I know im not a new player, however, i have some friends that want to get the game when it goes free to play, i realize that free to play means that there is no subscription prices, however, do you still have to purchase the game?

Right guys and girls I’ve recently reached level 50 (yeah, I know, im a bit of a noob) but what I want to know is all about the Tionese, Columi and Rakata gear, I’d also like to know about the black hole and dread guard/ hazmat gear. The kinda stuff I want to know would be things like how to get the Comms needed to get the gear, or how to get the gear itself. Also what would be a great help is if someone could tell me how the Tionese, Columi, Rakata, Black Hole and Dread Duard/Hazmat gear compares to the Recruit, Battlemaster and War Hero PvP gear, all help will be greatly appreciated.