FFXI PS2 - returning player numerous blackouts and freezing.

[LordBlueRouge]

Hi, guys.

I'm sort of new to the forums. So I apologize if this isn't the right place to post bugs.

Once I heard service was ending on the PS2 this March 2016, I thought I'd jump back onto the PS2 and try to finish what I could, before the PS2 servers shut down.

Anyways, I came across numerous bugs/freezing/crashing, upon signing in:

- Tremendous frame rate drop/freezing when traveling inside Lower Jeuno
- Crashed when a Rhapsody of Vana'diel cutscene was initiated @ Port Windust
- Crashes while trying to initiate Chocobo Racing: Free Run cutscene (Black screen)
- Tremendous frame rate drop/freezing when traveling inside Windurst Woods
- Crashes /frame rate drop/freezing randomly while traveling inside Bastok Mines (Black Screen)
- Crashes /frame rate drop/freezing randomly while traveling inside Port Bastok (Black screen)
- Crashes /frame rate drop/freezing randomly while traveling inside Southern San d'Oria (...Can't reach Northen San d'Oria!)
- Black screen when transitioning from Title Screen to Character Selection screen - (instead of fading out/fading in)

Now I've checked my Playonline files, my Final Fantasy xi files and everything appears to be fine. So then I deleted/reinstalled Playonline and FFXI to see if that would somehow negate these issues, but I'm still having these problems...

The only thing I haven't tried is, defragging/reformatting the PS2 harddrive and doing a fresh install of FFXI/Playonline.

Would that somehow negate these issues? Are other players running into these problems on the PS2 as well?

Is there a thread/list of known bug/issues, with the PS2 version that someone could direct me to?

Please let me know. I understand most players are transitioning from console to PC. But I would really like to know what remains salvageable/playable on the PS2, before deciding what to do...

Thank you.