After spending probably 50+ hours in Rift over the time since launch, we are finally ready to give a detailed look into the game and what it has to offer.  They have been heavily advertising the game since just before launch, with a number of online ads and even television spots on a number of different channels.  It is pretty safe to say that most gamers (and even people who are not familiar with online games at all) have at least HEARD of Rift.  And from what we have seen in the game so far, there are what seems to be a large number of players initially in the game.  While there aren't as many servers in Rift compared to the massive size of World of Warcraft, there are still quite a few (many of which retain "high" population even during off-peak hours).  Whether Rift will be able to maintain the interest of players in the longer run has yet to be seen, but from what we have experienced the player interest level so far has remained quite high.

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