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Call to Action: Budgie Madness

Greetings, Ascended!

We hope all of you had a great start into 2021! In order to welcome you to this new year, the Budgies are back – with the Budgie Madness Call-to-Action Event!

Earn Chaos Motes by finishing special daily quests. The Questgivers can be found in Meridian, Sanctum and Tempest Bay.


Get your riding boots and prepare for the ride of your life! Join the Budgie Races and earn yourself your own feathery friend!
Some seasoned professionals may be out on that race track, so here are some tips to be the just like them:

• Stay within the marked path!
• White checkpoints need to be hit throughout the race.
• Make sure to make it to the Green boosts first to receive Terminal Velocity to make your opponents eat your dust.
• Avoid Orange Traps, they’ll only slow you down!


Stock up as many Chaos Motes as possible and trade them in for mounts and pets!

Budgie Madness will start on Friday, January 8, at 12am Server Time, and end on Sunday, January 10, at 11:59pm Server Time.


What are you waiting for? Tell your friends, join us in Rift and grab those Budgies!

We wish you a lovely weekend in Rift and #StaySafe!

Bonus Weekend from 11th-13th of December!

Another weekend, another bonus! We are still escaping the cold weather with some hot bonuses!


Log in and enjoy the following bonuses from now on until Sunday, 13th of December:

• Double Experience
• Double Planarite
• Double Zone Event Currency



Stay safe, tell your friends and join us in Rift this weekend!

Best wishes,
your Rift team!

Fae Yule 2020 has arrived!

Get ready for the most festive time of the year in Telara! Greatfather Frost has arrived and brings back Fae Yule for 2020!

The World Event begins today, December 10, 2020 at 3.30 PM local server time and will conclude on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 3.30 PM local server time.

Participate in the Fae Yule festivities to earn Unique Snowflakes and Dark Icicles to obtain all the new items!


Fae Yule 2020
What awaits you in this year's Fae Yule event? See below!


The event will have three distinct phases that start on the following dates:
- Phase 1: Thursday 10th of December at 15.30.00 local server time
- Phase 2: Thursday 17th of December at 15.30.00 local server time
- Phase 3: Thursday 24th of December at 15.30.00 local server time
- End of the event: Thursday 7th of January at 15.30.00 local server time


The Fae Yule Store will be active from:
- Start: Thursday 10th of December at 08.05.00 local server time
- End: Thursday 14th of January at 08.00.00 local server time


Adjustments
The price of previous year's pets and minions has been lowered permanently.


New Essences
Push the limits of your essences with the new Seraphic Zephyr and Seraphic Torrent Unique essences, with a focus on each of the main stats.
Shadowpriest (WIS), Shadowcaller (INT), Shade Stalker (DEX), and Death Knight (STR) versions are available.


New Vanity and Mounts
The Fae whisper about the evil alchemist that lurks in the dark hunting those boglings that have misbehaved this year. Remind them about their folk tales with the Nebulous Omen Cape or the Infinity Flask vanity items.

Always loved the starry nights in Telara? The new Astral Wings and the Astral Voyager levitation mount are here to immortalize its beauty! But if you prefer to see the stars by yourself, get on top of the Mighty Woolly Explorer, our new mount, and travel to the highest mountains to enjoy the view. Remember to stay warm though, or you will end up looking like our new Icy Levitation, a special levitation that makes you frosty!


New Minions
Welcome Mr.Quackers and Leah the Cool to the roster of minions! These two old pals are still looking for their long lost friend Frosty Paws.
Collect both minions to unlock the exclusive title "Winter Spirit" and level them both to level 15 to unlock the minion "Frosty Paws"!


New Pets
The forecast from the Icewatch was correct. This winter is going to be one of the coldest in Telara, and the patrols are starting to find out all kinds of frozen creatures.
Consider adopting one to warm it up? The new frozen pet set is available! Collect Flurry, Snowfall, Drift, Avalanche, Slush, Tundra, Powder, Glacier, Sleet or Rime!


Happy holidays, Ascended!

Let's Celebrate 20 Years of gamigo!



gamigo is turning 20 years old! 20 years of memories, ups and downs, friendships, soulmates, enemies and kinship. We would like to share our happiness with you all in the form of events, challenges, social media and forum activities, and much more! There will be tons of chances to win some amazing prizes, such as gaming devices, hoodies and thousands of Euros of in-game currencies across our dozens of games!

Since this is the perfect opportunity to show you all how much you mean to us, we will also have a very special tiered reward system with special bundles. Every time we hit a goal you will be rewarded for your favorite games. Our communities make us the amazing gaming company we are today, we never could have done any of it without you! You all make this a gaming family; you are the heart and soul of this 20th anniversary celebration. Thank you!


All that is happening:

Anniversary Points – Win cool stuff!
You can win Anniversary points in weekly challenges and screen shots event and via voucher codes!

Challenges
Compete in server challenges and be the best of your game to win anniversary points. The first one has already started, check it out here!

Screen Shots
Mimic the posted screen shot and win anniversary points. The first one has already started, check it out here!

Vouchers
Watch in-game, social media pages, Discord chats, and forums for surprise vouchers codes. There is no rhyme nor reason to when or where they will pop-up. They will only pop-up in one location at a time, so keep your eyes peeled for them. The first 10 players to redeem the voucher will earn 500 Anniversary Points, the small gift is yours to keep of course! Be quick and don’t miss out.

What can I win?
Gather the most anniversary points to rank in the leaderboard for your game. If you manage to stay on the leaderboard by the time the event is fully finished, you will receive a cool prize and be entered into a raffle for a Mouse and Keyboard bundle as well as game cash for your game.

Want to keep an eye on your points? Then watch the Leaderboard!

Special Bundles with a kick!
Special Shop Bundles have been created and each purchase helps progress the bar towards a goal to earn cool prizes or events that can be received and enjoyed by everyone!

Check out the Bundles in game!

Special bundle purchases from all games will help move the bar.


These are the fun things you can unlock:

Level 1
2 Greater Experience Vials
2 Great Favor Vials

Level 2
3 Dark Levitation Supply Crate

Level 3
1 Cache of Individual Reward Charges
5 Tenebrean Planar Attuner

Level 4
1 Fabulous Moosedantix


View the progress of the bundle tiers anytime on the Anniversary Website!

Share your moments
Share with us your most memorable moment from any gamigo game for the past 20 years
OR
Wish us a happy birthday!


Wanna know how, check out the website!


Important Information:

Winners
Winners will be published at the end of the month when all events have ended, and everything tallied. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we take the time to ensure everything is counted properly before we announce the winner.

Anniversary Point Ranking and Bundle Progression
The Anniversary Point rankings and Special Bundle progression bar will not be auto updated, they will be updated once per normal workday to reflect the goings on from the past hours. We do not have an exact time this will happen, nor do we guarantee it will happen over the weekend. Only the top 50 users on the rankings will be visible, and rankings will be split per game. All point totals for all users, even those not in the top 50, will still be saved.

Rankings
Names in the rankings will be displayed with asterisks blocking all except the first and last letter of the ranked party’s name (for example O****N instead of ORION). There will be a voucher item available to anyone who wants/agrees to have their full name displayed in the ranking on the anniversary. By using the voucher item, you will be agreeing to have your full character name available to everyone who views the page: SHOWYOURNAME20RIFT
The name that will be displayed in the ranking, will be the name of the first character you login on you account, after redeeming the SHOWYOURNAME20RIFT voucher.

Frequently Asked Questions
Visit our FAQ for more information!


Rules of participation for contests
1. Everyone who participates must be at least 18 years old.
2. Employees of gamigo AG or their relatives, and Game Masters or their relatives are not allowed to participate.
3. Participants will be entered to win the prizes mentioned in the event description.
4. If gamigo has reasonable suspicion of the violation of these rules, then gamigo reserves the possibility to exclude those persons from participating. In those cases, it’s possible to revoke prizes afterwards and draw a new winner.
5. The prize cannot be transferred to another person and cannot be paid as cash. gamigo reserves the right to replace single prizes with equivalent or superior prizes. It’s not possible to give prizes to underage persons.
6. If there are disagreements regarding the rules, the process or results of the raffle, then the decision made by gamigo is final. It is not subject to legal recourse.
7. The data is confidential and will be handled by gamigo according to the legal data protection regulations.

Free MMOs: RPGs and other massively multiplayer greats

What is the best free MMO? Making such a decision is no mean feat. Free-to-play games are increasingly common, meaning the F2P MMO crowd now have a lot more options than they used to. Even if your wallet is gathering cobwebs and your bank account is best friends with the number zero, there is a quality game on the PC to enjoy.


What's more, from online war zones to behemoth free MMORPGs, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Free games are no longer just the domain of MOBAs and Runescape; there are shooters to rival the likes of Overwatch, space games as shiny as Elite, and Warcraft-grade MMOs that don't demand a subscription.


Aside from completely free to play games, we have also included some MMOs with lengthy free trials - games where there is plenty to enjoy without spending a penny. So without further ado, let's take a look at the best online games you can play without breaking the bank.


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