I am aware of an issue with the file servers at the moment that is seriously affecting file delivery for normal members.

One of the file servers has been throttled at 100mbit rather than 1gbit at the ISP for some reason this weekend and I'm in contact with them about getting it fixed. That's putting undue pressure on the other file servers and coupled with a particularly busy weekend (190,000 unique visitors yesterday and 250,000, so more than 2.2 visitor/downloads a second) has brought the file servers to their knees.

Please bear with me as I get this sorted as sundays aren't great days to get things fixed.

On a similar note I only found out about this problem due the volume of people signing up for Premium Membership to circumvent the issues. I was sat in the pub watching the Champions League final and checked my emails at half time only to notice an abnormal number of people signing up for membership but not one email or forum post telling me about a problem with the sites. As nice as it is for people to support the sites please understand you shouldn't have to pay to download files on this site and you should only have to become a Premium Member if you actually want to be one, not because you feel forced to. So please don't assume I know there's a problem with the site, especially with the downloads themselves as I rarely get a chance to play new mods these days!