Last week I received a phone call with some very exciting news. Abigale, Trion’s very own Community Manager, gave me a call and asked if I would like to head out to Trion’s studio in San Francisco for a community get together. I have to say I was pretty amazed that Trion would think of a small blog like mine when picking out fan-sites for this event. I also have to say that I am very, very excited about this opportunity. Not only is Rift a great game but everyone I have ever talked to from Trion Worlds seems to be very cool people. Their excitement for their upcoming game is contagious and they are very in-tune with the community.
In addition to myself, there are a few other fan-sites heading out west with me. Telarapedia, Rift Junkies, RiftIRC and Rift Podcast will also be joining me in San Francisco and I look forward to meeting them as well. I see a strong community building in Rift already and these fan-sites and all the others are really helping to make it that way.
Before I go, I want to invite all of you to post any questions you might have about Rift in the comments below. I have a ton of questions myself but I am sure I will miss a few in my excitement. So, post any (polite!) questions you might have for the Trion team below and I will ask as many as I can. Of course, I will post the answers when I get back and I will also have a ton of pictures to show off!
Thanks everyone!
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Rift Podcast: Round Table and Drunk Edition
Rift Podcast has posted their new Podcast for the week and this one is audio from the Round Table! There is also a surprise ending that consists of all the folks from the fan sites getting drunk and talking about Rift.
Listen to it right here! Its worth the listen and I am very glad I was able to be on!
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