No the problem with The Old Republic was that it was an MMO with all the things thta comes with it, including a ridiculous grind fest and a sub fee (At the time) and you say the fairest monetisation but I say it's one of the worst, you can't sprint in the game until like level 15 unless you pay, you get exp reductions if you don't pay and you are constantly asked to buy those coins. It's far too much grinding for people who just want to play a singeplayer story and the gameplay is typical MMO which makes it boring.
It was not what people wanted for Kotor.
I like SWTOR but your post is so bloody true. I would've loved to only do the class story quests, since some of them were fantastic (I.e the imperial agent). However there was so much MMO crap to wade through. A true KOTOR would not have the MMO parts to it.