Rift Boxing Compared to WoW?

[Pazgaz]

How is boxing rift compared to wow?
Had 2 max level chars a while back so I more or less know the game.

Does it have follow and IWT?
Is there something like WoW RAF for leveling?

Any other thoughts/comments will be appreciated.

(Looking for a game to box now that wow has become unfriendly to boxers)

[TRoN]

I'm also interested on knowing how is boxing RIFT compared to WoW.

I don't box PvP so the /follow issue after 5.2 don't have any impact on my playstyle. But I felt somehow irritated with it. Blizzard made a bad move mainly because it was ninja'ed - they certainly knew that announcing it on the patch notes would made lots of us to not upgrade/buy/renew accounts.

So, there's something inside compelling me to quit (at least for a while) and try some new adventures on a new universe. I don't bother if it matters or not, if we are a very small part of Blizzard's business - it's a matter of staying true to my beliefs.

[F9thRet]

On big plus on Rifts, if we decide to go that way, is the first areas are kind of barren right now, still being so close to their latest expansion Storm Legions coming out. Everyone is over in the two new areas. So leveling would be pretty good. We would basically have all the rifts open to ourselves. I know using ISboxer, at least when I tried it awhile back, it was pretty easy to get going. Of course, there are people here who are much better versed in it than I am, but it seemed much easier then say LOTRO (Which I love) or even Champions or STO.

Stephen

[crowdx]

On big plus on Rifts, if we decide to go that way, is the first areas are kind of barren right now, still being so close to their latest expansion Storm Legions coming out. Everyone is over in the two new areas. So leveling would be pretty good. We would basically have all the rifts open to ourselves. I know using ISboxer, at least when I tried it awhile back, it was pretty easy to get going. Of course, there are people here who are much better versed in it than I am, but it seemed much easier then say LOTRO (Which I love) or even Champions or STO.

Stephen

The fastest way I experienced leveling in Rift was Instant adventure which basically provides endless quests which most are kill quests.
I have 2 level 50 teams but I have not been back since the Storm Legion expansion due to I was busy playing WoW.
Both Rift and WoW are VERY similar in game mechanics although Rift is substantially harder on the PC hardware due to it's graphics IMHO are much better than WoW :)

[Meeo]

How is boxing rift compared to wow?
Had 2 max level chars a while back so I more or less know the game.

Does it have follow and IWT?
Is there something like WoW RAF for leveling?

Any other thoughts/comments will be appreciated.

(Looking for a game to box now that wow has become unfriendly to boxers)

There is an interact and follow command at this time in Rift. Interact will let you talk to the NPCs. I have not tested it for melee combat, i basically have a follow on my main when i attack using melee.

There currently is no RAF style of leveling, its really not needed at the pace you can level doing Instant Adventures.

I personally used to get grief from others for being a bot, but they are just confused to what that means. I just ignore it. in my opinion i run into more adults on Rift then i do kids (personal experience). The game is damn near 100% WoW Style (i say this flightly as i am a x-eq bittervet). There are new aspects that they introduce but nothing a wow player will get confused on.

Some of the animations are "slow-ish" in appearance. But i can care less about "politically correct" animations.

There are some faction and token grinding in the end game, but for the most part its all do-able outside of raiding. Raiding just gives you specific loot+tokens.

With the issues our WoW brothers and sisters are experiencing, ask any questions you like. Im sure the rift crew will be here to help you guys/gals out. Its a sad day when we lose (even partially) a place to play as we choose.

[Lyonheart]

There is an interact and follow command at this time in Rift. Interact will let you talk to the NPCs. I have not tested it for melee combat, i basically have a follow on my main when i attack using melee. .

This is big for me.. even if its only interact with NPCs.. that was one part of Rift i hated.. having to line your guys up just right and mouse broadcast to get/turn in quests was a pain for me.

[Meeo]

There is also a decent FTL Setup now as well, takes some 3-4 macros depending on usage. But after that now i dont have to build any focus/@targets into my macros anymore as well.

[Emenems]

there is no jamba for rift ;(

[JohnGabriel]

Rift takes alot more processing power as well. If you could 5 box WoW you can dual box Rift.

[Pazgaz]

Is there CTM in Rift?

[Meeo]

I believe there is CTM in Rift, but it does not work like WoW's, and i believe it uses the opposite mouse button from WoW. I cant confirm this becuase im at work right now, but i can this evening when i get off.

[olibri1]

Yall are making me miss rift...

[valle2000]

Is there follow in Rift? Do Rift officially accept multiboxing?


How is PvP in Rift? My favorite PvP moments in WoW was multiboxing AV and IoC since I in those battlegrounds felt I could contribute nicely without having to feel bad about occupying 5 slots. Does Rift have similar battlegrounds?

[Lax]

Is there follow in Rift?
Yes! There is also Interact keybind. But I don't know about IWT+CTM like we have in WoW to move to things, not that that's necessary given follow.


Do Rift officially accept multiboxing?

Sr. GM Morgana in 2011 specifically addressed me with specific regards to ISBoxer, specifically because I had been banned multiple times from the game.. from trying to solve a crash issue with ISBoxer+Rift that started from a Rift patch. This all occurred weeks after I corrected the bug. (I was a bit ticked off at that point as I'd gone through a few lower GMs before this point as well and this was the next account weeks later, to explain my tone in the email)

http://i.imgur.com/awx28.png

And just in the last few days, here is a current response as posted on the ISBoxer forums by "muhamad ali"
http://i.imgur.com/Su4PQeg.jpg

All indications currently really are that Trion Worlds would love your business, and hope you enjoy the game, and bring your friends who don't multibox as well.

[valle2000]

Thanks for the info.

In WoW my favourite classes always were those with pets, like warlock and hunter. Are there pet classes in Rift as well which can keep aggro off my own character?

[Dranny817]

Thanks for the info.

In WoW my favourite classes always were those with pets, like warlock and hunter. Are there pet classes in Rift as well which can keep aggro off my own character?

Yes the Rogue has a ranger tree for pets and I think the mage has one or a couple forget all the names.

[Mercbeast]

Thanks for the info.

In WoW my favourite classes always were those with pets, like warlock and hunter. Are there pet classes in Rift as well which can keep aggro off my own character?

Rift is pretty unique in what it allows you to do with classes. You basically pick 2 sub classes for your primary class. Specifically to you, this means that you could run a 5 pet team that can DPS AND Heal. Imagine a team of hunters that can heal their pets like a main healer.

[blast3r]

Rift is pretty unique in what it allows you to do with classes. You basically pick 2 sub classes for your primary class. Specifically to you, this means that you could run a 5 pet team that can DPS AND Heal. Imagine a team of hunters that can heal their pets like a main healer.

Could you run instances with rogues? Not sure if they are called instances but dungeon thingies?

[Dranny817]

Could you run instances with rogues? Not sure if they are called instances but dungeon thingies?

Yes Rogues can tank ranged and melee dps aswell as the support healing role not sure how good it would be as a main healer. Clerics can Tank Heal and have R/M Dps aswell as support roles in certain builds.

[Krago]

Warriors - Beastmaster are also a pet class, and I believe Clerics have access to pets as well.

Yes, you can run Rogues through the instances, I used my warrior tank and 4 rogues once and just spammed cadence the whole time.
Again, you can fine tune things to your liking and there are lots of things to mess around with.

Also, if you have any issues with people harassing you for multi-boxing and they just won't let it go, report them for player harassment and explain why in your ticket.

This has worked 100% of the time for me and in some cases has resulted in an apology from the player.

Also, don't forget to bang the crap out of the pinatas as they result in loot from previous events and can result in some pretty cool items, including costume pieces.

[blast3r]

Are costume pieces kind of like transmog? How do they work? I have a few.

[Dranny817]

Are costume pieces kind of like transmog? How do they work? I have a few.

You have a wardrobe slot on your character sheet you can equip them there.