server timeout

This is also an issue with me and a few of my friends. The game does boot, but after a short amount of time (typically a minute or so) inevitably we get the same timed out error after the game freezing up for a bit. At this point I'm fairly certain it's not an issue related to networking and rather a bug. Also, quite a few people I've talked to with this problem (including myself) have AMD FX-6300 CPUs. Is this the case for anyone else here? I'm hoping to see this issue resolved quickly because it appears to be preventing a lot of people from playing the game..

edit: I am also in the midwest US region if that helps

edit2: yes i followed the guide to no avail