SW:TOR opening endless trial in july

Today during the E3 event, EA announced the following:

Raised Level-Cap with new abilities.
New species: Cathar
New companion: HK51
New Planet: Makeb Has (continuation of the personal story content)
New Space Mission: Space station assault
New Warzone: Ancient Hypergates
New Operation: Terror from Beyond
Server Transfers
July will see the introduction of Free to Play capped at level 15

Can this be enough to save the game from an obvious incline of active subscriptions? I haven't played it since the free 7day period and honestly nothing major has change from the launch. The game still has this lifeless feeling, planets are nothing but corridors, NPCs are more like lampposts and once you hit 50 the biggest perk of the game, the story, stops.

I am thinking of playing a bit 1-15 on other races once the endless trial kicks in, it might be fun to get nice gear and do some 1-49 warzones. The only problem is, I need to choose a server that isn't low/empty, as apparently cross-server warzones and LFG are still just a dream for TOR players.

It is this writers honest opinion that SW:TOR will stay Free to Play up to 15, as is currently with Warhammer Online. EA will probably not change their policy regarding full f2p MMOs with cash shops. But being around the gaming world for a while and knowing how EA operate, I think a cash shop might be even worse. Pay to Win =/= Free to Play.