Author Archives: Ferrel

My Rift 2012 wish list

Posted on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 by Ferrel

January is almost over and Rift patch 1.7 is soon to release. It won’t be long before we’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the MMORPG we so love. One thing I’ve always enjoyed is a good pie-in-the-sky wish list. … Continue reading →

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The Raider’s Companion: Imminent Release

Posted on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 by Ferrel

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I am pleased to announce that as of today the proof review is over, the paperback is submitted, the hardback is submitted, the ebooks are complete and we are ready for market. It is … Continue reading →

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The burst of the SWTOR bubble

Posted on Monday, 23 January 2012 by Ferrel

It seems there is a rampant wave of doom-calling in the blogosphere about the failure of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It is probably obvious by the lack of posts on Epic Slant about the game that I wasn’t that … Continue reading →

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Developer Quote Humor

Posted on Saturday, 21 January 2012 by Ferrel

I don’t often pick on developers. It is generally poor form and doesn’t make you any friends. Occasionally, however, I read something funny and I just have to laugh and point it out! This time around this comes from the … Continue reading →

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Rift PTS Patch 1.7 #2

Posted on Friday, 20 January 2012 by Ferrel

Today Trion released the notes for Rift PTS Patch 1.7 #2. These cover a lot of the items that were not on the original set but were talked about in the forums. One HUGE bombshell that I didn’t expect was … Continue reading →

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The Raider’s Companion Review Copies

Posted on Thursday, 19 January 2012 by Ferrel

Greetings everyone! I’m sure some of you might be curious as to where I’ve been these last few months. To be honest I haven’t had a lot to write about and I’ve been busy with the business aspects of The … Continue reading →

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Rift Patch 1.7 finally addresses healing clerics

Posted on Thursday, 19 January 2012 by Ferrel

It seems Rift patch 1.7 is where we’ll finally see some changes to the cleric souls. In my eyes this has been a long time coming as the healing souls in particular have been rather neglected. There is a whole … Continue reading →

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Rift PTS Patch 1.7 #1 Notes

Posted on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 by Ferrel

I’ve been waiting patiently for Trion to release the 1.7 patch notes for Rift. I figured it would be this week and it seems I was right! One major change that I am pleased with is the destruction of the … Continue reading →

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The problem with Rift’s DPS Clerics

Posted on Thursday, 5 January 2012 by Ferrel

There is a lot of work that needs to be done balancing Rift’s cleric souls. For the most part the class has been completely neglected. We’ve seen a few changes here or there but we’ve never gotten the overhaul that … Continue reading →

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