Rift free character transfers and Guild Banks implemented

The Rift community has no doubt been seeing effects of the Hammerknell World Event across Telara, but the latest patch adds more than just bloated, creepy-looking water monsters in the game.  Rift 1.3 implemented the much talked-about free character transfer feature and the long-awaited Guild Banks. 

Yes, you can finally share with your guild in a fairly non-painless manner, just by speaking to the new Guild Banker NPC.  No longer will you need to huddle together in one area and call out who wants which Artifact/materials like prisoners on mail day.  Just pop your unwanted clutter in the Guild Bank and let your fellow players sort through them. 

Items and Currency logs help keep track of who or what is being taken and put in.  The only catch is that you will have to purchase Vault space in order to use it, since the communal bank doesn't come with any. 

For anyone keen on switching Shards, the process does have a few limitations to keep in mind:

• Character transfers are free and a character can be moved once every 7 days.
  
• To be eligible for a transfer, your character must meet the following requirements:
  
  • Level 15+ [does not apply to characters on designated Trial Shards]
    
  •  If under level 40, the maximum Platinum that you can transfer with is capped at 3 Plat per character level.
    
  • Your account cannot be Coin Locked
    
  • You cannot have mail left in your mailbox, or auctions left on the auction house/pending bids.
    
• Initiate a Character Transfer from the Character Select screen.
  
• Not all shards or factions will be open for transfer at a given time; this will change based on population balance.
  
• If your name is not available on the desired shard, you will be prompted for a rename prior to moving.
  
• Once you accept the transfer, it will take several seconds to complete.
  

Guild transfers follow the same guidelines plus a few extra steps.  The "Waves of Madness" update includes general fixes, tweaks to the LFG function, and more.  For a more detailed explanation, head to the official forums.