It's Tuesday... and I Can't Play Warcraft!

Well, you ought to know that for US servers, weekly maintenance is on Tuesday (Wednesday for those of you in the EU). This means that every Tuesday (or Wednesday), all of the servers go offline so that Blizzard can do whatever they need to do to keep them running. However, despite the fact that this is a regular occurrence, there are always players who are confused or upset by the downtime. Fortunately, community MVP Palehoof has complied this handy guide to answer any questions you might have about the maintenance process. (While the information here was specifically written for those of us on US servers, it might address some questions EU players have as well.)