I'm getting a perpetual "Connecting to Login Server" message while trying to log in, even though the widgets and the launcher claim the server is up. Guess it's not quite ready yet.
EDIT:
And now it says it's down. lel.
The login server (where you enter your username/pw) and character selection screens are seperate entities code-wise than the zone server (where all ingame actions take place.), at least for the official servers (Nova/Basilisk).