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Mystic just went live on the Public Test Shard! This is the final Primalist Soul to be made available for testing, along with Farseer, Predator and Primal Lord, prepping for PRIME TIME with Update 4.2!

[EDIT: Video is UP for today’s RIFTstream: Primal Urges: Enjoy! ow.ly/xwDl30ctwgK@TrionKeyens @TheBlueMuzzy @Brasse Lots of Primalist info!]

Keyens will be on stream to chat about the ongoing evolution of the final four Primalist souls, which will be released with Update 4.2 this summer.  If you aren’t familiar with these new Primalist souls yet, or if you want to ask Keyens questions about Primalists in general, tune in on Friday at 11:30 AM PDT!

You can post questions to this thread, or tweet them to us @RIFTgame.

These souls will be granted FREE to anyone who has purchased the Primalist calling, either as part of the “Primalist Calling Pack” (available on the RIFT in-game store), the “Ascended Essentials Pack” (in our web store) or in conjunction with the previously offered “Wilds Pack” (now out of circulation).

Remember, you can trade in-game plat for REX in order to buy these packs!

RIFT LIVESTREAM

Friday, June 9, 2017, 11:30 AM PDT

twitch.tv/trionworlds
We will simulcast on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube!

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As of today, a new soul is available on the Public Test Shard for testing and experimentation. The Primal Lord is a powerful melee attacker who focuses on brutal melee combos and the calling of animal companions to strike the target viciously.

The Primal Lord is unique in that it has a very rigid rotation that is repeated constantly, rather than using a priority system. Several off global cooldown abilities must be used at specific points as well, to make this class fully effective. This is a fast and frenzied soul that requires focus and skill to execute under high pressure scenarios. Are you up for the challenge? We think so!

We do not have all the art finished, and the soul is in a fairly bare-bones state, but we wanted to let you all in on the testing and feedback as early as possible!
Chris “Keyens” Meyer

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The newest Primalist Soul, Farseer, is now available on the Public Test Shard!

The Farseer is a powerful Area of Effect healer that focuses on averting harm and changing the flow of fate to protect allies. It’s Primal Avatar is the Ouroboros, the ancient symbol of eternal creation and destruction. We’ve just placed the Farseer soul on the Public Test Shard for you to explore and discover!

There are a few key mechanics to help effective gameplay of this unique soul.

First up, we have Soul Fragments and Empower. A Soul Fragment is generated when you cast some of your spells (Insight, Spiritual Guidance, and Rend Soul); Empower is OGCD (Off Global Cool-down) and consumes a single Soul Fragment to boost your next eligible ability. You may only hold one Soul Fragment at a time, and  cannot generate another until you Empower an ability. Each spell will have a unique behavior when empowered – refer to the individual tooltips for more information.

Secondly, the Farseer can harness Fates. These are unique buffs that dramatically affect your healing. The two most powerful are Delayed Fate and Impending Fate. Delayed Fate simply increases your AoE healing by 25%. Impending Fate causes direct AoE healing (such as that caused by Insight and Fortune Protection) to be increased by 400%, at the cost of consuming a Soul Fragment with each cast. Keep in mind that you may only employ one Fate at a time!

This all pairs well with an important Farseer talent and spell interaction… Prescience: a heal that periodically jumps to an ally not already affected by it, and reduces your major healing cooldowns each time it ticks. Smart use of cooldowns and liberal application of them in the right situations will leave you ready to tackle any event.

Please put some time into using and playing around with Farseer, and then come give us feedback on this Official Thread.

As always, we really appreciate it when you keep your comments on topic, and constructive!

~Chris “Keyens” Meyer

[Brasse note: We do not yet have any art for the Farseer soul – it’s THAT fresh and hot – we’ll follow up with a more detailed article once it’s further along in development! The new Primalist souls are scheduled to go live in the 4.2 update, this summer.]

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The new Primalist Souls are under development. We know you’re all eager to hear more -Brasse has captured a wild Keyens to spill info!

This Friday, we’ll talk about the upcoming Primalist Souls… what are they? How are they being built? How will they compare, contrast and most importantly, synergize with the existing Primalists?

While the new souls are still a work-in-progress, we have a lot of interesting information to share, and Keyens will be happy to take your Primalist questions as well. Post ’em to this handy forum thread, or tweet @RIFTgame before midnight on Thursday!

While we’re at it, we’ll show you the gorgeous new Valentine’s Day items in RIFT! We are proud to offer a gift option healthier than wine and chocolates for your special someone.

Host: Linda “Brasse” Carlson

Guest: Chris “Keyens” Meyer

RIFT LIVESTREAM
http://twitch.tv/trionworlds

Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, 3:30 PM PST