This has been an issue for some people for a long time, but recently (past month or so?) it's been affecting a lot more people. I'm in NY which is relatively close to the SoD server and I'm starting to experience this issue as well.
So the game can at times become a lot more laggy, have to take many tries to log in, freeze zoning, etc .. all of which is fixed brilliantly by using a VPN to Toronto.
I'm not sure what control the SoD admins / devs actually have over this sort of an issue, but it is definitely a detriment to being able to play effectively and very few people who experience this issue are going to know to use a VPN to Toronto to fix it (or even how to use a VPN perhaps)
So the game can at times become a lot more laggy, have to take many tries to log in, freeze zoning, etc .. all of which is fixed brilliantly by using a VPN to Toronto.
I'm not sure what control the SoD admins / devs actually have over this sort of an issue, but it is definitely a detriment to being able to play effectively and very few people who experience this issue are going to know to use a VPN to Toronto to fix it (or even how to use a VPN perhaps)