The reason the timing is so bizarre is they are setting up for a midnight launch. The servers go live again at 12:00 AM EST. The first response to my post explained that, and it makes perfect sense. Atleast we have the client installed and can beat the mass public through the login ques right?

Hey guys, Was wondering if anyone had more clarification about this. I know they are going down at 6PM Central and expected to be done at 11pm Central. However they also state that it will mark the end of early access, so does that mean the servers will not be available to play on until tomorrow? Thanks in advance, A happy swtor customer.