Originally Posted by
Katchii
Leveling as a subscriber is so ridiculously fast, you can focus only on class story missions and a couple Heroics here and there to get high enough to start the expansions, usually by the time you finish Hoth or start on Belsavis you're at or close to 50. Specifically Shadow of Revan. Once you're there the number of Flashpoints you have to do for the Intro part level you up really quickly, and give you really decent gear, you'll be up to the point where you can start the KotFE and KotET within a couple days.
The caster type classes are just not fun to play IMO, Sage/Sorcerer and Gunslinger/Sniper, whereas Mercenaries and Commandos are actually really fun because they're more involved, they play like a ranged melee rather than a caster. But they don't have light sabers so they're second place for me, lol. Sith Juggernaut and Jedi Guardians are my favorite though, and I sub any time new content comes out JUST to have an excuse to play them because combat is just that fun to me. There's a skill point in the second tier that resets the cooldown of Saber Throw and Force Leap whenever combat ends, so you are practically always leaping around smashing and stabbing faces with your lightsaber as a result. That said, the token you can buy for like $15 worth of coins that levels you up to 70 is totally worth it because it also gives you level 70 gear so you can level through the content without having to worry about gear AND because you're alrady 70, as you level through the normal stuff you'll be getting upgrades, so there are no downsides to doing it (unless you see paying the money as a downside, which is understandable).