Massive Content Update Comes to Rift

 There's a lot going on in the world of RIFT at the moment. The game turns five this year and Trion Worlds are putting a lot of effort into making players feel the warmth of the celebrations. The latest birthday present to players of the MMORPG is a major content update, bringing a smorgasbord of new features to the game. 

The update, dubbed Celebration of the Ascended (or v3.6 if you are boring), features a mix of both new gameplay elements, and behind the scenes technical improvements that will enhance your gameplay. The headline feature for owners of multi-core CPUs (read: most people who bought a computer in the last five years) is that full multi-core support is now in the game's code. This means that owners of compatible CPUs will see a boost in performance from the game as it is now able to fully utilise the power of their system .

Also coming in this update is five new souls as well as enhancements to the souls that are in the game already. Raids will be made more accessible for limited time, giving those who have not been able to get Tier 1 and Tier 2 content a boost up before Tier 3 arrives in May.

Patrons of the game are getting new rewards for supporting it. There are now monthly quests available to these players that feature high-value rewards that aren't available elsewhere. There are new daily rewards in the game, including resource bungles and artifacts available just for logging in.

Finally, there's a new event which is available to all players. For the next month, players can jump into an updated and expanded Carnival of the Ascended world event and earn valuable prizes for playing. Collect artifacts through the new Frogifact event, save the denizens of the carnival itself in an all-new Instant Adventure, experience 6 new lore-filled Raid Rifts, new dailies, new Carnival quest line, and even more artifact sets for collectors.