The Devs in RIFT are not as jaded as the wow devs are.
Example..
WoW :If you go over to the priests wow forums you will see about a zillion post just asking the class to be playable again in pvp. Clearly the wow devs don't care that disc priest is unplayable as they refuse to hot fix the bubbles and penance etc, and keep pushing back 4.0.6 to 9+ weeks now.
Rift: The devs are changing things by the hour, not months. They are coming out with interesting new ways of doing things. World PvP in rift is alive and well unlike wow. Rift has implemented a guild banner. many ppl will say WoW Copy!!! lame! Incorrect... a member of a guild in rift can put down a banner ANYWHERE in the world, for pvp, rifts, anything. Then all guild members can just click on a reagent in your inv and instantly be ported to that banner and help out your guildie. WHAT A GREAT IDEA. wow has been around for 7 years? and no dev thought this was a good idea?!?
WoW is so stuck in their ways its sad. The Rift Dev's are thinking out of the box and creating new and interesting ways to enhance gameplay. How many times have you been lvling a alt or farming and 2-3 horde or alliance roll up and gank you thinking they are all cool. Then you ask you guild "help plz" and you are on the total opposite part of the world and they just say meh.. you are too far away, or the nerds that just ganked are gone by the time your buddies get there. How awesome would it be to pop a manner and instant reinforcements!! then they pop their banner and instant guild war! would be soo awesome.
See ya'll in rift!