Game crashes when you zone into abyssea-grauberg (PS2)

So after reading some of the posts about the Wotg missions crashing on ps2 (which I had to inevitable log in through my gf's pc version of the game to finish) i'm also now finding out that I can't zone into abyssea grauberg anymore. The error is debilitating, to the point that my game froze every single time I rebooted, wouldn't even kick me out. I've had issues where maybe one out of every 5 times the game would crash when talking to signet npcs or the npc that grants traverser stone in Ru'lude Gardens, but it was only sometimes.

This glitch will not allow me to zone into grauberg--at all. Which will be something since i'm right now working on Ochain.

We would like to apologize for the problems you are experiencing, and we can offer a few suggestions to try to assist you in resolving this problem.

Suggestions:
1. Check to make sure you have properly configured or turned off any of the following: Routers, Proxy Servers, NAT Servers, Internet Connection Sharing services.
2. If you are using any kind of software/hardware Internet Sharing service/device the following ports need INCOMING access to your PC: TCP 1024 - 65535, UDP 53, and 50000 - 65535. Also, check to make sure that the ports mentioned are not blocked by your ISP for INCOMING access. Proper configuration of any of the above items mentioned should be done by following the instructions in the software/hardware manual or calling the manufacturer's technical support.
3. If you are using a router, and have configured that router for port forwarding, temporarily bypass that router and connect directly to the modem.

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