Andy, I have noticed an exceptional increase in load times since the March 1st upgrade/maintenance; this affects (Lizzie will be proud of my spelling here) many players, including me, I meet in the alt/shot games. Furthermore some players get randomly disconnected during the games.
I am surprised not to have found related threads with regards to the latest stability issues - but then again maybe we are all just getting used to this type of environment and tend to just accept it for what it is.
It seems to me that WGT are slowly achieving in an area where many totalitarian regimes seem to have failed.
Telescreens in every house will be next...