Ok so i got to the point where the launcher said it was playable, but it was "installing non critical updates".

i got in wow, fine. now i try to today and...

the launcher comes up, it still needs to download the critical updates, but doesnt, instead the play button greys out so i cant click on it. then i get a message that the downloader connection is lost, and the launcher auto-exits.

this is pissing me off.