gigapause

The Gigapause was an extensive period of time, lasting for nearly a year, when the creator of Homestuck (Andrew Hussie) took some time off of posting updates for the popular webcomic. During that time, Homestucks barely clung to life as they awaited more updates. When the Gigaunpaused was released, MS Paint Adventures crashed, and multiple bugs showed up, all because so many Homestucks logged on all at once.