I am using Mac OS X 10.6.8. No firewall. Anti-virus software turned off. I have tried repeatedly to connect at different times over the past several days. Always get "connecting" and then after some time "server timed-out." I would like very much to play this game. Can anyone help me? Thanks.

Are you in the game, at the login menu, attempting to log in? Or are you just running the game from your desktop and watching the updater?