RAWR!
So, I am still playing Rift and I guess I came back when a ton of other people did, over 100k people, so that is fun. The new content so far is nice, only one update that was messed up and took several days of up down server issues to fix, plus, the day it launched, over 14 hours straight of the game dead. But thankfully, this is a very rare thing according to everyone who has played it forever, and is the longest ever in the game's history of issues with any update.
They did keep the gamers informed with info and updates from GMs during everything, every couple hours to once an hour, so that was cool. They did try to compensate patrons who lost potions, and the game is up and going again, with new content and redone content. Very pleased so far still with my return to Rift. PvP is so fun in Rift. And the new squirrel mounts and mini companions are so cute, it is no wonder there are so many girls playing the game. In my guild alone the ratio is 60% female, 40% male. (don't worry guys, there are still kickass choices for you too), but mostly, I am just glad to have something to play with my girlfriend that we both are enjoying and doesn't feel like a giant pressure cooker of chores.
Still a happy gamer!
RAWR :)