Why do I hear.....

[Rinnhart]

And that's not touching on the fact that every single area in Mulgore, The Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, Ashenvale, and Durotar is going to redefine camped for the first few weeks of WoW's release.  I'm probably going to pick up normal WoW (CE is nice, and I really wanted a mini-Diablo, but I just can't justify the extra $30, especially since a refurbished Sony DVD+RW drive I recently installed borked my PSU, prompting a $40 to my account for a new PSU) on release day, slog my way through the log-in lag, and reserve a character name or two, and TRY to play for an hour or two.  Then I'll probably put it up and play Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2, and Footmen Frenzy (for War3) until the lag dies down some.

If any company can pull this off, it's Blizzard, but I'm not placing any bets.
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Has there, in the history of MMOs, ever been a smooth launch?

We're talking about the most bestial pieces of software ever produced for the open market. Hate-spawned server demons burst from the darkest recesses of the abyss when one of these launch.

Wait till the first/second week of December, minimum, if you don't want your experience ruined. Otherwise, get in line, we want on the servers too.

This till won't compare to the #$%&-storms unleased by an expansion launch. At least there's no game balance to break with the new content.