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Sorry it took a few days, but I did get around to testing this again.
Instead of unplugging my network cable, I set my firewall up to block everything by default. So, unless I explicitly opened a port (like 80 to browse the web), nothing was going out to the internet from my machine. I then closed down all my applications, so that the only thing that should access the internet was this game.
I then cleared my logs, and was set to test.
I ran the application, and I got the grayish box with the clock in the middle for a few seconds. Then, that went away and I got the "Finding Servers" box. That stayed on the screen for at least 3 to 5 minutes. Then, I got the box that I'm showing in this post as Picture #1.
When I looked at my firewall logs, I noticed the following destination IP was being logged: 200.26.205.38. The port it wanted open was 443, which is for HTTPS.
I then went and allowed Port 443, and tried again.
Same scenario as the first time, but at the end, I got a different box. This one is shown in Picture #2.
I then went and looked at my firewall logs, and noticed the following destination IP's being logged.
200.26.205.55
200.26.205.61
200.26.205.62
200.26.205.64
200.26.205.65
200.26.205.66
They all wanted to use port # 8148.
I then went and allowed port 8148 to have access through the firewall.
Once I did that, the game loaded without problem, and no new logs were generated.
So, it appears to me that somehow, both Port 443 and 8148 are being blocked on your system. Depending on what is actually installed, it may be some effort to track that down.
But, from what I can tell, if those ports are not open, the game will not load.
--Brian