"BioWare: SWTOR Queues Are Here To Stay"

Okay, while I don't give the slightest crap about the game itself, as far as MMOs or just games in general go, I would think that one of the most important things you'd want to be in place, especially for launch, is the ability for people to actually, you know, play your game.

The makers of Star Wars: The Old Republic apparently don't agree with this concept.

(I hope Funcom is watching this and taking notes. But then, given that they inexplicably let EA have a piece of their pie already, who can say that the launch of The Secret World won't be just as poorly handled as this?)

I will be leaving for North Carolina in about 3 hours.

Well, technically, I will be leaving to catch the bus to the airport in about 3 hours. The plane itself won't be leaving until around 10:20PM PST (1:20AM EST). I will be arriving in NC at around 8:30AM EST (5:30AM PST). I will be taking both some Dramamine and some melatonin before getting on the plane, so hopefully I'll actually be able to sleep for once. Then again, I've never been able to successfully fall asleep on an airplane before (at most, I've only managed a vague, almost-sleep-like stupor), because every time I'm almost asleep, the plane will jar in turbulence, or they'll announce something over the PA, or there will be a small child either crying or kicking the back of my seat or both the whole time, etc.

I will be returning to Washington on December 31.

At least the circumstances surrounding my trip this time are (or at least will hopefully be) less sombre than they were last time.