I'm truely disappointed, I can really see myself being a long time sub. I haven't really felt this great about an MMO since SWG pre NGE. It's sad that these textures detract from what is a fun and what could be a gorgeous game.
I do notice one business trend on BWs part that I do not like however. Their inclination to decide what is acceptable playablilty and what isn't. For example AA is unenabled on ATI 6900 series cards according to BW patch notes and posts because they say it causes unacceptable frame loss. Well I have forced it thru CCC and it plays just fine, in fact it plays just as well with it as it does w/o.
Bioware let me decide what is acceptable and what is not, please do not decide for me. If high res textures cause unaccpetable frames I will be the judge of that, it shouldn't be you. If it doesn't play well then I will lower it, that is what options are for. Afterall we are not hamstrung like consoles are, so don't treat it as such.