Lothar Server woes

[Orome]

I tried to switch over to my dwarven hunter to play with Haran today and it would not let me back onto Lothar at all. I got a "retreiving characters" message, but nothing happened. Anybody else have problems today? Orome

[Eonwë]

This is all Blizzard has said so far:

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Some players have been experiencing issues logging into the game since the conclusion of today's maintenance. This issue should be resolved shortly.
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[Elatan]

I had the same problem and it is not the first time. Usually it is solved during some hours.

[Eonwë]

Word from Blizzard on today's Lothar woes:

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Select realms will undergo maintenance between the hours of 12:00am to 2:00am EST on 03/18/05. Below are the realms that will be affected.

Aggramar
Alleria
Archimonde
Argent Dawn
Arthas
Azgalor
Blackhand
Bleeding Hollow
Bloodhoof
Burning Blade
Burning Legion
Dalaran
Durotan
Earthen Ring
Elune
Eonar
Eredar
Garona
Gilneas
Gorefiend
Hellscream
Illidan
Kargath
Khadgar
Laughing Skull
Lightning's Blade
Llane
Lothar
Magtheridon
Mal'Ganis
Malygos
Mannoroth
Medivh
Sargeras
Shadow Moon
Shattered Hand
Skullcrusher
Stormrage
Stormreaver
Thunderhorn
Thunderlord
Warsong
Whisperwind
Zul'jin

Players will still be able to log into the game, but intermittent connectivity issues might occur. We appreciate your patience during this time period.
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As you can see, Lothar is among them. It's 4pm Eastern, and still it's not back up, at the least not on my list. Good luck to you all getting on.

Eonwë