A variety of very frustrating problems: Random crashing, frozen..

[pigrabbitz]

I'm able to log onto Balmung after many lobby errors, but then I have a variety of problems that happen:

-My character not showing up right away just can see ground/chat. This happened a few times.
-When talking to an NPC then I can't move or click.
-Game just completely straight up closes for no reason. It did in Grid and in The Pillars.
-Map/inventory turns up blank.
-Also when this happens, can't exit game without going to task manager and ending the game from there.

http://imgur.com/a/WnbSk Some screenshot examples.

Never had any problems running the game. I know my graphics aren't ideal, but benchmark said I could run this at least as standard like I have been doing and had no problems in game before. I tried toggling directx11/9 to see if it was the problem, but the same things occur. Tried making sure everything was up to date on laptop and it is. >.<;

[zXr]

Yeah..did you notice what your 'Connection' was rated in the upper right of the screen on character select? the brief times i was on today it was rated 'Poor' rather than the usual 'Excellent' i think that may not just indicate your connection to the Data Center but its connection to you (no they are not the same) Which leads me to believe the Data Centers are bogged down due to excessive traffic for their capabilities. Likeliness it will be fixed? - No. Will it go away? - Probably once enough people give up and un-sub again.

[pigrabbitz]

Yeah..did you notice what your 'Connection' was rated in the upper right of the screen on character select? the brief times i was on today it was rated 'Poor' rather than the usual 'Excellent' i think that may not just indicate your connection to the Data Center but its connection to you (no they are not the same) Which leads me to believe the Data Centers are bogged down due to excessive traffic for their capabilities. Likeliness it will be fixed? - No. Will it go away? - Probably once enough people give up and un-sub again.

The ones in Japan/EU are rated poor, but mine actually still says Excellent for some reason despite it not being? lol

[zXr]

Well I don't think its anything on your end, if benchmark said you were fine, you should be, and the issues you described sound like server/data center side issues, you can take solace in the fact that you are not alone in these times of woe, you could always play other MMORPG's like that one called: Real Life, I hear the graphics are awesome but its a pay-to-win, and oh god the micro transactions...but take that one in strides =)

[Tanama]

My game just randomly crashed to. >_< This never happened on dx9 so I hope this gets ironed out soon.

[pigrabbitz]

Well at least I know I'm not the only one having these problems everyone keeps telling me the lobby ones are similar problems, but not many seem to mention what I mentioned and I was worried it was my computer. DX Phew.