The Rift



''Newton Siddis, a scientist specializing in Ark’ain technology has sent a distress signal from The Rift. A remote sector on the edge of charted space.

Mercenary Captains arrive, seeking to assist the scientist and learn more about the Ark’ain. Once they enter the sector a bargain is struck. Siddis commands the repair of his vessel, along with the destruction of an opposing Destroyer within the sector.''

The Rift was a game mode and event available in July 2018. It is still playable as a Legacy Episode. It was a tactical single sector game mode, where teams had to focus on gathering resources to repair a distressed Flagship while attempting to destroy the enemies.

Lore
The Rift was preceded by what happened in the Conquest: Discovery campaign.

Form the patch notes:

''The Rift is an area of space which most captains try to avoid. Ships have been known to disappear without explanation within the region with many Captains traveling to The Rift following a distress call.''

Upon entering a game:

''Newton Siddis, a scientist specializing in Ark'ain technology has sent a distress signal from The Rift. A remote sector on the edge of charted space.''

Mercenary Captains arrive, seeking to assist the scientist and learn more about the Ark'ain, Once they enter the sector a bargain is struck.

Siddis commands the repair of his vessel, along with the destruction of an opposing Destroyer within the sector

Upon finishing a game:

''The battle was over, they day was won, but Newton Siddis was nowhere to be found. Upon investigating the Daedelus, it was found to be a crew-less ship, remotely controlled by the eccentric scientist himself.''

''"An exemplary effort!" Siddis exclaimed, whilst simultaneously filling the mercenary accounts with credits, "I didn't like those guys anyway"''

It was never a rescue job, but an audition - the unstable artefact[sic] had caused the devastation found in The Rift, that much was true, but Siddis had already managed to escape with the mysterious Ark'ain relic intact.

A manic smile curled across his lips, "Prepare yourselves for the call, Captains, our work has only just begun..."

The events in the Catalyst event built up on this.

Objective
The Rift was a 5v5 CO-OP/PvP mode. Players aimed to rescue a disabled friendly flagship before the enemy team could destroy it. They could repair their Flagship by salvaging wrecks and returning to their damaged Flagship to deliver the materials. Once repaired, the flagship was the most powerful vessel in the sector by far and had to be escorted to its enemy counterpart to kill it. If a player was killed before they reached their flagship, the materials they had collected could be taken from the husk of the dead ship, by either team.

Rewards
The Rift introduced Episode Rewards. These allowed players to earn rewards without purchasing corresponding Episode Pack, by simply playing the new game mode. The rewards were rewarded as soon as players passed the respective checkpoint, but were only be available until 25th July 2018. The rewards were:
 * 6 Rift matches completed: Stormer’s Sigil Badge
 * 25 Rift matches completed: Void Keeper Nameplate
 * 60 Rift matches completed: Newton Siddis Crew member

By purchasing The Rift Episode Pack from the in-game store for 2,000 platinum, players could instantly unlock a set of exclusive rewards worth over 9,000 platinum: Like the Episode Rewards, The Rift Episode Pack was available to purchase until 25th July 2018.
 * The Rift Hangar Environment
 * Newton Siddis – Legendary Crew Member
 * Call of the Rift Badge
 * Rift’s End Nameplate
 * Cobaltoan Permanent Energy Mod
 * Rayleigh Permanent Energy Mod
 * Paragon Synapse Skin
 * Ranger Synapse Skin
 * 3 x Crew Pod