theyarecomingforyou wrote on May 15, 2012, 12:21:
The game launched 18hrs ago in the UK and the servers are still too busy to connect to. Blizzard really screwed the pooch with this one. Very unimpressed.
I got connected last night when it launched, created a character, had the system lag, and it filled all my character slots with the same character. I tried to delete one, the system timed out, and kicked me back to the login screen. Gave up after another 45-50 minutes of trying to get in, so an hour of wasted time.
Played this morning for an hour and a half. I love the game, when it's playable...of course, I exited the game to try another character and then the system couldn't create new games. So, here I am again, killing time until the servers are available or able to work.
I don't have a problem with requiring a connection to play. I play MMO's all the time. But, didn't Blizzard learn -anything- from World of Warcraft? Or the open beta, that was virtually unavailable to log into during any hour of the day that normal humans are awake? I'm willing to stick up for the decision to make it online if they can ensure that it will be, but for now... I have to admit that the people who were angry about that have been proven right.
I know it's day 1, but this isn't their first time stepping up to the plate.