tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post8290675643208317099..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Lost Time Is Not Found Again: Rift PrimeBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-83433360951798118802018-03-12T15:28:57.183+00:002018-03-12T15:28:57.183+00:00As you were commenting, I was reading UltrViolet&#...As you were commenting, I was reading UltrViolet's post (which I just retro-linked at the end of mine because it offers a much fairer and more detailed overview). It seems he found most of what I was looking for but couldn't locate. I suspect the reason may be time zones. It's an NA server and I played on Saturday morning in the UK, which would be the middle of the night to before breakfast across the USA. I had absolutely no log in queue for example - went straight in. It seemd busy enough but it wasn't heaving. If I'd played on Saturday evening I suspect my experience would have been better. I also agree on the starting zones. I always preferred Freeemarch. I only started in Silverwood because I remebered the 24/7 invasion trains at Argent Glade...<br /><br />On a more general level, though, I'm wondering if I may be done with New Start servers in general. I tend to get the feeling on all of them that I could be spending my time better on my already-existing "Live" characters. I fear the nostalgia seam may already be tapped out in the mine of my MMO soul...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-62255212298995336752018-03-12T15:09:17.086+00:002018-03-12T15:09:17.086+00:00I'll be posting about my own experience in Rif...I'll be posting about my own experience in Rift Prime tomorrow, but I do have to say that turning off the level 1-29 chat channel improved the experience dramatically. The complaining is not unexpected. We've seen it before with EQ and EQII retro servers. I think Trion is just getting a hold on what this sort of experience is really like, what they ought to change, and how they ought to communicate better. The run up to the server launch seemed a bit rushed. I follow Trion on social media and never knew, for example, that there was a vote happening on the server name until the vote was over.<br /><br />Also, looking at your screen shots, I gather you started on the Guardians side of things. While I was not fond of either side's tutorial, I always found the Defiant post-tutorial areas much superior to the Guardian counter part. Freemarch, as I have oft said, is a lesson in making a small zone feel big. I don't even mind tromping about on foot because as far as things seem, it always turns out where I want to go is just around the corner or over the next hill.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.com