I've been burned by too many asian developed MMOs to consider getting excited about TERA. With RIFT and SWTOR coming out in the next 6 months it's probably a good idea for TERA to stagger their launch anyway.
Rift is polished and different enough from other MMORPGS that I will play it at least until SWTOR comes out. If Trion (who I am very impressed with) continues to evolve the game I may have to have two subs. I had a blast in Beta 3 and can't wait to see the PvP content this weekend.
I can't believe I'm saying this but RIFT could be the sleeper hit of 2011. I was tied up in another high profile Beta during the first two Rift tests so I did not play very much and I wasn't impressed with what I saw. When Beta 3 came around I figured I'd give Rift one more shot seeing as how everyone on the forums seems really excited about the game. Well, I played Beta 3 everyday as much as I possibly could, and ended up really loving the game (lvl 19 Cleric). I did not expect to even consider playing RIFT and now I'm trying to figure out how I'll juggle SWTOR and RIFT subs, I liked it that much. PvP was great. World events very fun. The Iron Tomb raid is fantastic! I like the dark fantasy setting. Denizens of the game world look stunning. At first glance Rift is more of the same but it is a mistake to make that judgement. The game really comes into it's own after level 10 and Rift is different enough to succeed. I can't wait until Beta 4!
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