Make one of each class? Though if you like casters you'll likely gravitate towards the mage archetype. All the servers seem kinda busy to me. Might want to specify if you want some recs for NA v. EU, pvp/pve/rp etc.
To answer your original post...I'm playing both games right now and switch on and off between them. When I go to Rift, I miss my dodge key from GW2. Love GW2, but I mostly play Rift when I find myself missing WoW, lol. Rift feels like it's got the complexity of WoW's TBC and the quality of life benefits of Wrath. Dunno, that's how it feels like in game for me...it's probably why I have a soft spot for Rift, haha.