First Thing i wanna say is good post LayneStaley, i totally agree with you. This game is great and while there are bugs in this game, they arent nearly as game breaking as people will lead on.
There is a great community in this game. I started playing recently but wow what a community. i am currently on typhon and everyone is talking and actuvely helping one another, and there isnt any trolling. It so far has been one of the best communities ive ever experienced. I played wow myself and, while i am a big fan of the game, it seemed that with the exception of a few, it was mainly trolls who couldnt keep their mouths shut going off on chat.
Secondly i havent noitced that the SWOTR world id dead. maybe the characters arent doing much but they are doing something. that coupled with the amount of players, and the amount of things you can do makes this world awsome and somethign worth exploring.
The gameplay in this game is also great, its like The old Knights of The Old Republic games meets great mmo gameplay from games like wow and guild wars. Yes there are bugs but its been two months after launch. while this may seem like a long time, i myself am a programmer. its not easy fixing bugs when they are all being found at once and people coplain. This game is awsome, and i agree with what it needs, as stated in the original post, and it does need a bug fix, but i understand why its not happening quickly and i still love this game for what it is, one of the best MMO's ever.