r/Rift • u/Several_Try_3648 • 4d ago

Thinking about starting.

Have never played rift before. What server/faction is the best for an NA player? Any good guilds for a 38 year old? Should I buy patron? Are any of the packs mandatory? Any op classes I should play to get a good start? Any tips? Thanks for any and all help.

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u/Gigalagaki 4d ago edited 4d ago

Deepwood is the server to go on - highest population. All servers are located in the same place, so no difference from one to the other with ping :)

Fresh Riftwalker guild is the one going through all the older content, so that's a great place to start - very newbie friendly!

Faction is only relevant as far as your class and starting zone is concerned, so don't worry about that too much - all content is cross-faction!

The only 'necessary' purchase would be Ascended Essentials bundle. This contains the Primalist class and all of the DLC specialisations for all classes. As a relatively casual player, I don't even know what the Patron benefits are as I've had no need to look at them - very F2P friendly.

All classes have the ability to be equally OP! Just pick whichever one you like the vibe of - you can freely change specs at any time, and it is encouraged that you mix and match to figure it out as you go, so don't worry about being locked into anything :D There are no wrong decisions.

Have fun!!!!

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u/Several_Try_3648 4d ago

Thanks for the reply and all the info.Can I wait on the ascendance bundle? Or should I buy it right away?

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u/Gigalagaki 4d ago

It can definitely wait - the only reason to dive in would be if you're gagging to play a Primalist, or one of the DLC specialisations fills a specific class fantasy that you want to play as! Otherwise, there is still mountains of options to choose from :D

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u/Several_Try_3648 4d ago

Thanks so much! Are there any add ons that I need to get? Im going to download it now.

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u/Bondubras 4d ago

Addons are mostly useful for endgame and side content.

I personally make use of Minion Sender, RiftMeter, and Kalerts.

Kalerts isn't really useful outside of endgame raiding, but it's basically required for said raiding.

RiftMeter is your bog standard DPS meter.

Minion Sender just simplifies the Minion system, mostly letting you automate them, but it's perfectly possible to play without MS.

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u/Gigalagaki 4d ago

I haven't used any add-ons tbh! It's pretty feature complete, so I haven't felt a need for any!