Texture resolution.....

Um, no. The first game to require a 3D accelerator was a MMO. Gimping MMO graphics is a recent development to make games able to run on "your mom's HP," so then they could try to get subscription money out of more people.

god forbid they try to make money off their multi-million dollar product by not arbitrarily keeping many many people out of the game because of their machine limitations, amirite?

Before posting with such a condenscending tone, perhaps you should at least make sure you're saying something accurate. The fact is, there are current and upcoming MMOs that easily surpass TORs graphics (especially with regards to textures). Also, if you honestly think all the graphics from a MMO get transferred over your internet connection as you're playing then you are sadly mistaken. The game install takes up a load of GBs for a reason.

Does anyone have any comparison pictures between the beta weekend textures and launch textures? I tested two weekends and didn't notice much difference.

It's not a case of moaning about the games graphics, this is an actual technical issue with the game. The game isn't looking as it should, it might be a bug or a simple restriction we don't seem to know and I don't think Bioware as said anything.

It's not like we have come on these forums going 'these graphics suck'. I know this game should be looking better then it currently does.

It is an MMO. it is never going to push the boundaries of what my rig can do and I am fine with that.

Not everyone has the income to build a decent setup and Bioware knows that. To get a big customer base they need to keep things simple. I have a really sweet puter and if i want to be blown away by the graphics it is capable of, I will play a single player game that is designed to knock my socks off.

I don't understand this feeling that its okay for an MMO to look just ok graphically. Why can't we have good graphics and great gameplay too.

because MMOs are not designed with high-end rigs in mind, because most people do not have high-end rigs.


this might blow your mind, but in a grand scheme to make a few bucks, EA/BW created a game that can be played on varying computer types and levels, so that it appeals to a wider variety of customer.

if you're looking for cutting edge graphics, there are many games out there that offer it. None of them will be MMOs, though, because you don't play MMOs for the visuals.

I didn't notice any difference between the big beta weekend and early access / launch, but I had my graphics setting set to High Texture during the beta weekend and I've heard it said that they accidentally swapped medium and high back then.

However I do know that the game looked better in the earlier closed beta, when the client was also much larger. I unfortunately don't have any comparison screenshots, but maybe someone who was in closed beta from the start does and could show us if there was even more of a difference between graphics back then and the graphics in the cutscenes and ingame as they are now.

http://www.swtor.com/media/screens/sith-assassin

Go through the entire media screens, they all have higher textures. My belt on my Sith looks like it was made in minecraft. http://i.imgur.com/YWM1L.jpg

Something is broken still.


Somewhere earlier in this thread some argued texture definition over lag. Ping won't change, but you can bet your *** 100 players on screen with high rez will crush your pc if not done right. (Hi warhammer!)

This game has bad textures all over. I love the game, but my eyes, they bleed sometimes. It's not EVERYTHING, and no one wants battlefield 3, (so tired of that response), but they ARE broken right now.

My .02