If you had previously played for a year you would have had the caps removed, so frankly I'm not buying that whole post.
Souls are optional. If you purchased Storm Legion you would have had them.
You can also do the raptr promotion and get them for free.
I have experienced a few crashes but nothing like the comment above me, and they bring you right back into the game where you were in very short time when they do rarely happen.
There are some days where I got DCed in regular intervals, but hasn't happened lately.
They game had a massive influx of new players and there were obviously some issues, but they are dealing with them and honestly during normal play I don't feel them at all.
This is probably the most free F2P I have every played. Yes there are a lot of things that you want to spend money on, but none of them are game changing or pay to win.
Considering you still have access to the entire original game, and the entire content of the expack, minus the expansion souls, for absolutely free, I honestly can't see how somebody could complain.
The game is a lot of fun, the class system is excellent, and the zones are beautiful.
RIFT: F2P One Week On
Trion's accomplished completes its first week as free-to-play, How is it for you?
When we first broke the news that RIFT was going F2P--in our interview with Trion's Bill Fisher--fans were undoubtedly excited.
RIFT, particularly with the added landmass and content of Storm Legion, is a huge game with involving character customization, huge bosses and a fantastic player housing system in Dimensions.
Fisher promised that the F2P version of RIFT would not be pay-to-win and the promise of "no trials, no tricks and no traps" certainly seems to have held true.
Though you can buy cool options such as the Shaper Beast Mount, the RIFT store offers a ton of items and services to make a viable revenue stream without offering unbalancing power; players must still earn the best gear in-game--as it should be.
Not only did RIFT open its doors to everyone with the new revenue model, but Update 2.3: Empyreal Assault added a lot of real estate in the form of Dendrome (a new zone), a new 10-player raid, new open world raid bosses and lots more besides. Check out the details of what you can expect from RIFT F2P here.
With one week under its belt, we want to know what you think of all the new content and whether the F2P model Trion is using sets the standard for others to follow.
Leave a comment below and let us know how your adventures in Telara are progressing. Also, keep an eye out for a future edition of The Free Agent, where we will be taking our own close look at just what is on offer for fans of F2P gaming. Finally, be sure to check out Rifthead for the best tools and resources you could ever need to enhance your RIFT experience.
Scott "Jarimor" Hawkes, Editor in Chief