Some cryptic Trion staff member posts have surfaced on the official RIFT forums this past week. A staff member by the forum name 3 3228466 787 is the main culprit, with posts that are intentionally cryptic, containing poetry, numerical codes, random pictures, and phrases. Fans of the game and forums have banded together in an attempt to muddle through the confusing posts, and figure out what the heck the folks at Trion are up to.

What do we know so far? Here is a summary of the posts, findings, possible theories, and reactions so far. I’ll try and keep this post updated with the latest information, so if you know of any new details, feel free to drop me a line. Special thanks to the awesome people on the official forums who helped come up with this information. It’s all interesting stuff!

The Rift community has responded en masse to Scott Hartsman’s recent statement that Trion will “add RvR if the players want it”. In just a few days a topic on the official forums intended to show the public support for RvR-style gameplay in Rift amassed over 3000 replies and 80,000 views. An almost unprecedented response that not only shows a very healthy interest in the game in the days leading up to release, but also the huge amount of players who wish to see this game succeed in the long-term as a PvP game.