It would actually be kind of nice to read a post by Evony staff which said something to the effect of;

"Hey, sorry the age 2 servers have been down for almost 2 hours. We're working on some issues and we promise to have them back up as soon as possible. In the meantime, we'll keep you posted periodically on the status of the maintenance"

Its one of those Saying-something-without-really-saying-something posts that in some weird twisted way is actually nice to read. Why? Because it at least lets you know that someone somewhere is aware of the fact that there are frustrated players out there who are wondering why they can't log in.

"is it actually maintenance?" "is my computer just sucking?" "is anyone else experiencing this?"

Just patronize me. Condescend me. Keep me in the loop, even if the loop is meaningless banter.

Also, perhaps consider implementing a REALM STATUS forum. One that is regularly updated by staff to reflect the staus of the realms. Populations, Speed, Up, Down. etc

Thanks!

- Ken