Rift Beta 6

Posted by Wolfen in Rift

Another Rift beta test is in full swing this weekend. Things are going smoothly so far. They held a “bring down the servers” event to test their robustness and they never went down. This game is getting more polished every day.

I decided to try a new soul combination this week. I went for a Paladin/Beastmaster/Riftblade build this time. I am really liking it so far. The Paladin is a defensive tank, so the extra DPS the pet provides greatly helps in getting things dead. It really comes into play when battling multiple mobs.

Some of the skills I like are the Shield Bash-type. There is just something satisfying in watching my shield smash into an enemies face and hearing the resulting WHACK! I was also pleasantly surprised to find that a Paladin gets an instant cast complete heal spell early on in his career. It’s on a 10 minute cool down, but it can still be the difference between death or surviving getting ambushed by a group of bad guys.

This is the soul build I am working with: Paladin/Beastmaster/Riftlbade.

I have tried many different soul combinations and I liked the majority of them. It is going to be difficult to decide what my main character is going to be when the game goes live. One thing is for certain, I am very tired of seeing the newbie areas!