@ Keftenk,
Cheers for the reply. I got as far as Uldah on my first play of the game (which lasted for about six weeks), but I never made the connection and at the time I didn't think the leves were thank much different to Gridania (I loved the greenery, which is why I restarted there today).

The graphics problems have been around since launch though. I won't bore you with ym machine specs and driver numbers, because I've checked it all out and, at least in December when I last checked the problem, it was pretty common and without a solid solution. It's DirectX related (at least the crash message is).

Still disappointed in the game but, for those of you who are still playing, I hope that you're enjoying it.