Depends on the group. I've been in plenty of "fight to the death" groups, which is very cool. I've also been in my share of "why am I the only guy here trying to take this" groups as well. Its just like the que, what and who am I going to get.
The thing I really enjoyed about SWG crafting was the idea you had to survey for the materials, take samples and decide if it was worth dropping an extractor. To much work for most of these kids that are on here complaining.
Its funny that before the game was launched there were people complaining that "if the assassin uses a purple sabre, I'm not playing one". Now it seems everybody wants one.
I started at the 5 day early mark, play an average of 1.5 hours a day (With time off for good behavior and holiday trips) and just reached 30. It is kinda quick, but like they said, pace yourself!
This is what I usually get when she finds me gaming:
http://i541.photobucket.com/albums/gg362/falconer3/384690_317597801592476_100000267757422_1231079_399392250_n.jpg
She's lucky I'm cute