawling is fun, even the raiding is fun.
http://www.riftgame.com/en/products/ascend-a-friend/invite.php?voucher=DNZ6LHZW7KRGTTP7FDZP&utm_source=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ascend_invite
Rift is very similar to WoW, but I think it's a better game. If you like WoW and are bored with it, give Rift a try. It's fresh, and really well polished. The classes are diverse and interesting, the dungeon crawling is fun, even the raiding is fun.
Posted: May 20th 2011 11:07AM lucktacular said
Crap I just bought the CE like 5 days ago at full price on Steam. :(
Posted: May 20th 2011 2:29PM lucktacular said
@sigma8
Normally I do only buy things on sale through Steam.
However, this time, my options were:
1. Buy it now at full price so I can play it.
2. Wait anywhere between 1 and 365+ days for it to go on sale, then buy it.
As it was just released a few months ago, I had to assume it wasn't ripe for a sale. Guess I lost on that gamble. Before anyone asks, I only use Steam for my digital game purchases, so the other sites are out. Amazon had a cheaper SE, but no deals on the CE at the time. Plus I hate waiting a week to get my purchase delivered.
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Normally I do only buy things on sale through Steam.
However, this time, my options were:
1. Buy it now at full price so I can play it.
2. Wait anywhere between 1 and 365+ days for it to go on sale, then buy it.
As it was just released a few months ago, I had to assume it wasn't ripe for a sale. Guess I lost on that gamble. Before anyone asks, I only use Steam for my digital game purchases, so the other sites are out. Amazon had a cheaper SE, but no deals on the CE at the time. Plus I hate waiting a week to get my purchase delivered.
Posted: May 20th 2011 11:24AM lazurus said
All this will do is transfer the rift from my wallet to my life.
But then again, who needs social approval when I can get all my love from my online girlfriend-who-I've-never-met-but-hopefully-is-not-a-man.
But then again, who needs social approval when I can get all my love from my online girlfriend-who-I've-never-met-but-hopefully-is-not-a-man.
Posted: May 20th 2011 12:25PM Marie said
Actually, it's on sale at a couple of other download stores, too. Check this page: http://www.deals4downloads.com/games/detail/92d/buy-rift-pc-download
