After a short holiday hiatus, the Rift Podcast is back just in time to reflect on the first Rift closed beta event that was held over the weekend. Senior Community Manager Cindy "Abigale" Bowens joins the podcast this week to gives players a behind-the-scenes look at the beta event. What was the overall response? How did the servers hold up? What did Trion learn from the process and what will they do to make the next events better? Listen to Rift Podcast Episode 22 to find out!

Without breaking the NDA, what were your thoughts on the first closed beta event? Head over to this thread in our general Rift forum and let us know! We're still giving away VIP beta keys to players who contribute in our Rift forums, so keep posting in our forums and on our articles for a chance to win entry into every upcoming Rift closed beta event!