It is quite buggy, they need a real patch, but I think this issue is my problem, not EA's. I'm thinking my video card might be over heating, but in the past that's always hard booted my system. I don't know it's driving me crazy.
Makes me sad because this game is probably the most fun I've played since the first 20 levels of EQ.
bah I've narrowed it down to Power Supply issues or overheating. Now any game I play that's mildly taxing is crashing or booting the machine. Even a couple blue screens here and there.