I played SWTOR for several years. My opinion is: It is good MMO which can be played as single player game (all story dungeons can be finished in solo STORY mode) for the Star Wars feeling and story only (strongest part of it by far). PVP and raiding is mediocre. After i finished the story part of the game (some of them repeatedly because of light/dark aproach) I stayed because of the friends I found there.

What I think is bad is its otpimalization (It can lag spike even on good PC just because of its bad engine and you will find hard time finding way around) and limited and, compared to FF14, not so fun endgame. People were also much more toxic out there when I played it.

When you want to have a break from FF14 then SWTOR is a good option and I would recomend it. Dont expect miracles though. I am not even surprised with the expension delay and the lenght of it. That was common even in pre Covid era.

When you want to start new MMO and you are not a vivid Star Wars fan then FF14 is much better option...if you will survive first half of ARR.