Thanks for all the input! =) I've (well we really, 'cause I dl'ed the trial to both my computer and my husbands.) actually been making a character for awhile and played through the tutorial. There does seem to be plenty of people around, but not too many so that the gameplay is clogged. I think we are going to take the special offer on steam. Mostly because of how nice everyone was here. It's not often in an MMO community where you can actually ask questions and get help without being smacked over the head with some sort of "thou-shalt-not-be-a-newb" stick.
So thanks again and I'll definitely be back with more questions after I can stop playing for longer than five minutes.=)