Connection error: Player name is in use

[Allyn]

I was having massive lag, whereby all I could see was my toon running in place. The party was progressing around me, I could still follow them via the text and I kept getting xp.

Finally I relogged in hope of breaking free of the lag. When I tried to log back in, I kept getting a connection error that said my player name is in use. This is a new one for me having never encountered this error before.

To this point, it seems to be a persistent error, as it has continued over several attempts to log back in.

My party was in the Eastern Cloakwood Forest fighting lizards, if that is relevant.

Account name: Smokey20

char: Faelar Laelithar

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Allyn]

5 1/2 hrs after logging out my player name is still in use, whatever that means.

Anybody have any idea how or what this is? or when it may no longer be "in use"? (I am certainly not using it.)

Thanks.

[eldur(retired)]

The server will reboot soon. If it doesn't clear up, let me know.

[Allyn]

Apparently, it is a situation that clears with a server reset, for I can now log in.

Thanks for your time.