Well, we have been here for 01/01/01 through 12/12/12; and now the last tautological date for another 88ish years has come and gone. It feels significant, somehow.
One might almost guess that they used a sense of humour.
And yet Blizzard made explicit provision for Australians to be able to use the North American server! But not vice versa. Therefore I insist you fix whatever the problem is so that we can have a game when my paper is finished. I insist, Elemental. By the opal on my finger, I insist.
If your beloved Tyrion Lannister can do it -- while drinking -- then surely, poor Socratov, you can find the strength! I believe in you.