Rift MMORPG going free-to-play in June

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Trion World's online fantasy game gives free players full game access

Trion Worlds' soul-swapping MMORPG will become free-to-play on June 12. Rift currently mandates monthly subscriptions for full access, but Trion announced today its free-to-play options will expand to encompass all original game content next month.

Of course, if you'd still like to subscribe, Trion Worlds has a suite of bonuses in store. "Patrons" receive passive bonuses to currency and mount speed, and a daily boost to experience, among other favors. Free players who want to sample the Patron life can buy a three-to-thirty day pass from the expanded Rift Store, which also stocks new boosts, pets, mounts, and other items for cash.

Rift was one of the last subscription-based theme-park-style MMORPGs to hold out from free-to-play conversion; both Star Wars: The Old Republic and Tera Online changed over in just the last year, following the lead of games like The Lord of the Rings Online and Champions Online.

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.