Question Is character creation disabled?

Just got AoC today and when I load up the launcher it says that character creation has been temporarily disabled because of issues. Existing characters are unaffected, but seeing as I haven't made one yet...

Does this lockdown on character creation affect people without characters? Should I hold off on activating my account? I can't find anything about it on the official forums or the community site, so maybe it's fixed or maybe it never happened. Either way, I'm not activating my account until I know for sure I can create a character with it.

So, is Tssha just imagining things? Or should I hold off for a few days? Might it be a week before this is sorted out? Is a week an optimistic estimate? Inquiring minds need to know!

Maybe this should be resolved with an email to Customer Service...ah well, if any of you guys have any insights into this matter...I'd appreciate the reply.