Little is more frustrating than investing large amounts of time into a game and then your results being discarded. This is the third game I have lost.
I have found no reason for this. I have cable modem and am always connected online. I log into metaverse each time I start a game or load a save game. The button on the main screen is never highlighted, but this does not seem to influence the outcome.
Frankly, I am greatly dissapointed at the number of bugs in this fantastic game.