If you're just trying out the game to see if you like it, I'd suggest just creating a toon on an open server and trying things out. That way you're not frustrated by wasting your time trying to get onto Excal. Folks are in Raidcall, they can answer your questions. Everything in the game is soloable, especially at the low levels, so you should not find yourself stuck with no help, its just a PTT away. ;)
Its a short Beta period, they've capped the level limit to 20, so you will not be losing a lot of work, maybe a few hours tops. Plus you'll have the freedom to try things out, delete what you don't like, etc, without feeling that obligation to keep your progress. Be aware that folks only need ONE character for this game, so you'll probably want to test and tweak things just perfectly, so you can create a keeper when you can get on Excalibur.
Its a stress test, and they're also funneling folks around trying to balance out populations, so I'm sure that you might find issues on Launch day, but not as much as this weekend, so don't get discouraged.
» Edited on: 2013-08-16 18:15:31