I agree. Playing the game as a not force sensitive commoner would be boring!
And I also hope that there will be some balance between the Sith and the Republic (Jedi), like there was in KotOR I. Having the Republic on the verge of collapse in KotOR II was all well and good, but it created a mood I think not everyone liked. Therefore not every planets situation you are travelling to should be in critical condition. The Republic might have abandoned some planets in order to restore the infrastructure in the core worlds and to gain new strength.