by Linda “Brasse” Carlson

Minions have been one of the most popular additions to RIFT since it launched. Who doesn’t want a collection of obedient servants who run around gathering goods for us? I had the chance to chat with Dan “Snedhepl” Hollinger, Lead Engineer, about this terrific game system.

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Rebellious Razorbacks are out of control, and we need your help to round them up!
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MINIONS! Whether you love ’em or hate ’em (wait a minute, how can anyone hate these hard working helpers?), they’re coming to the RIFT livestream this Friday!

Brasse will review the Minion System with expert Minioneers Dan “Snedhepl” Hollinger and Chris “Tacitus” Cates, and then we’ll move into our Preset Soul Builds contest with Chris Meyer!

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Get YOUR build in the game!

Our RIFT Soul Preset System is a fantastic way to introduce newer adventurers to our complex soul system. The current offerings are now two years old and we have NEW souls to take into account – we are desperately in need of an update!

To ensure that our preset guides are the very best that they can be, we need the help of experienced veterans. We want to put your builds in the game, credit them to you, and offer you prizes to boot!  We are especially interested in builds that feature our newest Souls, but we have 51 to choose from, so your options are almost endless!

How do you enter?

We’ve prepared a form on the forums with all the required information. We also have a Google spreadsheet here for those who prefer a template in that format: Enter by responding to this thread with your information. You may continue to edit your entry until the contest deadline!

Dates:

Contest Opens: Friday, May 13, 2016, 12:00 noon PDT

Contest Ends: Friday, May 20, 2016, 10:00 AM PDT

Summary of Rules:

• You may enter as many preset builds as you want. You can win multiple times, and all those builds will be placed into the game!
• Please be sure you include a detailed gameplay guide in addition to your preset build. That guide can be hosted on the site of your choosing.
• Builds will be evaluated for detail, quality and insights. The player community will vote on the preset builds for two weeks, and their input will be taken into consideration during the selection process. Trion Worlds reserves the right to refrain from choosing any submission if our quality standards are not met.
• All preset build submissions and online guides must be original and created by the entrant. Creators of previous builds already in game may update and resubmit those builds.

Prizes:

• All winners will have their build(s) added to the game as a preset!
• Winners will be able to suggest a descriptive name for the preset, subject to approval by the RIFT Development team. Winners will have their character’s name and shard credited in the description.
• Winners will earn a Community Snail mount, to be awarded to a single character on the account. If an entrant wins for multiple submissions, each will be awarded one snail mount!
• Each winning submission will earn a 30 Day Patron Pass
• Winners will receive the prefix title “Guide Writer.”
• Prizes must be accepted as awarded, and have no cash value.

• Full prize rules can be found here. In case of disagreement between this rule summary and the official prize rules linked here, the latter shall govern.