Creating New Char on Red
 

I've been attempting for the past half hour to create a new character on red. all but one time, after selecting a name and hitting enter, I get a black screen with "you have been disconnected" immediately. 1 time I did get through to where it says submitting name for server approval or whatever, and it just locked there.

anything going on?

Try connecting to the blue server and creating a character there first. Sometimes there is a bug having to do with this. Also make sure it isn't a luclin era class combo like Gnome SK or Halfing Ranger.

I think I figured it out...
was trying to makea gnome SK, I don't think they were implemented until later in expansions

Are you picking a halfling ranger or gnome shadow knight? If so, they're not playable combos on P99.