My friend bought this game a week ago with the hopes of joining myself and other friends on Hyperion server, and has been unable to do so.

He tried to make a post in this thread to express his frustrations, but SE does not allow you to make forum posts unless you have an active character. This means that there are many, MANY more new players who are frustrated with trying to join their friends than this thread can possibly reflect, since SE has effectively silenced these new players from voicing their concerns.

GG SE.