Never had an issue using the version direct from discs. I bought the steam version when it was on sell since it was cheap and it's easier to download from them.

Currently however I keep getting lag spikes dropping my fps down to 2 or 4 and then eventually freezing the game. I can hear myself moving in the background and opening windows. Moving a window over my screen sometimes fixes it, but it's persistent. Happens more so in dungeons.

I have an overclocked (stable) GTX 780TI. I can play Dragon Age Inquisition on max without issues which is way more intensive than this game. Even on max settings with fps lock I usually stay at a hard 59 fps. I checked my gpu and the temps nor fans are ramping up and the driver isn't crashing, plus there is no artifacting. FFXIV is literally the only game I have issues with.

If it matters, my monitors occasionally go black for a second like alt tabing in full screen mode (I play in window borderless, yet fullscreen does not resolve the issue) and then it will work for a while. I don't know why... In the display options I have a choice between display 6 and display 7... I only have 2 displays, dunno why it's like that, but I feel it's tied.

I tried deleting config files, reinstalling both on normal HD and SSD, and adjusting graphical settings. Nothing seems to help and it is driving me crazy. No matter what I do the display settings continue to only show 6 an 7 instead of display 1 and 2... I don't know how to fix that.