I couldn't agree more, but you have to take one major thing into consideration. We will never see a classic sandbox style MMO ever again. I am a swg precu vet myself, and that experience was the best I will ever have gaming. We live in an age now that games like those are far too complex for the average gamer. Games now, like TOR or WoW, are directed towards casual gamers. Everything is straight forward, and easy to jump right in to end game content.
As for the pvp in this game, removing a gear gap was the final blow to the classic MMO style.