"Connecting to Funcom Live Services"

[JukeNott]

So... is there any reason why I'm sitting in the menu, waiting for hours on end with that message staying up? I can't cancel it and play offline, I can't even get past that part. Tried Restarting the game, my PC, etc. And it still persists. I've come to find some of my friends have the same issue, some have been able to play single player. But like I said, my issue keeps me at the "Connecting" screen.

So... are the servers just effed up right now? I'm just tryna get in to check out that Bazaar and Battlepass.

[@Dave@]

try official 1089 pvp its the only server i can get into . Other wise its the co op where your friend gets dragged along where ever you are on solo co op .
i have looked at 1020 or 1022 pve says it has and 89 ping but doesn t connect for me . Private servers may have more of a chance but then its someone elses game . The servers say max ping 200 on info and on the list nearly all say there ping is 9999 i submit a note to help but they just came back with a solved without any help weird .
I hope im getting all wrong and theres is a real easy answer to get it all to work . It used to when game first came out then they put that middle launcher in and the issue has been there ever since .
Good luck .