Shards (Rift)
In Rift, Servers are called Shards. Each Shard has a type which controls some rules and some guidelines.
PvE - Player vs. Environment - Players pit themselves against monsters and the dangers of the world but may not attack and kill other players, not even players of opposite faction, unless both players explicitly flag themselves for PvP. If auto-flagging is on, any hostile action against an opposing player, or helpful action to a player that is PvP-flagged, will flag you!
PvP - Player vs. Player - The hunting and killing of players of opposite faction is not only allowed but is encouraged. No flagging is required.
PvE-RP/PvP-RP - Role-Playing Preferred - Same as PvE or PvP, above, but Role-Playing is encouraged.
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Server Status
You can check the status of any server, including the login and patch servers, here.
Public Test Shard
Rift has two Public Test Shards (PTS) [1], Alpha (PvE) and Omega (PvP). You can download the test shard client here.
Copying to Test
You can copy a Live character to Test! From the Live client's Character Select screen:
- Click Transfer.
- Then click the Copy to PTS button on the bottom-right.
- Click OK
- Type COPY
- Click Transfer.
Active Shards
Because Trion has moved shards around so much in Rift's first year we are no longer actively maintaining a shard list. Here are some handy links:
- Category:Shards - ZAM Rift's Wiki Shard Categories. These are most often used by guild and player pages.
- Rift's Shard Status page
- North American Shards Official Forums
- European Shards Official Forums
- North American Trial Shards Official Forum
- Public Test Shard Official Forum
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