Ok tried to log in a few more times, got super annoyed and decided to take a proactive approach to fix this by searching for an answer. Honest to goodness the answer is so simple you'll kick yourself -- don't just trust the default settings or w/e that allows you to log in and get back to where you were, click the Data Center, to choose yours then voila it will connect ya and give you the list of worlds/characters lol. I swear I tried so many times to log in I lost count but actually picking my Data Center got me on. Coincidence? Maybe :P but either way I am back in /dance