Same issue here. It also works if you remove/rename steamclient64.dll from your Steam folder before launching the game.
Here's a dump of the process when it's hanging, not that it's super helpful. Seems like there's some issue with the way this game is using the steam API
Code:
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*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for steamclient64.dll -
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for steam_api64.dll -
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for ffxiv_dx11.exe -
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for nvwgf2umx.dll -
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for nvcuda64.dll -
GetUrlPageData2 (WinHttp) failed: 12007.
DUMP_CLASS: 2
DUMP_QUALIFIER: 400
FAULTING_IP:
+0
00000000`00000000 ?? ???
EXCEPTION_RECORD: (.exr -1)
ExceptionAddress: 0000000000000000
ExceptionCode: 80000003 (Break instruction exception)
ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 0
FAULTING_THREAD: 00003b08
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: STATUS_BREAKPOINT
PROCESS_NAME: ffxiv_dx11.exe
ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0x80000003 - {EXCEPTION} Breakpoint A breakpoint has been reached.
EXCEPTION_CODE: (HRESULT) 0x80000003 (2147483651) - One or more arguments are invalid
EXCEPTION_CODE_STR: 80000003
WATSON_BKT_PROCSTAMP: 63178c27
WATSON_BKT_PROCVER: 1.0.0.0
PROCESS_VER_PRODUCT: FINAL FANTASY XIV
WATSON_BKT_MODULE: unknown
WATSON_BKT_MODVER: 0.0.0.0
WATSON_BKT_MODOFFSET: 0
WATSON_BKT_MODSTAMP: bbbbbbb4
BUILD_VERSION_STRING: 10.0.19041.1889 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
MODLIST_WITH_TSCHKSUM_HASH: b0d60123200cf4e76ec3dd1569c915c388da025b
MODLIST_SHA1_HASH: 95f5d70f4f62623e6a543bf52be81a8c28c8dcc0
NTGLOBALFLAG: 0
APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0
PRODUCT_TYPE: 1
SUITE_MASK: 272
DUMP_FLAGS: 8000c07
DUMP_TYPE: 0
ANALYSIS_SESSION_HOST:
ANALYSIS_SESSION_TIME: 10-01-2022 18:49:11.0738
ANALYSIS_VERSION: 10.0.14321.1024 amd64fre
THREAD_ATTRIBUTES:
OS_LOCALE: ENU
PROBLEM_CLASSES:
Tid [0x0]
Frame [0x00]
String [STATUS_BREAKPOINT]
Data Bucketing
BUGCHECK_STR: STATUS_BREAKPOINT
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 00007ff830a5af23 to 00007ff83332d244
STACK_TEXT:
00000058`5a18edd8 00007ff8`30a5af23 : 00000002`00000001 00000001`00000002 00000000`00000000 00007ff8`30a93a7b : ntdll!NtReadFile+0x14
00000058`5a18ede0 00007fff`b8f1f0c0 : 00000001`0001b000 00000000`00000000 00000001`00000001 00000058`5a18f2b0 : KERNELBASE!ReadFile+0x73
00000058`5a18ee60 00007fff`b8f1c181 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0002bf00 000001de`00000000 000001de`6d100440 : steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+0x384f20
00000058`5a18f2b0 00007fff`b8f1c4c0 : 000001de`6d190144 000001de`6d100440 00000058`5a18f480 00000000`00000000 : steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+0x381fe1
00000058`5a18f2f0 00007fff`b8f00b41 : 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000001 000001de`6d190000 00000000`00000040 : steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+0x382320
00000058`5a18f450 00007fff`b8dd90b4 : 000001de`6d0912c0 00000000`00000000 00000058`5a18f7a0 00007fff`b97fcf48 : steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+0x3669a1
00000058`5a18f770 00007fff`b8d909dc : 00000000`00000001 00000000`0af949a4 000001de`00000000 00000000`0000000b : steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+0x23ef14
00000058`5a18f800 00007ff8`013f719a : ffffffff`00000000 00000000`00000000 000001de`67521780 00000000`00000001 : steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+0x1f683c
00000058`5a18f880 00007ff8`013f8170 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : steam_api64!SteamAPI_SetTryCatchCallbacks+0x222a
00000058`5a18f8b0 00007ff6`2620d828 : 000001de`6ae4cc00 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000005 000001de`7516b1f0 : steam_api64!SteamAPI_RunCallbacks+0x70
00000058`5a18f8e0 00007ff6`25c92908 : 000001de`6757df90 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 000001de`67521780 : ffxiv_dx11+0x60d828
00000058`5a18f910 00007ff6`25c562b5 : 00000007`3f86c8e2 00000000`00000006 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 : ffxiv_dx11+0x92908
00000058`5a18f940 00007ff6`25c59907 : 00000058`5a18fab0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ffxiv_dx11+0x562b5
00000058`5a18f9b0 00007ff6`2715720f : 00000000`0000000a 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ffxiv_dx11+0x59907
00000058`5a18fee0 00007ff8`32e27034 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00007ff8`00770000 : ffxiv_dx11+0x155720f
00000058`5a18ff20 00007ff8`332e26a1 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x14
00000058`5a18ff50 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x21
STACK_COMMAND: ~0s; .ecxr ; kb
THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD_FUNC: 381c0ac413399062e171a3713d2c20f1741b0dff
THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD_FUNC_OFFSET: 3a07856cd4950014a52192315fd8f790150af6de
THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD: b7c652e4258c3e4bce98b15e467582dae73ae68f
FOLLOWUP_IP:
steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+384f20
00007fff`b8f1f0c0 85c0 test eax,eax
FAULT_INSTR_CODE: 7674c085
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2
SYMBOL_NAME: steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+384f20
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: steamclient64
IMAGE_NAME: steamclient64.dll
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 63339b1a
BUCKET_ID: STATUS_BREAKPOINT_steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+384f20
PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: STATUS_BREAKPOINT_steamclient64!Steam_TerminateGameConnection+384f20
FAILURE_EXCEPTION_CODE: 80000003
FAILURE_IMAGE_NAME: steamclient64.dll
BUCKET_ID_IMAGE_STR: steamclient64.dll
FAILURE_MODULE_NAME: steamclient64
BUCKET_ID_MODULE_STR: steamclient64
FAILURE_FUNCTION_NAME: Steam_TerminateGameConnection
BUCKET_ID_FUNCTION_STR: Steam_TerminateGameConnection
BUCKET_ID_OFFSET: 384f20
BUCKET_ID_MODTIMEDATESTAMP: 63339b1a
BUCKET_ID_MODCHECKSUM: 151ef85
BUCKET_ID_MODVER_STR: 7.53.93.61
BUCKET_ID_PREFIX_STR: STATUS_BREAKPOINT_
FAILURE_PROBLEM_CLASS: STATUS_BREAKPOINT
FAILURE_SYMBOL_NAME: steamclient64.dll!Steam_TerminateGameConnection
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: STATUS_BREAKPOINT_80000003_steamclient64.dll!Steam_TerminateGameConnection
WATSON_STAGEONE_URL: http://watson.microsoft.com/StageOne/ffxiv_dx11.exe/1.0.0.0/63178c27/unknown/0.0.0.0/bbbbbbb4/80000003/00000000.htm?Retriage=1
TARGET_TIME: 2022-10-01T22:48:20.000Z
OSBUILD: 19044
OSSERVICEPACK: 1889
SERVICEPACK_NUMBER: 0
OS_REVISION: 0
OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x64
OSNAME: Windows 10
OSEDITION: Windows 10 WinNt SingleUserTS
USER_LCID: 0
OSBUILD_TIMESTAMP: 2011-03-01 17:27:29
BUILDDATESTAMP_STR: 160101.0800
BUILDLAB_STR: WinBuild
BUILDOSVER_STR: 10.0.19041.1889
ANALYSIS_SESSION_ELAPSED_TIME: 19db
ANALYSIS_SOURCE: UM
FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: um:status_breakpoint_80000003_steamclient64.dll!steam_terminategameconnection
FAILURE_ID_HASH: {f19f7334-0e4c-ee40-78e6-09f7dba5b83e}
Followup: MachineOwner