I played in both betas and hope to continue in the 3rd. What makes this game more fun than any other I have played is the rifts, for sure. You never know when they will strike. When they do, the area gets a greenish or reddish tint to it, there is a sound like a freight train boring down on you and the next thing you know mobs appear all around you and then the fun begins. As has been mentioned before, the game ran smoothly no matter how many people and mobs were in the area at the same time. One invasion I was right in the middle of everything, so much happening I could barely see what I was doing, and still the game ran without a hitch. It was such a blast I can't begin to describe what it felt like to be part of a huge bunch of people running after these mobs from one place to another. The bosses were really tough....one had over 200k in hp...but what a wonderful fight it was. I believe that at some point these invasions can actually take down towns if the players can't stop them, so it really matters, unlike other MMO's.

There are issues that need to be addressed, but imho, nothing that stops the game from being totally enjoyable to play. The bottom line for any MMO is how much fun it is to play and I was lmao during the invasion, so I guess Rift is doing something right.