I played SWTOR at launch. I stopped subbing at some point before Rise of the Hutt Cartel though I did buy it and never touch it, so I'm sat on a Level 50 Imperial Agent who has pretty much cleared the launch content and nothing else. I subbed once or twice post-F2P but I never really did anything for various reasons.
Now I'm interested in getting back into KotFEmpire with a friend, but I was wondering - with my preferred status - if it would have been worth subscribing. I tried looking for a perk chart for subscribing (I know there was one before) but that appears to have vanished. I'm only really interested in working through the story content and maybe some of the housing so it won't be a 'long-term' plan by any means.
We're looking at making new characters. Is there any point in either of us subscribing before we reach KotFEMpire? My friend is new to the game, so blitzing through to the highest level ASAP isn't a priority. My Google search proved surprisingly fruitless. What ARE the actual benefits of subscribing now other than getting access to Fallen Empire?