Simply and plain, you use your game account to login to:
www.kpsden.com - to see if the server is offline.
Second option is to visit IRC
#kpsden to see the topic.
When you are stuck at "
Retrieving characterlist", server is most like having a
lag, or in
lag loop.
If you are unable to connect,
check that your firewall is not blocking the game.
Also remember to check, that you have correct realmlist.
- You get correct realmlist everytime you use the loader.
- Saz