i've been playing even before d1. lol. but you should try east. its server is worse than west. I usually stay on asia now. they seem to be faster. if you check the bnet lines. it will show its running off mostly aol assisted lines so there might be your answer. for the failed to join games. if you're on open, put some of the stuff in your stash before trying to enter. it should lessen the packet reading and allow a faster enterance:
