If error 1017 is not replaced with a queue system I will not subscribe

[Fengor]

I wonder how many people were "actually playing" between 3am and 7am both nights this past weekend, when my script attempted to login over 2000 times unsuccessfully?

Well let's see, the NA/EU servers are grouped together, and depending on where you are in NA there's between a 5-8 hour difference between you and Europe. Taking a guess that you're NA user (you might not be, but I'm a gambler) then that time period your script was pinging the servers constantly, like the LOIC anon script kiddies use, that it was (let's use CST for this since it sits in the rough middle of NA) between the hours of 9am and 1pm over in Europe (GMT thereabouts). I would hazard a guess that the people who logged off when they went to bed likely had their spots filled by European players who were just waking up.

The point I'm making is that because NA and EU share the same servers, we do not have down time in the middle of the night like we should.

[Schtick]

Well let's see, the NA/EU servers are grouped together, and depending on where you are in NA there's between a 5-8 hour difference between you and Europe. Taking a guess that you're NA user (you might not be, but I'm a gambler) then that time period your script was pinging the servers constantly, like the LOIC anon script kiddies use, that it was (let's use CST for this since it sits in the rough middle of NA) between the hours of 9am and 1pm over in Europe (GMT thereabouts). I would hazard a guess that the people who logged off when they went to bed likely had their spots filled by European players who were just waking up.

The point I'm making is that because NA and EU share the same servers, we do not have down time in the middle of the night like we should.

A valid point. And I considered it right after making my post.
However, I stand by my point that there are a large percentage of AFK on all servers at any given time due to the inability to get back on once you are logged off.
I think any statement otherwise (like Yoshi's) is naive at best, and dishonest at worst.