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Honestly, TERA isn't much of a catch up game. They've released 4 tiers of new weapons/armors I believe? But they tone down older content so you're not going 1->2->3->4 anymore, you're just going 3->4. TERA did come out 2 years ago, but they launched as free to play early last year. They add new content semi-regularly, the most recent being a new class. The hardest part is hitting max level! edit: Also, if you just want to get to end game, the new Reaper class (playable by Elin race only) requires you to have a level 40 character to make, but starts at level 55 so you can skip 15 levels, the tutorial takes you to 58/59, and you're getting geared for end game!

Unfortunately, I don't have much info on Neverwinter

TERA claims to be the #1 F2P MMO in ranks of playerbase. You have to remember though, there are multiple servers for each game. So if one game had 1 thousand players and one had 10 thousand, if each server only holds 500 you won't see a difference. Both have very active end game content, so there's no worry in finding groups for end game dungeons and PvP. My suggestion would be to download both! Play Rift up to about level 20-ish, and TERA till about 25. Try two different classes even! You'll find which game you like more, or if you're like me, play both on and off.