Anyone else having problems connecting?

I can get into the login and character selection screen. However, once I select any character and try to play I sit forever on the "connecting" until I get the error: "Error connecting ..... try to login again..... If this persists there may be a network error. yadda yadda (216.107.240.216:6112)"

The IP address turns out to be the playNC game server and a tracert shows dead returns after my comcast backbone connection (I'm obviously on comast ). So are any other people with comcast getting the same problem or am I having a local routing issue?

[edit] Well, now I can't even get into the character selection screen. I also tried to go to the main guildwars site to send in a trouble ticket and can't do that either. www.guildwars.com brings up "unable to connect". I'm on hold with comcast while I simultaneoulsly try to open an online ticket with my ISP.

I can get to ncsoft.com website, but selecting guildwars North America simply times out. So, it seems it is a complete routing problem between GuildWars play/login/web server and whoever is doing the peering between them and comcast west coast connection using te-0-0-0-0.mclean.va.comcat.net backbone route.

[edit2] Received comcast trouble ticket, updating a response since their canned "we have no listed area trouble in your region". Sent traceroutes and pings of various NCsoft web servers that I can verify with problems. I also have multiple computers and none of them load now.

All Traceroutes show, at least for me, all routes to any NCSoft north american web sites are down. However, if I use a proxy from aournd the world all is ok (i.e germany)

I had this same error this afternoon, and I called my isp; it turned out they were experiencing some problems indeed with some routes. Why don't you give a try?

I have comcast CA... and I'm also having the same issue.
I can still go to www.guildwars.com however

i have this problem right now its says error code 005 it talks about router but i can get in on one character but not one thats in thunderheads keep!

Same here. Changed to a different outpost, and got the boot (Err 5). Now I can't login again.

- Grunntar

P.S., I'm on Comcast as well...

I'm comcast - same problem

i am comcast damn you comcast!

Not on Comcast. Just logged in no problem.

I too am using Comcast (NH), and am having this problem.

For me, it's just Elona that's causing problems.

I'm running on Comcast and I logged in just fine.

same problem here. Comcast MA

Yep, same problem here. Comcast CA

ditto for me.

I'm on Comcast.

I can't get to www.guildwars.com. I'm having trouble connecting to the game, sometimes logging in, sometimes loading zones.

My friend (who doesn't use Comcast) is having no such issues.

Grr,
Luny

more of the same...Comcast

comcast, MD. can only log onto one char.

Same. Having issues.

Comcast NJ - same problem

Comcast, CA, got two comps, both with the same problem, 20 minutes later one comp was finally able to load...other comp still won't load >.>

Tried logging my character on the comp that was loading properly...not letting me log now O_O

Seems like it's only PVP Areas as well...Loaded up different account, was at a nightfall city, tried to go to RA, and it crashed again >.> CTRL ALT DELETED before my character was stuck at RA lol

GW is f'ed up

GG Anet

I have Comcast as well, but I am not sure that it's Comcast's problem. I tried other characters from the same account and they show up in town just fine, but when I move them to certain towns (Lions Arch, Shadow Nexus...), then it does the same thing again where it won't load and I get an error.

Comcast, MD. Yeah, Comcast is being very un-cool. It won't even let this awesome guild page I just found work. Ah, well. Better luck tomorrow.