Is anyone else having trouble loading characters?

Strange, as of right now, I can't load my Me/N,R/E or my PvP char.But I can load my W/Mo easily..Even some of my guild members are experiancing these problems.

Are there any server side issues going on currently?

Nope, I don't have any problems loading anything. Occasional lag from Factions, but that's it.

Hm, I had a fair few error 5s last night, and seemed to be really affected by the known lag that is occuring. Hopefully it will get sorted soon enough

Optimist Hat: They are doing upgrades, etc in preparation for Factions, which is briefly causing massive lag.

Pessimist Hat: All the people coming back in the game prior to Factions are killing the servers.