Quote from: Rishgur
We will be performing extended maintenance on Tuesday, October 12th. Maintenance will begin at 12:00 AM PDT and conclude at approximately 12:00 PM PDT. During this time, all realms and many web services will be unavailable.
Thank you for your patience.
Source: Link (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27189088752&sid=1)
Smells like Patch 4.0.1 to me...
Quote
Due to unforseen complications, we are extending the maintenance for all realms until 2PM PDT.
Thank you for your patience.
Laetzin
Blizzard Entertainment
... and the extending of maintenance begins!
Quote
We are extending the maintenance for all realms until 4PM PDT.
Thank you again for your continued patience.
Ralvorinn
Blizzard Entertainment
Let's hope that's the last of the foreseeable "unforeseen" extensions!
big surprise!
I was hoping to get on and check things out before I left for work.. Looks like I will not be going to sleep when I get home in the morning.
Quote
We are in the final stages of completing the maintenance process and will begin bringing realms online shortly. We currently anticipate all realms will be online by 5:00PM PDT and appreciate your continued patience.
Ralvorinn
Blizzard Entertainment
The wait continues ...