One of the disadvantages to playing in a virtual world is that the server can go down. I am never sure what causes it to happen, bad code? bad hardware? people tripping over wires? but whenever it happens it usually isn't instant and we sit there frozen in game whining about laggggggggg since the chat interface seems to still function even when the world is falling apart.
Of course even that doesn't last too long and everyone is soon thrown off the server and unable to log back in. Doesn't stop everyone from constantly trying though. It's funny that so many people threaten to stop playing after these sorts of things but are back online as soon as the server comes back, I guess you might liken it to a wife staying with a husband who beats her. Defies logic but there is no denying the addictive properties of Multiplayer Online Games, especially World of Warcraft.
Anyway the server is back up now so I gotta get back =)