As part of RIFT‘s second anniversary celebration, Trion is holding another free weekend event for returning players from March 21st to March 26th. Also at this time (not quite coincidentally), Trion is offering players a special 25%-off promotion for both the Standard and Infinity editions of Storm Legion.

Both the returning player and new player versions of the expansion are on sale for this promotion. This 25%-off sales event will run the same length as the free event, from March 21st to March 26th. This might be a good weekend to talk a friend or two into trying Storm Legion.

For more details, check out the full pricing details as well as Trion’s official announcement.

This coming weekend, December 14th through 18th, Trion will be showcasing RIFT Patch 2.1 and Storm Legion for free. Former subscribers will be able to explore all of the content of Storm Legion without purchasing the expansion, and prospective players will be able to experience some of the new additions to RIFT, including dimensions and the newly-arrived Fae Yule holiday event.

Storm Legion has already been called a “truly inspiring,” “gold standard” expansion with “by far the most innovative housing system in the genre.” Try it free from Dec. 14-18 when you join the Ascended in a march on the forces of Air and Death! Former subscribers can dive deep into Storm Legion with no restrictions, while anyone, including RIFT Lite players, can celebrate a huge new Fae Yule World Event and build in private or public, personal or guild Dimensions.

For more information, see Trion’s official announcement.

Update 10/10: Elrar announced that Phase 3 of Tempest Rising will introduce players to Exodus of the Storm Queen, the new dungeon. This will give players about two weeks to enjoy the dungeon before the expansion’s launch.

While we don’t have a date for RIFT Patch 1.11 yet, we do have Trion’s announcement of the patch, along with some of the details about what we’ll be seeing when it launches. Most of these details we were already aware of– including the major changes to our current souls and callings and the 4-part Storm Legion major World Event, Tempest Rising. During Phase 3 of Tempest Rising is when Storm Legion pre-orderers will be gaining access to Exodus of the Storm Queen, the first new 5-man dungeon.

“Telara as you know it is coming unhinged. Familiar souls grow strange while new souls lurk in the shadows. Machines and demons battle through the streets of capital cities. Worse, a messenger delivers dire tidings from a distant shore: Crucia’s imprisonment is a façade. Soon, she’ll break free of the Icewatch and join her massed legion in the conquest of the planes.”

Also in this announcement is the news that Trion will be allowing returning players of all levels to return to Telara for free during the weekend of November 7-11 to test out all the major changes of Patch 1.11, and take part in the Storm Legion pre-expansion event.

Just in case you’re itching for more Storm Legion in the meantime, make sure to check out Ten Ton Hammer’s Storm Legion preview. Oh, and beta testers, Elrar mentioned yesterday that the team will be announcing the second closed beta test sometime this week!