Well, it is just a guess, but I think a lot of people just stopped playing, or at least playing regularly. I mean, I don't want to step on anyone's toes, and this is just my 2 cents, but IMVPO the MMO SWTOR just didn't turn out as great as I hoped. I mean, I was a really, really but Bioware RPG fan. But I have to admit with Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3 Bioware under EA went a bit a way I can't really follow. And I feel like SWTOR is also overshadowed by this. Now I don't want to start a long winded analysis, but I think it is clear Bioware sort of failed to make the Triple AAA success, given the money, time and experience involved SWTOR should and could have been.
I mean, I had a blast levelling a Jedi Knight and a Sith Assasin to level 50 and some to ~ lv. 30, but I feel that is as much story and entertainment I see here. There are essentially no sandbox elements whatsoever to really spent time, and the social aspect is just really a failure. Sorry to be blunt, but this is how I feel about it. I loved the 3-4 months I was here, but I feel no longer the draw and I just don't have the opportunity and dedication for endgame gear grind.
I do not want to just vanish, and I will try out the 1.2 patch, but from what I read I am 80% sure not to stay long after it. I plan to come back in half a year or what, when I hear SWTOR has made REAL progress. If. Atm I have my doubt. I really love you Stonewall people, but overall I play games for the fun, not to sit silently on the Fleet waiting for something to happen. Something very fundamental in this game went wrong IMVPO. Being the big Star Wars fan and liking the Stonewall-guild alot, I hope Bioware can fix it, but it seems more a matter of a LONG time they need, given the "speed" of changes I see in the game now. I really, really hope it all gets better. *sigh*