Re: *Rift*
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:34 pm
I've been playing this a bit ever since I left EQ a few months ago.
As an old school EQ player, it definitely has a different feel to me. I've been told it plays very similar to WoW which I can't speak from personal experience really since I only briefly dabbled in WoW during Beta/Vanilla.
It does not feel like a game t hat has a lot of long term life. It definitely does not have the "epic" feel that a game like EQ has. You can sort of tell the game was probably produced on a small budget. The world is pretty tiny, they reuse lower level content for high level content (I've been told WoW does this also), and the world just didn't feel like it has much "life".
That being said, it is fairly entertaining if you're looking for something to do. I like the role system and being able to change what I do on the fly. I actually end up playing my Chloromancer/Warlock build (healer) more than any of my DPS builds in groups. Yes, mages can heal in this game. One of the big things about the class and role system is that the classes aren't stuck doing one thing. Warriors can tank and DPS. Clerics can heal, tank, and DPS. Rogues can tank and DPS and have the Bard role for support. Mages can heal, DPS, and have the Archon class for buffs/debuffs.
As an old school EQ player, it definitely has a different feel to me. I've been told it plays very similar to WoW which I can't speak from personal experience really since I only briefly dabbled in WoW during Beta/Vanilla.
It does not feel like a game t hat has a lot of long term life. It definitely does not have the "epic" feel that a game like EQ has. You can sort of tell the game was probably produced on a small budget. The world is pretty tiny, they reuse lower level content for high level content (I've been told WoW does this also), and the world just didn't feel like it has much "life".
That being said, it is fairly entertaining if you're looking for something to do. I like the role system and being able to change what I do on the fly. I actually end up playing my Chloromancer/Warlock build (healer) more than any of my DPS builds in groups. Yes, mages can heal in this game. One of the big things about the class and role system is that the classes aren't stuck doing one thing. Warriors can tank and DPS. Clerics can heal, tank, and DPS. Rogues can tank and DPS and have the Bard role for support. Mages can heal, DPS, and have the Archon class for buffs/debuffs.