Quote Originally Posted by Ursa_Vonfiebryd View Post
This has been an on-going issue for at least the last two expansions. With the influx of new players and the continuous rise in the game's popularity, we knew it was going to be bad. They ran out of game keys for God's sake. There's usually a small que no matter what time you log now, unless its the wee hours. Problem is, they are not going to do anything, server-wise until they know just how much extra is needed, otherwise whatever they do will be inadequate and it wont even be a bandaid.

Servers are thousands of dollars, not to mention the constant need of monitoring and upkeep. They are not going to buy 20 units and assume it'll be enough. They are going to see exactly what they need before they invest--both the equipment and installation (and whatever disruption of service that brings). I assume that's why they are waiting until AFTER launch. This is basically a stress test.

The name of the game is Peak Hours. This morning I logged in normally, disconnected due to having something downloading that i wasn't aware of, but was able to log back in and finish the duty. This was all before 12 pm. Anything after that and you're going to be waiting on a long que until early evening where you likely wont get in at all. I know not everyone has the same availability but if you want to play, plan your time accordingly or log in and go do housework for a bit. If you're lucky.
Umm you forgot there's a worldwide silicon sortage. Also what is 1000's of dollars when you're making billions? See piror post for more details about what they could've done to prevent this.