With Patch 1.5 only a few days or weeks away, TrionWorlds today released a preview of what players can expect in the latest update. While most of this information has been previously released, we thought we’d run though it and give a little preview of what is to come in Rift patch 1.5.
First up is the introduction of Travel Stones which were used to instantly teleport people around the world, however were eventually swallowed by the sea. After the defeat of the mad god who caused the stones to be swallowed, the Travel Stone have now risen out of the sea and are part of the new World Event in patch 1.5. Players will use the Travel Stones to travel to a distant kingdom where they will have to fight against two powerful cults who are trying to unleash doom upon Telara.
Next up is Planar Attunement which will allow players at the level cap to earn additional upgrades in the form of an elemental upgrade system. PA points can be obtained by completely quests and slaying planespawn minions.
Chronicle Dungeons are a new type of story-driven dungeon that are meant for solo players or groups of two and can be found at Greenscale’s Blight, Hammerknell, and more.
Patch 1.5 also introduces a new PvP warfront called Library of the Runesmasters. The new warfront is located in Hammerknell’s Libary where players race the enemy faction to control Dwarven secrets.
A new Veteran Rewards program will be introduced that awards players in-game items for being a loyal RIFT customer starting at one month up to 18 months.
A new dungeon mode called “Master Dungeon” will be available to challenge even the most elite players and guilds. The first of these new master dungeons will be in the Darkening Deeps, but eventually all raids and high level dungeons will have a Master Dungeon mode. Players who complete them will be rewarded with epic items.
From more information about the upcoming RIFT patch 1.5, head over to the official Rift site.