So what the excuse now?

Do you want one? Or do you want to troll?

I'd rather have the servers offline now, than on launch-day. JUST SAYIN BRAH

so you expect a game to run constantly with no down time now that beta has finished? have you ever played a mmog before?

obviously not

It's gonna take some time to get things rollin.

Oh my, this one is priceless

Honestly we don't need one. Anyone who doesn't foresee these kind of problems is very ignorant of the complexity of the technologies involved, how those technology interact, and how unpredictable elements can reveal themselves under ever-increasing loads.

Do you have any idea how many rockets NASA shot off before they got them working just right? Rooms full of the world's smartest people and - *gasp* - they couldn't predict everything and get things correct right out the door.

Dear Starblazer,

Your avatar says "Enginnering Division"
This makes me giggle.

either you are trying to troll or you have the brain IQ that matches my shoe size. Either way, explaining to you is a waste of breath.

TC is clearly a genius.

OH NO SHE BROUGHT DOWN THE GRAMMAR SERVERS. HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE THAT COMING TC? Spellcheck? No?

Wait until you hear the "It's Head Start" arguement, it's a doozy.

Oh... no it's not.