Just an update:
9 out of 10 times I can't connect to the login server, and it'll just timeout in the launcher.
1 out of 10 times I CAN connect, and launch the game.
But I'll jam at the loading screen.
First, the loading screen will NOT show map achievements (POIs / Vistas / Etc).
It'll take at least 1-3 minutes for the map achievements to show up...
Then I'll be stuck on the map loading screen for at least 5-10min, at which point of time the game will time out and close itself.