Well the problem is running, I just stay and pwn everything that attacks me, I always finish #2-3 in top dmg just .. don't leave home without "Chains of Blazing" and you will be all right :)
So defiance beta started about 1 hour ago and it went something like this : ~5 PM - servers up : #1208 in queue 5:10 - queue removed followed by 10 min downtime 5:20 - cut-scene added, another 20 min downtime 5:40 - another cut-scent added ... and downtime again and ..still waiting :) I hope NW will go a lot smoother lol…