Rifts & Team Challenges Arrive

New shared challenges and a crafting-only endgame Equipment series bring more ways to build, compete and explore together.

What changed

Rifts open for 10–60 minutes. Choose combat or a Gathering profession, earn boosted rewards and compete in the highlighted activity for a winner Chest.
Weekly Tournaments add configurable teams, separate registration and start times, Team PvP or activity contests, and published reward packages.
Aetherforged designs expand endgame Crafting across all hand, armour, jewellery and Gathering Tool families. These items can only be crafted.
Nexus drops now require an eligible Level 3,000+ source and remain random. Existing Equipment is preserved.
Gathering keeps beginner rewards through profession Level 50, then uses diminishing resource and XP growth for steadier long-term progression. Existing levels, progress and lifetime XP are preserved.
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