pls be more specific, may be you have the same problem as described here:
https://wolcengame.com/forum/bugs-issues/technical-connection-issues/fix-blackscreen-in-loading-screen-after-starting-an-online-game/#fix-blackscreen-in-loading-screen-after-starting-an-online-game-9O4D

thanks but no this isn't it. i can't go into more specifics because there's really nothing more to say. I press "play" and nothing happens. hence, can't play online still.

I have the same issue.

Yesterday I had Wolcen running for 5 hours while I was sleeping. When I woke up, I was at the homescreen. I clicked Play and nothing happened. I restarted the game, clicked play and again, nothing happened. I restarted the game, pressed play and waited for 10 minutes, nothing happened. I switched to offline mode. There are no "Play" and "Game Settings" buttons visible in this mode. So I switched back to online mode, clicked play and again, nothing happened.

I am now to reboot my PC. If anything changes, I'll write.

I'm having the same problem.