After using the option to "recalibrate" my graphic settings, i was prompted with the choice of saving those new settings, at that moment the screen did indeed look a lot darker, but after accepting the changes it was just ok

I had some problems with my antivirus, that were easilly solved though by adding SWTOR to the exceptions list. I logged in after that and saw the option to reset graphics to the recomended settings in order to optimize performance, so i just used it... and well I really can feel the difference.... Last week I was lagging like hell in the Imperial Fleet, I did just teleported there, and... no lag or whatsoever, it was packed with players (250+ in Imperial Fleet @ The red Eclipse). And it looks very good as well, so i really can't complain ^^ I used to play on medium, and had still a lot of lag problems, now it switched to high and no lag ^^

Thanks Alcarinn for starting this thread I have been checking the forums for the last month as i wanted to start playing SWTOR (well after the initial rush during release and consecuential drop of population afterwards... as happens with every MMO i played in the last 5 years lal), and found very usefull info in this thread. My english sucks a bit so i'm glad that there are some spanish and dutch fellows in the server (was born in Barcelona and living in The Netherlands, but still my english pronunciation really sucks ). Installing/patching the game atm, my new GPU will be arriving tomorrow (keeping my fingers crossed...) I was wondering though about the the balance between The Empire and The Republic, so if anyone knows a link or post where i could check it out, i would be most grateful. I will prolly make my first chars in the less populated side, though in the end... I really want to make chars on both sides. Itching though to make a Zabrak Sith Inquisitor... Thanks again for the thread, not only very useful to people that have been playing for a while and want to play in a more crowded server, but definitely awesome for newcomers. Cya guys in The Red Eclipse. May The Force be with you, Peace is a lie.