Took me an hour to build a simple room. I then teleported to it and there were so many holes it looked akin to swiss cheese. I think I'll wait for the more skilled modders to make the game fun for me instead.

I really can't think of a thing that would keep me playing it; I enjoyed it for about two weeks, but rolling alts was a pain, not to mention 99% hutball and a lack of open PvP until 25+. I think they would have done better with more starting areas, and some varied leveling zones. As it stands, once you get past 10, it's the same exact quests over and over on new chars.

Originally posted by Quizzical

Here you go:

Processor/memory combo deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.805911

There's no point in getting a faster processor than that.  Nice specs on the memory for cheap.

Motherboard/OS combo deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.791361.13-157-231

The motherboard has all the features you might want and then some.  And you need an OS.

SSD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

Because a computer that doesn't have a good SSD is slow, no matter what else it has.  Note that you'll need to update the firmware or else it will start causing blue screens after about 5000 hours of use.  But you can do that before you install anything.  The firmware update is on Crucial's web site.

Optical drive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

They're all the same, so get the cheapest one.

Power supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182071

Do note the promo code.  That's Super Flower's gold platform, so it's pretty high end quality.

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180

Antec just updated their classic Three Hundred for USB 3.0 front ports, SSD mounting brackets, room for longer video cards, and some other goodies.

CPU cooler:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835214023

Because the stock cooler that Intel ships with their processors is terrible.  There are trade-offs between noise and cooling performance.  Enermax leans heavily toward the quiet end of the spectrum.  That's good for you if you're going to leave things at stock speeds or only modestly overclock it, and bad if you're going to try to overclock the processor to its limits.  But if you were considering Best Buy, then you don't strike me as an extreme overclocker.

Video card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

Comes with a free game, too.

Hard drive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148725

Do you need a hard drive?  I don't.  But if you do, then get whatever size you need.  This one is 1.5 TB, which is a lot bigger than most people need, but conveniently uses up the rest of your budget.

Total, including shipping and before rebates:  $1200.72, or a lot less if you skip the hard drive.

Well, you said a $1200 budget, and I came close to it.  :)

Wow, another great reply, thanks. Going to have to take a bit to look through everything on both posts...a lot to think about. I do like the package deals you found, plus I did forget that I need an OS.

Originally posted by Domoto

I built my new rig for around that price, to giv eyou an idea, this is what I have, you can build a rig that will treat you well for around that price. And to be honest, putting them together isn't really all that bad, there are plenty of guides on the internet, Newegg has a video series that gives tips and walks you through putting together a machine. Anyway, here is some of what I have, and what they are priced, from newegg.

 

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 - $184.99

Powersupply: ENERMAX NAXN 82+ ENM750AWT 750W ATX12V v2.3 - $119.99

 

 

GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD - $349.99

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz - $229.99 (This is have OC'd to 4.4)

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $88.99

Case:NZXT Phantom - $129.99

CPU Cooling: CORSAIR H70 Core High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $79.00

COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 R4-L2R-20AR-R1 120mm Silent operation Red LED case fan - $12.99

(H70 Doesn't come with any fans so used one from the case and the the CM one)

FRONT FAN:XIGMATEK Cooling System Crystal Series CLF-F1452 140mm Red LED Case Fan - $12.99

Now minus tax ands shipping that comes to around $1,208

I did have some coupons from Newegg for buying some of the parts and used it on others, so I got a deal on some of it, but it was more just to give you an idea. you don't have to get those parts, but the key is research. Find some parts, compare them, search prices, read reviews ect.

 

Hope I helped

Wow, thanks a ton. I'll have to go a bit cheaper on some parts, but my biggest issue making sure everything was compatible with each other. Again, thanks.

Originally posted by Khrymson

Custom building a PC is a lot easier than it appears, plus its cheaper and much better than anything you can purchase pre-built from a store.  For $1200 or less you can build a very beefy PC, that will run everything on max settings!

 

I don't have the time at this moment to select parts for ya, but someone else surely will come along soon enough...

Haha good to know; I was worried the budget was too low.

So, my buddy said it'd be better to just build a PC piece-by-piece instead of buying one at Best Buy...unfortunately, my skills are used to play the games, not build a PC. Any suggestions on something I could build for $1200? I already have a monitor/keyboard, so that isn't a factor in the budget. <3

I also wanted to love this game. When my buddy in beta said it was basically WoW in space, I wouldn't accept it. Needless to say I won't be playing the game in its second month. I tried to enjoy it, but I really can't even bring myself to logon anymore. 

Only difficult part I found was the final mission at the end of Act I...granted, the boss was like lvl 33 or 34 and I was 29.

Leet necro skills

Don't waste your time. This is quite possibly the worst game to ever be created.

Originally posted by Vhaln

It's just your basic F2P grinder.  I guess some of you have been lucky enough not see experience how bad they can be until now :)

This goes beyond average F2P grinder.  This is like Diablo 1 if it hat downs, AIDS, herpes, and cancer. It is quite literally the worst game I have EVER played...and I've played a lot. I am sickened by this game's very existence.

Closed beta? Sure, I can dig that...normally. I uninstalled in about 5 minutes of starting.

I can't describe how bad this game is; I give almost every game a chance, but omfg please stay away from this. I was like "hey, closed beta invite? FINALLY! I get a beta invite". No amount of polish could save his horrible game.

First off, the game looks like it's from 1998. 

Second, it has the clunky failness of a 1998 game.

Finally, IT. IS. GARBAGE.

I'm sorry, Germany, but I hate this game more than the holocaust. I guess that's good for you; at least the world can blame you for this abomination instead of attempted genocide.

For those who don't believe me, free beta key: E_FI_MTRy54RYkP

Don't say I didnt' warn you.

QQ

Originally posted by gaou

Originally posted by n00bit

All this, yet still no fix for those who can't even patch the game. Fix game-breaking but that's been here since beta? Nah, more vanity pets, please.

have you checked this thread?

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=272

or this?

http://www.swtor.com/community/showpost.php?p=819241&postcount=117

 

and if neither of those worked, perhaps try posting in this thread for a chance that they could help you with your issue

 

and something like that sounds more like something they would do in one of their smaller weekly patches the moment it is ready as oppsoed to waiting till a content patch

 

since i dont know issue your launcher is having dont know if this will hepl but here is another thread

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=155962

So i had several issues with patch 27 and went through all the steps from bioware and still accomplished nothing finally i broke down and reinstalled swtor but i made sure to install into a whole new are for example i installed mine in the public folder on my pc. But before i could install and get it to work i had to go through my computer and clear every swtor file seems like if theres any old swtor files install wont work. After install patch worked just fine i hope this will help atleast one person.

 

edit 2: heres a thread that tells how to find any old files

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=795&page=58

I appreciate the response; however, I've combed all those threads and nothing seems to work aside from tricking the game into thinking I have the patch via my .version files, but in reality im still missing a bunch of files and crash often/can't load because of it. All they need to do is make a place to manually download the patches and it's gg.

You can always copy the patch files from a friend who has the game; however, this issue still being around is stupid.

All this, yet still no fix for those who can't even patch the game. Fix game-breaking but that's been here since beta? Nah, more vanity pets, please.

I haven't logged on in about a week; however, this is due to the fact that myself and thousands of others are still having issue with corrupt patches...a problem that has been here since beta. I think the game's OK, but it's not worth putting up with poor customer service.

My only current issue with the game is a lack of cross-server warzones. The lower pop servers end up with 15 min+ queues and always playing huttball because there's not enough people, and half the time the game ends due to not enough players. 

Originally posted by SpiritofGame

1.5 million people (preorders) have been playing the game for the last few days.

So, yeah, it's ready already.

~~~

Bug fixes, tweaks, changes, additions -- yes, those will happen in due time.

~~~

But here is some WoW perspective since everyone seems to compare (insert thing here) to WoW:

On WoW's retail release, an incredibly annoying herb-gathering bug existed that caused you to remain in the crouched position if you picked an herb on a hillside.

The only fix was to relog.  Was weeks into retail release before they fixed that.

Every MMO -- every single one -- has bugs at release.

Move along ... nothing to see here ... move along.

Myself and many others still can't install the game - patcher just errors out. Ended up having to copy all my buddy's install files to my computer. Literally a game-breaking issue that still has no fix. Other than that little snafu, been having a hoot >_>

Be nice if the forums were up so i could figure out how to fix this main asset error on every install. It's not fun downloading the same 11.5gb over and over with the same error.