Choosing a server RIFT Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

After you have logged in, you will see an option to choose a Shard (Server).

Shard Name is the name of a server. You can see the whole list of Shards on the picture above.

Recommended is self-explanatory, those servers are recommended by the developers.

Next is Type, and that's the gameplay type of the Shard (PvP - Player versus Player, PvE - Player versus Environment, PvE RP - Player versus Environment Role Playing)

Characters shows the amount of characters you have on the server.

Population shows the population of the server.

Language shows the language that is meant to be used on the server.

Queue shows how long you will have to wait in a queue in order to join a server.