SL, the bigger it gets, the more it chokes. Yes, things were much simpler when we had under a million accounts, and only 10,000 avies would be wandering around at any given time. We had issues here and there, but they seemed minor compared to latest wave of nasty stuff. The matrix wasnt ready for this growth supernova. And if the 'powers that be' dont scramble to start plugging holes in the hull and boost power to the warp drives we will be back to under a million accounts and 10,000 avies at any given time 'cus folks dont want to play a 'game' that sucks.' Resources need to be regrouped, plans re-evaluated, and the basic infrustructure hardened to withstand the influx of drain on the system that we currently are experiencing. Weaknesses are being revealed with each new wave of newbies that pour through the gates. Newbies who are taking a look around and saying " WTF, THIS IS WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT??? I CANT LOG IN, I GET BOOTED OUT, I CANT FLY MY FREEBIE UFO WITHOUT CRASHING, MY AVIE WONT REZZ, WHY IS EVERYTHING GREY FOR TWENTY MINUTES, HOW COME THE PANTS I JUST BOUGHT ARE NO LONGER IN MY INVENTORY, COALLESCED, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???"
Bring the development crew together and get this thing able to handle the load. Forget about new bells and whistles till we are functional under stress. Its gonna get bigger until word gets out that tho we have potential, we are not prepared, and then we implode.