Cant connect to the patch server

xoblivionxx

I just recently downloaded this game and was looking forward to it, after all the glittering reviews i have read of it etc. But, when i open the game, it says connecting to patch server, then it says that connection to patch server failed. I tried running it in compatibility mode, as an administrator and even reinstalled it but nothing seems to work. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated.