{"id":15013,"date":"2011-08-18T18:24:55","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T08:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=15013"},"modified":"2011-08-18T18:24:55","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T08:24:55","slug":"rift%e2%84%a2-half-birthday-celebration-kicks-off-august-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=15013","title":{"rendered":"RIFT\u2122 Half-Birthday Celebration Kicks off August 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>A week of bonuses, free game time, and awesome prizes \u2026 and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone is invited!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SYDNEY, Australia &amp; REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. \u2013 August 18, 2011 \u2013<\/strong> Whether you\u2019re Guardian or Defiant, High Elf or Kelari, a PvE-er or PvP-er, you\u2019re going to find a good reason to celebrate starting August 25<sup>th<\/sup> as RIFT\u2122 reaches its\u00a0 half-year milestone. More than a million gamers have activated RIFT in the six months since launch, making it one of the most successful MMORPG releases in history, and from August 25<sup>th<\/sup> to September 1<sup>st<\/sup>, Trion is rewarding everyone. Subscribers will enjoy a week of substantial in-game bonuses, and new and returning players can play the full game free with no leveling or zone restrictions.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really wanted to do something fun and memorable for this amazing milestone,\u201d said Scott Hartsman, RIFT Executive Producer. \u201cWhat better way to say thanks than to kick the doors open and add even more rewards for our subscribers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subscriber half-birthday week bonuses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Special Surprise Birthday Gift <\/strong>\u2013 Following the event, all active subscribers will receive a special in-game birthday surprise to commemorate the occasion!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonus Experience \u2013<\/strong> Your blood-lust is rewarded with bonus experience in both PvE and PvP\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guild Bonus Experience \u2013<\/strong> Swiftly level-up your guild with bonus XP granted for completing guild quests\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Big PvP Payouts \u2013<\/strong> All warfronts and open-world PvP will grant extra Favor and Prestige\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Plethora of Planarite \u2013<\/strong> Sealing Telara\u2019s rifts and combating the invasions will reward you with extra planarite\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonus Plaques &amp; Marks<\/strong> \u2013 Increased chance for bonus Plaques of Achievement and Marks of Ascension in all dungeons and raids\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The party doesn\u2019t have to stop on the 1<sup>st<\/sup>! New Ascended who choose to continue their adventures in Telara can purchase the game client for just $4.99 USD through September 1<sup>st<\/sup> if they sign up for any RIFT subscription plan.<\/p>\n<p>RIFT revelers can also participate in several contests scheduled throughout the week for the chance to win awesome prizes. For the most up to date information on RIFT, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riftgame.com\/\">www.riftgame.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week of bonuses, free game time, and awesome prizes \u2026 and everyone is invited! 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