Trion worlds used their 5 days of headstart launch to fix several in
game issues, and it seems they also used that time to devise a plan
about how to handle the massive influx of players
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receiving. The only real knock on
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been the lengthy server queues that dogged the first 5 days of
gameplay, and many wondered how these same servers would handle the
crushing weight of those that didnt pre-order the simple answer from
Trion:
href="http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?99793-**-New-NA-Shards-UNLOCKED-9-00am-PST-**-Head-Start-Shards-UNLOCKED-**">they
wont have to. In a bold move
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/95919">31 new servers
went live this morning for players just entering the game and
for an hour they were the only servers available as the headstart
servers went into lock down.
While many of the headstart players were upset about not being able to
play for an hour (perish the thought that they may want to sleep,
shower, eat or maybe even go outside), the overwhelming sentiment was
that this was a pro move and showed a nice bit of planning by the
devs. The only potential downside could come in a few months
if players dont re-up their subscriptions and the shards become ghost
towns, but I have a sneaking suspicion that wont be the case.
Here is a list of the newly added servers for official launch, followed
by the new complete server list:
North
American Servers
Akylios PvE
Amardis PvP
Arcanis PvE
Asphodel PvP
Carrion PvP
Crucia PvE
Endless PvE
Epoch PvP
Galena PvE
Greenscale PvE
Hammerlord PvE
Kelpmere PvE
Millrush PvE
Neddra PvP
Nyx PvP
Plutonus PvE
Rasmolov PvP
Todrin PvP
Threesprings PvE
European Servers
EN Riptalon PvE
EN Mordant PvP
EN Maidenfalls PvP
EN Quarrystone PvE
EN Tahkaat PvE
EN Heatherfield PvP
EN Cinderon PvP
EN Refuge PvE
EN Quicksilver PvE
DE Granitstaub PvE
DE Zareph PvP
FR Centius PvP
COMPLETE SERVER LIST
North American Servers
Lotham PvP
Faeblight RP
Sunrest PVP-RP
Belmont PvE
Aedraxis PvE
Spitescar PvP
Seastone PvP
Rocklift PvE
Keenblade PvE
Dayblind PvP
Deepstrike PvP
Greybriar PvE
Shatterbone PvE
Deepwood PvE
Reclaimer PvP
Dimroot PvE
Byriel PvE
Stonecrest PvP
Snarebrush PvP
Silkweb PvE
Gnarlwood PvE
Briarcliff PvP
Harrow PvP-RP
Wolfsbane PvE
Faemist PvP
Shadefallen RP
Tearfall PvP
Estrael RP
Alsbeth PvE
Corthana PvE
Regulos PvP
Perspice PvE
Molinar PvP
Crucia PvE
Freeholme PvP
Emberlord PvP
Laethys PvE
Atrophinius PvE
Ashstone PvP
Kaleida PvP
Plutonus PvE
Todrin PvP
Akylios PvE
Endless PvE
Epoch PvP
Neddra PvP
Kelpmere PvE
Hammerlord PvE
Nyx PvP
Amardis PvP
Greenscale PvE
Arcanis PvE
Rasmolov PvP
Galena PvE
Asphodel PvP
Carrion PvP
Threesprings PvE
Millrush PvE
European Servers
EN Blightweald PvE
EN Cloudborne PvP
EN Steampike PvE
EN Sagespire PvP
EN Icewatch PvE
EN Shivermere PvP
EN Argent RP
EN Riptalon PvE
EN Bloodiron PvP
EN Firesand PVP-RP
EN Whitefall PvP
DE Brutwacht PvE
DE Trübkopf PvP
DE Rhazade PvP
DE Spross-Passage PvE
DE Immerwacht PvE
DE Feenring PvP-RP
DE Akala RP
FR Brisesol PvE
FR Rubicon PvP
FR Cestus PvE
FR Tempête RP
EN Overlook PvE
EN Scarhide PvP
EN Sparkwing PvE
EN Imperium PvP
EN Mordant PvP
EN Maidenfalls PvP
EN Quarrystone PvE
EN Tahkaat PvE
EN Heatherfield PvP
EN Cinderon PvP
EN Refuge PvE
EN Quicksilver PvE
DE Brutmutter PvE
DE Felsspitze PvP
DE Granitstaub PvE
DE Zareph PvP
FR Centius PvP
FR Phynnious PvP
FR Grimnir PvP-RP