[2022] Why NA can play the new patch while EU have 16 hours of maintenance?

We will be bringing servers and regions up as soon as they are ready, one by one. Unfortunately Europe Central is the largest region and will be the largest undertaking, so it will likely take the longest. We know some players aren’t thrilled that others will be able to get in the game before them, but ultimately bringing the entire game service down for an extended period when other regions are 100% ready to go didn’t feel like the right move either. Because of this, we decided it would be best to focus on getting everything up and running as soon as possible even if they happen a few hours apart.