Hmm, still no-go here. Can someone confirm the Game Manager server IP? I can trace route to 71.252.137.149 no problem.
Looks like my route to .154 (game manager?) is wherein the problem lies, dropping all packets somewhere in Ohio.
Tracing route to static-71-252-137-154.dllstx.fios.verizon.net [71.252.137.154] over a maximum of 30 hops:
8 20 ms 19 ms 19 ms TenGigE0-0-1-0.GW5.CHI13.ALTER.NET [63.84.100.185]
9 * * * Request timed out.