
I always thought that the lock was dynamic, and I remember during the time after release when they changed it so that /afk people were being kicked from the server (a feature that seems to have been turned off since then), but maybe that was just to open up queues?
I certainly remember the server opening up for character creation at times that did not seem set in the past.
I certainly remember the server opening up for character creation at times that did not seem set in the past.