My first stab at trying to make what I was looking for...

The company I pre ordered with took a week to send out the codes so don't know when I will be in, hopefully Wednesday as Thursday is my day off but I doubt it

Still whatever happens it all systems go and I'm sure those that got there pre order right will keep the guild warm for the rest of us

Hah, I was just on my way over here to post a link to this. Such an amazing speech, and equally amazing woman.

Yea, I'm kicking myself for not pre-ordering earlier! Ha! :pinch:

This is so NOT helping with my SWTOR withdrawals. Maybe if I go home, download the client and stare at the play button it will let me in! (ya, probably not)

Wowee.

Saw that on Twitter. Awesomeness! I didn't get my pre-order until after the Stress Test weekend so I'll prolly be in one of the last groups... but that's all good. Its COMING! :)

Episode 457 - Deep Space Nine - "Tacking Into the Wind" - 05/12/1999

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=3722

Kira masterminds a plot to steal the Breen weapon and Worf instigates a power shift in the Klingon Empire.

Enjoy!

Woot!! Look what just appeared on the SWTOR site! :cheer:

http://www.swtor.com/early-access

Early Game Access may begin as early as December 13, 2011, 7:00AM EST (Pacific: December 13th, 4:00AM PST; European: December 13th, 12:00PM GMT, 1:00PM CET). The length of your Early Game Access depends on the date and order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code at the Code Redemption Center.

AND there's a link to download the launch client!

Loaded up the launcher again. The game patched again (yay!) but still has the same message as in my first post. Clicked on the link to activate the account. This time, it took me to the 'My Account' area but still no way to add a subscription plan. Still... progress. :)

There is also a nice news reader app, as well. The holonet is nifty, but ultimately doesn't offer anything unique. The newsreader has a little more utility in that it is updated with the latest news articles and media archives.

looks like this works...
http://www.swtor.com/download

A nice start, it vastly increases my opinion of both Hillary and Obama.

Who has/made the rainbow faction logos?

I found this today while sitting in a project status meeting. Yea, I know I should have been paying attention instead of playing with my phone. :blush:

The developer did a great job with the programming and I'm hoping this is a project that he continues to update so I wanted to share with you all.

SWTOR Holonet on Android Market

It's like having a little Holonet with you in your pocket!

Ok man... Just to set a few things straight, a higher power output PSU isn't going to fry your computer by plugging it in... The wattage rating on a PSU is there to indicate to you how many devices it can support/load it can handle (ie: hard disks, DVD/Blu Ray trays, Graphics cards) NOT how much power it's pumping into your system... Your PSU regulates and distributes that to the rest of your system as needed... If you got 5 hard disk drives, it'll pull more power than say, 2 hard disk drives... It's a common misconception, I've been there myself :)

Using my computer as an example, I'm STILL using a Core2Duo 4400 with 2GB of RAM right now (yes, it is due for an upgrade)... I had to upgrade my GPU a year ago cos my old one died from age, and went with the Nvidia GeForce GTS 250... That meant I had to upgrade my PSU (All PCI2 cards require a dedicated power source)...

I got a 550W PSU at the time but I went with a cheaper brand and paid for it when it fried itself out, but that's beside the point... Anyways, last week, I replaced it with a 600W CoolerMaster one (for posterity)... And it's still running everything fine, including the SWTOR Beta, no issues at all...

From the specs I see you have for your computer, the Dell Inspiron 546, it's a AMD X4 Quad Core processor... That means, Dell basically shafted you and gave you a cheaper, underpowered PSU for your system... You'll definitely want to have a better graphics processor because since I don't see any listed in your specs, that means Dell double shafted you with an integrated graphics processor (one that's hard wired into your motherboard)...

So, I say all that to say, if my waaaaay older system can handle a 600W PSU with no issues, I don't see why your's can't:)

Just go with a reliable PSU or you may end up paying the price difference eventually when it fails (I was recommended CoolerMaster or Andyson)...

Now, as for selecting a GPU, go for one that fits your budget and how long you intend to wait to upgrade it next... Something in the $150-$200 would last you 2 years, $200-250 range, 3 years, and so on (I would suggest Nvidia, since there's issues with the ATI as kindly mentioned by Zeddikas)...

Then, what you will need to do, and ask someone to help you with this if you aren't sure, is get a screwdriver, power your system down completely, pull out the power cable from the back of it, crack that baby open, yank out that old power supply, along with all the wires connected to your hard disks, DVD drives, motherboard and whatnot, put in the new one and look for a slot to plug in your new card (it'll only fit in one slot... *snark*)...

Then you have the fun job of reconnecting everything you pulled out, screw the case back together, pop in the back socket, plug your monitor into your shiny new card and then download new drivers for your card once your computer's up and running and you're ready to roll...

Hope something in that wall of text has been helpful :)

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Eh, i just dont see the point of getting a CE. Sure, the box is pretty and u get a neat little statue to collect dust on your desk, but its still the same game. I guess if u have the $150 to blow why not.

The only game I seriously considered getting a "Collectors" or "Ultimate" edition of was the Ultimate Bundle for Assassin's Creed: Revelations from Gamestop. It included a DaVinci flying machine (I think it was like a 24" wingspan) that would have been a nice eclectic addition to our decor. GS borked the order at release so I cancelled it and just went with my original instinct of just getting the standard edition like I do with everything else.

I spend enough on our gaming addiction, I can't justify dropping an additional $50-$100 on a game.

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I'm more worried about the game client as I have a new computer that will need to down load everything. Blah!!!

No way to copy it off of your old computer via a temporary network (assuming you had the latest build)? Just grab the installer (so it's in your Uninstall list), and once you get to the Launcher, close it, then copy all of the files over. This is how we handle things in our house: get it downloaded to one, then copy it over to the other.

Eh, i just dont see the point of getting a CE. Sure, the box is pretty and u get a neat little statue to collect dust on your desk, but its still the same game. I guess if u have the $150 to blow why not.

well initially I agreed in my mind that a gay character should not be an alien b/c that would be a cop-out.
However I then considered a Vulcan Captain, someone who would be logical, but not stereotypical. As in he may not follow Starfleet procedure as it would be illogical to do so under certain circumstances.

Now if this Vulcan Captain were gay, may he not be able to explain (logically) that the feeling of Love simply exists?

And in this Infinite Universe surely this emotion can attach itself to anyone? even a member of the same sex?

And that loving a member of the same sex does not change the fundamental nature of Love?

And that if Love is fundamental, a natural emotion if you will-innate to most lifeforms. Should it not be embraced? Should a person not deny this emotion, but learn to accept it in all its complexity and glory?

anyway thats how my train of thought went (in a nutshell). Anyone have any thoughts?

I tried to get that answer from the manufacture and I got the canned your computer isn't wasn't tested with psu's higher then 300w so I just said screw it and bought the 500w and bought my 5770. I just upgraded my puter in the early fall I got it from newegg cost me 1103 with shipping handling and taxes. Its a 2500k with 8gs of mem and a gtx 560 non ti and 1tb hard drive with two expansions slots for additional pci stuff. I'm looking at getting a second gtx 560 for sli as I looked at benchmarks and it held pretty good in sli mode against single 580s and 590s.

Oh I switched back to nvidia from ATI as ATI doesn't have a lot of driver support and I was having issues in swtor in the first beta weekend viewing holos I couldn't seen anything but white light.