It's hard to prepare adequately for everyone hitting one area one spot at one time. Do you realize the stress these servers are undergoing when the game is first opened? It's largely our faults for wanting in right at 12 and all bogging down the servers. If we staggered when we joined we'd all be in by now as the initial…
Yeah expected this to occur as well. MMO devs need to set up queue systems for release days. That was we don't all bog down the login servers trying to get in. If we had a number for sure saying "Look don't try until 45 minutes from now" It would be a lot more effective :P.