This is EXACTLY what just happened to me. I logged in at 6:45pm EST, was 1463 of 1480, finally got to character select screen at 9:52pm EST, clicked to enter the game, long pause followed by crash to login screen with "Lost connection to DB server" error, logged back on and I'm 2383 of 2399.
I totally get the reason for queues, would just be nice if they guaranteed a login after that 3 hour wait. Otherwise, I'd rather go back to the "just keep trying every 10 minutes" way it was.
On the plus side, over 2000 in queues on both servers are some pretty nice numbers! Especially since that means there's, what, already 1-2000 on each already playing?
If we had 3 or 4 more servers, everything would be smooth sailing!
Now, I know it's not "legal" for you to "accept money" for "this game," but have you thought about setting up a GoFundMe to raise money for your "cat's gender reassignment surgery"? I think you would find a rousing cry of support for Mittens' choice to be Muffin. I'm just saying, we love your "cat" and respect their lifestyle choices!