I enjoyed SWtOR for several months, but it's weak compared to other MMO worlds.
I was excited about housing, they're all cookie cutter houses used as a gold sink. Not places where players gather and interact.
I was excited to see what the guilds were like. They were all caught up in mindless, repetitive tasks that had no effect on the game world. The guild interface was OLD and of limited use in 2011, and 11 years later they haven't touched it.
I was excited to have a lightsaber fight, turns out, it's like fighting with glowing nerf bats.
I was excited to explore the "ship" you are given. Turns out, all space combat is on a rail and you just have to shoot X fighters for this level, X+3 for the next level. Ship was not customizable even to the generic extent the houses were.
I really liked the game, to a point, then it was like trying to "go swimming" in a kiddee pool.
The Lore is screwy, the "lightsaber crystal color" is just a fashion accessory, and about 75% of the player base is trash, not even TRYING to RP a Star Wars World. They're just there to punk each other and see who can be the bigger a-hole.
Join with some friends, hell, invite me, but if you have a good group of folks, it COULD be fun. Unfortunately, as the sales and popularity suggest, most folks aren't that lucky.