I'm guessing these are the problem:

http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/sh...d.php?t=437451

http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/sh...d.php?t=437421

For whatever it's worth.. seems to be Cogent's problem.

Tracing route to patchserver.crypticstudios.com [208.95.185.41]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

[snip]
4 14 ms 10 ms 15 ms te-8-1-ur01.webster.mn.minn.comcast.net [68.86.232.17]
5 23 ms 34 ms 26 ms te-0-2-0-1-ar01.crosstown.mn.minn.comcast.net [69.139.176.121]
6 11 ms 14 ms 10 ms te-0-0-0-2-ar01.roseville.mn.minn.comcast.net [68.87.174.210]
7 21 ms 27 ms 27 ms te-1-4-0-7-705-cr01.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.92.29]
8 * * 25 ms pos-1-2-0-0-pe01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.86.78]
9 29 ms 28 ms 24 ms te0-2-0-1.ccr22.ord03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.11.253]
10 23 ms 22 ms 29 ms te0-3-0-0.ccr21.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.5.25]
11 46 ms 52 ms 50 ms te0-0-0-5.ccr22.bos01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.42.254]
12 51 ms 55 ms 57 ms te4-2.ccr01.bos06.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.254]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.

Trace complete.

I'd think so too, if it wasn't for the fact that CO is suffering from the same problems. Whatever it is, it's big enough to affect both of the Cryptic games.

Oh good...is this another internet crash we can blame on Amazon servers? LOL

Glad I'm not the only one.

That is exactly what mine looked like...thx for posting.

Can you translate that for those of us that do not know what that means?

It's tracing the hops from his end of the Interwebz to Cryptic/PWE's end. It's saying the connection stops entirely at THEIR doorstep, and the connection is perfectly fine. It's their servers being bad.

Thank you kind sir! How long do these issues normally last? I am able to finally play a game with my brother this week. We do not have that kind of opportunity often.

Thanks rodentmaster.

bsranger, I've experienced (connection) problems before and they normally didn't last very long. Hard to say how long it'll take them to fix the issue but I would think they do whatever they can to help us get back in the captain's chair.