I just started playing Rift about a week ago. Got a free license from Gamestop powerup rewards which came with 30 days of play time. I am an old WOW vet, was raiding up till WotLK before I quit playing MMOs for a couple years. If you are looking for a WOW type game with more customization of characters, classes, skills, etc. I highly recommend it. Leveling is a bit faster than what I remember from WOW. Best part of the game are the random outdoor rifts that are going on constantly. They take several players to close the rift as you are fighting waves of mobs. There seems to be a pretty healthy community willing to run things all the time. I am enjoying it quite a bit.