downloaded client cant log into account though

[stunya]

Is there a type of grace period between creating an account and having it approved to log in? getting unable to connect error

[stunya]

Help please. I was really hoping to get online today. my account says active but I am unable to connect. the website says the server is up so I am not sure why this would be happejing.

[Henhouse]

Account creation is immediate. You most likely forgot to edit your realmlist.wtf file located in the WoW folder that you extracted. Edit this file with Notepad, or another editor and add the contents:

set realmlist connect.smolderforge.com

Save the file, letting it remain at .wtf -- DO NOT save as .txt!

[stunya]

big thanks Hen. appreciate the helpful post