This has probably been asked about 20 times on this thread already but - do people think it's worth it so far? Have Bioware said much about their future plans for the game?
I've been considering taking the plunge but have been burned by being an early adopter in so many past MMOs (RF Online, AoC, Aion... the list goes on) so have been reluctant to dive into another as of late. I would say I was primarily a PvPer (as I was in WoW when I used to play it a long time ago), not so much of a raider and I quest alone quite a bit (just so I can play at my own pace).
I've been 50 and raiding for a few weeks, so my take might be different than someone who's still leveling.
The story was great while leveling my first guy, so it's worth it from that perspective.
Problem with the game comes at 50. There's not a heck of a lot to do. You can pvp, which is fun for a bit, but gets old kind of fast. I think they need to expand objectives or match types. I've pvped a lot in this game. In fact, pvping to get all my champ gear, which was a bit too quick, was how I got "raid ready" fast. The gear is pretty decent for pve as well.
If you don't plan to raid, you'll just be pvping or chatting. There's nothing else post 50 really. And if you do plan to raid, don't expect too much. We clear normal mode stuff in one night and would love to clear hard mode, but the game is too buggy. It should be fixed in 1.1, but we'll see.
Crafting is pointless post 50 for the most part (biochem aside, but it's getting a nerf). Dailies doesn't give you much since the items are close to craft items anyway.
Put it this way. I'm in a hardcore guild and "I'm so bored" is heard all the time. I kept my sub up, but most in the guild are pending.
Since I was one of the first people on my server, I quested alone 1-50 as there was usually only 1-3 people in my zones. You don't need to group to level and have fun.
Keep in mind that I had early access, so this is life after a month of a ton of play (had a couple weeks vacation where I played hard).
Main issue I see is them adding more flashpoints, but there's no real reason to do them post 50 since there's not much loot, way too much trash, way too much time to clear and pretty pointless for raiders.
Was it worth $70 (think that's what DD costs), yes. Is it worth subbing? I'll give it another month just because they are expanding Hutt Hospitality and I'd like to clear on normal/hard. But after that, not sure. There's no rep to grind, nothing fun to get, etc. Take raiding out (2 raids currently) and you have almost zip.
I'm looking forward to 50-only pvp, Ilum changes and other pvp changes they might be working on.