Game unplayable since 3.28.0e Hotfix 2

Since 3.28.0e Hotfix 2, the game is unplayable due to crashes. I managed to run only two maps in hours. Log files do not show anything:

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~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/logs$ tail Client.txt
2026/03/27 09:52:31 5119926 6ad7b81e [DEBUG Client 316] ALTERNATE TREE JEWEL: Applying modifications for jewel with alternate tree version = 5, seed = 1857, and keystone selection = 1
2026/03/27 09:52:31 5119927 6ad7b81e [DEBUG Client 316] ALTERNATE TREE JEWEL: Applying modifications for jewel with alternate tree version = 5, seed = 1857, and keystone selection = 1
2026/03/27 09:52:31 5119928 6ad7b81e [DEBUG Client 316] ALTERNATE TREE JEWEL: Applying modifications for jewel with alternate tree version = 5, seed = 1857, and keystone selection = 1
2026/03/27 09:52:31 5119930 6ad7b81e [DEBUG Client 316] ALTERNATE TREE JEWEL: Applying modifications for jewel with alternate tree version = 5, seed = 1857, and keystone selection = 1
2026/03/27 09:52:31 5119931 6ad7b81e [DEBUG Client 316] ALTERNATE TREE JEWEL: Applying modifications for jewel with alternate tree version = 5, seed = 1857, and keystone selection = 1
2026/03/27 09:52:31 5120024 cffb06dd [INFO Client 316] : You have entered Skeletal Hideout.


Steam System Information dump:

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Computer Information:
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model: ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected
Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0xb7
CPU Stepping: 0x1
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 5500 MHz
32 logical processors
24 physical processors
Hyper-threading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported
BMI1: Supported
BMI2: Supported
F16C: Supported
FMA: Supported
Operating System:
Linux Mint 22.2 (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 6.17.0-19-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 12101011
X Window Manager: Mutter (Muffin)
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime_1.0.20260119.200215
Client Information:
Version: 1773426488
Browser GPU Acceleration Status: Disabled
Browser Canvas: Unavailable
Browser Canvas out-of-process rasterization: Disabled
Browser Direct Rendering Display Compositor: Disabled
Browser Compositing: Disabled
Browser Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
Browser OpenGL: Disabled
Browser Rasterization: Disabled
Browser Raw Draw: Disabled
Browser Skia Graphite: Disabled
Browser Video Decode: Disabled
Browser Video Encode: Disabled
Browser Vulkan: Disabled
Browser WebGL: Unavailable
Browser WebGL2: Unavailable
Browser WebGPU: Disabled
Browser WebNN: Disabled
Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/PCIe/SSE2
Driver Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 580.126.09
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 164 Hz
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x2704
Revision Not Detected
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
Primary Display Resolution: 3440 x 1440
Desktop Resolution: 5360 x 1440
Primary Display Size: 31.50" x 13.39" (34.21" diag), 80.0cm x 34.0cm (86.9cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 16376 MB
Sound card:
Audio device: %1$s
Memory:
RAM: 64013 Mb
VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected
No VR configuration with trackers detected
Most number of trackers in a session: 0
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1815167 MB
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 920647 MB
Storage:
Number of SSDs: 4
SSD sizes: 2000G,1000G,250G,250G
Number of HDDs: 0
Number of removable drives: 0


I verified game files, deleted cache, reinstalled the full game, tried different renderers, nothing works. The game ran perfectly without any hiccups before the latest hotfix.
IGN: imperfection
Last bumped on Mar 27, 2026, 3:26:54 PM
Having the same problem, did clearing my temp and appdata files. Run packcheck, turned off my firewall. Nothing happened. Still unable to connect on patching server.

Started just today midnight around NA time.

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