I have made some changes that really need to be tested in a realistic way, so the event is starting at 00:00 at the same time the server is going to slam the database with some stuffs which will cause the site to temporarily crash, we are doing this intentionally so that I can see how long it takes, how long its hung up for, and how long for it to recover and how quickly it gets back to full speed once it does.

So, If you slam the server with a gajillion requests at 00:00 if its unreponsive, it will literally delay you even longer, possibly blocking you for minutes or hours, so retry at a normal pace, not a a "OMG FEAR OF MISSING OUT" pace.

Thank you and enjoy the event!