Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity Original Sin - Beta i can't start the game

i get this error message as i try to enter the game:
Something went wrong during network communication.
is it my computer or the server at Larian?

Try starting the game directly from the ..\SteamApps\common\Divinity - Original Sin\Shipping\EoCApp.exe program file. Someone else had that same error, but starting the game directly worked.

If that doesn't help, though, check your firewall (if applicable) and make sure the game isn't being blocked (EoCApp.exe and SupportTool.exe both need access).

Why are the executable names still named after 'Eyes of a Child'? That always confused me. I mean, they even talked about it on their twitch stream session (for whenever they were going to release the alpha), but they haven't changed it yet.

I am having the same problem, but this worked for me.