I've been playing for at least 6 years without experiencing this network error. After using the shutdown button on my desktop on Wednesday night, every attempt I make at starting the game launcher through the Steam client displays this error and forces a close after pressing the OK button. I've since tried every solution I can find on these forums, reddit, and steam to no avail. I've reset my computer and after nearly reinstalling this I got a error and the download force closed. After attempting to reopen the launcher I'm met with error -2146697211 again. The game connects perfectly fine to the server on my laptop but not through a wired or wireless connection on my desktop. Would appreciate if anyone could help me solve this issue.