try to rate limit the registration somewhat

MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Discord/DiscordBot.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer.Discord
         ConcurrentDictionary<ulong, string> DiscordLodestoneMapping = new();
         private Timer _timer;
         private readonly string[] LodestoneServers = new[] { "eu", "na", "jp", "fr", "de" };
-
+        private DateTime lastVerifyCall = DateTime.Now;
         public DiscordBot(IServiceProvider services, IConfiguration configuration, ILogger<DiscordBot> logger)
         {
             this.services = services;
@@ -71,9 +71,17 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer.Discord
             }
             else if (arg.Data.Name == "verify")
             {
+                if (lastVerifyCall > DateTime.Now.Subtract(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)))
+                {
+                    await arg.RespondAsync("The verification is a rate limited process. Under heavy load it might take a while until you get your turn. Please wait a few seconds and try again.");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    lastVerifyCall = DateTime.Now;
                     Embed response = await HandleVerifyAsync(arg.User.Id);
                     await arg.RespondAsync(embeds: new[] { response }, ephemeral: true);
                 }
+            }
             else
             {
                 await arg.RespondAsync("idk what you did to get here to start, just follow the instructions as provided.", ephemeral: true);
@@ -125,6 +133,8 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer.Discord
                     var randomServer = LodestoneServers[rand.Next(LodestoneServers.Length)];
                     CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
                     cts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+                    try
+                    {
                         var response = await req.GetAsync($"https://{randomServer}.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/{DiscordLodestoneMapping[id]}", cts.Token);
                         if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                         {
@@ -193,7 +203,8 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer.Discord
                                 embedBuilder.WithDescription("Did not find requested authentication key on your profile. Make sure you have saved *twice*, then do **/verify** again.");
                             }
                         }
-                    else
+                    }
+                    catch
                     {
                         embedBuilder.WithTitle("Failed to get response from Lodestone");
                         embedBuilder.WithDescription("Wait a few seconds and try again.");