Winner! I always thought adding Jedi was a mistake...especially considering when SWG was. I also viewed player cities as a double edged sword.
At launch, everybody hung out in the cantinas. This is how SWG got such an amazing community. Then when player cities took off, there was no need for cantinas, everybody pretty much stayed to their own cities. It was fine if you were already established in a guild, but for the new people, they didn't have that meeting place. I remember Mos Espa being crammed, then after player cities it was empty.
I do miss being able to kill merchants.