Although i did not switch my firewall on when i play hero, out on a whim i decided to try to uninstall it after it was updated today. Apparently it did interfere with the connection to the server -_- . It is patching now.
Thanks rika and pandora. Pandora, has any other player faced a problem like this with their firewall and hero?
Lyn The Rogue - obvious
Lin The Merchant - obvious