is the server/hardware dying or is this riduclous zone time now some bug?

[Danth]

These types of zoning issues have been with P99 since the start. They normally crop up after patches, and typically only affect a minority of users at any given time. It seems to be network related. I've had it happen to me at various times, as have many other users. Usually these issues eventually clear up up on their own, although that doesn't help you in the here and now.

Danth