Check out my post I made yesturday and today here about it.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/North-QLD-Aus-Stuck-on-downloader-screen/first#post1336796
did what it said but put 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 still doesnt work
Hi Dreadpoolage – This could potentially be due to some of your router settings. Do you still encounter this issue if you bypass your router completely and connect directly to your modem?
Ashley Segovia I have the same problem I got on yesterday after school and it says connection errors detected retrying. I have not changed any settings and it still isnt working today.
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