I've been trying for an hour. Once I got to the character screen, but still never connected. This feels suspiciously like a DDoS attack. Like someone got bored or butt-hurt and we're all paying the price. Maybe we can narrow down the affected areas--geographically. I'm in Texas. My friends in Tennessee and South Carolina are fine.

What about the rest of you? (Eastern Seaboard? Southern US? West Coast? -Who's getting the brunt of this?)