Fan: It's official, I'm now a MMORPGer

[neonvincent]

Today, I upgraded from my free 7-day trial that I started Sunday to a paid subscription. Why today? Because Rift is having a Father's Day sale, dropping the price from $24.99 to $9.99. I couldn't resist. Besides, I like the idea of giving a Father's Day present to myself.

I also like the idea of playing with my wife. I've been watching her play Final Fantasy XI for more than three years and Final Fantasy XIV for almost a year. I've tried to join her three times, but issues prevented me from following through. First, I botched the account creation process by trying to do it on the cheap. Next, Play Online wouldn't accept my credit card, even though it was the same one my wife was using. During the interim, they changed their policy for authentication to prevent real-money traders from registering. Finally, I just couldn't load FF XIV--my drive wouldn't read the second layer. So, I gave up.

I've had none of these problems with Rift. I downloaded the program and started playing immediately. My wife and I have been having a great time playing together (and my wife solo), ever since. She likes it better than Final Fantasy XI already, and she's only been playing it for six days.

If any of the rest of you want to join my wife and me, we're on the Threesprings PvE server. Right now, I'm playing a warrior named Vicente while my wife alternates playing a cleric named Jillien and a warrior named Kallikay. If you want to come join us, click on the links below.

Link to 7-day free trial download

Link to Rift Father's Day Sale

See you online!