Rift

March 1, 2011(15 years ago)·Full Release

Trion Worlds

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Genres: Role-playing (RPG)

Platforms:Linux PC

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Summary

Rift, formerly called Rift: Planes of Telara, is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG created by Trion Worlds. Set in the magical realm of Telara, the game launched in March 2011. Players join one of two rival factions, each featuring a variety of races and classes, as they fight against one another and the threats that arise from shifting rifts.

Storyline

Telara lies at the heart of the elemental Planes—Air, Fire, Water, Earth, Life, and Death—and serves as the singular point where all these realms converge. Each Plane is ruled by a dragon deity, embodying the power of its respective element. Due to the actions of the Dragon of Extinction, Regulos, the dragons have formed a coalition called the Blood Storm, seeking to invade Telara and control the convergence of their worlds. In ages past, the people of Telara, aided by the Vigil, the most formidable of the native deities, succeeded in repelling the Blood Storm. Regulos was banished to the elemental Planes, while its four allies were imprisoned within Telara and bound beneath a powerful ward meant to shield the realm from outside forces. But now, Regulos has returned to Telara, shattering the ward and opening rifts that empower the imprisoned dragons and allow their consciousness to manifest, aiming to dismantle Telara’s defenders. Players assume the role of the Ascended, reborn warriors of extraordinary strength, charged with the mission to overcome Regulos’s forces and rid Telara of the Storm’s threat for good.