BioWare has had to deal with the “first-world problem” of too many people wanting to play their game Star Wars: The Old Republic. This has lead to some problems with certain servers suffering from high lag and queue times, particularly servers like The Harbinger, The Swiftsure and The Fatman in the U.S.
BioWare says that population caps are being raised on all servers to elevate queue problems in the long term, and they advise that players not create characters on those and other high population servers. They note that these servers will not be “locked out” because BioWare wants people to have a chance to play with their friends if they choose.
“Character transfer is a common request for these servers. The ability to transfer your characters is being worked on, but there is no ETA on when it will be available,” read a statement from BioWare. “Finally, we are also aware of the issues some have experienced where they have been disconnected during a queue due to internet issues, and had to restart their queue once more. This is a high priority for our server team and we’ll be deploying a fix as soon as possible.”
