Patch 1.7 (2/1/12)

== FEATURES ==
* PvP: Prestige updates, PvP Planar Attunements, and Warfront Mercenaries, oh my. Check out the PvP Update sections for a lot of info on the latest in RIFT PvP.
* Sweeping changes have come to the progression of gear at levels 45+. See ITEMIZATION ADJUSTMENTS, below, for details.
* No matter who you are, you now have twice as many Expert Dungeons to play in! The two tiers of Expert Dungeon difficulty have been combined into one.
* The new Soul Preset system is now available for use by all players, old and new. Check out USING A PRESET BUILD for info on how you can use the new, optional Purposes to try out new specs.
* Playing RIFT with that special someone? Maybe you’d like to propose at the top of the Stonefield waterfall? IN-GAME WEDDINGS are now available for Ascended.
* A new Chronicle appears! Grab a friend and disguise yourself as Endless Cultists to infiltrate and sabotage Alsbeth’s plans within the River of Souls!
* The Master Mode of Caduceus Rise is now available for the conquering!
* A sixth role is now available for purchase!

Full Patch Notes

Shush little baby…

More work in Hammerknell. This time we switched gears and went a different direction after Murdantix. Working through trash to get to Matron Zamira. It took very little work for us to get the strategy down by our third attempt we had her laying on the floor.

Patch 1.6 (11/16/11)

== FEATURES ==
* Welcome to EMBER ISLE, a new zone where the cults of Laethys and Maelforge work to restore their masters to power, and the history of both the Farclan Dwarves and Kelari is being re-discovered.
* Caduceus Rise, the largest dungeon to date, is now available on Ember Isle in both Normal and Expert modes. See CADUCEUS RISE for more info.
* In the newest Sliver, the Wanton have corrupted the Titan Gate into a portal for Maelforge’s entry to Telara. Prevent this fate in RISE OF THE PHOENIX! Details below.
* World Event: As winter descends on Telara, Grandfather Frost and the Yulemother arrive to celebrate the season. Keep an eye on the World Event UI for the start of THE FAE YULE event in the days following the arrival of 1.6!
* The second tier of Planar Attunement is now unlocked!
* We’ve made some additions and updates to the Ascend-a-Friend system, and friends can now be Ascended from the new in-game UI! See ASCEND-A-FRIEND UPDATES, below.
* A new alternate version of the Black Garden Warfront enters the weekend rotation; see details under STOCKPILE: BLACK GARDEN!
* The ‘start menu’ buttons on the UI have been reorganized and put into a new layout; look below under UPDATED ‘START MENU’ BUTTONS for more info.

Full Patch Notes

Beam there, Done that…

After working out our coordination on tasks for this fight, Soulrender Zilas is down. We changed some tactics this week that allowed us an easier time for this boss and it payed off in spades. Congratulations to all those that attended the downing of this boss.

Hail the conquering heros!

Last night we finalized our RoS achievements and got the mount. Congratulations to all those attending! It was a heart pounding blast! Click the picture above to see us in all our glory.

Patch 1.5 (9/28/11)

== FEATURES ==
* New Chronicles, epic storyline experiences for solo and duo players, become available with 1.5. See CHRONICLES, below.
* New Planar Attunement system lets you continue to grow your character past level 50 and choose how you want to enhance their abilities. Details under PLANAR ATTUNEMENT!
* Veteran Rewards are being added as a bonus for longtime Ascended.
* Master-mode Dungeons challenge even the most experienced and well-equipped players who come looking for a fight! See below for more details on what to expect and how to enter them.
* A new Weekend Warfront joins the mix – check out LIBRARY OF THE RUNEMASTERS, below!
* New competitive rewards have been added for purchase with high-level zone event currency. Find them on the Planar Goods merchants in Sanctum and Meridian! More details under ZONE EVENT REWARD UPDATES.
* The Golden Maw unleashes chaos from an abandoned kingdom across the sea, as the Ashes of History world event begins SOON!
* AddOns for RIFT will soon be going into live beta! These are optional tools that can be used to enhance your personal gameplay experience.

Full Patch Notes

Die, puny thing!

After spending the night fighting the RNG monster and refining our strategy, Murdantix falls. Awesome job to all those attending.

First boss of Hammerknell, check. Ten more to go…

Double Kill

Its been an awesome raid week for Pak. Not only did we clear all of Greenscale on our Thursday raid last week, but we also cleared all but two bosses in River of Souls. Monday we went back into River of Souls to work on our last two bosses. The result? What? You cant see the epic doublekill screenshots below? We brought the Herald and Alsbeth’s reign to an end. With these two down, all our pre-Hammerknell content is completed. Great work everyone!

And thus falls the lord

Blood, sweat, tears (and a bit of cursing) have finally paid off for us. Lord Greenscale has fallen at the hands of Pak’Cafan. This marks our first completed 20 man raid instance. Congratulations to Xianth for getting our first guild artifact as well, Verdant Archbow. And, congratulations to all participating Pak members for your hard work.

DPS?…check

After a number of grueling attempts to down Plutonus the big guy has fallen. This leaves us with two bosses left inside River of Souls, Herald Gaurath and Alsbeth herself. Time to get back to work.