As stated in February Fairspace will pivot away from the MMO server. With this update user accounts are being relocated to steam cloud storage.
This removes the need for a login process every time you want to play.
For existing players who wish to retrieve their previous characters rather than stating from fresh can simply click the Import button and enter the credentials, This will download the character into the steam cloud. With such a large update there may be unforeseen issues introduced, So please post in the forums if you have any issues.
The account server will continue to function up to Christmas 2018. This gives players 6 months to retrieve their characters.