Free to Play can get you all the way to level 60, through the original game, Rise of the Hutt Cartel and Shadow of Reven. This is pretty much all of the main story content before Knights of the Fallen Empire and the time skip when the story makes some major changes. It also means you can't get to the latest group content, which is where a lot of players spend their time.
The limitations of F2P, outside of the level cap and expansions, are annoying, but not unsurmountable.
*You only get to have 1 million credits, which can limit your ability to buy the best stuff on the Auction House, but that won't really be a problem unless you play at endgame or really like some specific glamours or furniture.
*You only get 4 characters, but again, that's not a huge deal.
*You don't get the bank right away in your ship, you have to unlock it by leveling up and spending money. (This one sucks)
*Chat limitations. Generally can only say one thing per minute in the "General" chat channel.
*Only one crafting skill.
*Can't send mail
*Only 10 space missions and PvP missions per week. (You can keep doing PvP, but no rewards.)
It's not great, but its totally doable. However, not to upsell you, but if you subscribe even for a month, you get access to everything up to the current expansion forever and when you stop subscribing you are a "preferred member" which gives you a lot of advantages over a F2P. Preferred members can do pretty much everything subscribers can do. I highly recommend it. They can't access the highest quality endgame gear and don't get the bonus XP and Credits subscribers have, but honestly? Who wants to play endgame?
The game itself is still very fun I think, though its pretty much just a WoW-type MMO. The story stuff that is the main draw for lots of folks is still there. Its like a Mass Effect light sort of story, and it's different for every class. Sure there isn't much "actual choice" to them, but there is some, even if the results are mostly minor in the grand scheme of things. There are some great Star Wars narratives in here.
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