Game just stalling for like a minute at a time but not getting kicked. Asked around, all the guildies who responded said they're experiencing the same thing.

Doubt it has anything to do with server load- was happening before prime time. Doesn't seem to relate to how busy an area is- I was getting it on half a dozen toons who are spread out in different cities doing their writs.

I really hope this is just a coincidence and isn't the result of the patch. We've put up with two horrendous patches this year already.