It seems like some servers are much easier to get on that others. I have an alt on a high pop server that is locked to character creation, but I can usually log in within 15 minutes. My main is on a lower pop server that is still allowing character creation, and I can't get anything but 1017 errors.

Now that the game is launched, our 30 days of included game time is dwindling away, so I hope we're given some additional days to compensate. Free server transfers are a must too imo. If they charge they will just be profiting off their own crappy game launch, which seems pretty twisted.