[zenith]

<theory>
I think internet routing is being altered due to power outages from bad weather. Everything is taking a different route than normal which isn't as optimal as it use to be, and it may be a little too much load for the new routers.

I connect from my house to the game server and go only through Cox machines, and I get the issues frequently. Going from an AT&T line to the server from here shows the connection is fine. So it's something in the middle somewhere.
</theory>

I've read a lot of people complaining about the same stuff on dslreports.com as well as hearing the same stuff from techs from our data center. I had the techs contact Cox to test out the routers and they say they check out fine.