We had a great Halloween video out on our YouTube channel and I didn't get a chance to make it here yesterday for the update. Fortunately Zann is going to be helping with the housekeeping here too moving forward - so look forward to hearing more from us!

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We had a great Halloween video out on our YouTube channel and I didn't get a chance to make it here yesterday for the update. Fortunately Zann is going to be helping with the housekeeping here too moving forward - so look forward to hearing more from us!

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As we announced last week, the latest installment to the RIFT Saga brings with it a ton of new content and features - you can read details on the new Update 1.5 webpage!

<a href>http://www.riftgame.com/en/game/updates/ashes-of-history.php</a>

As we announced last week, the latest installment to the RIFT Saga brings with it a ton of new content and features - you can read details on the new Update 1.5 webpage!

<a href>http://www.riftgame.com/en/game/updates/ashes-of-history.php[/url]

<strong>RIFT™ Update 1.5: Ashes of History is almost upon us! The next content update will include:</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>Veteran Rewards</strong> – The longer you subscribe, the greater your rewards!</li>
<li><strong>Planar Attunement</strong> – Enhance your level-50 character!</li>
<li><strong>Chronicles</strong> – Solo and Duo dungeons let you experience the endgame story your way.</li>
<li><strong>Ashes of History world event</strong> – The Golden Maw unleashes elemental chaos from an abandoned kingdom across the sea.</li>
<li><strong>New Warfront</strong> – The Library of the Runemasters offers exciting new gameplay for those who relish PvP combat.</li>
<li><strong>Master Dungeon</strong> – A deep dungeon offers Telara’s most skilled adventurers their greatest challenge yet!</li>
<li><strong>AddOns beta</strong> – Our BETA for AddOns arrive on live game servers.</li></ul>
<strong>RIFT invades Cologne and Seattle</strong>
<ul>
<li><a title="Article One" href="http://click.riftgame.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cm96,rs0y,1njy,6x0k,lxhe,7vzh,j6rr" target="_blank">MMORPG.com: PAX & The Chronicles of Telara</a></li>
<li><a title="Article One" href="http://click.riftgame.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cm96,rs0y,1njy,g6i7,njc,7vzh,j6rr" target="_blank">Massively: RIFT sifts through the Ashes of History</a></li>
<li><a title="Article One" href="http://click.riftgame.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cm96,rs0y,1njy,ecnh,hzaq,7vzh,j6rr" target="_blank">MMO Reporter: Interview with Hal Hanlin</a></li>
</ul>
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RIFT™ Update 1.5: Ashes of History is almost upon us! The next content update will include:

• Veteran Rewards – The longer you subscribe, the greater your rewards!
• Planar Attunement – Enhance your level-50 character!
• Chronicles – Solo and Duo dungeons let you experience the endgame story your way.
• Ashes of History world event – The Golden Maw unleashes elemental chaos from an abandoned kingdom across the sea.
• New Warfront – The Library of the Runemasters offers exciting new gameplay for those who relish PvP combat.
• Master Dungeon – A deep dungeon offers Telara’s most skilled adventurers their greatest challenge yet!
• AddOns beta – Our BETA for AddOns arrive on live game servers.

RIFT invades Cologne and Seattle

• MMORPG.com: PAX & The Chronicles of Telara
• Massively: RIFT sifts through the Ashes of History
• MMO Reporter: Interview with Hal Hanlin

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We've talked about it. You've heard about it. At last...Update 1.3 - "Waves of Madness" crashes upon our shores!

Tomorrow morning following the<a href="http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?211878-**-Incoming-Downtime-for-NA-Shards-1.3-Update-8-00am-PDT-6-22-11-**" target="_blank"> update at 8:00AM PDT </a>(1:00AM BST on 6/23 for EU) the race for Telara's future will begin. The forces of Water and Death seek to drown all hope and extinguish the flame of life.

Should the Ward fall and <a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/world/notable-figures/akylios.php" target="_blank">Akylios, mad lord of the deep</a>, escape his prison all will be consumed in the coming torrent of destruction.

It falls to you, Ascended, to bold yourselves and stand headstrong in the face of the coming tide. The hope of all rests on you - what story will history tell?

Fortunately - we've not left you unprepared, here're some helpful resources to begin your adventure in the next epic saga of RIFT:

<a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/game/updates/waves-of-madness.php" target="_blank">The Official 1.3 - "Waves of Madness" Update Page</a>
What you have to look forward to:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/game/updates/waves-of-madness-events.php" target="_blank">Hammerknell Opening Event - Limited time rewards, new mounts, and more plunder from the deeps</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/riftmmo#p/a/u/2/_qMLCko16bc" target="_blank">The Ancient Fortress of Hammerknell - 20 man raid, 10 bosses, opens at the climax of the World Event</a>
o <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-rift/716046" target="_blank">E3 2011 Walkthrough</a>
o <a href="http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/06/20/riftception-e7-exclusive-interview-with-raid-dev-team-hammerknell/" target="_blank">Rift Junkies Podcast with Designer Billy Shaunessey</a></li>
<li><a href="http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?211683-Character-and-Guild-Transfers-(More-details-and-info!)" target="_blank">Free In-Game Character &amp; Guild Transfers - Click for the initial destination shards and find your perfect home in the Shard Travel Hub</a></li>
<li>Guild Banks!</li>
<li>Bind on Account Wardrobe/Vanity Items: Enjoy the event, and reap the rewards for your other characters.</li>
<li>New costume pieces, including Hammerknell themed items</li>
<li>Use Quantum Sight (Defiant) and Omen Sight (Guardian) Ascended Powers to find all new artifacts</li>
<li>PvP World Quests: Daily, level 50 quests that grant favor - battle on, dudes!</li>
</ul>
Patch Notes and Step-by-step Character/Guild Transfer Guide - coming soon!

We've talked about it. You've heard about it. At last...Update 1.3 - "Waves of Madness" crashes upon our shores!

Tomorrow morning following the update at 8:00AM PDT (1:00AM BST on 6/23 for EU) the race for Telara's future will begin. The forces of Water and Death seek to drown all hope and extinguish the flame of life.

Should the Ward fall and Akylios, mad lord of the deep, escape his prison all will be consumed in the coming torrent of destruction.

It falls to you, Ascended, to bold yourselves and stand headstrong in the face of the coming tide. The hope of all rests on you - what story will history tell?

Fortunately - we've not left you unprepared, here're some helpful resources to begin your adventure in the next epic saga of RIFT:

The Official 1.3 - "Waves of Madness" Update Page
What you have to look forward to:

• Hammerknell Opening Event - Limited time rewards, new mounts, and more plunder from the deeps
• The Ancient Fortress of Hammerknell - 20 man raid, 10 bosses, opens at the climax of the World Event
  o E3 2011 Walkthrough
  o Rift Junkies Podcast with Designer Billy Shaunessey
• Free In-Game Character &amp; Guild Transfers - Click for the initial destination shards and find your perfect home in the Shard Travel Hub
• Guild Banks!
• Bind on Account Wardrobe/Vanity Items: Enjoy the event, and reap the rewards for your other characters.
• New costume pieces, including Hammerknell themed items
• Use Quantum Sight (Defiant) and Omen Sight (Guardian) Ascended Powers to find all new artifacts
• PvP World Quests: Daily, level 50 quests that grant favor - battle on, dudes!

Patch Notes and Step-by-step Character/Guild Transfer Guide - coming soon!

<em>The Plane Facts is a regular feature created to keep you up to date on everything RIFT. We’ve scoured the forums, social networks, and fansites to bring you the latest info on the things you care about and what the dev team has been working on.</em>

<strong>TOP STORIES</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/game/updates/spoils-of-war.php" target="_blank">Update 1.2 “Spoils of War” has arrived!</a> Read up on all the great features the new update has to offer such as the Looking for Group tool, Slivers – the first 10-man instanced raid content in RIFT, a 5th role for your character, crafting rifts, appearance slots, facebook integration, the list goes on and on! For the full patch notes <a href="http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?185421-RIFT-1.2-Spoils-of-War-5-10-11-NA-11-5-11-EU" target="_blank">check the forums</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.riftgame.com/en/products/ascend-a-friend/" target="_blank">Ascend a Friend Program</a> and <a href="https://www.riftgame.com/en/products/mmo-free-trial/" target="_blank">Free Trial </a>are now live! You or your friends can check out RIFT free for 7 days – as an added bonus, recruiting your friends via the Ascend a Friend program also earns you awesome rewards! (Such as an adorable Corgi…I mean dog, named Courage)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RiftMMO#p/a/u/1/JmsBATRTD3o" target="_blank">Telara has its own weather girl </a>– we’ve launched the latest round of ads for RIFT, you’ll see them on TV and across the internet!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/game/updates/spoils-of-war-prelude.php" target="_blank">Spoils of War brings with it a small event with new daily quests</a> – fortunately the team over at <a href="http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/05/10/spoils-of-war-daily-quests/" target="_blank">Rift Junkies has put together a helpful guide to get you started!</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?189277-The-Plane-Facts-Issues-03&p=2405533#post2405533" target="_blank">Read the rest @ The Official RIFT Forums!</a>

The Plane Facts is a regular feature created to keep you up to date on everything RIFT. We’ve scoured the forums, social networks, and fansites to bring you the latest info on the things you care about and what the dev team has been working on.

TOP STORIES

• Update 1.2 “Spoils of War” has arrived! Read up on all the great features the new update has to offer such as the Looking for Group tool, Slivers – the first 10-man instanced raid content in RIFT, a 5th role for your character, crafting rifts, appearance slots, facebook integration, the list goes on and on! For the full patch notes check the forums.
• The Ascend a Friend Program and Free Trial are now live! You or your friends can check out RIFT free for 7 days – as an added bonus, recruiting your friends via the Ascend a Friend program also earns you awesome rewards! (Such as an adorable Corgi…I mean dog, named Courage)
• Telara has its own weather girl – we’ve launched the latest round of ads for RIFT, you’ll see them on TV and across the internet!
• Spoils of War brings with it a small event with new daily quests – fortunately the team over at Rift Junkies has put together a helpful guide to get you started!

Read the rest @ The Official RIFT Forums!