This site claims to have an interactive Rift map that can be downloaded. I have no idea how good the map is, but here is the link for those who want to explore it.
http://www.mmowned.com/forums/other-mmos/rift/322316-rift-interactive-map.html
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Rift: Foraging Guide UPDATED
A guide to foraging with maps to help you find resources.
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/
UPDATE: Maps with mining and foraging locations.
http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/
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http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/
UPDATE: Maps with mining and foraging locations.
http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/
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Rift: Book Collectors' Map (Guardian Zone)
Help finding all the books in the Guardian starting zone.
http://rift.incgamers.com/guides/Guardian_start_zone_hidden_books
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http://rift.incgamers.com/guides/Guardian_start_zone_hidden_books
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Rift: Dyes
Rift Inc Gamers has posted a guide to dyes and dyeing on their website. The guide tells you where to buy dyes, explains the three types of dye and has a picture chart that shows the outcome when you dye with various colors. They also tell you where to find dye remover, just in case.
http://rift.incgamers.com/guides/Dyes
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http://rift.incgamers.com/guides/Dyes
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Rift: Guides to the Crafting and Gathering Professions
There are two types of professions in Rift: crafting professions and gathering professions. Here is a general guide to them all with help leveling the professions. First up, gathering (butchery, foraging and mining).
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/gathering/
Now the crafting guide (apothecary, armorsmithing, artificing, outfitting, runecrafting, and weaponsmithing.
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/crafting/
UPDATE: Rift Crafter has a website that will cover all the crafts. It's just now getting started so there's not a lot there yet but the home page talks about the fixes Patch 1.1 will bring to the game.
http://www.riftcrafter.com/tradeskills/
If you want more details about the various crafting and gathering professions, check this series of articles out. Note part three goes over the dailies, the UI, etc.
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-1-gathering-professions/
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-2-crafting-professions/
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-3-making-it-happen/
From the Favorite Links, don't forget what Telarapedia says about professions (including the highly important chart that shows which gathering and crafting professions compliment each other).
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Profession
Here are some foraging and mining maps to help you locate items.
http://rift.incgamers.com/foraging-and-mining-maps/
http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/
The Solo MMO Player has hit the wall leveling in two foraging professions. We read in the forums to head to another zone looking for non-gray items and he discovered that buying some items to craft in combination with his foraged items broke the log jam and enabled him to level a bit higher. If you are stuck leveling a profession, try doing either or both of these things.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-98895.html?s=25b09da632721b48ed9e906567ba7c8b
UPDATE: I've found three guides (foraging, butchering and mining) that list some items that go gray at various levels. This may be helpful with the wall crafters and gathers are hitting.
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-butchering-guide/
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-mining-guide/
The Solo MMO Player has discovered that the controls are inconsistent across characters. If you push the left button and get the "you aren't trained to use a loom" type message, try the right button.
Crafting Station locations, etc.
http://rift.zam.com/wiki/Crafting_Stations_%28Rift%29
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http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/gathering/
Now the crafting guide (apothecary, armorsmithing, artificing, outfitting, runecrafting, and weaponsmithing.
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/crafting/
UPDATE: Rift Crafter has a website that will cover all the crafts. It's just now getting started so there's not a lot there yet but the home page talks about the fixes Patch 1.1 will bring to the game.
http://www.riftcrafter.com/tradeskills/
If you want more details about the various crafting and gathering professions, check this series of articles out. Note part three goes over the dailies, the UI, etc.
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-1-gathering-professions/
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-2-crafting-professions/
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-3-making-it-happen/
From the Favorite Links, don't forget what Telarapedia says about professions (including the highly important chart that shows which gathering and crafting professions compliment each other).
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Profession
Here are some foraging and mining maps to help you locate items.
http://rift.incgamers.com/foraging-and-mining-maps/
http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/
The Solo MMO Player has hit the wall leveling in two foraging professions. We read in the forums to head to another zone looking for non-gray items and he discovered that buying some items to craft in combination with his foraged items broke the log jam and enabled him to level a bit higher. If you are stuck leveling a profession, try doing either or both of these things.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-98895.html?s=25b09da632721b48ed9e906567ba7c8b
UPDATE: I've found three guides (foraging, butchering and mining) that list some items that go gray at various levels. This may be helpful with the wall crafters and gathers are hitting.
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-butchering-guide/
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-mining-guide/
The Solo MMO Player has discovered that the controls are inconsistent across characters. If you push the left button and get the "you aren't trained to use a loom" type message, try the right button.
Crafting Station locations, etc.
http://rift.zam.com/wiki/Crafting_Stations_%28Rift%29
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Rift: Circle March 30 on Your Calendar
Trion is planning their first Rift world event for March 30th. Here are some details. It looks like it will last a week, so get ready.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/rift-erupts-in-worldwide-dynamic-conflict-march-30/
The name of the event is River of Souls. Apparently unique loot will drop during this "worldwide dynamic conflict." The happening (Patch 1.1) is in alpha now.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/river-of-souls-world-event-preview-from-the-alpha-server/
Straight from the alpha, here is what Patch 1.1 will change/fix.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/23/alpha-1-1-patch-notes/
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http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/rift-erupts-in-worldwide-dynamic-conflict-march-30/
The name of the event is River of Souls. Apparently unique loot will drop during this "worldwide dynamic conflict." The happening (Patch 1.1) is in alpha now.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/river-of-souls-world-event-preview-from-the-alpha-server/
Straight from the alpha, here is what Patch 1.1 will change/fix.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/23/alpha-1-1-patch-notes/
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Rift: The Apothecary (Crafting Professions)
Learn to be an apothecary using Rift Junkies' guide.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/21/mixing-it-up-an-introduction-to-apothecary/
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http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/21/mixing-it-up-an-introduction-to-apothecary/
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Rift: Mounts UPDATED
Basic mount information.
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/short-post-about-mounts.html
Maps showing where mount vendors are located.
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/short-post-about-mounts.html
An explanation of mount speed, mount types (with photos), and the fact that there are no flying mounts
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Mount
Here is a list of the available mounts and where to find their vendors.
http://rift.ign.com/wiki/Mounts
A video showing buying and summoning your mount.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8YW5LYb5E&feature=related
UPDATE: Here's the story about the Guardian mount (the lion-like mount with horns and a split tail) that you see some Defiant riding. Short version: a hotfix on March 25 means Defiant players can no longer take advantage of a quest that makes them look like Guardians to buy a Guardian mount. By the way, The Solo MMO Player has heard that those Defiant who managed to snare a Guardian mount before this loophole was plugged had it disappear and their money was refunded.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-133663.html?s=ac848f71ea6a370c3209a8f27ae9367c
Here is Trion's own mount and vanity pet guide.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?138521-Vanity-Pet-and-Mount-Guide
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http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/short-post-about-mounts.html
Maps showing where mount vendors are located.
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/short-post-about-mounts.html
An explanation of mount speed, mount types (with photos), and the fact that there are no flying mounts
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Mount
Here is a list of the available mounts and where to find their vendors.
http://rift.ign.com/wiki/Mounts
A video showing buying and summoning your mount.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8YW5LYb5E&feature=related
UPDATE: Here's the story about the Guardian mount (the lion-like mount with horns and a split tail) that you see some Defiant riding. Short version: a hotfix on March 25 means Defiant players can no longer take advantage of a quest that makes them look like Guardians to buy a Guardian mount. By the way, The Solo MMO Player has heard that those Defiant who managed to snare a Guardian mount before this loophole was plugged had it disappear and their money was refunded.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-133663.html?s=ac848f71ea6a370c3209a8f27ae9367c
Here is Trion's own mount and vanity pet guide.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?138521-Vanity-Pet-and-Mount-Guide
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Rift: Loot and Understanding the Leaderboard
Rift hands out the goodies after a rift is closed according to how much players participated in the closing. Here is how the system works (with a note by the author that this is a work in progress).
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/understanding-leader-boards-in-rifts.html
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http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/understanding-leader-boards-in-rifts.html
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Rift: Combat Parsing
This Is Not A Rift has a wonderful two part explanation of combat parsing and how to use it on their site.
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/combat-parsing-part-1.html
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/combat-parsing-part-2.html
By the way, Rift Junkies has a combat parser. I've put it on the Favorite Links list on the right side of the page.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/combat-parser/
They also have a new discussion about using combat parsers on their site. These are controversial because combat parsers are used to analyze raid performance. Guilds can use this tool to exclude players who are inexperienced or who are a bit confused about their roles instead of educating members. Rift players are eager not to have the game turn into WOW, in other words.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/25/ear-to-the-rift-to-parse-or-not-to-parse/#more-6367
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http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/combat-parsing-part-1.html
http://thisisnotarift.blogspot.com/2011/02/combat-parsing-part-2.html
By the way, Rift Junkies has a combat parser. I've put it on the Favorite Links list on the right side of the page.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/combat-parser/
They also have a new discussion about using combat parsers on their site. These are controversial because combat parsers are used to analyze raid performance. Guilds can use this tool to exclude players who are inexperienced or who are a bit confused about their roles instead of educating members. Rift players are eager not to have the game turn into WOW, in other words.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/25/ear-to-the-rift-to-parse-or-not-to-parse/#more-6367
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