Bogged down? You haven't seen anything. Try accessing Killing Ifrit during peak hours. Allakhazam is downright speedy by comparison.
As for the forums, I'm guessing that Illia just found something else that needed fixing after the forums went down earlier this week. They'll be back up later today, no doubt.
Edit: And not MUCH later either. ^^
/cheer Illia
Edited, Wed Nov 10 12:29:11 2004
November 9 Updates
Updated Items: Indigo Memosphere ; Beastmen's Seal ; Profane Memory ; Somber Memory ; Cleanly Snapped Rod ; Quus
New Quests: A Hard Day's Knight ; Waughroom Shrine BCNM 40 - Royal Jelly
Updated Quests: Journey Abroad ; Hyper Active ; Recycling Rods
New Mobs: Corse ; Splinterspine Grukjuk ; Quelveuiat ; Famorian Spear ; Orna ; Princess Jelly ; Queen Jelly ; Vingijard
Updated Mobs: Black Dragon ; Serpopard Ishtar ; Zhuu Buxu the Silent ; Craver ; Gorger ; Thinker ; Wreaker ; Snypestix Eaglebeak ; Rutrix Hamgams ; Shadow Eye ; Vrtra ; Trailblix Goatmug ; Marquis Allocen ; Kirin ; Humnox Drumbelly ; Gu'Nhi Noondozer ; Genbu ; Elixmix Hooknose ; Lancet Jagil (Fished) ; Tainted Hound ; Qull the Shellbuster
New and Updated Areas: Spire of Mea ; Promyvion - Mea ; Spire of Dem ; Spire of Holla ; Promyvion - Dem ; Tahrongi Canyon ; Promyvion - Holla
New Guides: Comprehensive Paladin Guide
New Quests: A Hard Day's Knight ; Waughroom Shrine BCNM 40 - Royal Jelly
Updated Quests: Journey Abroad ; Hyper Active ; Recycling Rods
New Mobs: Corse ; Splinterspine Grukjuk ; Quelveuiat ; Famorian Spear ; Orna ; Princess Jelly ; Queen Jelly ; Vingijard
Updated Mobs: Black Dragon ; Serpopard Ishtar ; Zhuu Buxu the Silent ; Craver ; Gorger ; Thinker ; Wreaker ; Snypestix Eaglebeak ; Rutrix Hamgams ; Shadow Eye ; Vrtra ; Trailblix Goatmug ; Marquis Allocen ; Kirin ; Humnox Drumbelly ; Gu'Nhi Noondozer ; Genbu ; Elixmix Hooknose ; Lancet Jagil (Fished) ; Tainted Hound ; Qull the Shellbuster
New and Updated Areas: Spire of Mea ; Promyvion - Mea ; Spire of Dem ; Spire of Holla ; Promyvion - Dem ; Tahrongi Canyon ; Promyvion - Holla
New Guides: Comprehensive Paladin Guide
Tags: FinalFantasyXI, Updates