Yeah..did you notice what your 'Connection' was rated in the upper right of the screen on character select? the brief times i was on today it was rated 'Poor' rather than the usual 'Excellent' i think that may not just indicate your connection to the Data Center but its connection to you (no they are not the same) Which leads me to believe the Data Centers are bogged down due to excessive traffic for their capabilities. Likeliness it will be fixed? - No. Will it go away? - Probably once enough people give up and un-sub again.