Rift's Nightmare Tide - Dream Souls

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As you know, souls are the essence of your custom class in Rift. Not long ago I got in touch with Trion Worlds, the folks behind Rift, to see if they could help me show off the latest souls from Nightmare Tide - the dream souls. 

What I didn't expect is for them to give me access to all the new souls, so that I could show you what they're all about. Big thank you to Trion Worlds for being awesome! These new souls really have a different approach to the usual MMO archetypes and how they perform their respective roles in the game. Read on, you may be surprised. 

The Dream Soul pack is available on the Rift store for 5,000 credits, or 4,500 if you're a patron. Once unlocked,you'll be able to enjoy all the new souls account-wide.

Keep in mind I will be going into more detail with each of these souls in future videos, so keep an eye out for that.

Liberator Guide

First off we have the Liberator. Not your average warrior. The Liberator has a plethora of earth based abilities, among others, that help to support his healer and group by providing AoE heals. This is a fantastic support role that will lessen the stress on your main healer, keeping your group topped up through light to moderate damage while adventuring in Telara. He's a flexible warrior who also has some decent healing when flying solo. 

Arbiter Guide

The Arbiter is a tanky mage soul that uses a variety of storm-based magic to help absorb, deflect, and otherwise mitigate incoming damages. Through the use of shields and other spells, you can easily distract another enemy while your main tank and DPS focus down a more dangerous threat. This is a very interesting build as it's something that most people would never think possible. I'm very much looking forward to giving this one a try!

Oracle Guide

The oracle is rumored to be from the future, escaping a shattered Telara to come warn the rest of us of the impending doom. She is a support soul, much like the bard. Her motifs and fanfares buff her allies, and debuff her enemies in an AoE fashion. It's important to note however, that the Oracle's buffs do not stack in effect with that of the Bard's. The Oracle fits a pivotal role in the support of a balanced group of adventurers.

Physician Guide

The physician, a rogue healing archetype, uses a variety of bow abilities including needle-tipped arrows to heal her allies. Your healing power comes from your own weapon DPS and attack power (similar to that of the Liberator) making you a versatile, flexible healer and damage dealer all in one. In my opinion, more of a support role but still just as important in maintaining a balanced and well formed group. 

I'm looking forward to checking out just how each of these souls play in relation to my expactations of what a class of that nature would typically do in a game like Rift. It's nice to see that things are getting mixed up and in my opinion, that keeps things interesting. 

It's obvious that rogues are still great at doing damage, and warriors are still (likely) the most capable meat shields. However, it's a great feeling knowing that if you're ever in the mood for something different, you're covered in Rift. 

Let me know what you think about the new souls, and if you haven't already, head over to the Rift store to pick up your own Dream Souls!

Keep reading and watching for more great content, including Rift, coming very soon!