I've been playing RIFT now for 3 months and I must say GW2 and SWTOR will have to be awesome to pull me away. I feel GW2 will just be another pretty game with no good gameplay 

Since GW2 doesn't have a monthly fee, then yes, more people will play it.

If GW2 keeps the same price model as GW, then it's quite possible that it will pull people away from Rift.  There will always be people out there that are against pay-to-play.

Well the original Guild Wars in my opinion was a great game with great gameplay. 

The Top10 reasons to be interested in GW2 really reignited my hype for the game. Which is unfortunate, because its probably still a ways off.

Beat it how? Critically / commercially?

It obviously draws in an additional audience because it has no monthly fee, but regarding quality of gameplay and longevity its pure speculation.

" GW2 will blow Rift out of the water. From what I've seen of it, it's doing everything right that other MMOs do wrong, from the start. "

Original GW wasn't all that great though. I feel they hype of the game could be its downfall. 

My biggest concern with GW2 is the lack of information in regards to PvP thus far. Pre-NF GvG was fucking amazing. I just hope they can replicate those days with the new systems in place.

They shouldn't have any problems beating out games like Rift. The no monthly fee is enough to sell gangbusters.

Rift is actually doing pretty well and the players I interact with seem to love the game. I nutted up when I say GW2, but with each video release it seems to lose more and more interest for me. I guess I'll have to play it first.

This is the video that got me interested. Everything about it looks fantastic.
  

"I feel GW2 will just be another pretty game with no good gameplay  "

GW2 does look good, but the hype for it is getting a little OTT.  A lot is being taken on faith.

 This is the video that got me interested. Everything about it looks fantastic.

" @RIFTfreak: You should take a look at what Guild Wars 2 is doing with its gameplay. I just checked out a bit on RIFT (granted not much) and it looks like it plays like a normal MMO where you click and wait for it to die. "

Guild Wars 1 was a great game, sure there were some issues.  Though it has been now 6 years since its release giving the team lots of time to reflect on what they feel needs to be fixed.  Keep in mind the Guild Wars team listens to the community so things that people had issues with in Guild Wars 1 will be addressed.  This game will surpass RIFT, I can guarantee you that.

The Guild Wars team is taking everything people love from MMO's and putting it into one game, but at the same time making it easier for new comers to jump in and not get overwhelmed. At the same time they are not watering it down so much that it isn't enjoyable for the more hardcore players.  Half the details on Guild Wars 2 hasn't even been discussed or released on the game and from what they have said so far, it seems very promising.