For those that want to check out Rift for free over the weekend, Trion has posted an article on how to get access for a limited time.
http://www.riftgame.com/en/news/article ... _trial.php
I've been sampling the game with Ozmodium and his friend Bowden for a few weeks on and off. The game lacks the convenience that exists in WOW. It is kind of grindy but the multitree talent trees have been interesting. You can choose the talent trees to fit your playstyle and you can have multiple specs of trees. I suppose it doesn't hurt to sample it if you were thinking about trying the game. This weekend is going to be the big death rift finale or next phase. It's been an ongoing event since release is what I'm told. If you do go to try this, make a post here and I'll join up with you on my one of my characters I started. I play on the Hammerlord PVE shard in the North American server group. Currently I only have characters that are Guardians.
I'll be available for play after 6pm MDT since I work Saturdays :-\