Problem has been resolved!
Turns out it was my router. I have a Belkin F9K1002v5 (01B).
I had to go into the router dashboard through my browser > Firewall settings > disable. My router restarted and I am no longer having these problems. :D Looks like it WAS the firewall in the end.

Yeah it kinda sucks though, because the game is unplayable with this issue because it ends with dc and its close to impossible to make progress. But I understand though since its Alpha. I'm still not sure if this is server side or something on my side. Are there any ports that need to be forwarded? Either that or it may have something to do with firewall if its not server side.