

The others come from either catching 100 Summer Sunfish, squishing 300 bugs doing the daily quest, or completing 20 Summerfest quests.Īs I said earlier there are a couple of companions which are available via the merchant. Most of them come from completing the various parts of the scavenger hunts. There are nine achievements to get during this event. In addition six titles are up for grabs and a couple of companions that you cannot get anywhere else in the world. There also is the usual variety of planar essences. But that isn’t going to stop me from wearing it. On women it looks a bit like a night dress to me. The life weapons which were previously available via the world merchant are back, but this time they are available via the merits. It does leave me wondering though if next year when the summer event rolls around am I going to regret doing it because I have all the accessories already? I suppose only time will tell. Being the completionist whore that I am and the fact that I love adorable things, I am going to end up spending the time grinding out the bracelets. There is also the problem that you can’t transfer bracelets from one character to another so you have to buy the item on your alt then ship it over to whoever it is intended for. And there have been a lot of people on the forums who agree. Neither of which are really all that appealing to me to be honest. Or two, use your alts to get more bracelets for your mains. One, you accept that you won’t get everything this year and that you’ll have to wait for next year. You will only be able to get six friendship bracelets on one character this year, but there are well over six things to buy for them. There are the friendship bracelets which are rare and limited and there are the merit badges which are quite common. For those of us who have the Ascend-a-Friend companion and mount we can also take part in Dog and Pony shows.Ĭompleting the quests gives you one of two types of currencies this time around. And for the survivalist in us all after we have caught those fish we turn them into Po’ boys. There are the quests for the fishermen and women out there to craft lures and catch special Summer Sunfish. Being given a clue and sent off to find where that clue leads you to. The major quests this time around are the scavenger hunts. That means quests, achievements, things to buy and fun to be had.Įvery event in Telara has quests. Next step for him is getting a girlfriend. Even Telara’s geekiest resident is out enjoying the sun. The flowers are in bloom, little creatures wander the fields and fishing is the favored pastime. “Prime subscribers will be able to purchase most of the Summerfest items from vendors in Sanctum and Meridian.By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG Journalist “ RIFT Prime will only have access to content in the original zones,” Trion specified. There are plenty of items to chase, such as the aforementioned island surfboard, an Island Cove dimension, tiki decor, parrot pets, island cosmetics, and - naturally - hammocks. RIFT’s Summerfest includes scavenger hunts, seasonal quests, artifact piñatas, and a special minion questline, among other activities.

The air surfer is courtesy of this year’s Summerfest, which has returned through August 2nd and is sporting a “fantastic new tropical Tiki theme.” Yes, it’s all island living for this year’s event, even if you happen to be on the Prime progression server.

That’s probably not an issue with RIFT’s audience, since they’re used to a little… oddness in their fantasy MMO. Play RIFT for freeWhen we have a winged, masked figure riding a surfboard through the air in an MMO, we are firmly through the looking glass without any opportunity to go back.
