Just throwing in my post here, since this STILL hasn’t been fixed. Since day 1 of head start I’ve had this issue on and off depending on the patch.
I do not have a firewall nor antivirus so this is not a connection issue on my side. I have absolutely no problems streaming data from various sources. My room mate who plays on the SAME INTERNET I have does not experience this issue.
I have tried -repair, I have tried reinstalling completely, I have tried direct connection (although un-necessary given that my room mate can play fine), I have tried everything.
This is an issue with either the servers or the game itself incorrectly capable of streaming data (I suspect the second more-so than the first, given that people have had rather odd fixes such as streaming data while game is running, reformatting windows, etc).
For reference I play from within the US. California to be more precise. I am running windows 7 x64, an nvidia graphics card, and I am connected to the internet via a cable modem.
Please, please, please at least ADDRESS this issue. I’m tired of barely hearing anything about this despite this huge thread.