So i have thought about what was said. Retailers will stick to time zones our servers won't. Good news for us, they will not be putting any extra strain on hardware trying to maintain a timezone lock out. There are various ways to do this and all would involve temporary measures that would just add moving pieces to the release. Each moving piece is just one more risk for failure so they are minimizing the risk and keeping it simple. Always a smart move. Here are assumptions, all we have since no hard time has been announced. When you get your copy you can make your gaurdian. Character creation is linked to server so server would have to be on for this to be accomplished. Best case. Midnight of the 9th 1st time zone to hit servers unlock. Digital downloads and hard copy release have access world wide. As time marches on, each time zone for hard copy gets it and they install and play. Those who have access due to retailers breaking street date get to play with all others. Why comment on retailers breaking street date, why state servers will not know time zones? Worst case. They unlock servers at midnight PST. Millions have digital download and 17+ time zones have installed from hard copy. 6.5 million players melt Bungie's ISP and network crashes. Sometime at around 0500 PST network is recovered. Hawaii gets to play at midnight and everyone can join them then. Standard network crash curse follows with Destiny release like so many other games. My plan. Midnight release. Install, nap while installing and patching. Wake up, grab coffee and my vape (caffeine + nicotine = no need for breakfast) start playing. Until Bungie state clearly: "Servers will unlock at xxxx for time zone xxxx." It is all speculation and assumptions. Sorry brother. And I am EST so feel the pain as well. I really hope the kiwi's get to kick this bad boy off.