Ok. What many people did was delete their Gamertag profile and downloaded it again. It worked for me, but you need to know your Microsoft password.
I've been reading today that people on the same servers are having totally different experiences, with some having perfect access and others none at all. Not tried connecting since about 1pm but I was on there from 5am with very few problems whilst a friend of mine 5 miles away cant get anywhere. Will start playing again shortly.
I know that deleting your profile sounds a bit extreme but its worth a try if you still can't get on tomorrow and most people are fine. There's definitely something weird about how some profiles are being rejected.
The less you bet the more you lose when you win: SlashedPlum (GT & PSN)
[QUOTE=Myll_Erik;165710]Could you please provide the following :
Did you play in the Beta?
Have you tried since our latest patch?
Still the same "Critical" error message?[/QUOTE
Location: Reading/Newbury - UK
Beta: No
All patches downloaded
Message: CRITICAL The defiance service is unavailable. Please try again later.
18:46 wtf cant play fecking service unavalible wtf wtf.. fecking game...... didnt play beta
Did not play the beta,
Same as everyone else, Tried from 8am this morning pretty much non-stop all day including literally a second ago(6.45pm) and i keep getting the same message CRITICAL "The defiance service is not available".
Did you play in the Beta?
NO
Have you tried since our latest patch?
HAVEN'T HAD ANY NEW PATCHES SINCE THIS MORNING
Still the same "Critical" error message?
YES
Blackburn - lancashire - uk
18:46
service not available
8:30AM-18:48
Essex/UK
Critical: Defiance service is unavailable, please try again later. All happens when connecting to server.
Try deleting your Gamertag profile and then downloading it again. Delete profile only.
The less you bet the more you lose when you win: SlashedPlum (GT & PSN)