Heyas, Bina (and others) -- the fault in not with ourselves, but in our stars.
There appears to be a problem with the servers.
There are two stages to logging in. The first is to log in and select your toon. That is handled by the login servers, which then hand you off to the regular servers. If those are malfunctioning or down, then all you get is the black screen.
Since it is Sunday morning in Paris, there is likely to be a delay in the server operator noticing the problem and rebooting.
There appears to be a problem with the servers.
There are two stages to logging in. The first is to log in and select your toon. That is handled by the login servers, which then hand you off to the regular servers. If those are malfunctioning or down, then all you get is the black screen.
Since it is Sunday morning in Paris, there is likely to be a delay in the server operator noticing the problem and rebooting.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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