Serves are down at the moment, Jillian.
When trying to click 'Play' on the main page, I get this message;
"We regret that the connection to the "The Settlers Online" server failed. Please try to reconnect. Should the problem persist, please visit the homepage and the forum for more information.
We are working to resolve the problem.
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As well as that, this is posted on the main page;
"Dear Settlers,
It seems that troublesome hamster is playing its tricks again. We're currently facing some issues with the game and the website.
At the moment the website is back up, as is the forum. We are working on getting the game reachable again.
Best,
BB_eccy"
They're resolving the issue, just as they did last weekend. Time and patience.