So, came back a couple of days ago and felt like the server has never been this laggy before..... Many people in-game has reported the same issue. So it seems not my internet issue (most unlikely)... I was told the server got some sort of "upgrades",,? And lag occurs after since. Not sure where the ...

Same here, I just logged in and saw both servers are offline..... Saw the verification is required in discord, so I think you will have to contact them via discord to get your account verified first then they can add your account to the server/playlist whatever works. I'm waiting for their verificat...