Apparently try entering from a diff part of the planet (diff server I guess?), soc mate was having the same issues just now, moved to another TP and got in.
Don't think you're the only one, some soc members of mine saying the same. Although if you're already in an instance no obvious issues wrt points/tokens/boxes.
I really hope this is an unintended bug rather than by design, otherwise it makes mayhem a hell of a lot less attractive. Reading the blurb from the OP it's not clear either way.
Are you going to tell us when they are back up, or should we just hang about in a pvp zone on the backup server getting killed by bored players and timing out our pills?.......
much like Halloween was the same 2 instance types and so was Christmas, I suspect it'll be the same instance format for Easter (same as previous Easters), just with the new mission gold/silver/etc tracks rather than the competition
someone is soaking up the 13 ped sells, seen more than 4000 go at that level (unless people are delisting - if you can do that!)
Edit: When the US wakes up all those that missed out at launch may well drive the price up higher.
Err on the side of caution and enter when at NTI anyway, what have you got to lose.
I entered via NTI and got a 3K Cat 1 so maybe they are giving out huge multis if you go via NTI :p