Vanguard: Saga of Heroes yes or no?

I have looked over the website, gone through a few reviews and from what i can tell, it looks like a good game. I have heard from a few places that its "dieing" because of lack of players, and that its glitchy.

Im sick of WoW and need a MMO to play. Vanguard looks great and wanted to see what some of you have to say about it.

On top of that, does it have time cards or does it only take credit card for the monthly pay? 

It has potential...but unfortunately it launched too early and is buggy as can be. The lack of players does make it seem less MMO than it is and you MUST group for many portions of the game. It's going into niche territory fast...you've done the research so give it a shot if you really want something different...just don't expect a smooth gaming experience.

As far as time cards go...I've yet to see them but I'm not sure how it ties into SOE's pricing otpions so they may be out there for purchase. Thing is so few places even bother to carry the game it'd be odd to find them.

 Well when from the reviews I have gone over, and from your comment on the groups being used for most of the game, I am more interested because of that. I was a huge fan of FFXI for many reasons, but one of them was because no character was overly powered and could solo things easily. Grouping is something I enjoy in MMO's.

Does anyone know if I can download a trial version from somewhere to test it out? I would hate to buy the game, and subscribe only to find out that the game sucks.

If there is, a link to the trial version would be great.