+1 for server teams! sysadmins never get appreciated enough. However, as far as the Diablo 3 launch goes, some thoughts: + Blizzard have been doing this for y

+1 for server teams! sysadmins never get appreciated enough. However, as far as the Diablo 3 launch goes, some thoughts: + Blizzard have been doing this for years + They know how many people have pre-ordered and pre-installed the game + The game is singleplayer, yet they decided upon this online requirement (no offline play, thanks Blizzard) All in all it's pretty annoying to purchase something and not be able to play it because they simply haven't upgraded their infrastructure for the load they should have expected.