Is there really no one else that has encountered this or anything like it? If it helps, these are all main specs...

Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (driver 361.43)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
16 GB RAM (G.Skill Ripjaw DD3)
Asus VN289 28" 1080p (dual monitors, same model)
Windows 8.1

A member of my FC suggested I "repair" the client but from a google search I found I could only check/repair files on the steam version and I am playing on just a regular PC version.

I really hope there is a simple fix to this because otherwise I cannot play anymore which is terrible. I really liked this game!