Failed to connect to instance

Okay, so I just started having this problem.

Maybe this sounds crazy, but I was able to log in via Frankfurt/Paris, tried to think of what changed, realized I specced into Eternal Youth, so I unspecced it; loaded the instance fairly quickly.

Was curious to test, so I respecced out of it, and tried to load a new version of the instance, and it immediately had the problem once more. Did more testing, tried unspeccing it again and re-entering previously created instances, didn't work, also didn't work creating a new one without Eternal Youth specced.

So yeah, I think it was just a coincidence, and but a brief respite of letting me load a couple instances, but man, it felt like I was onto something. lol

Please GGG, fix this issue. Is easily the most debilitating issue for actually being able to play the game, and seeing that people have had this problem since launch feels really bad. :(

Edit: Figured I'd add I'm also on COX, if this ends up being the issue.

last night one of my characters got the unexpected DC bug. and has been in purgatory since. (unable to play that character, could get on other characters tho)

I just tried logging on again and getting into that character, and now I'm instead getting the Failed to connect to Instance error.

from one purgatory to another


Edit: Nevermind, I can't log onto any of my characters now. Get failed to connect error on all

After 40 hours of game time.. I am now having the same issue randomly.
Ugh. Tried restarting, Restarting comptuer and even restarted my internet still not working..
I can select my characters and start loading in to only be disconnected. "Failed to connect to instance."

same issue here, Texas server and COX ISP

same here, also on COX ISP

No connections after crash out. ALL CHARACTERS NOW FAIL TO CONNECT. Same as above. Tried restarting, Restarting computer and even restarted my internet still not working.. I can select my characters and start loading in to only be disconnected. "Failed to connect to instance." Made a new character and saw the video going into the water then I just add the new character into FAILED TO CONNECT.

I posted same issue earlier, PoE1/PoE2. Reinstall, Steam client, stand-alone client.
Added information is I am also on Cox internet. Tried changing to Google DNS and still have issue

This has happened twice now for me once at around 2am est 12/8/2024 and around 10pm est 12/8/2024. Also Cox internet. The thing is I went to twitter to see if there was a problem with GGG servers but twitter ALSO wasn't working correctly at the 2am failings. Now it is the EXACT same thing. So it seems like it is a ISP/server thing that is causing the problem.

Same as all the other above. COX Internet, Texas (but cant join regardless of gateway) and started happing only tonight after not having issues yesterday or earlier today.

also gonna add that i am using COX as an isp and it seems reddit is down atm for me as well so defenitly getting isp issue vibes here.