A once great game, forever destroyed beyond repair...
The old SWG was based entirely upon a skill based system. You could specialize and train in whatever your heart desired, and untrain what you didn't like. It was an awesome system that beat out any class based system ever created. And that is where SOE destroyed the game. Now, the game is entirely class based, making the game just another cookie cutter generic MMO. It's really sad because the game had so much potential to be great.
If this were the OLD SWG, I'd be giving it a rating of 9.0. That's how good it was. New players have no idea what they are missing out on, so your mileage may vary if you never played the original SWG. If you have however, returning to the game is a painful experience.
Rest in peace, SWG. You will be missed.