Every time I start up the game, there's a 30 second or so delay before a "could not connect to support server" message pops up, then once I click "Ok" the game finally actually starts. It's long enough that I go to the bathroom or grab a drink while I wait. It doesn't appear to impact the game itself in any way, it's mostly just irritating.
It would be great it the game started up right away without waiting for the support server connection.