I think it is a big download, "just to try", but if you want to try-it and can afford the bandwidth, do-it. From what I tried, restrictions aren't that bad, they just mean you have to do all the side quests and a little more in order to have the right level. Also, you cannot try all the cool species unless you are ready to pay for-it. All in all, like the game so far, but I do not like that it forces you to interact with other people just to finish some quests, in particular, the [HeroicX] quests. If you are not preferred, you get almost no access to pairing with other players (except direct pairing) and you cannot talk to much on the general chat. So I think it is worth the play, but you can't enjoy the story as much as with other games, unless you get a team to get you where you want, which is a downer for me since for some missions, you cannot choose the answers given, subtracting to the RPG value (in my opinion that is). Also, When you are on a team, you might end-up with people that want to power-play their way to the end of the MP quests, leaving you less time to enjoy the story...