DuracellEnergizer said:

I never played it. Tried reading some of the novel & comic tie-ins, but that only served to piss me off.

Most of the novels aren't good. Especially Revan and Fatal Alliance have some ridiculous stuff in it. The game itself, on the other hand, is very good (in my opinion of course). As I said, I really enjoyed Imperial Agent and the two Sith class storylines. And it is not just about storylines, the game is well designed and if you want to have a good visual experience of Star Wars universe, SWTOR is currently the best opinion.

But if you are not really a gamer (ie you don't like games in general) then I probably wouldn't suggest it.