When RIFT initially launched, I tried it out and played casually for a month or so, I got to level 36, if I remember correctly.
I quit because I became burnt out of leveling, but having read good things recently, I am considering a return. Have any changed been made to the game that affect leveling specifically? In addition, how is the end game content, is it challenging? Is it puggable? Both?
End game is both and with 1.6 they are about to add a crap ton of it. Raiding is not the only path to gear at all anymore. They realized Rift is about Rifts and have added gear that rewards people who want to farm them endlessly and they are adding more in 1.6