so in trying this multiple times, the server time-out issue occurs in the following order 1) load to lightfall title screen 2 press 'A' to play (XBOX) 3) little white revolving class logo in bottom right corner with 'Connecting' pops in 4) then "Checks for Updates" 5) then "Verifies Content" 6) screen reverts to big greyscale revolving class logo in center of screen 7) bumps back to little white revolving class logo in bottom-right corner 8) then goes to red bar warning of an issue 9) then goes to chicken error code messaging