Ever since Patch 2.5 hit I've been experiencing hard crashes from the game. The game freezes with the "FFXIV has encountered an error and has to close" message and I'm taken straight to desktop.
I've tried Just about everything I can think of to try and fix any issues on my end;
-Update/revert graphics drivers
-Monitored CPU and GPU temps during play and under stress, all of which are at normal levels, even during a crash.
-Lowered graphics settings to the absolute lowest.
-Reduce resolution.
-Tried the game in borderless windowed, fullscreen, and windowed.
-Fully reinstalled the game.

None of these things have helped. I crash during content with a lot of players running around such as WoD, ST, or Hunts. But I also crash while idling by myself in my FC house.

I've never had a problem like this before in the game and it only started on patch day, nothing else in my system, be it hardware or software was changed at that time.

I'm hoping the upcoming hotfix will fix the issue, but if it doesn't then hopefully someone on here has some other suggestions for me.