Relaunching breaks the games connection [RETRIEVING MATCHMAKING LIST] [NO SERV [ Edited ]

[Dizzyfatpigeon]

Hello 

I'm encountering one of the WEIRDEST issues I have ever seen trying to play a video game.

The best way to describe it is my process of playing the game:

1. Launch my PC from a cold boot, launch origin and launch Apex Legends, play the game no problem.
2. I quit the game (to take a break or whatever) now after relaunching the game on the same PC boot, when I come to the 'Click to Continue' Screen I am greeted with an infinite loading screen

The message reads:

[RETRIEVING MATCHMAKING LIST]

[NO SERVERS FOUND]

rinse and repeat.

once this happens... I MUST restart my PC but it will only have around 50-60% success rate the game will connect back to the servers again

I have tried an absolute laundry list of things to try and get the game to work.

So far I have tried:

• COMPLETELY uninstalling Apex Legends and clearing Locally Stored Save Data 
• COMPLETELY uninstalling Origin and clearing the Origin Cache 
• COMPLETELY uninstalling my Nvidia Drivers and updating them to the latest WHQL Release
• Running the Game and Origin as administrator
• Tried Switching to a different data Center inside the game
• Using CMD to Renew/Release my current IP settings
• Using CMD to flush the DNS Resolver Cache
• Forwarding ALL the UDP/TCP ports listed in the Port Forwarding Guide Here
• Completely Resetting my router to factory defaults and enabling UPnP, (also trying with a Static IP address didn't help)
• Ensuring my NAT Type is set to 'Open'
• Disabling my Firewall entirely 
• Completely Disabling my Antivirus
• Using UOTrace to check If there is a failed Hop or Packet Loss to EA servers (there is none)
• Ensuring I am on a Wired Ethernet Connection

Nothing...the issue still persists.

I have sent a Sysinfo32, DXDiag and a UO Trace report to EA Support, and they give me nothing but the cookie cutter response of ("Have you tried restarting?") 

• This issue only started happening a few days ago and as mentioned there is a low success rate that it will connect when I restart.
• of the almost 150+ Games installed on my computer this is the ONLY online game that is doing this. Every other multiplayer game works without a hitch
• I have googled furiously for a fix, there is not a single other post or mention about this specific issue. Every other result is when the actual Apex servers were down.

Someone Help me!