TenTon Hammer has posted their next Q&A session with Lead Dynamic Content Developer, Will Cook. This time they talk all about rifts and invasions.

Here is a little tease:

Ten Ton Hammer: Since you have a lot of control from a development standpoint on the appearance of rifts, are low population times entered into these equations, such as the wee hours of the morning?

William Cook: It’s probably the primary consideration of a lot of the activity coordinators. But yes, we are measuring player activity. We have our dynamic coordinators to modify the frequency of dynamic content accordingly.

Ten Ton Hammer: Can a player play through the game without ever encountering a rift or joining a rift battle?

William Cook: I say that they would have a pretty hard time getting through the game without encountering a rift or an invasion. Whether or not they join in a battle is completely up to them. Rifts are such compelling story targets and they offer their own sorts of rewards, so every player is going to have a serious reason to jump in and help in the fight.