Riftshot Of The Day: The New Kidney In Town
April 5, 2011So I’m sitting in my mid-40s in Rift at the moment, and just finished up with the Droughtlands. Boy, what a barren wasteland that place is. It’s desolate, bone-dry and crawling with Centaurs.
You’d think I would have had enough of the desert after that, but no. I had the choice of a couple other zones like Stillmoor or Iron Pine Peaks, but I decided to press onwards into Shimmersand. I liked the name and thought I would be greeted by a tropical paradise and stretches of white beaches…but instead, I got more desert. I don’t regret the decision though; in fact I think Shimmersand is the prettiest zone I’ve seen so far. I didn’t expect it to be so colorful, but numerous oases dotting the landscape and their nearby tented settlements do offer a vibrant charm.
The biggest hub in Shimmersand is Fortune’s Shore. I ran around once I got there and picked up my quests and talked to the NPCs. It didn’t take long for me to figure out that Fortune’s Shore is a pretty shady place. But I had no idea, really, just how shady.
That will teach me to go wandering into some dark and lonely cave all by myself.
I have seen quite a few humorous debuffs in this game so far that have made me giggle. This was no exception. Still, when I saw this, I was like, wow, kinda harsh. I mean, to his dog? TO HIS DOG??!?!
Hahaha that’s great. I remember when I was a youngin’ of 12 or so in Westfall and those mechanical harvesters infected me with a bleed labeled “Tetanus” and I was taken aback by it. Those little details will get ya every time.
And dogs need iron, too!
We can give them supplements, and leave my kidney alone
And now this makes me want to return to Rift. doh >.< But I can only subscribe to one mmo at the time :<
I hear ya. Two is the most I can manage these days, and only if I play one casually
(That’s STO for me)
That sounds great. I love all the little humorous touchs in the game.
Rift has been more humorous than I thought. When I first played, I expected it to be a “serious” game. Don’t get me wrong though, I love the funny touches!